1948

By the time this edition of the notes appears in print, the 30th reunion of the Dartmouth Class of 1948 will be history. Here's a retroactive wish, written before the affair, that those classmates and their families who managed to be in Hanover on June 12-14 had a great time, that the weather was perfect, that many an old friendship was enthusiastically renewed, that many an old event from our days was enthusiastically remembered, and that the pride that goes with being a Dartmouth man was given new sustenance. Also an Indian yell and a wave of the old pipe for the members of the reunion committee who attended selflessly to the myriad details involved in putting it together: Chairman Dick Leggett, and Dick Barlow,Barney Hoisington, Bob Huke, and LloydKrumm. They deserve the thanks of each of us, whether or not we could be on hand to enjoy the fun. Nor can we forget Class President JohnVan Raalte who, in spite of being a busy New York stockbroker and underwriter, has always managed to find the long hours of time necessary for an active pursuit of matters of interest to the Class, including our 30th.

I am so sorry to report that as of this mid-May date, '48 is truly stinko in our reunionyear participation in the current Alumni Fund drive. Unbelievable! I don't know how we can do as badly as we do. Our objective this year is $100,000, and the assumed '48 class membership is 422 men. As of May 15 we have raised all of $19,048, and 95 men (or 22.5 per cent) have participated. Of the 12 reunion classes, the next worst is '69, and on the same date 24.1 per cent of their men had forwarded something to Eleazer. This same percentage of alumni participants applied to the total alumni body. I know each and every one of us is strapped for bucks to pay for such necessary items as the mortgage, sending the kids to that fancy school, the entertainment provided by John Barleycorn, service by the garbage collector, alimony for the ex, grandma's Grange dues, etc., but surely there ought to be something, something left over - even if only a few simoleons - for your fine old College on the Hill. The kids coming along now deserve our help the way alumni and endowment in our undergrad days covered some 50 per cent of our costs then. On bended knee and with a tip of the old canoe, a plea that you'll write a check - for any amount - in favor of Dartmouth Alumni Fund and send it to Hanover (where it will reach its destination even if you can't find the 03755 zip). Maybe it will even make you feel good. How about it, Dartmouth man?

It is with the most profound admiration that we note that Susan McAllister, widow of one of the great and loyal Dartmouth men of our Class, Alan H., has never missed sending some donation to the Fund in his memory each year since Al's death. I believe I can speak for all of us who knew him in saying that your fine gesture, Susan, does honor to one of '48s finest friends. We find it difficult to thank you adequately.

Word has been received from Bud Munson that your former class agent is now a resident of Kuwait, the small but economically-potent OPEC country at the head of the Arabian Gulf. He's with Alghanim Industry, apparently a sort of conglomerate owned by Kuwaitis. You may run into some of my old Gulf friends there, Bud. I understand Ray Richard may be with the same firm, but am not sure where Ray hangs his hat at present.

Information is incomplete, but I believe insurance broker Dan Kenney has recently transferred his family's residence to 302 Great River Rd. in Great River on Long Island. Dr. Lou Clarke, still an avid ski fan, whether for himself or his kids, and a medico in the Springfield, Mass., area since 1956, has taken a home on Montgomery Rd. in nearby Davis. (Tuckerman's this spring, Lou? Few years since we last skied together above Howard Johnson's on Hillman's Highway or the Wall, eh?) Perhaps it's not really a change, but we note that Neal Gilbert has a Ph.D. in philosophy and is a teaching prof in the subject at the Davis branch of the University of California. Nice going, Neal.

That's about it for now. May your summer be a good one. And don't forget that I neednews. Ciao.

Bob Kimball '46, left, and Don Furber '46 inspected the health of the class project, a rowof trees planted near the Rupert Thomson Area.

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