Class Note 1944
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A sparkling early fall weekend greeted us in Hanover for the mini-reunion weekend, October 8-9. It was a small but enthusiastic group that gathered for dinner Friday night at the Hanover Inn. The list of famous stalwarts included our man in Hanover, Bob McLaughry, Betty and Ben Jones, Ezz Hale and Ruth Schnabel, Libby and Clint Gardner, Mary and Harry Morse, Charlie Spallino and Barbara Bernard, Eric Barradale, Lizanne and Joe Vancisin, Penn Frost and Anne Egner, Stan Barr and myself. Dave Scotford and Eleanor Vail won the prize for long-distance reuning, and Grace and Dave Nutt livened up the company by bringing their daughter Eva.
After an excellent dinner class president Penn Frost conducted a brief class meeting. One topic that got lots of discussion was a motion to make the wives and widows official members of the class. In the end, it was seconded and adopted by the class members present.
The final topic was next year’s mini-reunion, to be or not to be? The class of ’44 tent has been prominently erected in front of the Sphinx since the late 1940s and tailgates have been enjoyed there in many forms. After the 65th reunion there was discussion of ending the minis, but a determined group decided to continue. This year the numbers were small, and the question arose again. The class decided to enjoy the tent and tailgate one more year, and review the topic then. So: 2011, same time, same place. Put it on your calendars now and watch for details as we get closer.
We have lost classmates Archibald H. Rowan and William H. McElnea Jr. Our condolences to their families and friends.
—Betty Munson ’44a, 23 Linscott Road N., York, ME 03909; emmunson1944@gmail.com
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A sparkling early fall weekend greeted us in Hanover for the mini-reunion weekend, October 8-9. It was a small but enthusiastic group that gathered for dinner Friday night at the Hanover Inn. The list of famous stalwarts included our man in Hanover, Bob McLaughry, Betty and Ben Jones, Ezz Hale and Ruth Schnabel, Libby and Clint Gardner, Mary and Harry Morse, Charlie Spallino and Barbara Bernard, Eric Barradale, Lizanne and Joe Vancisin, Penn Frost and Anne Egner, Stan Barr and myself. Dave Scotford and Eleanor Vail won the prize for long-distance reuning, and Grace and Dave Nutt livened up the company by bringing their daughter Eva.
After an excellent dinner class president Penn Frost conducted a brief class meeting. One topic that got lots of discussion was a motion to make the wives and widows official members of the class. In the end, it was seconded and adopted by the class members present.
The final topic was next year’s mini-reunion, to be or not to be? The class of ’44 tent has been prominently erected in front of the Sphinx since the late 1940s and tailgates have been enjoyed there in many forms. After the 65th reunion there was discussion of ending the minis, but a determined group decided to continue. This year the numbers were small, and the question arose again. The class decided to enjoy the tent and tailgate one more year, and review the topic then. So: 2011, same time, same place. Put it on your calendars now and watch for details as we get closer.
We have lost classmates Archibald H. Rowan and William H. McElnea Jr. Our condolences to their families and friends.
—Betty Munson ’44a, 23 Linscott Road N., York, ME 03909; emmunson1944@gmail.com