1936
By the time this issue reaches you all, our glorious 50th at Hanover plus the three-day wind-down at Spalding will be history. At the spring meeting of the executive committee the signals for the reunion were all bright green GO and there is no reason to think that the affair would have been anything other than 100 percent. Wait for the September AlumniMagazine or the summer edition of "Tithe" for a complete report and pictures.
At the Class Officers Weekend early in May we all nearly suffered a good case of frostbite unexpected cold weather after a balmy April in Hanover. We were told that it was a Campion-Co-op weekend one which, with a town full of visiting
gentry of all ranks who had come in from the southland and suddenly were faced with an Arctic blast, gave the local merchants a grand chance to empty their shelves of winter-wear. And that they did indeed.
To those of you who feel that 50 years out should entitle you to senior citizen treatment-listen. We were told that the senior class officers would be housed at the Hanover Inn for COW. The class of 1936 officers were assigned to the Holiday Inn in White River Junction. When we asked about accommodations at the Hanover Inn, we were told that we were not old enough. OK, kids - there's always the 55th.
After a crowded schedule of meetings both Friday and Saturday, the 1936 Class Dinner at the DOC House was attended by a chummy gathering of 44. The Sunday morning breakfast high in the Etna Hills at Bob Fernald's hideaway, even as we looked over to the new snow on the Vermont mountains, was a warm, cozy, and delightful spread.
Because you all will be reminiscing about the 50th and gently recovering from the gathering, it has been decided not to have the annual lobster picnic at Phyl England's in Rye, N. H. All of you should be saving up for the first mini-reunion of the fall - Dartmouth at Annapolis, October 3-4. In the May issue of the magazine there is an advertisement about the "Dartmouth Weekend on Chesapeake Bay" which gives a full description of the weekend activities. Barry Sullivan hastens to add that he, too, has arranged a block of rooms for the class of 1936 at the Hyatt Regency Baltimore (301/528-1234). The cutoff date for hotel reservations is August 15. The request for tickets for the game must be sent to Hanover before September 12.
Barry is most emphatic in discouraging any attempt to drive to Annapolis: no parking, no car service, no hotel accommodations, and no way to get out of the town by train, bus, boat, or plane if you are on your own.
Without trying to pre-judge the game, the pagentry of the occasion should be exciting and worth the effort. The package deal for the weekend sounds great, and a solid contingent of members of the class of '36 should all contribute to the success of the weekend.
If the Navy-game weekend sounds too strenuous, then you should mark your calendars for October 17 and 18 Dartmouth Night in Hanover. The foliage should still have color, the moon will be full, and the game is with Harvard. You will receive full information for the weekend later this summer.
And so as we slide, warmly I hope, into summer I must extend congratulations to all who contributed to the success of our 50th. Of course, to all of you who just attended is due a degree of thanks because of your individual participation. But to Al Gibney and his dedicated band of merry men and the list is too long to itemize in this column for the great work they all did in preparation for the event we must send warmest praise and kudos of the highest candlepower for a tough job well done. Shall "we" do it again in 1991?
Early this year John S. Sullivan '36, right, was awarded the Merrimack Valley DartmouthClub Presidents Award. Wrote Woody Goss '55, "John Sullivan has provided the club'scontinuity and much of its stimulation for the last 50 years." He currently serves on hisclass's executive committee and is publicity chairman of the Merrimack Valley DartmouthClub. The award was presented by club president Robert Needham '62, left.
12 Godfrey Road Mashpee, MA 02649
