1935

The annual fall reunion of the Great Class of 1935 has come and gone! A record number 128 classmates, wives, friends, and relatives appeared to enjoy the program managed by Bill Fitzhugh in Hanover on September 30.

The opening event, the Class of 1935 Seminar, held in Cook Auditorium, was conducted by President Len Bryant and featured economist Robert B. Reich '68, son of Ed andMildred Reich. You'll hear much more from this young professor at Harvard's J.F.K. School of Government. His book, The NextAmerican Frontier, is attracting national attention. Do yourself the favor of reading it!

Then it was on to Alumni Hall for cocktails and dinner and a renewal of old friendships. We were honored by the presence of, and a short talk by, President David McLaughlin, who was accompanied by his wife Judy. The evening entertainment concluded with a short program of one old and one new film on college life. These were gleaned from the files by Maury Rapf, who is, as you know, our resident expert in film studies.

The class meeting on Saturday morning, as usual, attracted most of us to an informative and entertaining session. You have all seen the glowing reports of Treasurer Put Kingsbury and Head Agent Al Dodd reflecting the interest in class successes of every one of you. Mini-Reunion Chairman Harry Ferries introduced his special event assistants Bill Fitzhugh, Doug Ley, Al Brush, and Bob Naramore, who related plans for football weekends.

Two major appointments were announced concerning our 50th reunion and its associated reunion giving program. Bob Richter will serve as chairman of this extremely important function, with Dave Smith in charge of major gifts. Reminders of the event (1985 is closer than you think!) will soon be forthcoming to

Other class activity reports were received from Bob Naramore on the widows program ("too damn many"), Reg Bankart and DeroSaunders on the "Tear Bag," and Al Brush on additions to life income trusts in the bequest and estate planning program.

A major accomplishment of the meeting was the adoption of a proposal prepared by the Class of 1935 Memorial Fund Committee

-George Colton, Don Radasch, and JohnWallace. The details, too lengthy to repeat here in detail, will essentially provide for an endowment fund for the benefit of the Hopkins Center and the Hood Museum. Presently valued at approximately $50,000, this fund would be established at the time of our 50th reunion in June of 1985 as a perpetual memorial to the Great Class of 1935.

Don Radasch as chairman reported on the early:' activities of his 20 member reunion committee. Make note that the dates will be June 7 to 9, 1985. (The committee met the following Sunday morning for a two hour breakfast session, so be assured that things are getting started for a record turn out!)

Back to the class meeting: Long distance awards (in the form of those minted medallions of Yank Price's) went to Herb and Peggy Van Doom from Burlingame, Calif., who beat out Dave and Eleanor Smith by an estimated half mile. Fred Haley from Tacoma had left his tape measure at home. Another couple not seen in lo these many years was Jim and Jane Oughton from Dwight, III.

The meeting then adjourned with the announcement that our next fall reunion would take place on September 28 and 29, 1984.

Next it was on to the football game with Holy Cross, a defeat by what looked to be a very powerful group from the traditional rival. As the class of 1987 poured onto the field at halftime, my thoughts went back 52 years to the third game of the 1931 season also with Holy Gross. We freshmen were all there, some 800 strong. Incidentally, we won that one!

The final reunion dinner took place at the Dartmouth Outing Club, where the turnout was such that one wag among us suggested that maybe next year we should meet in Thompson Arena. Just a wonderful time!

A sharp-eyed reader of the Lebanon, N. H., Valley News has brought to my attention a story about the playwright Nicholas Biel, a.k.a. Nicholas Jacobson. Nick's play, TheWilderness of Shur, was performed on "off" Broadway last May with a cast of 16 actors playing 34 parts. The play is set in Washington shortly after the Civil War and deals with the struggle of blacks to achieve civil rights and particularly to become owners of land. The principal characters are Jews and blacks as they attempt to become established in the new post-war America. Nick and his wife Gerry are long-time residents of a large farm in Norwich and are frequently on hand at the many activities we all enjoy in this stimulating area.

Dr. John Jewett has recently prepared a short history for Contemporary OB/GYN entitled "Sesquicentennium of the Boston Lying In Hospital 150 trailblazing years." This fascinating record was prepared after the merger into the Boston Hospital for Women, which in turn merged to become a division of the world renowned Brigham and Women's Hospital in 1982. John is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Harvard Medical School and director of continuing education at the Boston Hospital for Women. Longtime residents of the Boston area, John and Jean now live in Wellesley.

In closing, I concede that this is not all the news that's fit to print but we can certainly use yours!

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