1926

With his annual class treasurer's report, Jack Roberts graciou.sly thanked 1926 men whose dues payments raised to 81 per cent participation in 1979-80 what had been 78 per cent last year. Jack's expertise in class finances had much to do in this regard, and prompt response to his 1980-81 call enclosing a "Dear Jack" card with news of self, family, and classmates will help set a new record.

It is a great pleasure to welcome into the 1926 fellowship Adelyn Meglaughlin, bride of Charlie Bishop on October 28 at the First Presbyterian Church of Springfield, N.J. Adelyn and Charlie, friends since grammar school days, made a Hanover debut the eve of the Yale game at Tubber and Barbara Weymouth's for cocktails, with Les and Dot Talbot also there, and dinner afterward at the Inn arranged by Charlie for the group.

The Harvard game in Hanover drew a crowd 0f 62 classmates, spouses, offspring, and friends, who endured a wet day but enjoyed a 30-12 victory. Tubber and Barbara started things off with a "1926 tune-up of spirits and vittles" at Weymouth Landing prior to the Dartmouth Night parade and bonfire. Nate Parker led the parade, with Babe Allen, GeorgeChampion, and Charlie Starrett in the '26 lineup of the national championship team. Les Talbot again had done a great job arranging for the pregame luncheon in Oberlander Lounge and for post-game cocktails and dinner at the Sheraton Inn in West Leb. Hub Harwood's "Smoke Signals" has already supplied the names of attendees.

Charlie Gibson of West Newton, responding to the class birthday card, admits to commuting five days a week to Moseley, Hallgarten, Estabrook, & Weeden in Boston, and he says he is truly grateful for the feeling of still being useful, needed, and wanted. Charlie explained his absence in Hanover in September 1922 as because of having been in Kansas City Junior College and having joined the class in the sophomore year.

Win Edgerly came to Dartmouth in the class of 1925. In 1924 he had entered the Medical School but had left in December because of illness. He returned in September in 1925 and graduated with the class in June 1926 all this by way of explaining where he was in September 1922. Win practiced medicine until retiring in 1972, serving during World War II with the Air Force. After his wife died in 1979, he entered the Masonic Home in Burlington, N.J., because of his disability with multiple sclerosis. His interest in Dartmouth and class continues unabated.

Congratulations to Lou and Georgia Conant, who celebrated their 50th anniversary September 6! Lou was a sophomore in September 1922, but stayed out a year to help in business affairs after his father died. He joined 1926 in our junior year.

With the arrival of snow in New England, we remember Gail Borden's remark that the mountains of his new home state (New Mexico) remind him of New Hampshire. Gail said that his awe at the technique of the local skiers inhibits an "antique" from giving it a try, and that he shudders at the thought of getting on a couple of boards and plunging headlong down a long steep slope. This is the "Tex" Borden from Houston who in the twenties dumbfounded our Hanover contemporaries by taking the "new" ski jump in stride? We wonder how many other 1926ers undertook the same, and if advised, your scribe will enter such names in the Hall of Skoals.

June 12-14, 1981 - have you already made notation on your appointment pad that you will be on the Hanover plain for our 55th reunion? Art Wilcox has reported 103 replies as of October 23 regarding the great Jazz Age plans for this important event. What an opportunity to see friends from far-off places and to see the Dartmouth of today! Give Art a New Year's present by sending your reply card if it is not already sent.

And at this season of the year in that ancient land of skiing you might hear it said, "God jul!" and "Godt nytt ar!"

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