1936

Do you love Hanover in the springtime? If you do, why don't you plan to be present with other classmates on the weekend of Friday, May 7, to Sunday, May 9? This is class officers' weekend, but many more of the class will be present, with our class executive committee scheduled to meet on Saturday afternoon, May 8, at the office of Phil Mclnnis. All classmates are welcome, as they are (with their spouses) at the class dinner that evening at the Outing Club (please let Phil know if you plan to attend the dinner), and also at the fabulous brunch hosted by Tanna and Bob Fernald at their home in Etna on Sunday morning, May 9.

At the time of this writing, class giving to the 1982 Alumni Fund had reached a total of $122,000 plus a challenge fund of §100,000 set up by five loyal classmates. The challenge fund will match all increases that are at least three times greater than last year's giving, and will also fully match gifts by any person who has not contributed recently to the Alumni Fund. Dean Gidney, as reunion giving chair, and Bob Fernald, as head class agent, have assembled the biggest group of class agents ever, some 130 strong. Chairing the various committees are: Milt Johnston, matching gifts; Gil Balkam, Vanguard Club; Baxter Fullerton, fraternity participation; Frank Weston, non-fraternity participation; Roe Thompson, Doctors for Dartmouth; and Beverly Chase, memorial gifts. This year all con- tributors of $5OO or more will receive not only two Vanguard etched glasses, but a pitcher with the Dartmouth seal etched thereon as well. So if any of you out there have not yet contributed, or have not given as much as you can, now is the time to correct this! You not only help the class take full advantage of the challenge fund, but you get yourself some glassware as well.

There is good news from Pete Fitzherbert regarding responses to the first mailing of the reunion committee. As of early January, 130 classmates had indicated they plan to be present for our 45th reunion, compared to 89 acceptances each for the classes of 1937 and 1938. And Pete advises he has received more acceptances since this listing was compiled. Pete also reports that Ross Woodbridge, who has been doing such a great job in promoting and publicizing our 45th reunion, has recently had a gall bladder operation. Our very best wishes for a speedy recovery, Ross, as we need you. Mean- while, the reunion program is starting to really shape up. It includes a combined special project being developed by A1 ibney, Don McKinlay '37, and Carl Von Pechmann '38 and a combined noon outing at Storrs Pond of all three classes. The '36-only program includes a class dinner at Thayer Hall and a steak roast at the Outing Club. On the more serious side, a memorial service will be conducted by Jim Lancaster, with Ted Dearborn at the organ. Since our last reunion, more than 50 of our classmates have left us, so the list keeps getting longer. The message is clear! Sign up now for our 45th reunion on June 14-17.

While wintering in Florida with Tanna, Bob Fernald has run into a number of classmates. These include Eloise and A1 Gibney, who are spending the winter at Naples; Jane and John Bouker at a recent meeting of the local Dartmouth Club; Anna and Bill Woman, who arrived in mid-February; and Rose and Harry Coronis, who are residing just across the street from Bob at Punta Gorda. In a recent golf game, played for ten cents a hole, Harry took Bob for $1.80! And one evening, Rose, Harry, and Tanna were parking the car, after returning from a round of golf, when they were hailed by a gent wearing dark glasses getting out of his car. It was Clay Mellor. He and wife Helen were arriving for ten days of sailing. Clay's daughter Ann teaches in the sailing school conducted for residents. Incidentally, Bob's term as president of the Dartmouth Head Agents Association is coming to an end, but he is stepping into the office of vice president of the Dartmouth Club of Southwest Florida. At the February meeting of the club, at which Fred Babcock showed up looking hale and hearty, the class of 1936 took first place for the largest attendance of any class, with 15 classmates and spouses present.

A note of sadness: Only recently have we learned that Reece Hatchitt died in Barcelona, Spain, in November 1980 during an operation on his intestines. Reece had lived in Spain since 1974. The deepest sympathy of the class is extended to his widow Virginia and their two sons and two daughters.

2 Center Road Old Greenwich, Conn. 06870

1936+ 451982 HANOVER, NH 03755