From September of 1948 to September of 2017—exactly 69 years; what a great ride this has been and we hope you will be able to join us in Hanover from September 22nd to the 24th to celebrate this festive occasion for our 65th reunion. We started out 715 strong and there are about 300 of us still here to carry the banner of the great class of 1952. No, there are more of us than that. We also are blessed to have some 200 widows of our loyal classmates who have bonded with us to carry on our legacy, and these 500 are all joined by our children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren (!), many of whom also proudly wear the Dartmouth green. During the reunion weekend you will have a chance to revisit your old haunts, relive your own personal experiences and retell your old campus adventures (well, maybe not all of them) from your year as a “pea green freshman” to your exit as a “grand old senior,” whenever and wherever that might have been. We add that last qualifier because we know that some of our most committed classmates may have moved on before graduation or because the Korean conflict may have interrupted their game plans. Your reunion committee, working with the College, has put together a weekend for you that is balanced between a chance to enjoy all of Dartmouth and an acknowledgment of the fact that we’re not as young and spry as we were. Which is to say that everything will be both interesting and comfortable. The agenda includes recognition of our class project both on the Green and at Bartlett Tower, a walk through our class history at Rauner library in the former Webster Hall, some football at Memorial Field (or on the screen at the Hanover Inn), hearing the experiences of today’s students, hearing stimulating presentations, paying our respects to our classmates who have passed on and much more. However, most important, by far, is the chance to see your friends and enjoy each other’s company. That’s what it’s all about, isn’t it? Please join us.

—William J. Montgomery, 11 Berrill Farms Lane, Hanover, NH 03755; (603) 643-0261; wmontgod52@aol.com