1957

We had the thrilling experience of going skiing for one full week. It was really wonderful. I believe that a vacation is an excellent time to unwind a little and to take stock of whatever situation you are in - or have been in. Between catching edges and all that I was thinking of the proposal of last month about hearing from people in interesting situations throughout the world. This is not a deep, philosophical point, but rather, a point based on the assumption that one person can gain enjoyment and understanding from the experiences of others. I hope you might see some merit in this wee thought.

A wonderful letter from Dr. Bob Shirley says that the biggest news in San Francisco is Jim Francis, the hottest thing in professional sports in the city. He is playing center for the San Francisco Saints in the new American Basketball League and is averaging 20 points a game. He came here on a no-cut, no-trade deal from the National Industrial Basketball league where he had been high scorer for two of his four years with the Goodrich team. A little about the gang in the picture. Tom Ely is recently married and is working as an accountant in S.F. Bob Creasy is in his year of surgical internship while Bob S. is in his surgical residency. Both of them are planning on Obstetrics and Gynecology as a specialty. BobKing (who forsook the East coast) is a stock broker for Shearson-Hammill. Bob and his wife Dottie, and their daughter Jennifer, are living in Palo Alto.

Carolyn and Phil Byers have been making the rounds of the southwestern U.S. by starting out the first part of the year in Houston and then returning to Oklahoma City in the latter part of the year. Phil is an oil company geologist. I got a great card from the sage of the Maine woods, Al Morrison. Because this is a family note I take the liberty of passing on some of the subtle North Country humor. "I can't remember when we last made smoke signals, so - this is my second year as instructor of European History, Sociology, and Anthropology, at Westbrook Junior College here in my hometown of Portland. This job beats all hell out of tugboating and stockbrokerage. Flonny, my wife, is teaching second grade in a nearby public school, also for the second year. We moved recently to an apartment in a 200-year-old house next to a huge cemetery - which abuts the college campus. Besides being nice and quiet, as a student of Anthropology I have a culture to study in the form of a backyard full of bones with annotated histories. This past summer Flonny and I spent as guests of Uncle Sam at the University of Colorado Institute in Anthropology. It was a real experience, all around."

Al and Jane Rollins have now completed their summer travels and have settled down west of Philadelphia. Al is commuting to the office in the off season (November through May) and dreaming about the travels in the summer. He has been hunting recently with a fellow cohort, Bob Dennis, and from all I can gather they are providing wild turkey for each holiday dinner. Monte Pascoe writes "My first year at the practice of law has been an eventful one. I have done mostly corporate, banking, and securities work. Pat, my wife, is working toward her Master's at Denver U. Both of us are happy to see that Denver is quite a town. It is gradually taking on the flavor of a big city with a little of that pleasant small town atmosphere. Sarah, our daughter, is now almost a year old and appears to have her father safely wrapped around her finger." Now that Skip speaks from experience, I can fully agree with what Monte says. It's really great to have a little something-or-other making its presence felt in the household.

Tony Williamson has joined the banquet circuit giving talks on his experiences in the Arctic. Living with the Eskimos for the past few years Tony has learned a great deal about the hunting life, and the general social customs of the people. As a result of this time spent in the North he has become associated with "Cold Regions" project in Hanover.

By the time you read this article TomSchwarz will have begun the organization of the Alumni Fund Canvassers. Why not take a little time to sit down and think about what your gift might be. Then you will have a chance to arrange your personal budget so you will not feel a great pinch all at once. Keep smiling, save your pennies, and look for the man with the great green palm. Skip.

Pictured (l to r) are Torn Ely, Bob Shirley, Jim Francis, Bob Creasy and BobKing, all members of the Class of 1957. They got together at a game of theSan Francisco Saints, an ABL team, on which Jim Francis is a high scorer.

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