1952

I can't wait to get up to Hanover this weekend for some warm weather. It's 37° here; on April 29. How was it where you are?

Anyway, this is the weekend for the annual Class Officers Weekend in Hanover. I'll see some of you there and maybe get enough notes for a good long column come September 1.

But for this month, here's all I know. The Manchester, Conn., Chamber of Commerce gave Bill Thornton its highest civic award this past winter. The Manchester "M" award is given annually to someone who has made major contributions to life in Manchester. As the newspaper report described it: "Saying that he was stunned and flattered when he learned he was to be accorded the town's highest honor for service, Thornton thanked the Chamber and observed with characteristic forthrightness, 'This is a hell of a fine town, Manchester.' " So right now, Red, I'm raising a "rosey" just for you. Are you with me?

Passing observations: Marty Cunningham adding to the legends of'52 prowess by producing a son last December. Bill Kay keeping the Class's reputation as a cultural leader burnished with his appointment as trustee of the Philadelphia Orchestra Association and Philadelphia Academy of Music. Jack Barclay adding to his own lustre as America's Wire Rope King by becoming St. Joseph, Missouri's, publisher of the year when he gave birth to St. Joseph Magazine. Jack Keniley's brilliance in being able to figure out how to establish residence in St. Thomas and survive. Al Jackson's and Al Fiertz's fortitude in face of $2.12 per gallon gasoline prices in Switzerland. Finally, Will Rooke, whose outstanding performance in the Class's toughest job, that of head agent, does us all proud. Don't let him down, please!

Just as I finish the paragraph above and prepare to send it on, I get a letter from HenryWilliams in which he informs me that he, too, is adding to the legend with the birth, last year, of Elizabeth DeLancey Williams, candidate for Class of oughty-ought. Henry says he met BobCurtis at a luncheon in Philadelphia where the current Federal Housing Development Act was discussed, and that '52 was more than adequately represented there with the addition of Angus Russell and Frank Osgood.

Since this is the last you'll hear of me until fall, I have to mention now the big weekend in Hanover this coming October. It's our chance for a mini class reunion. This year Dartmouth night is later than usual - October 26, the eve of the Cornell game. Bill Montgomery has some great plans for us, including a slew of rooms and a big cocktail party following the game, with the 'sls and 's2s in Alumni Hall at Hopkins Center. Mark that on your calendar and plan to be there: October 26 and 27.

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