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MINI '48 REUNIONS - upcoming and historic

October 2 & 3, 2009 













Annual Mini-Reunion upcoming for Two nostalgic days in Hanover has been planned to include the FIRST IVY LEAGUE HOME GAME which will be against Penn who we beat two years ago.  Other events planned are as follows:

Friday, October 2nd for the golfers, an 8:30 Tee Time, or
Tour the ever-changing Campus on your own, or
Use the 1948 rockers on the Inn Porch viewing activities
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2:30 Annual Class Meeting, Wren Room, Sanborn Hall
including Election of Officers for the next three years

5:30 Class Dinner, est. $40, Wheelock Room at the Inn following a Cocktail hour
and Introduction of two Class Scholar-Athletes for 2010, and
speaker , Adjunct Economics Professor Charlie Wheelan, '88 on
a very timely subject from a knowledgeable and experienced author.

Saturday, October 3rd 9:00 Coach Teevens' football outlook, Top/Hop
11:30 Friends of Football tent, NW corner of the stands prior to
12:30 Kickoff for the game with Penn and assessment of Teevens
5:00+- DOC House, Occom Pond for BYOB catered feed @ $23/person

WINTER MINI - tradition change - March 4, 2008 Noon Luncheon at Norwich Inn in lieu of normal Dinner at Dowd's Inn, Lyme. Please let Bud Gedney know if you can make any first Tuesday luncheon, at BudGin@Verizon.net

October Mini -2008  (a four day event including the Yale game)

Thursday, October 9, Optional self directed activities
           Suggestions:  Tour and views of Class Projects (Space for Dialog at Hood), Scholar Athlete Awards (Gym), Rocking
            Chairs and plaque (Inn porch), Garden and plaque (in front of Blunt Alumni center)   See Projects page.                         
                                Walk around campus viewing new buildings and uses of older ones such as Webster or Baker
                                 Visit new athletic fields for Lacross, Soccer and Field Hockey
                                  Just enjoy the beautiful Fall colors
Friday, the 10th - Golf in the morning, Class meeting (see Minutes for notes on the Annual Meeting) at 2:30, Dinner at 7:00
                               with Scholar Athlete Carli Clemis and former soccer coach Whitey Burnham scheduled to speak.

Saturday, the 11th - Meeting with Football Coach Buddy Teevens (at the Hop) 9;00, Prof. Lecture (Alumni Hall) 10:00,
                           Alumni Tent at the Field before the Yale Football game 12:30, and a Bar-B-Q at the (DOC house) 5:00
                           with the other Scholar Athlete, Andrew Dete, a Captain on the football team)
Sunday, the 12th - Extremely delightful and generous BRUNCH at Bud and Ginny Gedney's and Goodbyes (10;00)      
           FOR  NEXT  YEAR,  HOLD   OCTOBER  2-3  OPEN  FOR  YET  ANOTHER  1948  MINI  REUNION  IN  HANOVER

Fall Mini Reunion 2007

September 27 through October 1


Reunion Chairmen, Bud Gedney and John Hatheway added some new wrinkles this year. An optional Cocktails and Dinner was offered at the Norwich Inn on Thursday evening to start things off, was well attended and enjoyed. It gave an opportunity to discuss the upcoming weekend activities and allow President Warren Daniell to announce some class meeting plans.

Friday morning saw four duffers, Marv Axelrod, John Hatheway, Dave Kurr & Pete Foster tee off at the Hanover Golf Course in the fog which soon lifted providing a very enjoyable round. Others saw the Hood Museum where the Class sponsored"Space for Dialogue" is of special interest, shop the specialty outlets, mosey around the new campus buildings or just enjoy the lovely Fall colors and atmosphere.

After lunch on our own, we convened at the Wren Room in the Baker complex for our Annual Class Meeting the minutes for which are to be found in the Minutes pages of this website. Reports were heard from all officers and committees, a budget passed for 2008 and a special announcement made wherein our Space for Dialog project at the Hood, which has been acclaimed locally and by Museums elsewhere, will be endowed by efforts of the Class of 1967 to insure its support, continuation and impact in future years. The Class of 1948 will be acknowledged as the project founder in ongoing years.

Friday evening we enjoyed Cocktails and the Class (Surf & Turf) Dinner at the Inn's Hayward Lounge meeting our Scholar Athlete, Soccer star Nick Christman and hearing details from the College's Jack Wilson about the expansive building program which is quite impressive and ongoing. It was a satisfying day.

On Saturday, after a stirring meeting with Football Coach Buddy Teevens at the Top of the Hop, we enjoyed the traditional Tailgate Lunch at the Observatory followed by a very satisfying victory over Penn, the first in 10 years, 21-13 to start off a much improved season in the Ivy League. Our usual gathering at theTommy Dent Cabin was shifted to the DOC facility on Occom Pond due to a large tree falling on the former. The Bar-B-Que was great as usual.

Bud and Ginny Gedney were most gracious and generous in providing the very elaborate and delicious Sunday Brunch at their delightful home in Claremont, NH which was a finale for the Mini not to be exceeded. If none of the foregoing had taken place, this repast and convivial gathering was an event to come for in itself and wound up a stupendous Reunion which has become a tradition of reknown.

REPORT FROM PRES. WARREN ON THE MINI DINNER of last February, 2007

Twelve, including 5 ladies, were able to attend the Wednesday evening cocktail hour and dinner at Dowd's Inn in Lyme. Pete and Foxy had spent the day on the slopes, and reported a great time (although none of the rest of us were inclined to join them next year). Pete's note: Maybe there will be other skiers who will - John Fenno? Conversation was continuous and wide-ranging, and Tami put on her usual fine meal. The outside temperature was a mild 15 degrees. The rest of you would have enjoyed it had you been able to attend.

As in past years, The Dowds' Country Inn reserves guestrooms for overnight accommodations on the evenings we select. The group rate is offered to you and the Class of 1948 inclusive of a full country breakfast, afternoon tea and New Hampshire Taxes.On Wednesday evening, the Class of 1948 will host a dinner gathering at the Inn

All of the class members wishing to stay the night will be required to reserve their own individual overnight accommodations and dinner reservations with The Dowds' Country Inn on or before January 31st, 2008. Tami says, " Please, at your convenience, forward a list of those classmates that you anticipate will be joining us. We will then forward to them a deposit request letter. Feel free to e-mail me the names at your convenience to Innkeeper@dowdscountryinn.com."