1951
What a time of year in Hanover! There is nothing quite like the onset of the fall season. The woods are full of vibrant colors of many hues and the air is crisp. Nature is getting ready to close up shop for the winter — but what a show she puts on before going to sleep! It was in this setting that the class held this year's minireunion.
Once again we were bedded down in the Quechee condominiums — and the accomodations were excellent. After an informal get-together Friday evening, we decided to hold the executive committee meeting later that evening. With wine and cheese spread before us and Prexy Buck Scott presiding, we proceeded to come to grips with the many pieces of business before us. The first item covered was our financial situation. Carl Glassberg filled us in on where we stand — and it seems we could stand a little better. You will recall that our gift to the College at our 25th was the maintenance of the Baker bells in perpetuity. This requires a contribution of $2,000 per year — or an endowment of approximately $25,000 to yield this sum. During the past year we were able to add only $300, bringing the endowment total to $15,500. The committee does not want to increase dues, so a big help would be more duespaying members. Remember, a big portion of the dues goes to paying for the Alumni Magazine, SO, everybody, pitch in.
Buck informed the group of two new appointments — Herm Christiansen will chair our 30th reunion committee and Howie Allen will be our new head agent. Our thanks to both classmates for undertaking these chores. Let's all of us lend them a hand when they ask for assistance.
A note for your calendar. Herb Knight has graciously agreed to set up a mini-reunion in Williamsburg, Va., next year. As you know, Dartmouth plays William and Mary on October 11 and Herb has reserved 25 rooms for the occasion. More on this weekend will be forthcoming.
Saturday morning of our recent get-together dawned clear and brisk after an all-night rain. Charlie and Marilyn Breed once again opened their home to the class and pre-game festivities were enjoyed by us all. The best part of the football game was the weather — the rest is discussed elsewhere in this publication. In the evening, Buck arranged a cocktail party in our condo, followed by a roast beef dinner and dancing at the Quechee Club. Sunday was a day for doing your own thing. Though our group was small, it was congenial and we all truly enjoyed ourselves.
Notes were received from some of the executive committee members who were not able to attend. I would like to share some of their thoughts with you. Jim Bovaird, our retiring head agent, wrote in part: "Please extend my gratitude to the class executive committee for their unfailing and loyal cooperation during my three years as head agent. Truly, this was a labor of love and a task in which I received much more than I gave." Jim put his heart and soul into the job, and I think he reflects the thoughts of many of us when he states that we gain much from our labors for the class and the College. Ned Hoeppner got his Hanover plans finessed by Ma Bell, his employer. He reports the following on his son: "We've had a busy summer with my son Chuck going around the world with a Pan Am deal and working up in a Christian Mission Hospital in the Himalayan Mountain area of northern India. He just got back this week and will be in graduate school at American University this fall. I really regret missing the meeting this year but I'm hopeful I'll be able to do something in the planning of the 30th." Ned was a big help on the 25th and here he is volunteering for the 30th. That's great!
Let me take the rest of the column to start reporting on those who were in attendance at the weekend. Carl and Irene Glassberg were able to return; they now reside in the New York area. Carl had spent several years in Cleveland with Peat, Marwich and Mitchell, one of the major public accounting firms in the country. Recently his company transferred him back to the head office in New York, so his trips to Hanover are easier. Another incentive to come back is son Andy '81.
I will report on the rest of the attendees in my next column. So long for now.
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