1931

We hope that of the approximately 30 classmates who reside within commuting distance, some will attend the College's capital fund campaign kickoff at the Lincoln Center in New York November 15-16, at which our Bob Oelman will be one of the Dartmouth family to be honored.

Many of the 100 of you who forecast answers to die Dow and the crude oil price questions on the reunion questionnaire didn't attend reunion to hear my summary. Therefore 111 add to last month's report and to that in Bill Wendell's last newsletter as follows. Chub Hetfield won a magnificent photo of Dartmouth Row, taken in the winter of 1928-29 by Al Bucher, for his forecast of 2975 for the Dow (closed on June 10 at 2975.40), thus being nominated 1931 's investment counselor. Chub was chosen over Dwight Rand who made an identical forecast but sent it about three months later than Chub.

Optimists were Spence Miller and Gordy Carver. Spence forecasted $1.75 for a barrel of crude and thus won the business card of a classmate locomotive salesman of a few years back to help Spence purchase some locomotives for the Maine Central. Gordy's 5,000 for the Dow won him die title of 1931's Prize Bull-along with a badge to prove it. This should complete the prize awards report.

Most welcome were notes from JeanRussell and Ginny Rick, and I hope that they stay in touch. Both George and Jim were lost earlier this year to lung cancer. George was one of us three '3 Is in the Armored Force in WW II.

Several newspaper clippings carrying an article about the launching' of Eliot Winslow's new tug boat were sent to me by one of his many friends and gave me considerable background for his presentation at reunion, which included a film on that launch and his account of one of his firm's business transactions, a highlight of the reunion.

I've sent for tickets for the Penn and Lehigh football games, but not for the mini-reunion Bucknell game. Maybe Princeton.

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