1951

THIRTIETH REUNION

All this and more graced the Hanover scene: great weather ... graduate school luncheons ... lotsa jokes ... D.O.C. open house ... the '50-51-'52 Glee Club specials ... browsing the bookstore ... the Presidents' (both of them) hot garden reception ... twangy banjos ... Glee Club concerts ... Charlie Breed's jazz band ... roamin' downtown ... Hopkins Center art shows ... picnics ... swimming ... bluegrass country music ... lots of kids and dogs ... the China symposium ... steak roast in the class tent ... crew races ... golf and tennis tournaments ... new wives to meet ... Storrs Pond frolics ... the big-band sound of the '40s ... lots of beer ... the Johnston's film ... the elegant wine-tasting party ... dancing ... rocking on the Inn porch ... fellowship ... old friends ... new friends ... too much good food ... sensual overkill ... seminar on student life ... Langworthy on the piano with two banjos and a bass until dawn ... reunions run ... lost T-shirts and hats... Thursday farewell brunch ... rowing regatta ... seminar on teaching at Dartmouth ... quiet walks around the campus lots of laughs ... the seminar on retirement ... lots of good feelings ... and, of course, the grand class dinner under the stars in the yard of the D.O.C. House overlooking Occum Pond.

Kudos to Herm Christiansen and his whole team for putting it all together and bringing it all off.

Special kudos to Nancy Robertson for her role in registration and all the necessary details to watch after.

More kudos to Frank Smallwood and DickPugh for their efforts in the various seminars.

It was learned that there are more '51s with permanent homes in and around Hanover than any other class. More about this later; I need to verify it and find just who all is there.

A total of 117 classmates returned, and their families and guests brought the grand total to 240. We had 21 per cent of the graduating class in town. That's second only to the record set by the class of 1936. They came from California, Texas, Washington, Arizona, Hawaii, and even England. A few from Hanover didn't make it.

The class executive committee met Tuesday afternoon to catch up on past activities (as outlined so well by Buck Scott) as well as to contemplate new ones — all of which will be reported here in this column as they unfold.

The saddest part of reunion, of course, is learning of the growing list of deceased classmates. The most distressing news, of course, is the continuing list of classmates who have either lost touch or dropped out of both Dartmouth and class affairs.

Some discussion was had on mini-reunions in key alumni locations to be packaged around some major college functions, but more on that later as well.

The class dinner outdoors on the lawn at the DOC House was the climax, at which the following highlights occurred: Herm Christiansen's welcoming speech . . . Pete Bogar-dus was the ever-lively M.C. . . . Carl Glassberg reported that the class has over $20,000 in the bank and our 25 th reunion commitment to maintain the Baker Bells is intact . . . HowieAllen reported that $260,000 was achieved towards the class objective of $300,000 to this year's alumni fund . . . Bill Leffler's most thoughtful memorial address and prayer regarding our classmates who have departed, a fine address that will be paraphrased in a later issue . . . Dick Halloran's fine and meaningful address of the evening, which will also be paraphrased in a later issue . . . Pete Henderson's announcement of the new class officers and executive committee . . . Pierce McKee's humorous remarks and prizes for all of the following events: Greatest number of children present split between Herm Christiansen and Bob Fiertz. Farthest distance traveled split between BillRenner and Sturdy Heifer, both of whom came from England with their most pleasant wives. Tennis, golf, and rowing prizes to DickHulbert, Jack Giegerich, Andy Timmerman and others (forgive me for missing any as it's all from memory refresh me with a letter).

As one speaker so aptly put it at the class dinner meeting, "No one really has changed only the times, and each one has adjusted successfully in his own individual way."

As always, keep sending pictures (black and white) and something current and "newsy" about yourselves as well as your thoughts on class activities.

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