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15 Smart Road, W. Acton, Mass.; Pat and Donald Burke, 1818 Caesar Way South, St. Petersburg 12, Fla.; Pat and Clarence Lyon, 4 Prince Avenue, Winchester, Mass.; Grace and David Hoag, Winthrop Street, Medway, Mass; Ernie Buckman, 270 Grant St., Sewickley, Pa.; Marianne and Bob Nelson, Jr., South Main Street, Sherborn, Mass.; Henry Ward, Jr., 1815 Savo Court, Timonium, Md.; Lynne and Ed Richardson, 1331 Old Worcester Road, Framingham Center, Mass.; Corinne and Ken Davis, Jr. 9119 Aldershot Drive, Bethesda, Md.; Russ Dostal, Birmingham, Mich.; Ellin and Hugh Jackson, 903 Twyckenham Road, Media, Pa.; Lois and Stan Blitzer, 10 St. Mary's Street, Newton, Mass.; Doris and Shep Arkin, 25 Whipple Road, Lexington, Mass.; Bill Cahill, Beverly Hills, Calif.; Jim Chabot, 4160 Harding, Dearborn, Mich. 
  
Almost everyone managed to arrive in time to attend the Punch Bowl Party at the beach house. Dinner was held in the main dining room and then everyone adjourned to an adjoining building. The committee had obtained from Harold's Club in Reno two large boxes of equipment for the party. Included were roulette wheels, poker cards, large stacks of thousand dollar bills, dice, and decorations galore to set the stage. Upon entering, everyone was given $25,000 with which to gamble the evening away. At the end of the Gambling Party an auction was held of M.I.T. crest decorated glasses, cocktail shakers, ash trays, etc., with the better gamblers being in the best position to bid. Saturday morning, after a leisurely breakfast, about 50 of us boarded a sight-seeing bus for a tour of the outer portion of the Cape. Despite the inclement weather, this proved a very interesting tour. Those who did not go on the tour spent their time playing shuffleboard in the stiff wind and mist, and otherwise getting acquainted with old friends. At noon, at the Beach House, we all enjoyed the steamed clams and boiled lobster dinner. The afternoon was spent in various convivial groups and about a dozen of us went swimming in the surprisingly warm ocean water. Thanks to the foresightedness of the Reunion Committee a foul weather plan had been prepared for Saturday and a number of couples enjoyed an afternoon of square dancing.
  
Late in the afternoon a class meeting was held. President Herb Hansell opened it and Class Treasurer Ned Tebbetts reported that the class treasury had about $640 in it, the bulk of that being excess profits from the 10th Reunion. He further reported that the expenses of the 15th Reunion would probably exceed income, mainly due to the reunion committee's having gone somewhat overboard on a reunion remembrance which would be passed out later. Ned further pointed out that if five years ago the class had invested the $600 it then had in the treasury it would be considerably richer. He suggested that the class officers about to be elected should be empowered to invest the treasury, or a part of it, and the meeting so voted. (The next day the class officers met and decided against investing the money because of various legal problems which would present themselves.) Your secretary spoke briefly thanking everyone for his support in the past five years and requested continued support in the next five years in the form of frequent and newsy information about himself. Next, Herb Hansell suggested that after three reunions, all run by essentially the same people in the Boston area, it might be a compassionate idea to call on a different group for the 20th Reunion, and he served notice on the New York delegation that in about four years they might be called upon to run our 20th Reunion. The final business was the election of Class Officers for the next five years. Gene Parish headed a nominating committee; and after expressing thanks for the fine job done by all the class officers, most of whom have held their posts for the last 15 years, he suggested that they deserved a rest and that it was time for someone else to do the work. Consequently, he presented a slate of new officers and the class voted unanimous approval. (The only one who did not get off the hook was yours truly) The new officers are Clarence Lyon, President; Bill Schield, Vice-president; Ken Davis, Treasurer; John Maynard, Secretary; Ted Henning, Class Agent; and Bill Cahill, Rick Adler, Ray Brown, Herb Hansell, and Don Hurter, Class Council.
  
The serious business having been concluded, we had a cocktail party and adjourned to the main dining room for the Class Banquet. At that time the commemorative gift was passed out. It was a two-quart pewter Paul Revere water pitcher suitably engraved to commemorate the 15th Reunion. After dinner, we again adjourned to the beach house for an evening of dancing to the fine music produced by a four-piece orchestra. Thanks to the Blue Laws which had recently found to be legal by the Supreme Court, it was necessary to suspend official operations at midnight, but also thanks to some fine organizational work on the part of Bill Cahill, a large delegation adjourned to the suite occupied by our unsuspecting new proxy, C. S. Lyon, and his forebearing wife, Pat. I couldn't even guess when that party ended, because when Jan and I left at 1:30, it was just starting to roll.
  
Sunday the athletic facilities were attacked from all directions. Some went off to local clubs for golf or tennis. The three Tech dinghys which the committee had brought were in constant demand. The Snow Inn has a large bowling-on-the green facility and although no one understood the game at the start, expert advice from the management helped a number of us to enjoy that sport. A large putting green on the grounds saw plenty of action. A volley ball net was erected and a marathon game was underway most of the morning. The game produced more sprained ankles and broken street lamps (some of the shots were pretty wild) than it did good volley ball, but it was a lot of fun for everyone. At 1:00 P.M. everyone adjourned to the bar at the beach house for Bloody Marys, and shortly thereafter, a most delicious chicken barbeque was served. After dinner, the official reunion came to a close, but a few fortunate people returned to the sailing, the swimming, and the other facilities available.

When we were planning the reunion we wrote to ex-Commander Canfield to see if we could interest him in being our guest speaker. Unfortunately, he could not make it, but I would like to print his note of regret: "Shades of Mulroy, Gintoff, Maki, P.Y. Craig, Dr. Sullivan, and Captain Buracker! A lot of water has flowed under the Charles River bridge since that structure was deemed off-limits to all V-12 personnel (except on weekends). And the memory of those tense Saturday morning inspections grows a little dim. That is all but one--the day I hit the jack pot and found a rich haul of illegal uniforms, civies, and other banned items hidden on the roof of the Graduate House. It was a climax of heroic proportions. But if I had it to do all over again, I think I would have given the culprits an hour or so to remove it from sight before applying the restrictive penalty that always followed the crime, under the awesome eagle eye of the long-departed Captain Joyce. That, I hope, should convince you that the mellowing effects of age have taken hold of one former O-in-C. I wish I could be with you at your 15th Reunion. But Yale demands my presence here until after Commencement on the 12th. Nevertheless, I shall be thinking of all of you and wishing you well in your endeavors. Maybe it will be possible to make your 20th in 1966, if I can navigate by then! Warmest regards. Cordially yours, F. Curtis Canfield, Dean, School of Drama, Yale University."
  
I would be remiss if I did not again express thanks to all who went out of their way at the reunion to express their thoughts to me regarding this column, and also to again thank everyone for the cocktail glasses and shaker. Until next month, when we will get back to reporting the latest business coups of '49'ers, I remain your secretary.--John A. Maynard, 15 Cabot Street, Winchester, Mass.

'47
  
First, before giving you any of the belated news from the last six months, please start putting your pennies aside for the 15th Reunion next June. I do not have definite information for you concerning the place yet, but you can be certain that it will be the weekend of June 7, 8, and 9.
  
Shortly after the middle of April, I received a letter from Claude Brenner concerning the Centennial Celebration events at Tech, which he attended: "You might want to print the names of those who attended the Alumni Banquet. '47 was represented by two tables at the Baker House affair which was for '43 through '52. Attending with their wives were Dick Knight (Joan), Jack Castles (Janie) and Will Rowan (Isabel). Also dining with us were Mort Loewenthal, Morgan Cooper, Byron Lutman, Alex Ward and Bob Kamm. The President's reception before the dinner was sprightly and noisy. The Strattons spent a good half hour with us. It must have been an exhausting week for them. The Convocation on Sunday was a magnificent climax to a thrilling week. The solemnity, the color, the high purpose,

NOVEMBER, 1961                                                      113