1927
Did you know that Dartmouth Night, a "time when alumni have come back," originated in 1895? Only in the 1950's did it become associated with football and pep rallies. In the late 60's, along with other traditions, it was abolished but was revived in 1972 at the request of a group of students, and in 1975, again at the request of students, the torchlight parade was reinstated.
1927 held its annual fall reunion October 13-14 this year, the weekend of the Yale game and Dartmouth Night, complete with campus bonfire, torchlight parade, and all the fixin's.
It all began Friday with about 74 of us, including wives, widows, and relatives, gathering for drinks and dinner in the Alumni Hall of Hopkins Center. Later, most of the 1927 oldsters watched the campus festivities from the balcony of the center. Saturday morning was the usual buffet breakfast in the Drake Room followed by a business meeting and then a general meeting, during which President Kemeny an'swered questions from alumni in the Center's main auditorium. At noon there was a buffet lunch in Alumni Hall and then, of course, the game. Light rain persisted during much of the first half, but at halftime both the weather and the team improved sufficiently to grant us a 10-3 victory, along with a temporary first place in the Ivy League.
Unexpected surgery prevented president KenMurray from being present, but we are glad to note that he has now recovered. Vice president Paul Hannah ably presided at the business meeting in his place. In addition to routine matters, the following business was transacted: The 1979 fall reunion will be held September 22-23 over the Princeton weekend. HowieMullin was elected to the executive committee to fill a vacancy, and Fred Page was asked to extend his involvement with the library at Dick Hall's House (it badly needs recataloguing, and some rebinding and replacement). Kudos were passed out to Frank Strong, Tom Gillespie, and their wives for their work in co-chairing the reunion, to Allice Wormser for her work with the widows and with the memorial fund, to BobWilliamson and Larry Scammon for their efforts with the Alumni Fund and the Campaign for Dartmouth, respectively, and to Hale Ham for his involvement with Dick Hall's House. Hale reported that the House is very successful, and popular on campus and that several interesting nnovations are in process. One of these is the establishment of a chairperson in each dorm, backed up by the medical authorities and properly trained and equipped with a medical suitcase to act as a paramedic in the diagnosis and prevention of ailments.
At the banquet at the Norwich Inn on Saturday night, Tom Gillespie acted as m.c., and Paul O'Connell, as the main speaker, amused us with a long list of stories and a plug for the College's bequest program.
Incomplete mileage measurements prevented us from ascertaining who came from the longest distance, but included with those who let no amount of distance stand in their way were Howie and Edna Mullin (San Diego), Charlie and Josephine Huntley (Austin, Tex.), Dick Griffin (Santa Barbara, Calif.), and Steve and Lillian Osborne (St. Paul, Minn.). Tom Gillespie will record the names of the other attendees in the next issue of his "Speakeasy." Suffice it to say that a fitting climax to a real "fun" weekend was the Sunday ride southward on Interstate 89 towards Concord. There, we were once again overwhelmed by the beauty of nature as we saw in the distance, every dozen miles or so, the white, tapered spire of a village church rising in the bright sunlight to shine above the surrounding banks of subtle yellow, orange, red, and brown foliage.
Most of the news items that we collected will have to be held over until next month, but here, at least, is a beginning!
Ross Lyon, of Camp Hill, Pa., took a great trip last summer with his daughter and her family in their new van. Coming up from Florida with three beautiful daughters, the entire family covered most of the Northeast, hitting not only Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine, but also New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Montreal, and Quebec. They also spent two days in Hanover where the young women had several meetings with the admission authorities.
John Reynders has finally become a permanent resident of Sea Island after spending the last four winters there. His new address is Cottage 25, Sea Island, Ga. 31561. The Reynders still spend their summers at their old address, 19 Metcalf Street in Worcester, Mass.
Rog Braman, since retiring in 1972 from the insurance agency built up by his father in Newport, R. 1., has been busier than ever continuing with the many organizations with which he has been affiliated over the years, including the Regional YMCA, Redwood Library (the largest private library in the U.S.), Newport Historical Society, Channing Memorial Church, and Newport Savings and Loan Association (started by his grandfather in 1888). Rog is also one-half owner of the Long Wharf Mall on the waterfront in Newport, and has a power boat which he frequently uses for fishing in Narragansett Bay.
Don Megathlin of Yarmouthport, Mass., took a trip to Greece in May and visited many of the famous sights in Athens, such as the Acropolis, the Agora, Licabetus Hill, etc. Later, they spent eight days on the island of Corfu, off the western coast of Greece, and also visited Crete and a number of other Greek Islands.'
We are sorry to have to report the deaths of the following classmates: Emerson A. Ross on July 28, Allen H. Pulsifer on September 30, and Burton Harris on October 18.
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