1956

51 Tradd Street Charleston, SC 29401

I hate to say it but, were it not for a message from the current Ayatollah, I would have had a totally empty mail sack this month. You guys must be out there enjoying the good weather as much as I am. What I'm doing right now, behind this Macintosh, is beyond me. The camellias are in bloom, the sun is out, the fish are jumpin', and who knows what may be going on in the cottonfields!

I was sorry to have to miss the class meeting in New York, but Clem Malin sent along some notes on that meeting suggesting that I might "wish to extract bits and pieces for [my] column in the Alumni Magazine." Shoot, Clem, I'd use the whole bloomin' thing if you hadn't warned that Flint Ranney might do the same in WWW.

Of the affair in general, Clem reported that the attendance was the largest ever (something over 30, if my count is correct), and that "even the chicken was pretty good this year." Professor Bruce Pipes, the evening's speaker, wrote to Clem later that the "question and answer session [was] one of the most spirited I have ever participated in. . . . That kind of alumni interest is one of the many things that makes Dartmouth so different from other institutions."

Dick Whitney, current chancellor of the exchequer, noted that this year we already have 350 dues-paying classmates, as compared with a total of 360 last year. Those who have not yet anteed-up are hereby strongly encouraged to do so.

Also interested in matters financial is Howard Sodokoff, our Alumni Fund head agent, who is pleased with early returns but hopes to increase this year's participation substantially. Only 346 of us contributed last year, compared with 440 '57s and 428 '58s, both of which classes we clobbered in reunion attendance. Let's show them how to do it this year! And remember that the matching gifts program can make a whale of a difference.

The weekend was topped off by dinner at Howard Sokokoff's "Brown Derby" on Saturday and Leo McKenna's traditional Sunday brunch. By all accounts, the gathering proved to be one of the best in our long and distinguished history.

Roger Schumacher has offered to host a reception for the class after the Princeton game, November 19, at his company's location, about a mile from Palmer Stadium. He and Cube Conroy are investigating the possibility of a joint gathering with the classes of '57 and '58, our once and future reunion partners.

It is not too early to book your reservations for the Davidson game in Charlotte on October 1 or for Dartmouth Night and the Harvard game two weeks later. Our inimitable social director, Cube Conroy, will be happy to hear from you.

And, to tell you the truth, I'd like to hear from you, too.