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Your correspondent is going to be a hard man to convince that such a thing as mental telepathy doesn't exist. In the last column, I dropped a hint that I would like to hear from one of my old side-kicks, namely William S. Butler. Less than a week after I dropped that column in the mailbox, a long letter arrived from said Butler giving me all the latest dope as to his doings and whereabouts. It seems that Bill is now part of the regular Navy and holds down the rank of Lt. (jg). He is currently the Communication Officer for Commander Service Squadron Two, which is good duty in anyone's language. Such duty entails ten months' duty each year in peacetime Norfolk, with semiyearly cruises to the Caribbean for fleet maneuvers, which means liberties in such places as Bermuda, San Juan, Gtmo Bay (which means Caimanera), and Ciudad Trujillo in the Dominican Republic. Butler es- pecially liked the latter location since the local government put a sedan and chauffeur at the constant disposal of every officer. Butler reports much progress in his domestic life, now being the father of two. The oldest is a three-year-old girl and the youngest a sixmonths-old midshipman. In case anyone is interested, Bill's address is 1223 Westover Ave., Norfolk.
Scanning over the recent press releases, it seems quite evident that a number of our lads will be back on the Hanover Plain this coming fall in a little different category than previously. John Halpin has been appointed instructor in the Great Issues course. Halpin was a former member of the Marine Corps unit. After receiving his degree at Dartmouth in February, 1947, Jack spent the past year as a research assistant for the National Institute of Public Affairs in Washington, D.C. Other additions include Allan McKee, appointed a teaching fellow in chemistry, and Joseph Masters, appointed a teaching fellow in physics.
I was very much surprised the other day to run into Bob Witke on the campus here at Wisconsin. I had no idea that Bob was a Wisconsin man, but it seems that he has been knocking around here for some time. During the recent dispute, Bob spent some time down in the South Pacific as a member of a deepsea diving team. Between his bouts with recurring tropical diseases, Witke is trying to pick up a degree in engineering.
There seems to be a large dearth of news from members far and near. We notice via press clipping that John Zvara is now a midshipman at Pensacola where he is undergoing the horrors of flight training. Said clipping notes that John received his midshipman appointment last August and was transferred to Pensacola following successful completion of his pre-flight training. Notes from the Hanover Plain inform us that Allan McCurry was one of the six recipients of the Henry Elijah Parker fellowships for graduate study in history. He plans to continue his studies at the University of Pennsylvania or Cornell after getting his degree this June at Dartmouth.
For the remainder of our column, we have a small number of announcements which are usually found in the local society pages, namely weddings and engagements. Miss Virginia Henderson and Robert E. W. Freeman were married April 1, in Union, N. J. According to the news story, Bob runs a retail store in Union. They have taken up residence in Irvington, N. J. Miss Marilyn Stadler and Samuel G. Smith recently announced their engagement. Marilyn is a graduate of Smith, and both are currently employed in the research division of Lederle Laboratories, Division of American Cyanamid, Pearl River, N. Y. Sounds like a possible future Carl and Gerty Cori combination. May 29 was the date set for the wedding of Miss Jane Strodel and Robert W. Sexton. Bob is now a pre-law student in Canisius College, Buffalo. Miss Constance Fuller and C. W. (Bill) Threinen were married April 8, in Lexington, Mass. This is a follow-up to an item in the column of two months past when Bill left here to take the big step. They are supposed to be back in town by now, but I guess that this married life is keeping Bill too busy to renew his social acquaintances.
That winds up the small amount of news that X had to offer for this month. Without stretching the point one bit I'm now at the bottom of the barrel as far as news is concerned. I've used up all of the news that Pfau was kind enough to send me and all of the press clippings that the editor of this MAGAZINE passed along, so any further news will have to come from YOU. Letters are preferred, but beggars can't be choosers so I'll settle for as little as a penny postcard.
Class Notes Editor, Dept. of Zoology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wise. Secretary-Chairman, 1101 North Shore Ave., Chicago 26, III. Treasurer, P. O. Box 1113, Hartford, Conn.
