1936

Fire, an unsigned check and the high cost of private college education were news for some of us within the last quarter.

Joe Cunningham, who edited our fine reunion book, writes: "To put out the reunion book I was sent a large number of pictures by various classmates. Many of them want the pictures returned. I am considerably overdue in getting them back, but it is not entirely my fault.

"First of all, the carton containing the majority of the pictures being returned to me from the printer in Missouri became lost in shipment and was only recently located. In fact, it reached my office just a couple of days ago. Secondly, I suffered a rather serious fire at my home and we have been through a period of great confusion. The firemen did a great job and saved most of the house, but we were still burned out of two bedrooms, a bathroom, and the attic, plus other damage. I had some pictures at home. They came through the fire all right, but it has taken some time to locate them because the furniture in all rooms was piled in the middle and covered over with tarpaulins to reduce water damage."

Then a note came in from Jim Stephens, our treasurer, which said: "Early in December I received a check for $12 drawn on the First National Bank of Delray Beach, in Delray Beach, Fla. The following notation was made in the lower left hand corner of the check: 'Class dues 60-61, 61-62; had moved and did not pay last year.' But unfortunately, no signature or account number on the check and no indication whatever of the identity of the conscientious classmate. It was mailed from Lexington Park, Md. I'd like to return it for signature if I knew who to send it to - maybe an appeal through your column will help."

At a higher education conference, sponsored by the AFL-CIO, Lou Benezet, President of Colorado College, Colorado Springs, Colo., pointed out that:

"Soaring tuition in the nation's top private colleges is following 'the time-honored technique of selling diamonds, Rolls Royces md Rembrandts' - the more you charge the more the 'economic elite' scramble to he allowed to pay."

He went on to say, "the independent colleges currently are becoming selective faster by price than by real student ability. This could lead to 'the creation of islands for the economic elite, for the students educate each other more than professors educate them.'

"Before sufficient public aid arrives," he continued, "numbers of independent colleges may have decided it makes sense to sell out lock, stock and barrel to the surrounding city, county and state.

"This has already happened in New York State, where the private University of Buffalo is now in negotiation to become part of the state university...."

Bill Wyman, who has operated his own insurance agency since 1950, has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Concord (Mass.) Cooperative Bank and Bill Macurda has been elected to the Board of Trustees of the New Hampshire Savings Bank, also in Concord, but of New Hampshire.

Up for re-election to the Andover, Mass.. School Committee is John Sullivan and PaulGuibord, our hockey and tennis star, is receiving accolades from his company for his leading position in insurance in Newark, N. J.

We all envy Phil McInnis who joins the College staff this month as Assistant Treasurer and will succeed Max Norton '19, retiring in June, as treasurer. Phil has been Deputy State Treasurer of New Hampshire since 1953.

Much appreciation to all of you who are sending in the questionnaires and especially for the letters on the back. We were running pretty much out of things to say in this column. Your letters are especially helpful.

Truckers have been busy for the following who have moved to the addresses noted:

H Shaw Carter, American Tel. & Tel. Co., 19' Broadway, New York City, 13 Lower Cross Road, Saddle River, N. J.; Leo F. Glynn, 63 Cart-Pat" Road, Weston 93, Mass.; Robert S. Harvey, c/o Mrs. Homer A. Harvey, West Lake Road, Canandaigua, N. Y.; Robert D. Ireland, 217-23 Plfe> Manhattan Beach, Calif.; W. G. Watson, 102 Meadow Road, Orchard Park, N. Y.

Secretary, 536 Washington Bldg. Washington 5, D. C.

Treasurer, 139 Burbank Rd., Longmeadow 6, Mass.

Bequest Chairman,