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XXXVth Reunion: June 12-15

The Reunion dates of June 12-15, 1977 are used since a good gathering at the 30th reunion on Sunday deserves to be repeated on Sunday June 12, when a Dutch Treat cocktail party and dinner as well as tennis, golf and other diversions plus lodgings in the dorm that night are available. The 35th gets under way formally the next day. Chairman Dutch Cotton's list is growing rapidly and here are added names of those definitely coming: Jack Selby, Bruce Friedlich, Bob Rainie, Ed McMillan, Bob Tepper, Phil Thompson, Lou Young, Doug Bridge, Jason Baker, Lee Bye, George Thompson, Dean Carleton, Dick Heydt, George Claybaugh, Bud Hart, Ralph Colton, Bob Darbee, Dick Hill, Bill Jeavons, Carl Krogh, Bob Leske and Jupe Lewis. The definites total 58 classmates, way ahead of commitments for the reunion in 1972. (To the names above should be added those listed as definite in the December and January issue notes.)

Here are added names of those hoping to come, and they must include old friends you'd want to phone or write to back up Dutch's invitation: Bob Baker, F. B. Andrews, Jack Bates, Fred Begole, Dick Blanchard, Al Boyd, George Brand, Gus Broberg, Bill Broer, Frank Brooks, Don Brown, George Canfield, Nick Carter, Dave Chittim and Ab Coombes.

Lee Cone, Ted Conrad, Dick Cords, Ez Crowley, Jack Curran, Dick Darby, Quent Deming, Bill Dreffin, Harvey Dworken, Jim Eckels, Bill English, Lloyd Fishman, Hank Fisk, Chuck Frantz, Bert French, Bill Galbraith, Lee Grace, Clayt Gray, Joe Guidrey and Hank Gunst hope to be there along with Bill Hahn, Phil Hall, Don Hanks, Wes Harper, Bob Harvey, George Herman, Holden Higbee, Art Hills, John Hodel, Dick Jachens, Lou Johnstone, Norm Jones, John Kelley, Hugh Ken worthy, Dick Krolik, Walt Kuhn, Ev LordWood, Ed Marlette, Hank Maxwell, George McCallum, Mort McGinley, Jack McMillan, George Morse, Bill Mudgett, Bob Nissen, Beanie Nutt, Red O'Connor, Dick Pace, Jim Page, Ed Patterson, Clint Reynolds, Dick Sawyer, Vic Schneider, Gus Schroeder, Pete Scott and Dick Sexton.

In addition we have as hopefuls: Bill Sleepeck, Stu Steffey, Snuffy Smith, Doc Spillane, George Tamlyn, Bob Thomas, Dick Tousley, Johnny Twist, Al Van Wie, Jack Waring, Win Watson, Doug Wheale, Joe Wilkes, Buzz Willis, Walt Winchester and Jay Woodward. The definites and hope-to's are based on responses to Dutch through January owing to lead time for publishing the magazine.

1976 was the year of the Bicentennial, the Tall Ships and, among other ornaments, the Furbish Lousewort, a handsome flower thought to be extinct, discovered at the site of a projected dam in Maine; a presence which may terminate the entire vast project in the St. Johns River region. Chuck Bolte reacted to this in his northern fastness of Dres.den Mills, Maine with this ode, subtitled, "Flower Power Triumphant," reprinted from Lincoln County News:

Hail to thee, O wild snapdragon, Weed that nearly weren't.

You saved the stream for joy Gainst those who'd dam the current.

The Army Engineers are brave In throwing up their earthworks To put new dams where none are needed; They act like people beserk To see a river unimpeded.

Now lo, thou parasite (Nursed by the green alder tree - Life-giving nitrogen drawn from its roots - Growing only in a narrow site Bearing blossoms but no fruits) Have brought to halt the great bulldozers And humbled mighty C of E.

Our thanks, O flower, For denying us this unwanted power.

Jake Gidney weighs in with note plus dues to Lou Young, writing, "This isn't headline news but am currently president of the Nevada Society of CPA's and as such represented the state at the council meeting of the American Institute of CPA's last October. Fortunately, the meeting was removed from the Bellevue- Stratford but, as W. C. Fields wanted said in his epitaph, ' ... on the whole I'd rather be in Philadelphia.' "

Our honorary class member, AdrianBouchard, recently retired as college photographer, but remains active with the lens and was honored late last year with an exhibition in Hanover of more than 100 of his shots, taken over nearly 40 years. They include photos of the '38 hurricane; Glenn Cunningham running his 4:04.4 mile in '4O; a Tanzi's Store interior, and portraits of Earl Blaik, Jeff Tesreau, Harry Hillman and Eddie Jeremiah, among others. (He first came to Hanover as an instructor for the Inn ski school and as a part-time bellhop.)

From a warmer clime: "While one needs a sense of humor and a low index of frustration, American Samoa has a serenity about it that is conducive to a pleasant change of pace in living ... necessary to boil drinking water and build cockroach traps, but there are plenty of outdoor activities and time to read. (We always seem to need MD's, however.) From Samoa, we say, 'talofa' — best wishes, Frank Munsey."

Bruce Friedlich was named Club Officer of the Year for sparking the organization of a Dartmouth Club for the 2,000 alumni living in the five boroughs of New York City. There had been none, perhaps because of the city's Dartmouth Club. Bruce received the award in Hanover; the club is to help with enrollment and fund-raising in the city as well as providing a means of socializing. Dan Provost checked in with him while in New York.

Dick Hill (drawn up as part of a handsome family group at his daughter's recent wedding), Bill Cashel, reunion year fund campaign chairman, Hal Newell, Walt Kuhn and Bob Ramie chimed in recently with greetings.

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