1952

TWENTY-FIFTH REUNION

Hello again!

It was just nine years ago last June, in 105 Dartmouth, that I plucked the monkey of these monthly columns from my back. (Those of you who were at our 15th might remember.) But in the ensuing years a strange thing happened. I found I missed my little simian friend and so here I am, back again as your secretary, take me or leave me, for the next six years.

It was a grand reunion, our 25th. You who were there will agree, I know. And we truly regret that every classmate couldn't make it.

As it was, we had a great turnout: 247 classmates - 42 per cent of all living members - and 792 participants including wives and children; all records.

We won the 1894 cup for the largest percentage of graduates attending in this reunion year. We won the 1930 cup for the most members ever attending any reunion and the 25th reunion cup for the largest attendance of any reuning class.

And, of course, this was not achieved without a lot of work by a lot of people, especially Marcel Durot who was in charge of attendance and had a get-out-the-classmates team organized on a regional basis: Jay Anderson, treasurer; and most especially, Jack Boyle, chairman.

This was the second time Jack has chaired a reunion and he even outdid himself. Everyone who was there to enjoy the long weekend, everyone interested in our Class and College, owes Jack a debt of gratitude.

Some highlights we'll remember: the super clambake at Storrs Pond when the good Lord held off the rain just long enough: the picnic in the Bema where President Emeritus John Dickey brought lumps to our throats as he reminded us in his eloquent way what it is that makes so many of us so proud to be members of the Dartmouth Family; the '52 seminars on "Mid-Life, Mid-Career" and "Creative Life Planning" that had so many of us rushing to read Passages; the memorial service in Rollins Chapel where Bob Lord thrilled us with his organ music and Dick Ellis with his eulogy to dead classmates: Marcel Durot's showing of movies and slides of reunions and other occasions past; and, of course, to the incomparable social evenings in "The Tent" where we swapped remembrances, predictions and good-natured lies until long after we should have been recouping from the previous day's activities.

Of course, John Rosenwald entertained us as M.C. at the class banquet in the beautiful new Thompson Arena, but that's what we expect from Rosey, isn't it?

There, too. President Kemeny told us why he thinks Dartmouth is progressing properly. And Jack Boyle introduced the new slate of class officers elected for the next term: president, BillMontgomery; head agent. Will Rook; newsletter editor, Connie Carstens; bequest chairman (a new office from 25 years on), Angus Russell; and secretary, yours truly.

It was a wonderful four days. Even a little rain couldn't dampen our fun. And on Sunday morning as the crowd at the tent on Tuck Mall began to dwindle, we were reminded once again of that truth which President Dickey left us with at commencement 25 years ago: "In the Dartmouth fellowship there are no good-byes, only so long."

And so until next month. Meanwhile, please keep in touch.

'52 breaks attendance records at 25 th reunion

Al Foley '20 (right), professor emeritus and raconteur extraordinaire, treats Mr. andMrs. George Sverdrup '52 to some of what the old-timer said.

Reunion has something for everyone.Elmer Sullivan (left) brought his sonJonathan and Edward Smuckler (above)was accompanied by his daughter Alison'80. Opposite, Reunion Chairman JackBoyle and his family carried away in thewhirl of activity at '52s twenty-fifth.Below, Kerm Ingham employs a hands-onapproach to lobster while Sterling Kamanconfronts his adversary cautiously.

Reunion has something for everyone.Elmer Sullivan (left) brought his sonJonathan and Edward Smuckler (above)was accompanied by his daughter Alison'80. Opposite, Reunion Chairman JackBoyle and his family carried away in thewhirl of activity at '52s twenty-fifth.Below, Kerm Ingham employs a hands-onapproach to lobster while Sterling Kamanconfronts his adversary cautiously.

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