1955
April showers are the farthest thing from my mind as I sit here in the midst of icicle laden eaves and four-foot drifts of snow. Two days ago, it was even harder to project oneself into spring while winter so actively demonstrated her presence. Inching up the gentle grades that grace this down-state New York country-side in a thousand-car snake of snowbound commuters, serenaded by the howling wind and the whine of wheels spinning on hard-packed snow, it was not easy to picture "schlump" and duck boards not far in the future.
The conditions that be are keeping skiers across the country pretty happy. Two of the happier individuals are Pete Sarty and Steve Chontos '56. Pete and Steve enjoy a good day on the slopes, but greater satisfaction comes from the increased patronage of their Basin Lodge 'n Ski Shop near Sherburne. We mentioned the Ski Shop last year, but since then, Pete reports, they have added a restaurant and lodge. By now, the "East's Highest Chair Lift" is completed at Killington, and it looks as if the area will provide another excellent location for Dartmouth skiers - only 45 minutes from Hanover.
While on the subject of skiing, we should mention that Bill Rollins has written articles on the sport lately for "Ski Magazine" and the Middletown Daily Record in Middletown, N. Y., where he's currently employed. In the past four years, Bill has instructed at the Concord ski area, Holiday Mountain, and at Davos in New York.
Al Cooke recently gave an illustrated talk in Hanover on his canoe trip through the Northwest and the Yukon Territories. Al is assistant librarian in the Stefansson Collection at Baker. He took the trip in the summer of '58 after completing his studies at McGill on the subject of sub-Arctic research.
Harry Ambrose answered the call for news this month with a long and newsy letter. Without further pause we'll quote from it freely.
The Ambroses who are settled in Chattanooga recently added Colin to the roster (about one year ago). Colin's big-sister, Julie, is two-and-a-half. "Brose" works for Cargil Incorporated, a grain merchandiser, and attends the University of Chattanooga at night. He's taking courses in Business Administration.
The Don Charboniers have a new little girl, Jennifer. Eliot and Pat Smith are now in West Hartford where he is in Combustion Engineering. The Smiths were blessed with little Lisa last December. Bob Lieder is with Beech Electric Company in West Orange, N. J., specializing in electrical construction operations.
Woody and Nancy Goss are in England while he's studying. Dave Oberlander and Martha are in Chicago. Dave's with Dodge Reports and is a neighbor of Jim Nelsen's in Evanston."
Thanks, "Brose."
Bill Foggle sends double-good news fromLongmeadow, Mass. The Foggle clan has increased in size to a total of four — AndreaLeslie joined John L. (two-and-a-half) andthey have just moved into a brand new homein Longmeadow.
Ann Carlsen writes that she and Tom have added Peter Greenwood to the roll-call. Pete joins Lisa, three, and Bill, two. Tom received his M.A. from the school of Social Sciences at the University of Chicago and is working in Chicago with the Family Service Division of the Salvation Army.
Ed Hunter and his wife Joan are still in Denver where Ed's with the Ed M. Hunter and Co., advertisers. At present Ed has a harem of three including Terri and Gail, twoand-a-half and fourteen months respectively. Ed joins a number of fifty-fives who are concerned as to the whereabouts of Luis Torroella and his wife, Carole. Luis and Carole live in Havana, and reports are that mail sent to them is being returned. Any news of the Torroellas would be appreciated by all.
A few quick news items: Lee Spelke is assistant manager of the Empire State branch of the Manufacturers Trust Company. Lt. Bill Shaw is a member of the Military Assistance Advisory Group in Vietnam. John Ballard's a senior electronics engineer with the Gray Associates in Palo Alto, Calif. "Stretch" Johnson is a sales representative for Armstrong Cork in Dallas. Pete Kernaghan is a graduate student research assistant at Long Island Biological Associates in Cold Spring Harbor, N. Y. Hal O'Connell received his LL.B. degree in 1958 from the University of Michigan and is with Central Illinois National Bank in Chicago. Don Wright is a salesman for Illinois Bell Telephone in Evanston. Ed Floer is a methods analyst for MLPF and S in New York. Dr. Pat Morgan is a veterinarian in De Funiak Springs, Fla.
Bill Blanchard and Mary Warner were married this January in Mary's home town of Milwaukee. The bride is a Vassar graduate, Class of 1956. Bill is employed by the William T. Blanchard Company, builders in Newark, N. J.
Al Schwartz and Janice Segal were married on February 21 in Brookline, Mass., with Barry Meiselmann, Matt Smith and JerryBernstein on hand for the ceremony. Janice is attending Jackson College and will teach after she graduates. Al will begin his residency July 1 at the Hartford Hospital.
Nancy Easton of Hartsdale will marry Dr. Maclyn Wosnitzer this coming June. Nancy is a senior at Smith and Maclyn is an interne at St. Luke's Hospital in New York.
Bud Pullis and Barbara Conin recently announced their engagement. Barbara is a graduate of Southern Seminary. Bud is with the John T. Scott Agency of Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company in New York. Bob Prull and Kathleen Wakefield will be married this coming June. Kathleen is a University of Rhode Island alumna and Bob is vice-president of the Maple Leaf Manufacturing Company in New York City.
Jim Sanderson will marry Mary Esty of Buffalo in the near future. Jim is with the Marine Trust Company of Western New York.
That's about it, Fivers. Thanks again to all those who responded so faithfully to my plea for news. So long for now — see you in June.
Secretary, Apt. 360, 16 Fieldstone Drive Dalewood Gardens Hartsdale, N. Y.
Class Agent, 5 Village Apts., Hanover, N. H.
