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Charlie McKenzie, down in Chapel Hill, N. C., says that despite retirement he is really learning how to work. It seems like he's mixed up in every civic and charitable drive in that part of the country. However, he did have the foresight to develop a very satisfactory hobby (and escape), and that is travel. In July he is leaving for two months in Europe.

Dick Kimball comes through with some first-hand information concerning the effect of the recent earthquake on the Long Beach, Calif., oilfields. He promises to get in the groove soon and supply some notes for this column.

The March-April issue of the Junior League Magazine, under the dateline Denver, Colo., carried notice of the birth of John Zack Jordan III. Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. John Zack Jordan Jr. and to Frannie Jordan who becomes a grandmother.

The McGoughrans were honored with a fleeting visit from the ebullient and effervescent Edmund J. (The Baron) Bowen just a couple of weeks ago. Eddie was in New York for a day or two and had to plough home through one of the winter's worst blizzards.

In an earlier column I have reported on the peregrinations of Laddie "Salt Water" Myers. Old Salty apparently had himself a real time cruising along the Florida waterways. He spoke of having stopped at Pompano Beach where he saw a couple of old codgers playing shuffleboard. Sitting down at a safe distance he muttered a few derogatory and uncomplimentary remarks concerning the skill of the contestants. His remarks were politely ignored for some time but finally the contestants paused momentarily and scowled in his general direction. With that he came out of the shadow of the trees and presented himself to none other than Jerry Stone and Guy Cogswell '19. Here comes a, real coincidence. While docked at Fort Myers, Laddie's host, Frank Shaeffer, was informed that there was a telephone call for him at the Dock Master's office. It turned out, however, that the call was not for him but for our own Craig Sheaffer who was down there aboard his yacht The Wasp II. This all led to a merry get-together aboard Craig's yacht. The sea-going Myers reports a wonderful time.

A few weeks ago your secretary and NateWhiteside attended the Alumni Fund kick-off dinner at the University Club in Chicago. It was a very pleasant experience and many old friends were encountered.

Jerry Stone took in the races at Gulfstream Park while he was in Florida. He reports having witnessed "Modie" Spiegel's "Mail Order" and Admiral Markey's "Beau Prince" win important stake races there. Jerry, one of the few who can afford this sort of diversion, reported that otherwise his equine selections were a bit slow getting out of the gate. He (has now decided that this form of activity is hardly dependable as a source of room and board.

A brief note from Dick Charlock at San Jose, Calif., indicates that he is up and coming and feeling fine.

Kenneth "Pike" Emory checks in from Hawaii with an interesting account of archaeological excavation work he undertook in Tahiti for several months last year. He reports Tahiti still blissful after 26 years of absence but on the verge of losing some of its pristine charm now that it is linked so easily by air to America and Hawaii. Pike says the visitors may soon outnumber the natives which affects the native charm and the background French atmosphere. Believe it or not, despite all this Pike plans and dreams of some day leaving Hawaii and enjoying himself on the campus at Hanover and on the DOC trails in the fall and until the first snow flies. Pike is still at the Bishop Museum with a fine staff and plenty to do.

Brother John Hill gets A' for originality in stationery. Somewhere he came across some 1920 vintage stationery of H. W. Carter & Co. of Boscawen and Penacook, N. H.

"His Master's Voice" is featured prominently in the masthead. He and Eva spent some time in Delray Bach, Fla., recently. Since January they have been in their new home at 20 Dartmouth Street in Rutland, Vt. A replica of the weathervane atop Baker Library adorns their garage and in the lot back of the house is a huge boulder known for years as Indian Rock. Quite appropriate. On April 8 John attended his 45th reunion of Boston Latin School at the Harvard Club. Paul Richter ran the show and other Twenties in attendance were Hib Richter and Professor Charles Henry Stevens Jr. of Rutgers.

Cliff Aulis of Wakefield, R. I., writes in from St. Petersburg, Fla. Cliff has remarried and is very happy about it all. He sold his textile plant in 1947 and has been keeping busy since as a consultant and with civic and charitable activities mixed with travel. Cliff has three granddaughters - Linda, Lisa and Lucille, who, of course, are the bright spots in their family life.

Hersh Chandler says that he has no news that is fit to print but he did extend a very courteous invitation to the McGoughrans to visit the Chandlers on their Florida estate.

Ben Ayres, Charlie Crathern, Harry Worth and Mugs Morrill represented Twenty at the Class Agents dinner-meeting in Boston on March 24.

Hal White of Johnson City, Tenn., writes that he was remarried in 1957 to a girl from that city. Between them they have seven children and nineteen grandchildren. Can anybody top that? Hal retired as Vice President of the Standard Accident Insurance Co. in 1958 and is now in the local agency end of the insurance business. He still is a golf nut and is active in several national seniors golf associations. He also is on the Board of Directors of the Johnson City Country Club. He says he is mixed up in too many civic things and is busier than ever in his life ... but he loves it.

Red Barnes has been retired since 1955. He and Betty recently returned from Barbados, B.W.I., where they spend the winter each year. Their son, his wife and two children live in Conway, N. H. Their daughter, Betty Carpenter, her husband and three children live near Red and Betty in Cumberland, R. I. Red says his health so far is good - he thinks it may be because of the ample supply of good Barbados Rum. He spends the rest of the year gardening, fishing, and just doing nothing. That's the life!

When Nate and Mildred Whiteside were in Florida this winter they saw Dorothy Hamm. They also visited with Pick Hill and saw Ken Fenderson briefly.

Word has just reached me of the passing of James Lund Jr. on March 4, 1960. Unfortunately, our informant gave no further details. Although belated I send to his wife and daughters the sincere sympathy of all Twenties. A formal obituary appears elsewhere in this issue.

Bun and Dorothy Harvey are having such a wonderful time on their world cruise that Bun has come up with the suggestion that in a year or two perhaps a group of us who have been put out to pasture could take a cruise together. You will recall that I reported recently that Jerry Stone has similar ideas, except that he is more specific and wants to go to Tokyo for the 1964 Olympic Games. I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if Bun and Jerry get together on this and shanghai us onto a cruise ship. Sounds wonderful and would we have a time!

A brief note from Emile Auger reports that life for him has been much the same for some years. He still enjoys reading the ALUMNI MAGAZINE.

All the way from Denver, Colo., comes news of Ferd H. (Doc) Sabourin reminiscing about the good old days when he was with the Dartmouth Glee Club along with ShermAdams, Bill Cunningham '19, Paul Sample and Al Frey, who was Business Manager. Ferd says Al allowed them just 50tj: a day to eat on. That's just like Al, but you can wager the Glee Club's budget always balanced! Back in 1922 Ferd affiliated with the Prairie Oil and Gas Company which later merged with Sinclair. Too bad he didn't stay on as there are all too few Dartmouths in my outfit. Presently Ferd has a little oil production and does a lot of consulting work on well completions and remedial work. His hobbies are golf with a 15 handicap, gin rummy, fly fishing and waiting for Sinclair to bring its dividend back to $3.00 from its present $2.00. I'm hoping, too, Ferd!

We have received news of our folks from time to time from many strange and unorthodox sources and we now welcome theHarvard Business School Bulletin for February 1961 which carried the following item:

We all were delighted to receive news about Dr. E. Grosvenor Plowman whom many of you remember during our first year at the Business School. He was the keynote speaker at the Fifth Annual Southwestern Transportation Seminar held recently at the Camel-back Inn in Phoenix, Ariz. He gave his address on "National Transportation - The Trend Toward Coordination." He has a broad academic background: in addition to graduating from Dartmouth and the Harvard Business School, he attended Boston University, the University of Denver, and received his Doc- tor of Philosophy degree from the University of Chicago School of Business. He is vice president and general traffic manager of United States Steel Corporation. His office and his home are both in Pittsburgh, Penna.

If you haven't already done so, be sure to mail that Alumni Fund check and here's hoping you'll top your previous contribution.

So long for now and have a good summer, all of you!

Secretary, 350 East 57th St. New York 28, N. Y.

Class Agent, 90 Iron Mine Dr., Staten Island 4, N. Y.