1947

Last fall's mini-reunion started on a Friday afternoon with spotty sunlight showing through brown oaks, yellow-topped birches, and green/brown molting pines. Dorothy and I checked into the Norwich Inn and went over details with the innkeeper and chef. Then on to Hanover for shopping. We saw Frank and UrsWeber in the Bookstore, buying over a dozen readers for one and a half-year-old twin grandchildren. Ed and Mary Grady matched our footsteps into art gallery, bookstore, clothes shop.

Back at the Inn '47 had two tables of 12. Dick and Romy Hollerith arrived in time for a toddy; Zeke and Gloria Lanzillo had trouble getting past our happy room with their travel bags. Andy ana Joan McCulloch popped in after shopping, and at last, dinner was served. Tom Harrington, Father Tom of Crosby Hall days, said grace. Just in time for dessert were George andCarolyn Bingham and daughter Susan, a junior at Belmont High. Carolyn has completed a full-sized book on "Binghams at Dartmouth." There were dozens, some even before Dartmouth was chartered.

Saturday's class meeting was at 9:00 a.m. sharp, while wives explored Woodstock, Quechee, or Hanover. We met in the New Hamp-Topliff cluster, where our dorm interns, Judy Fairweather '89 and Neel Chatterjee '89, had coffee, crullers, and the makings of a barbeque in the works. Neel and Judy spoke briefly of their plans for programs, and John Trethaway, our coordinator, told us of a program involving class members. Anyone may sign up with John to participate in person.

Townes Harris conducted our meeting, since president Alan Epstein was at Hilton Head on a company outing. Lansing Reed, our treasurer, accounted for more dollars than we believed we had a great report. Hank Brezinski has shouldered the Alumni Drive chairman's yoke, and is striving to boost our participation, which is lowest in our class group although our dollars did well. We voted to continue sending the Alumni Magazine to all listed class members. Often a class member finally gets unencumbered with duties, finds the real joy in fellowship of reunions, and reenters the class activities at this time of life.

Bill Hallager announced plans for continuing fall mini-reunions for 1989 (October 13-14, Yale game) through 1992. As a topper, Brian Frazier '89 our class intern in the office of the president talked to us on impressions of campus events, President Freedman's sophomore year, the fraternity rush decisions, why the bonfire failed to collapse all very meaningfully explored. It is fascinating to see today's students in action, share views, and then share hot dogs, hamburgers; and salad in the cluster we support.

After the football game with Cornell we enjoyed a banquet. Dick and Alice Leary came from Eastman, with grandson Will McCulloch. Alice is much more nimble after her two hip operations. Marty and Ginnie Marino joined us for game and banquet.

Once one comes to these fall gatherings, it demands a repeat. We're getting larger each year. Maybe '89 will be your year. See you soon.

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