1930

First in the news for this month is a letter written at the end of November which gives you a little idea of the life led by Bob Keene, the operator of Keene's Lodge, Keene's Ski School, Keene's Ski Slope, etc. etc. (Advertisement). Bob writes:

My delay in replying to your letter was caused mostly by just plain too much of this'n that. Today, after several long hard days of pulling and hauling, my ski tow is re-built and ready to go, so I can heave a good sigh and plunge into the next chore before snow hits. I'm sorry not to have been free to join you all in New York and at the Yale game, but after a rather long inactive spell my clients came alive and I was "straight out" as our neighbors say.

Monday A.M. Snow is hitting us so my ski tow preparations were all to the good. Also last night as I wrote - expecting a long free evening to really catch up - in blew Paul Woodbridge '29 and an old Kodak friend - for a long bull session and overnite stay - so there went the evening. We never know in our game here with the Lodge who's coming from where and when. Fun and not at all boring, but at times we cry out for a few long uninterrupted days and nights!

The mail has also brought announcement of the marriage of Miss Leslie TenEyck to John French III, son of John and EllieFrench. The ceremony took place Sunday, November 11.

From a postcard reporting their new address at 435 East 79th Street, New York 21, N. Y., Al and Maggie Fisk indicate they have recently been in Hanover and, in fact, even came through Springfield, Vt., but apparently didn't stop in to see us.

Down in Wilmington, Del., Harry Dunning, vice-president and director of the Scott Paper Company was recently the guest speaker at the monthly meeting of the Society for Advancement of Management. His talk was "Communications in Modern Management" in which field Harry has made a real name for himself.

Undoubtedly, the most consistent contributor to these columns is Wally Blakey, who not only collects the Class funds, but also collects much news. The following is a direct quotation from Wally's last letter, "Over the past month, seemingly a paucity of grist for your old mill, but let me see what notations may have been received -

"Snub Poehler —says 1930 much in evidence in Lexington with four members living there - Bob Lee, Jack Rich, Win Hatch and himself - hoped to see the Bragners during Harvard game weekend. Bud French - away most of October.

"Hank Ekstrom - new position - Manager of Contract Division of Ultrasonic Corporation, Cambridge, Mass., and new address in Boston at 92 Marlboro Street, but retaining his previous Concord, N.H., address also. Still single.

"Henry Stein - Box 488 - Aspen, Colo. - probably just a variation of the previous ranch address.

"Lee Eisler - envelope postmarked Rome, but no message.

"Page (for Bob) Blanchard - Bob in California on business trip for IBM. Son Roy at William and Mary - home for a recent weekend as a member of the W & M band at Rutgers game. (Apparently last year Bob had a mild heart attack, but has completely recovered.)

"Also just a non-news word or two from Buck Downey, Shaw Cole, Rollie Belknap, Bob Kimball, Al Dickerson."

Finally, from a brochure relating to a capital funds campaign of the Massachusetts Memorial Hospital, we note that Alex McFarland is now serving as a Trustee of the Corporation. This takes me back to a day last fall when he walked moodily over the hills and vales of Vermont searching for lofty thoughts to pass on to a group of beautiful graduating nurses. That he should know what to tell them!

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Secretary, Reading, Vt.

Treasurer, 30 Boxwood Dr., Stamford, Conn

Bequest Chairman,