1936

Some 46 years ago, the then-largest class in the history of Dartmouth graduated on June 15, 1936. Addresses were delivered by Art Funk on the "Challenge of Opportunity," by Bob Keeler on the "Obligations of Democracy," and by Jack Smith on the "Hill Winds in Their Veins." Now, 46 years later, classmates have the opportunity to briefly relive those glorious days of the thirties in Hanover via our 45th reunion (one year later). Recent word from Pete Fitzherbert is that the reunion (June 14-17) is coming along great. So, if you have not done so already, notify Pete that you plan to attend. And don't forget that Dick Gidney and Bob Fernald need your generous financial support to insure a 45th reunion gift that we all can be proud of! Yes, I know I ended on a preposition.

Since retiring on October 1,1980, Tom Allen, instead of moving from New York City, has started taking advantage of some of the great things which are available in the Big Apple. This includes bridge at the Riverside Church, concerts at St. John's Cathedral and Damrosch Park in Lincoln Center, and classes at Hunter College. Besides these classes, Tom, an English major no less, has been working there a few hours a week as a tutor in the Math Learning Center. He's been so busy he hasn't even had time to get to see the great movies at the Museum of Modern Art, or the new elephant at the Bronx Zoo. He did, however, find time to write to the Senate Select Committee on Ethics about the Abscam case involving Senator Harrison Williams. In his letter, Tom upbraided the senators for being taken in by a con man retained by the F.B.I. to set up the scheme.

Last summer, Brint Schorer retired, and he and wife Doris sold their house in West Hartford, Conn., where they had lived for 31 years. The combination of moving out of their longtime home and their son Brinton's getting a second divorce, with three grandchildren involved, hit them pretty hard, especially Doris. They are converting their summer cottage on Lake Winnipesaukee from a weekend camp to a second home, with their other house being in Port Charlotte, Fla. While at the lake they had a visit from Bob and Dot Keller, and Brint also got over to see Des Stewart. This past fall Brint missed the Yale-Dartmouth football game, which is the first Yale-Dartmouth game he had missed since 1931. Brint reports he has a new 1981 Century boat at the lake; I can remember in the fifties when he had a 19th Century

Resorter with 225 h.p., and several classmates water-skied behind it. Oh, well, we were younger then.

The annual class officers weekend is scheduled for Friday to Sunday, May 7-9. The College puts up old timers at the Inn, but does not consider '36ers as such. Accordingly, '36 class officers will be staying, as usual, at the Chieftain Motel (telephone: 603/643-2550). If you plan to be present and want to be quartered with your classmates, make a reservation there now. The class executive committee meeting will be held on Saturday afternoon, May 8, in Phil Mclnnis's office, followed by dinner at the Outing Club. All classmates are invited to the meeting and, with their spouses, to the dinner. Please let Phil know if you (with or without spouse) plan to attend the dinner.

News from here and there: Joel Wool retired recently from the practice of medicine and hopes to learn how to live and relax. Another doctor, John Groh, retired in August 1980, and Snosh reports his kids are all out on their own in Colorado, Texas, and Massachusetts, respectively, and that he seems to be spending a great deal of time attending the funerals of his friends. George McCleary advises that his oldest son, Ben, after 12 years with the Chemical Bank, has joined Lehman Brothers as a vice president in its New York office. Charlie Brooks retired as of July 1, 1981, and is spending more time at his home at East Falmouth on the Cape, but still spends his winters at his home in Gardner, Mass.

A note of sadness: Belatedly, word has been received that Fred Mechlin died suddenly last June at his home in Palm Beach, Fla., where he was a stockbroker with Paine Webber prior to his retirement in 1977. And on December 16, 1981, Dick Spong died of a heart attack in Washington, D.C. Dick, who was editor-inchief of the Jack-o-Lantern his senior year, had worked as a freelance writer since his retirement as associate editor of Editorial Research Reports in 1970. The deepest sympathy of the class is extended to both their families.

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