1933
Back to promised fundamentals: We had a great time at the mini-reunion, on October 10, around the William and Mary game (all except for the game). On that morning, at about 10:00, nine of your officers and executive committee members met in the Piersons' home for a business meeting. Sam Black and Bud King were there as observers. The meeting's main purpose was to pass the enabling resolutions which would pay for the piano (already ensconced in President McLaughlin's home) which is 1933's 50th reunion gift to the College. The resolutions passed without a quibble. PageWorthington told us that all '33s and guests were invited to tea at the President's house, immediately after the game, to see where our gift was installed and how it looked. (At our 50th, it is expected that there will be a formal presentation, with more opportunity for inspection.)
Treasurer Dollar Sam Cunningham, reported, in absentia, that 207 had paid their class dues, a favorable figure compared with same time, last year. Widows of our classmates had been mistakenly billed for dues last year, and many had paid. Of course Jam kept the money, but it was decided to write those lovely ladies this year and tell them that they are always members of '33, even without paying dues in 1981 and beyond.
Head Agent Mannie Sprague said that Bob Niebling had consented to serve as deputy head agent in 1982 and that Hank P. Smith III would again be in charge of increasing participation.
Since Jeff Davis, our 50th reunion chair, was in New Zealand with Bea, there was no report on plans for that. However, it was agreed to have our mini-reunion in 1982 around the Harvard game, October 16. Again, the Holiday Inn in White River Junction will be sleeping quarters and Joan Cosgrove of that hostelry will be pleased to accept your reservations.
After a vote of thanks to Jack Manchester, Ted Allen, and George Theriault, the gift committee, for the tremendous work and the choice of gift, we adjourned to the tail-gate party prior to the game.
About 30 of us showed up at the president's house for tea. President David McLaughlin and his wife Judy were most cordial and expressive af their thanks for the very welcome gift. The piano was so recently in place that it had not yet been tuned, but Ned Lord played "Dartmouth Undying" on it, and a few voices, also untuned, joined in. In deference to the fact that David McLaughlin was to give a major speech that night, at the Campaign for Dartmouth convocation, our stay was short.
I'm leaving it to Newsletter Editor Bob Fox, with more space available, to give you the names of all who attended the various weekend activities. That night, 40 of us gathered at the Norwich Inn for dinner. John S. Black (Sam) and Henry P. Smith III (Hank) received the 1933 Outstanding Achievement Awards" for long and distinguished service to Dartmouth, the class, and their communities. Of course, in Hank's case, we can extend "community" to include the nation. The awards were framed citations, describing their many accomplishments, as carefully researched and written up by Wes Beattie, along with pewter trays, suitably inscribed.
The weather was good, the foliage was perfect, the company was great. We missed you.
Dick Goldthwaite, long a professor of geology at Ohio State University, has received that institution's highest award for "one of its own." This September, he received its "Distinguished Service Award," consisting of a gold medal and a plaque. Not allowed to retire completely, Dick then led an international group of 105 geologists on a field trip to Ohio glacier country.
Bill Likoff has retired from the presidency of the Hahnemann Medical College, and, in retiring, has been the recipient of many more honors. Like John Kemeny, however, he is going to continue teaching at the same stand.
New Jersey Supreme Court Justice HarryOsborne has been retired "because of age" and has been taken right back into court, judging five days a week on a per diem basis.
John Monagan will come to our 50th, d.v., but the major call will be the graduation of his daughter, Susan '83. His son, Charles '72, has just delivered his first book to his publisher The Neurotic's Handbook required reading for me and a lot of others in '33.
George and Jean Drowne have sold their home in Captiva Island, so Pete Grace, wintering there, will have to seek another golfer.
Bob Estes, in Rye, N.Y., plays on his "extended disc basic" calculator against "two 1.8.M. types who claim their new personal computers are the answer." To what?
Byron McCoy, in June, was elected to chair the State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers in Vermont. It keeps him busy.
Dave and Jeannie Russell are going to Florida, east coast, for the winter, but Dave will be commuting North occasionally to keep his
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