1945

Class Officers' Weekend in Hanover was quite interesting, I understand. Unfortunately I wasn't able to attend, being on vacation, but I have reports from some of the class officers who did attend. Moose Rowan kindly sent along a report giving the highlights of the weekend. He said that 1945 was represented by Frank andJeanne Hutchins, chairman; John and MaryleeOsborn, treasurer; John and Ruth Leggat, head agent; and Moose and Joan Rowan, request chairman. They were afforded the opportunity of attending a regular class on Friday morning and the Rowans chose Government 13 which turned out to be an hour's lecture describing the economic planning structure of the Soviet Union. One point that interested Moose, a purchasing agent for his company, was that a very important man for each factory is the purchasing agent, though he isn't listed on the organization charts. It's his job to beg, borrow or steal enough supplies to enable the factory to meet its assigned quota, since the suppljes assigned rarely appear in the quantities promised. Moose wryly commented that he thought this was not too different from our own system.

Saturday morning was devoted to a joint meeting for all classes at which President Kemeny and Bill Andres '29, chairman of the Trustees, spoke. President Kemeny emphasized the rising costs reflected in the budget, demonstrated that the College had done a good job in holding the line in terms of real dollars, and stated that the Alumni Fund had increased over the past few years in terms of real dollars. Since the days of the Government Grants were over, the Alumni Fund thus assumed an ever increasing importance to the College. (John Leggatt would like a personal response to that from all '45s!)

Bill Andres stated that there had been great misunderstanding of the Trustees' most recent decision on admittance policy. The one and only change the Trustees had made thus far was to scrap the ratio of men to women that has heretofore applied. Needless to say, this is a hot issue, subject to a lot of misinterpretation. There were questions of how much this would change the image of Dartmouth, whether the gals 10-25 years after graduation would be as loyal and generous in alumni giving as the older alumni, as well as a host of others. However, Moose said that Bill Andres did want to get across the point that whatever the Trustees do in the future, great care will be taken to preserve and enhance the spirit which is a source of Dartmouth's strength.

Meanwhile Pat and I were enjoying a West Coast vacation. While we were in the vicinity of San Francisco we had a delightful dinner and evening with Bob and Marge Samilson at their lovely home on Mt. Tiburon overlooking the whole bay area. We were fortunate to find them at home, since Bob is often off on consulting trips in connection with his field of orthopaedic surgery. I will always be grateful to him at our 25th Reunion when he "relocated" my shoulder after I had pursued a wild tennis shot at our class outing at Lake Morey.

In the vicinity of Los Angeles, we had a very pleasant lunch with Nick and Mary Sandoe at their home in Claremont, only to learn that they had been east the prior month, including several days in Hanover! Nick is director of development for Pilgrim Place, a community of retired Christian Workers, which consists of a complex of 150 homes plus administrative and other common buildings. It happens to be right across the street from their home and we were given a complete tour of the area which is indistinguishable from the rest of the suburban town except for the sign Pilgrim Place. A lovely place to retire to, although who really retires?

When we reached San Juan Capistrano we contacted Gene and Anita Wilkin and met them at the lovely old Mission located in that town. It is one of the oldest and was damaged by earthquakes in years gone by, but there are plans for restoring it if the money can be raised. Gene is involved in TV production consulting and built a wing on his house for his office. He does a lot of travelling in connection with his work. Again, it was fortunate to find him home, and reminisce about Dartmouth. They gave us a tour of the town and lunch at the magnificant Manna which is expanding incredibly fast because of the demands of 50-foot boat owners for anchorage sPace.

I hope that everyone has a good summer and that you: 1) remember John Leggat and the Alumni Fund (if you haven't done so already), and 2) remember your class secretary with news of yourselves so that we can keep this column going in the fall and 3) remember Paul Caravatt, our new newsletter editor!

Secretary, 483 Franklin St. Reading, Mass. 01867

Class Agent, Box 111, Westford, Mass. 01886