1946

We had a great mini-reunion. Weather a bit off and the Harvards zipped us in football. But the big news was that 27 classmates, including three widows and assorted guests, showed up. "Duke"and Miriam Schneider brought the 18-month-old twin girls, a real treat for us all. Chairperson Walt Snickenberger did his usual great job in putting it all together, with some assistance from veep Bob Kimball. You'll get all the details via John McClintock's newsletter. Thank you all for coming. For those who didn't think 1998, mid-October.

The Magazine suggested that this issue should be devoted to athletics. Well, I'll give it a try. So often many people think of athletics as all brawn, no brains. Perhaps after reading the following that notion can be laid to rest for the class of 1946. Judson Hannigan, football captain, president of International Paper, and former prexy of our class. Dale Armstrong, football captain, All-American, and vice president of U.S. Steel. Jack Sayers, football and baseball great, a long and successful career as a stockbroker. The late Art Young, football and baseball star, former coach, and then a whiz in the financial services world. Bill Spoor, football and track standout, CEO of the Pillsbury Co. Bob Poet, another football and track star, chemistry major, and then an outstanding career in the business/engineering field. The late Audley Brindley, basketball captain, All-American, led Dartmouth to the NCAA finals in 1944. Though taken from us at age 34, he was already a rising star with General Foods. Walt Snickenberger baseball captain, Phi Beta Kappa, became director of admissions at Cornell and later vice president of Southern Methodist University. Clark Judge, a sometime tennis ace but more notably a heptagonal and IC4A track champion. Besides all that, a colonel in the marine corps. Stan Waterman, cross-country champion and outstanding distance runner. He became one of the world's leading underwater photographers, explorers, and lecturers. George Swick, one of the great swimmers in our class. He went on to a long and successful career as an actuary. Mort Thalhimer, another of our swimming stars. A real mogul in the motion picture theater industry and was a dedicated person for volunteer public service. Bill Riley, captain of the hockey team (and the best college player I ever saw). Bill enjoyed a long and successful business career with the Budweiser Co. Member of the National Hockey Hall of Fame. Joe Conley track captain and an outstanding performer for the Big Green in three events in heptagonal and IC4A track meets. Joe was a manager for General Electric for many years. No, I didn't forget our skiers. How about Malcolm McClane, Phi Beta Kappa, Rhodes Scholar, captain of the ski team. Served as a distinguished public servant in his native Manchester, N.H., and practiced law there. And Lowell Thomas Jr., what can I say about him, not said before? Great skier, became an explorer, writer, lecturer, and even found time to be an Alaskan state senator and lieutenant governor. Last, and by no means least, did you know that TomAdams was commodore of the Dartmouth Corinthian Yacht Club? What's he done lately? Take a look at his record as our head agent. I know I probably missed some people, forgive me. To all those who competed in any way for Dartmouth, I'm sure you all felt "ask not what Dartmouth can do for you, but what you can do for Dartmouth" (sorry to have to borrow words from a Harvard man). Earlier I talked of brawn, no brains. You be the judges.

I regret to close with the sad news of the deaths of classmates: Joseph R. Brennan died on October 6, William B. Renner (an adopted classmate of ours) died on October 10. We extend our deepest sympathy to their families.

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Bill Riley '46 best of the '40s, p. 32