1939

The blizzard of '82 kept attendance at the class executive committee spring meeting to a tidy number of six. President Bert MacMannis, Wes Goding, Jim Corner, Al Tishman, Sam Hird, and Bill Tomkins were the hardy souls who bucked through the drifts to convene high above the snow-filled streets of mid-town N.Y.C. Many of the reports were made in absentia. Word has come through, for instance, that almost 51,000 has been received from '39ers for the Charles T. Davis Scholarship Fund which has been established at Yale. Anyone interested in participating can send their contribution to Henry Louis Gates Jr., Assistant Professor of Afro-American Studies, 3388 Yale Station, New Haven, Conn. 06520. Cornie Miller's treasurer's report from the white shores of Long Island Sound stated that 310 classmates have paid their dues this year for a total of 59,155. This doesn't even count the checks lost in the mail-truck fire, of which ten have not yet been replaced. We have, said Cornie, a checkbook balance of $1,675 and some $20,530 in the money fund to keep us on track for the 550,000 for the '39 Scholarship Fund, the 50-year reunion book, and the perpetual funding of the class memorial books. Cornie had requested, and was granted, moving the class funds from Hanover to an Essex, Conn., bank for easier accessibility.

Jack Coulson's report, also in absentia, reminded the committee of the eight deaths of classmates between October and February. Letters have, of course, gone to all widows.

Betsy Wyman sent along a copy of the interesting letter that she had sent on April 1 to all widows, describing her life in Hanover this past year and urging Alumni Fund participation. She has worked with the Alumni Records Office this winter to correct listings. Her Christmas card mailing this year brought many replies and additional interest. She plans a May luncheon in Boston for some ten widows in the

area. Endy Smith reported from Boston on the 1939 Classmate-of-the-Year award. His committee has asked the College for the biographies of about a dozen classmates that his committee has under consideration. The award is slated to be presented at our fall reunion.

Bequest Chairman Bob Kaiser, reporting from Hanover by phone, stated that the program is going well. He presented a program initiated by the class of 1926 at their 55 th reunion whereby a "Funding Associates program was established to perpetuate their annual gifts to the Alumni Fund through creation of individually named endowment funds. The idea was endorsed by our class s committee for possible implementation at the proper time.

Fall reunion at Bonnie Oaks was formally set for September 16, 17, and 18, the weekend of the Penn game.

Dick Brooks was authorized to develop a line of 1939 t-shirts which will be offered for sale at the fall reunion.

Detailed discussions on the progress of the Alumni Fund effort were held. Jim Corner, Wes Goding, and Bill Tomkins were optimistic concerning achieving our goal.

And finally, plans are afoot to possibly hold a class reunion in Florida, perhaps in April 1983, through the good offices of Joe Batchelder, who had developed the thought.

Perhaps you noticed the glowing write-up on our class scholarship recipient, Gail Koziara 'B2, who set several basketball records in the process of leading her team to a third successive Ivy League championship. As well as maintaining her A-minus scholastic average, she is one of three student members of the D.C.A.C., an English tutor, a member of Green Key, and an officer of Aquinas House, Dartmouth's Catholic student center. She also lettered for four years in track as a shot-putter and high-jumper.

While in Washington, D C., a week ago at a symposium conducted by our local U.S. Representative, your correspondent was enjoying the experience of some first-hand give and take with most of the Reagan cabinet, including Secretary Haig (in between his comings and goings to England and the Falklands). We were in the Appropriations Committee Room in the Rayburn House Office Building when we were passed a note on the pink memo paper of the Committee on Standaids of Official Conduct. It was from Jan Loughry, Bob Loughry s daughter, who had guessed we might be in attendance. Her office was directly across the hall, so

we went over for a mini-mini-reunion, met Jan's boss, and had a very pleasant interlude catching up on the Loughry family. This has to be a good example of the "small world department."

We have the word that we well might see Howie Johnston and John Kelleher at the fell reunion this September, which is good news. Until then

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