1964

History will record that at the Dartmouth class of 1964's 25th Reunion, over 200 classmates returned with friends and families. History will also note that it was announced that the class of 1964 set a new all-time Dartmouth record for alumni giving with a total of over $1.7 million. What will be remembered only by those of us who returned to Hanover for the reunion was that it was the biggest, most exciting (well, possibly the 1967 Dartmouth-Princeton game was more exciting), and touching Dartmouth event that we have experienced in the last quarter century (ouch!). Congratulations to reunion chairman Pete Koenig, head agent SandyMcGinnis, and their respective committees for coming through for us all.

Thad was back in Hanover and gave a terrific luncheon talk. The class elected the following new class officers: president, BobCahners; vice president, Herb McCord; treasurer, Al Woodberry; secretary, Hal Rabner; newsletter editor, Bob Patterson; bequest chairman and Alumni Councilor, Sandy McGinnis; head agent, WoodyFlowers; and mini-reunion chairman, Dick Couch.

The following recurring reunion quotes were picked up by our roving reporter and might spark some recollections:

"Where's Koenig, the beer track just broke .. . We're only short by $137,000 ... Do you remember? . . . Grow up! ... The tent is leaking again . . . Where's Cook Auditorium? .. . Has anyone seen my kids?... Do we need tickets? Three for $20 ...

When I was dean I was 15 years younger than you are right now . . . Does anyone want to buy a book? . . . That had to be longer than 2.6 miles . . . The date I was going to bring was too young to transport across state lines .. . Happy birthday, Aldy . . . Whaddaya mean I'm only allowed one towel per day? . . . His wife is just two years older than my daughter . . . The first thing he did was move his bed into my room ... Did the house always smell this bad? ... I thought I was pregnant but it was just menopause .. . Do I hear $525? .. . You look great. . . You look awful... I don't do staying in dorms . . . Where did you get that bloody mary? . . . Where is (the key, my wife, my beer, the picnic)? ... Grow up! You want to see grow up? I'll show you grow up. I can't believe he really did that.. . Dad, you started acting really fanny last night, like weird."

This will be my last column, as Hal Rabner will be taking over the office of class secretary. I'd like to thank everyone for their support both in supplying information to the column and for participating in the reunion yearbook project. Let's stay in touch and maybe do lunch sometime. Bye.

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