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Howard Hall's son "Kim" '34 has been at Princeton for the past two years, serving as a consultant and advisor to graduate students working on rockets and guided missiles. This follows his research work in California at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Bob Leavens writes he and Anne are very well, and that he is concentrating more closely than ever before on his writing every day, hoping to complete his book on Dr. Tucker before next June. It was interesting to note in a recent account of alumni activities in California, that Bob was presented as "Mr. Dartmouth," a most appropriate honor we all agree.

Recently Gardy Cobb slipped on some ice at his home in Strafford and broke his arm. Gertrude and Ned Warren have been in touch with him over the phone and they report he is coming along nicely.

Bill Sykes writes most interestingly of the changes that have taken place in Puerto Rico since he went there 54 years ago. Then there was a population of about one million people, with a $7,000,000 budget, a 40% death rate, and about 94% sickness. Most of the people were sick with malaria, hookworm and tuberculosis. Now last year the budget was $369,000,000, and the death rate had dropped to seven in a thousand (the lowest ever recorded in the world). Only 30 in a 1000 died of tuberculosis, so that' the Government has closed most of the T. B. hospitals for lack of patients. Malaria and hookworm have practically disappeared. Industrially Puerto Rico is growing very fast and most every town has one or more factories in operation. Bill thinks that the greatest asset a country can have is a healthy, educated and industrious people.

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