1936

As a wind-up to the saga of the "move to

Mashpee": The new well is producing an ample supply of good water. New hardwood flooring replacing the dingy wall-to-wall carpet has converted the summer cottage to a year-round edifice. The ptosis corrected in both eyes makes it possible now to enjoy the scenery along the Mashpee River. The paint pots have been retired until next spring. And the oversize post office mailbox P.O. Box 837 is starving for news from members of the class of 1936 and their wives, widows, or offspring. Of course, now that 12 Godfrey Road is ready for gracious living we'll probably try to dodge the winter cold by heading down to Stuart, Fla.

The fall mini-reunion October 7, 8, and 9 was held at a new site, the Holiday Inn at White River Junction, where the block of rooms reserved for the class was completely filled. The hospitality suite Friday night was as crowded as a presidential press conference and just as noisy. The fall meeting of the class officers and executive committee boasted 90 percent attendance (Bob Fernald standing in for Norb Hofman). The weather, although a week or so early for peak autumn foliage, was delightful for the pre-game tailgate assembly at the Phil Mclnnis backyard and continued to be so through the game and the cocktail party at Bob and Tanna Fernald's nest high up on Mt. Etna, where the class was also treated to a colorful early October sunset over the Connecticut Valley and the Green Mountains. Seventy-five folk crowded into the banquet hall at the Holiday Inn for the class awards dinner, at which recognition for exceptional service to profession, community, and the College was given to Ray Builter and Art Toan.

The post-banquet sing-along, with PaulLynch at the piano, was greatly enhanced by a compilation of some 60 to 70 popular oldies collected and edited by Helen Higbee, Theo Prentice, and Ricki Minte. Future rafter-ringing assemblies will really appreciate these brochures, ladies; perhaps we can secure the professional hand of Bob Warren to further edit and improve them!

In addition to the usual old faithfuls who almost never miss these occasions, it was good to see Bill Lee from Florida, Jack Teulon from Manchester, N.H., Bud Minsch from Maryland, Ed Whitlock from New Jersey, Bob Prentice and Joe Bishop from Connecticut, and others.

For those who stayed at the Holiday Inn, the consensus was that although it lacked the cozy charm of Bonnie Oaks, with its slanty floors and large parlor around a cheerful fire, the beds were comfortable, the rooms were warm, and nobody ran out of hot water. Let's try it again in 1984!

Oh yes, the game? Dartmouth 21, William and Mary 0 at the end of the third quarter; William and Mary 23, Dartmouth 21 at the end of the game.

As time clicks along, each of us slides into 70 one way or another. We received word from the Patriot Bancorporation in Boston, of which he is a director, that the friends of Richard F. Treadway honored him and his 70th birthday at a luncheon on October 6. The luncheon also helped raise money for the Samaritans of Boston, an international organization to which Dick has been so dedicated from its inception and over which he presided as chairman for many years.

One of the unhappy tasks assigned to the class secretary is to report on the death of our classmates. For the class I must send the widow and her family a letter of sympathy and prepare an obituary for the ALUMNI MAGAZINE. The class has also endowed a fund at Baker Library to provide a book, properly inscribed, in memory of each departed classmate. The College's Alumni Records Office tries to maintain a record of each member of the class, with notes on his business, his family, and his accomplishments, but occasionally the class secretary must research further to prepare an appropriate obituary. It would help the secretary complete his obligation if any classmate closely associated with a deceased classmate would send me any news items, local obituaries, or personal remembrances to include in the Magazine obituary.

For the record, as we close 1983, we have lost this year: William James Boeckel on February 23, Lincoln Caffall on February 28, Stuart Mac Makin on April 3, Morton D. May on April 13, Clifford W. England on May 13, and Dean Robert Gidney on August 15. To each of the families, the class extends sincerest and heartfelt sympathy. The lives of each of us have been greatly enriched through our association with these "Men of Dartmouth."

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