1939
On April 23 the executive committee convened in New York. Perhaps the highlight of the gathering was the dissatisfaction expressed concerning the leadership of the administration and Board of Trustees in Hanover. A resolution was drafted expressing this dissatisfaction and requesting a more positive approach. The committee voted to have President BertMacMannis read the resolution at the May 3 meeting of the Class Presidents Association and that the resolution be placed in the minutes of the Association.
Bert dutifully read the resolution which was received with interest. The issue was cleverly avoided by a motion, which was approved, stating that it was inappropriate for the Class Presidents Association to consider such a resolution. So ends the saga! We tried!
Present at the New York meeting were MacMannis, Tishman, Corner, McLaren,Tom Brooks, Dick Brooks, Hird, BobHowe, Kaiser, McCarthy, Tomkins,Batchelder, Jackson, Ruoff, Noland, and Cornie Miller.
Miller opened the meeting with a treasurer's report which showed income since last August of $12,093.75, $10,113.71 of this being dues from 269 men. Expenses were $7,600.28 for the same period. The class has savings and money funds totaling $20,169.62. This does not include a zero coupon bond to mature at our 75th reunion for $39,000. Be there!
Jack Coulson reported via the U.S. mail from his home in Delray Beach, Fla., that 14 men had died since our last tally in September. Jack says that enough '39s come through Delray to hold a respectable mini-reunion. The Cornie Millers, Bob Kaisers, and Doc Towers were through. He ran into the Dick Schumachers at the stationery store and the George Mcllroys at the gas station. Mike Ellis hosted a luncheon for Jack, Buzz Waters, and BobDavidson.
Kaiser's bequest report showed $893,436 from five realized bequests which included $400,000 from the late Roy Demmon with $600,000 still due. He reported 17 life income trusts for a total of $681,590; 34 bequest expectancies; and 50 men indicating they hope or intend to participate.
Flipping his hat, Kaiser reported that plans are maturing for the mini-reunion for the weekend of September 20-21 (Penn game). It was decided to hold an executive committee meeting as usual, with an additional meeting to be held on shipboard on the weekend of October 3-4 en route from Baltimore to Annapolis for the Navy game. Dave Lilly has been invited to this meeting to further develop the plan he briefly outlined for the class to consider relative to familiarizing itself with the Dartmouth faculty. Andy Ruoff reports that 44 people are already signed up for the October weekend, with others expected. Ruoff's elaborate plans were discussed, and all agreed that the weekend in Maryland promised to be a dandy. There, is still plenty of time to sign up by dropping Andy Ruoff a note at 11303 Hunt Farm Lane, Oaklon, VA 22124-1202.
The committee responded to a letter written by Bob Davidson requesting guidance for his authorship of "ThirtyNine Out." His letter was prompted by some negative views expressed by KenMac Donald in recent correspondence to the executive committee. After considerable discussion the committee requested that its president advise Davidson that his approach was considered excellent and encourage him to continue in the same vein in the future.
Corner and Tomkins held forth on the slow start of our 1986 class Fund effort; we are at the bottom of the Green Derby at this writing. Corner stated that 55 men are working actively with him as agents and expressed the hope that despite what appears to be a very high goal we will come close to our objective. Tomkins pointed out that only 46 percent of our major givers had responded at that date.
In a communication to Jim Corner OldsAnderson writes that he was off in midApril on an annual stint as a tour leader into Peru and Bolivia. This year the tour is spending all its time above 10,000 feet in Cuzco, Puno, Cochabamba, and La Paz. He hopes there are no joggers in the bunch.
In 1983 Dick and Bunny Brooks broke the geriatric barrier with voyages on their 40-foot cruiser to and down the Mississippi. In 1985 they traveled to Newfoundland via Quebec where they made a great stop with Zeke Hill at Burlington, Vt. This year they plan to pioneer an inland trip from New York to Mobile. After canal-climbing to Lake Erie, then trucking to Pittsburgh, they will lock down the Ohio, climb into Tennessee, and run down the brand new Tombigbee Water- way to the Gulf. Incidently, Bozo Noland reported that Brooksie's huge painting of barge operations on the Mississippi had an entire wall to itself in the nation's most prestigious marine art show at the Mariners' Museum in Newport News last winter.
Herb Hirschland was off to England and Ireland in early May, shouting as he left, "Damn the torpedos, full speed ahead!"
We're off until we see you in print next September. A good summer to all!
Several Dartmouth alumni took part in theJerry Ford Legends of Skiing Classic in Beaver Creek, Colo., in March. Pictured are,standing, Sel Hannah '34 and seated, DickDurrance '38.
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