1935

The great Class of 1935 returned to Hanover on September 23, 1977, for a 42nd reunion. Activity began in the afternoon with a lecture by Professor Robert Huke '48, "Can We Feed the World in the Year 2025?" Lest you become too alarmed to read further, his answer is, "Yes." Most interesting were his review of the general state of world agriculture and a description of an experiment in year-round food growing he's conducting in his own backyard.

Dinner followed in Alumni Hall, where presi- dent Harry Ferries welcomed most of 80 or so classmates plus wives, sweethearts, offspring, and such, who enjoyed getting reacquainted. Following the meal, yarns and stories of dubious quality were mercifully cut short by the showing of the foreign study film "Dartmouth Abroad" under the direction of Maury Rapf.

The really big event of the weekend, however, was not this dinner or the Saturday dinner at the D.O.C. house or even the football victory over Holy Cross with three seconds left to play, but rather the class meeting on Saturday morning.

Our worthy treasurer Hall Colton presented the report he had mailed to all of you early in September. The memorial fund to honor deceased class members has a balance in excess of $25,000. Dues collections are at a level to keep us solvent and able to keep sending the ALUMNI MAGAZINE to interested classmates and widows. Hall feels, however, that our percentage of participation should be better than 68 per cent. Please help him by getting out that bill you may have stuck in the desk drawer!

Head class agent Al Dodd and Minnie were unable to be present, but Al's report on the 1977 Alumni Fund, read by Harry Ferries, made very good listening indeed. We raised $89,615, which is 16.5 per cent above our objective, and many dollars more than any class within our Green Derby group. We had 406 contributors for a participation of 88.1 per cent. More than 80 agents helped on this drive, and we enlisted 21 new givers. The dollar'showing is our biggest for a non-reunion year and tied for second among all non-reunion classes. The work of A 1 and his team was greatly appreciated, and you should have seen the smile on Harry's face as he an- nounced A 1 will serve again next year.

The class memorial committee is made up of John Wallace and Don Radasch, with an assist from honorary member Peter Smith. Since new College plans have made the memorial voted last year inappropriate, the committee had to consider two projects for the Hopkins Center to the extent of $l500 per year or $3000. First the class voted to allot funds for absolutely essential repairs to the kiosk which we presented in 1970. Upon the recommendation of the committee, it was then voted to use the balance to provide support for the student presentation of an opera at the Hopkins Center in May of 1978. This will have the valuable result of bringing together the talents of music, drama, and art in producing the first opera ever at the Center.

The fourth major action of the meeting was to receive and act upon the report of John Wallace,George Colton, and Hall Colton: the committee appointed last year to study the investment of the memorial fund. Here is a quotation from their report which summarizes well the intention: "The money in the memorial fund has been given for the purpose of memorializing deceased members of the Class in appropriate ways at Dartmouth. It would be entirely outside the spirit of these gifts to have the money used in any other way. Therefore, it is appropriate to take formal action to turn the moneys over to the College with proper stipulations as to their investment and use."

There was considerable discussion and ex- planation before a final vote was passed on the motion of Maury Rapf to implement the report.

Thirteen members of the Class who had died since last year were remembered in a moment of silence. Obituaries have appeared or will appear in the MAGAZINE. And since the meeting I have learned of the death of Dave Judd last July.

So ends the report of a memorable meeting which I wish you all might have attended. Try to make it next year on October 6 and 7.

And now some short notes from here and there.

Hunt Harrison writes that he and Alison continue to enjoy life in Bolinas, Calif., where "despite the drought it beats New Jersey." The whole family have become westerners: son David '60, his wife, and three children live in Seattle, while daughter Gail, her husband, and twin girls live in Santa Monica.

From Miami comes a card from MonroeHattenbach, who has been living there for eight years and loves it in the sun. Hat has three sons and four grandchildren and has been deeply involved for five years in a new career in real estate. "Manage to play tennis three times a week." Sees Bernie Jankoff and Sy Millstein, "who are in great shape."

Dan Cotton responded to my request for news with this intriguing note, "Anything that might be interesting - if there is any - I probably wouldn't dare write about." Dan and Jean spent a month in Spain last summer.

A card from Fitz Donnell says he and Mimi have had an influx of '35ers in Honolulu recently. Fred and Bette Raymond were there on vacation. Also Win and Emily Garth visited while in Hawaii to see their son John before he sailed for Tahiti.

From Roanoke, Wiley Hubbell offers this wise observation, "Retirement is great as. long as you stay busy." He seems to be doing just that with little tours in the Southeast. Organized a Dartmouth group recently with former Dean Carroll Brewster, now president of Hollins College. Wayne and Skip Geib joined in.

Here's late recognition and congratulations in this column to newly elected vice president of ASARCO, Inc., Bob Richter.

Congratulations, too, to Ralph Lazarus, elected to a second five-year term on the Dartmouth board of trustees.

For those of you who have possibly not heard of it, the newsletter of the New Hampshire Farm Museum carries a fine biography of its new president, Bill Clark. Space doesn't permit quoting all of his accomplishments but it was a pleasure to be reminded of those many times we cheered his play in varsity football, hockey, and baseball!

And how about a budding lawyer in our class! Bill Fitzhugh has just enrolled in law school, a retirement activity beyond the perspective of many of us.

Let's hear what you're up to!

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