1939

777 West Street Pittsfield, MA 01201

As Bob Davidson probably has long since reported, '39 Out was charged with reporting the Baltimore mini-reunion weekend and this column was to cover the late September outing in Hanover. Still, it would seem appropriate to repeat in these pages that Al Tishman was presented with the 1986 Classmate of the Year Award during the class gathering on the eve of the Navy-Dartmouth debacle.

On hand in Hanover were Bert andSally MacMannis, Betsy Wyman-Emmons, Wes and Anne Goding, Dusty andHappy Rohde, Sam Hird, Doc and ChipTower, Jack and Billee Coulson, Bill andJane McCarthy, Lou and Peg Highmark,Hugh and Trudy McLaren, Cornie andJanet Miller, Tom Brooks, Don and Ginger Wheaton, Ralph Holben, George andBridget Boswell, Ed and Barbara Wells,Bax and Ellie Prescott, Bob and Ev Kaiser, Bob and Jessie English, Curt andBarbara Anderson, John and MarilynPerry, Armando and Gina Chardiet, Boband Mary Dickgiesser, Bill and RobileeTomkins, Herb and Ginny Mattledge,Kim and Jean Ayers, Dune and RhodaFarr, Bob Bryant, and Jim and Meg Brigden.

Highlights of the executive committee meeting on Friday morning were as follows:

Treasurer Cornie Miller stated that we have $21,000 after expenses. Largest expenses were: $4,366, subscriptions for all classmates and widows to the Alumni

Magazine; $826, cost of newsletter; $360, Memorial Books; $1,910, cost of $39,000 zero bond for 75th reunion gift; $75, high school band for Dartmouth Night; $139, cost of dues campaign. Last year there were 299 dues payers for $11,277. Upon learning that dues mailings are sent out by the College in third class mail, the committee voted henceforth to have the first mailing sent first class. Miller further reported that our Class Scholarship Fund now totals $75,623.18 and that the funds our current recipient received last year totaled $5,668.38.

The committee unanimously approved that class agent Jim Corner be commended for his effort in gathering $105,721, which represented 85 per cent of our goal and 69 per cent participation.

Major gifts chairman Bill Tomkins reported that 12 classmates have contributed $30,000 toward our 50th reunion Early Bird Fund, but we have a long way to go to reach our probable $1,000,000 goal.

Participation chairman Wes Goding remarked that LYBUNTS (Gave Last Year But Not This Year) are hurting our efforts and stated that he plans a special campaign to rectify the matter in the upcoming campaign.

Bequest chairman Bob Kaiser reported five realized bequests totaling $893,436; 17 Life Income Trusts for $685,309; a life insurance policy with a face value of $500,000; a bequest from Roy Demmon's estate for $860,334; and 35 bequest expectancies.

Mini-reunion chairman Kaiser, aware of the food and service problems that arose at the Sheraton this fall, is to actively seek a solution for the future. Either eating out, or finding a new motel or hostelry might be in order.

It was reported that Andy Ruoff has accepted the chairmanship of the 50th reunion in 1989, and Bill McCarthy has agreed to serve as his vice chairman. Bob Davidson has agreed to be the editor-inchief of our 50-year book.

And finally, Bert MacMannis discussed the new Ernest Martin Hopkins Institute, which is designed to bring visiting speakers of world reknown, authorities on a variety of subjects, to the campus. These would be of a more conservative bent to balance the more liberal philosophies that are often presented. This organization has just been incorporated and is forming their first board of directors. Bert has been invited to become a board member. Since his name would be listed as president of the class of 1939, he considered it necessary to secure approval of the executive committee. After lengthy discussion, it was agreed unanimously that it would be inappropriate for him to serve in this capacity, since it Would indicate endorsement by our class of the project.

Following this discussion the meeting was adjourned and some members scurried out to the golf course for the traditional games. The football game was wet and dismal.

We received a fine letter from Jack"Chubsy" Graham, our old roomie, in response to a birthday card. Now a retired lawyer, Chubsy claims that he and Isabelle live a much more sedate existence than those in the class of whom he reads in this column or '39 Out. The Grahams hole up in Villanova, Pa., for the winter, and hustle out to their cottage for three months in the summer on Crystal Lake in northeastern Pennsylvania. Chubsy and Isabelle are into golf and landscape gardening, fishing at the lake, and a bit of target shooting on a range that Chubsy fashioned in a field next door. Their three children and families are but a few hours away, so there is a good deal of family visiting. Sounds quite ideal to this scribe. It appears that Chubsy has earned a very good thing!

It is hard for me to believe as I write this weeks in advance, but it is time to say Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year in print. Have a dandy!