1917

Although the response to class dues notices has been excellent, there are still several members who have not yet sent in their checks. Harold Bean has composed a follow-up letter which he wishes to send to all of the Class. We hope that return evnelopes and second dues slips will be sent only to those who have not yet paid. Many thanks to Friday for writing such good letters.

A call from George Stoddard ’18 informed us that 1918 at a meeting of the class on the morn- ing of September 24 had decided not to continue the 1917-1918 dinners, but invited 1917 to join 1918 and 1919 for cocktails and lunch in the Tavern Room on September 23, 1978, the date of the Penn game at Hanover. This will be an opportunity to see an Ivy League football game. Your chairman has accepted this invitation. You will hear more about this later.

In spite of weather more suitable for contests in swimming or mudslinging than anything else, the Dartmouth football team won all its games except the one at Harvard stadium in Boston. The Cornell game on September 22 here at Hanover was played on a showery day in which the first sunshine was that which smiled on our victory near the end of the game.

That was a very busy day! The alumni were out in full force. Many classes had reunions; the presidents and chairmen of classes had a breakfast in Alumni Hall to discuss the cam- paign for Dartmouth and other class matters; the Friends of Hopkins Center held a crafts fair, as is usual in the autumn. The night before was Dartmouth Night, with its torchlight parade, speeches, and music. Forty-two classes were represented in the parade! Hundreds of people thronged the campus and were regaled by the Glee Club and the College Cheers, all in front of Dartmouth Hall brilliantly lighted for the occa- sion. It all ended with a huge bonfire in the mid- dle of the campus. The Class of 1981 had piled up 81 tiers of railroad ties. They policed it around the clock to prevent premature firing of the pyre. Cheers for 19811! Your chairman and secretary represented 1917 at the breakfast and in the parade. A great night and a great day.

Hanover had very little summer this year with its generally cool weather and too many cloudy and rainy days. Autumn started out much the same way, but light frosts brought out the brilliant crimson and flaming orange of the maples, the sun-gold yellow of the birches with their white bark, and the dark red and russet of the oaks. Enough dark evergreen was mingled with these colors to heighten the gorgeous hues and to give contrast. By the time this goes to print we shall be having those beautiful, cold, glistening snows with clear days and moonlighted, starry nights. If sometime you feel worried, dejected, or even simply bored, come where there is less of the manmade world and more of the expanse and beauty of nature to give you comfort and a renewal of spirit.

Now, with the Christmas season at hand, let us wish all our classmates and families and everyone else a pleasant Christmas and a happy and healthful New Year, with hopes of better times and many rewarding experiences.

Village Apts. #l2 Hanover, N.H. 03755