1935
Just concluded in Hanover have been the annual meetings of various class officers associations. These, as you may guess, serve as a sort of reward and source of stimulation to those of us who serve you, and feel honored to do so, in the assorted jobs that keep class activity going. On hand, in addition to your scribe, were President Len Bryant, Treasurer Put Kingsbury, Head Agent Al Dodd, Newsletter Editors Reg Bankart and Dero Saunders, and Bequest Chairs AI Brush and John Wallace.
During the weekend we managed to get together as the officers of the Great Class of 1935 to do a little planning for our upcoming fall reunion on September 26 and 27, the weekend of the University of New Hampshire football game. There will be dinners on both Friday and Saturday nights, and, of course, the highlight of the reunion will be the class meeting on Saturday morning. I'd like par- ticularly to stress an event which has become an annual fixture over the past three or four years. This is the Class of 1935 Lecture held on Friday afternoon at 3:30 p.m. A distinguished faculty member is employed by the class to give a public lecture in his field of specialty. This year we are assured of a talk by Associate Professor Gene Garthwaite of the History Department. He will have just returned from leading an Alumni College Abroad trip to the eastern Mediterranean area. He is an expert on Iran and the Near East, and some of us in this area have attended some of the seminars he has con- ducted on this troubled area. We can vouch that this will be a program not to be missed. An in- vitation to the College community to attend with us will assure a large crowd and attention to the host class of 1935. You'll be hearing more about the fall reunion in other ways, but this is my last shot at you via the ALUMNI MAGAZINE! Be there!
A short note from Bill Niemann said he and Peggy have moved to Suring, Wise. They spent time last winter in Orlando, Fla., where Bill played golf with Phil Conathan. He and Phil also "reminisced for hours over our freshman basketball team."
It was also good to hear from Dick Meyers. He has recovered from a sojourn in the hospital for some rebuilding of "several minor, but necessary, features of my anatomy nothing serious." Dick says he is not planning on retir- ing any time soon. Having graduated in the midst of the first Great Depression, he doesn't fancy retiring on the brink of the second!
From Longmeadow, Mass., Bill Moran wrote that he is still in the heavy truck sales business and will continue indefinitely but at a slower pace.
A welcome letter from Bob Richter related that he and Audrey spent nine weeks in Siesta Key this winter. Bob attended a Dartmouth Club of Sarasota luncheon with Ralph andFrank Specht, Rey Moulton, Dean Couper, and Ken Webster. They played a little golf and Bob "embarrassed" himself by stating an 18 han- dicap and shooting an 83. You can't trust these northerners! While in Florida, Bob saw ArtAllvn and Bill and Helen Clark on tour from New Hampshire. He talked by phone with JoeFellows, who, with Allison, lives half the year in Sarasota, the other half in Massachusetts. Thanks, Bob, and we look forward to getting you and Audrey on the Eastman golf course again after appropriate negotiation!
Rev Moulton was also good enough to write from Sarasota. He and Laura have been busy selling their apartment on the water and buying a villa in a beautiful spot three miles inland from the beach. They'll be ready to see classmates next winter, but by the time you read this they'll have returned to their home on Lake Champlain in South Hero, Vt.
While in Florida recently, Len Bryant was also in touch with some of the Sarasota Club '3ss, all mentioned above. Len also made con- tact with Charlie Winkler in Ormond Beach. Charlie is very active with a number of his own business enterprises, including an oil distribu- tion business. Len says he "sounds young, pep- py, and completely not interested in retiring." Rosemary, too, after the children grew, fulfilled a long-time dream of going back to school to earn her R.N. degree and has been busily employed in that field.
As you read this, the Alumni Fund will be approaching its climax within a few days. A 1 Dodd, Bob Naramore, and 80 or so assistants will have worked very hard to make sure you have remembered that the Campaign for Dart- mouth and the annual Alumni Fund need your thoughtful consideration. Just one more reminder from your devoted class secretary!
As soon as I complete these notes on the Saturday of class officers weekend, Polly and I leave for a month with our daughter, son-in- law, and grandchildren in Japan.
See you all on September 26!
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