1922
When you glance at these notes written seven en weeks before 1922's 60th reunion, that remarkable occasion will have gone into the memory file. But right now, as this is being written, 70 eager participants are looking forward to our last "formal" reunion. You'll read all about it before long in a "Twoter" from Ray Atwood and in the September ALUMNI MAGAZINE.
And now, as customary, '22 looks ahead to a busy and pleasant autumn. This year, Dart mouth will have five home football Pennsylvania, Colgate, Harvard, Yale, an lumbia. There hasn't been"a season in w c both Harvard and Yale have played in Hano since 1884.
This year '22 will have its annual Hanoverpre-football game luncheon under new circumstances. stances. Our class has been invited and gladlyjoins 1921 for this congenial get-together. Theclass of 21 remembers us well, and we of coursecan never forget them as the scourging sopho-who became many of our best friends.
The combined luncheon, 21 and 22, will bebefore the Penn game on September 18 in theWheelock Room at the Hanover Inn. The festive gathering will begin about 11:00 a.m.;food will appear about noon; and there will betime for a leisurely stroll to Memorial Fieldbefore the 1:30 p.m. kick-off.
The early date, September 18, was selectedin response to many requests, so that there willbe a greater possibility of favorable weather andit will still be in daylight saving, minimizingnight driving for those returning home afterthe game. The game itself should be interesting. Dartmouth vs. Penn now stands at 26wins. 21 losses, and two ties.
Fifty years ago, in 1931-32, we were all shaken by the Great Depression. In those years none but the brave entered into matrimony. But among them were our Doris and Ray Atwood, who will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on September 17, 1982.
Captain Orton Havergal Hicks '21 has never forgotten the splendid troops in Company I whom he led in 1918 when we "made the world safe for democracy." And it is to him that we are indebted for the following scoop from the magazine 50 Plus For the Fastest GrowingGeneration. An interesting article pertains to Clarence Chaffee, coach and director of physical education emeritus at Williams College. He is the winner of 41 national tennis titles, and last year at age 80, despite a heart attack in April, Chaffee and his pacemaker were back on the courts in June. And by September he had won all four 80-plus national championships on indoor, outdoor, grass, and clay courts. Now, Twoters, hear ye, hear ye this: Chaffee says, My biggest thrill in tennis is beating Mai Clarke." For a decade Chaffee and our Mai Clarke, one year Chaffee's junior, have continued a Borg-McEnroe type rivalry for tennis supremacy in the "fastest growing generation." Chaffee adds, "Mai's a good friend of mine. We'll play doubles together in 1982. We've taken turns beating each other. This year (1981) I had it pretty easy. But next year (1982) when Mai moves up (he becomes 80 on June 13, 1982), it will be tough. I'll have to stay away from Mai's forehand." Mai, the honor of 1922 rides on your young shoulders.
If you did not notice the obituary in the May issue, Johnny Bray sadly left the class on February 24. Also, belated reports were received
that Wilbur E. Harris died December 16, 1976, and that Perley M. Knapp died January 31, 1977.
Although reunion is over, the Alumni Fund continues. Payments and pledges, initially or additionally, may be made before June 31, 1982. And, if so specified, payments in this, our 60th reunion year, may be made up to January 31, 1983.
Have a good summer wherever you are and keep out of the noonday sun.
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Carroll Dwight '22 was honored as "Class Treasurer of the Year" for 1982 at Class Oncers' Weekend in May. The award citation noted the many "high numbers" in his life: the 60th reunion of his class this year, his 55 years of marriage, his 45 years of association with one of New England's premier retailing firms. his 35 years as class treasurer, and the 28 per cent rise in dues-payers during his tenure.
