1942
There was a lot of news this month in 1941. But not much fifty years later. A nice exchange of letters with Bate Ewart had the two of us looking at the same video of the Teton Valley Ranch Camp in Wyoming; operated by Matt Montagne '73, son of our own John. A pretty impressive enterprise. Bate also tacked on a kind invitation to visit the Ewarts and Alan Bedes for golf in Wilmington, N.C.
Letters from Alex Fanelli, busy on our 50th Yearbook project, told (1) the current count on reunion plans: 76 definitely "yes;" 64 probably "yes;" 30 probably not; and 15 definitely not. And (2) that he had a lot of help from Bill Winternitz, Don Egan, Bill Clark,Tom Moore, Jim Ban', Milt Williams, JohnCorwith, Dick Clarke, Ken LeSure, TedArico, Frank Garran, Dave Sargent, BobSchuette, Mike deSherbinin, Bob Fisher,Carl Holekamp, Harry Burdick, BobSearles, Rusty Hartranft, Don Amy, TomBlankley, Art Stukey, Spook Conway, WallyMeckes, Bob Gale, Bob Whelden, BenPage, Doug Riley, Bob Encherman, and BillLowenthal in chasing you classmates who have not sent in your own information and pictures for the 50th Yearbook. I hope you have all done your part now. hi my own calls for Alex I had nice visits with (and promises of prompt responses from) Paul Torian, MelFigley, and Bert Anger.
The only other news I have is to report the sad news of the loss of two more classmates. Bill Gray passed away, after a long illness, on January 24th in Lake Wales, Fla., where he lived for the last five years. And Robert Scott died on February 23, 1989, in Cornwall Bridge, Conn., after a long fight with cancer. Bob was with us for only one year. He attended the University of Pennsylvania after World War II. Our sympathy goes out to both families.
April 1941.Fifty years ago. Aswe return from the Spring recess the Nazis drive south toward Salonika. Going south in this country, Dick Burns hits .429 on the baseball southern trip. The Glee Club tour is marred by empty gas tanks and speeding tickets.
Back in Hanover, Bob White is elected chairman of Cabin and Trail. The Nazis and Italian forces join for the first time. The basketball squad with a 2.85 average leads all athletic squads in scholastic performance.
Bob Chester's band is picked to play at Green Key. Louis Armstrong will be the second band. Bob Burns throws a no-hit, no-run game as Phi Gam beats Beta in the opening of the inter-fraternity league play.
Fred Main and Harry Bond will be Cabin and Trail's representatives on the Executive Committee of the DOC. Harry is the new DOC President. 34 members of the administration and faculty are willing to go to war with the Axis powers now; 100 are opposed. Thayer School says it will not lower its standards for defense.
The British fight their way to a Balkan Dunkerque in southernmost Greece. Chuck Bolte '41 writes his famous "Now we have waited long enough" letter. 69 percent of 1,000 students, voting in a poll conducted by the Student Committee Against War, are against entering the war now. Germany reiterates its threat to sink all ships in the War Zone. Athens falls to the Nazis.
Instructor John Finch accuses newspapers of not giving complete international news coverage and misinforming the public on labor matters. Senior canes (the ones with Indian heads on them) sell for $2.50.
Varsity golfers with first EIGA crown since 1918. Mel Figley, Bill Martin, and Dick Remsen are contributors in the win over Princeton. Dick Bolton is picked to head the Players.
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