1935

We seldom hear from our loyal ladies, but EleanorSmith (Dave's widow) recently passed on a few amusing incidents from our early days such as: AnnaRichardson (Don's widow) remembers being in Hanover on their wedding day. BeebSpengeman (Spec's widow) attended Fall House Parties at the end of her honeymoon. George Colton, while courting Ruth in New York City, invited her to go up to Hanover by train to see his beloved college. Unbeknownst to Ruth, George had a ring tucked in his pocket. Having properly installed Ruth at the Inn, George suggested an evening walk on the golf course. The weather was lovely, and everything went on schedule, including the transfer of the ring to Ruth's finger. George himself received a note recently from Carol Dorsey (Steve's widow) saying how much she enjoyed the only time she visited the College, on her honeymoon in July 1940.

Rob McLellan, our treasurer, reports that for the third year in a row the class funds showed a net operating gain. We more than doubled our contributions to the 1935 Memorial Fund and made a gift to the College of $3,400 which was our largest annual gift since the 50th Reunion. The Fund is entirely separate from yearly gifts by individuals, and it is now up to $112,400, producing $7,900 for the benefit of the Hopkins Center and Hood Museum. In addition, our support of the Athletic Sponsor Program increased by 26 percent over the past year.

Cram Carrick finally bit the bullet and moved into a retirement emporium, but he is still working. Howie Croninger is a "designated volunteer" for arranging events of general interest at Kendal in Hanover for its 350 residents, such as the "Whiffenpoofs," an "Oompah" band, a concert pianist, and a violin concert. One of the very best of these events was "The Golden Years" with MauryRapf. Joy and Ed Gerson just returned from a wonderful trip to Russia with a group of Dartmouth, Columbia, and Harvard Alumni led by a Dartmouth professor as the principal lecturer. This was followed by a shore dinner and a night in Portsmouth, N.H., with Renne andHarold Silverman. Bob Kuhns tells us he is still fully occupied with his business, which includes performing services for wholesale pipe and valve corporations throughout the world, and at the same time managing a group of investment companies. In no uncertain terms Bob proclaims that "WORK IS FUN!"

Gordon Farm, RR1- Box 83, Sutton, VT 05867-9721