1948
Well I'm back from a wonderful skiing trip in Europe and I strongly recommend it for all you skiing enthusiasts. After a pleasant flight over on a jet, we landed in Zurich and after sometime trying to locate my skis, which had' been taken directly from the plane to the airport bus, we managed to get the train for our first stop, Davos. This is a lovely town completely dedicated to winter sports of all kinds. Young and old alike are occupied whether it be skiing, skating, or curling. It was quite crowded, but there is such a vast complex of skiing area and facilities that one can always find an area that is not crowded. We were lucky and had ideal snow conditions and weather for the eight days we were there. I tried almost all the runs and various areas and found the deep powder skiing, especially, quite an experience for one like myself, who had only skied in New England.
We then took a car over to Zurs, which is near St. Anton in Austria. This is a very small town high in the mountains and truly I've never seen so much snow. At one point at the top of the pass just before the town, the snow banks along the road were twenty feet high. I found the skiing here very different, as it is more open than Switzerland and the life is more casual. It snowed here for two whole days out of our six-day visit, so there was plenty of powder snow for all. The last day there I skied in powder two feet deep with the sun bright and warm. I don't think I will ever forget this experience. We then spent three days in Vienna before coming home. This is a beautiful town whose rich cultural background is ever present because of the Austrians' strong interest and pride in their past. We enjoyed our stay there very much and then took a sleeper back to Zurich to board our plane for home. I would be happy to relate more details to you about the trip when we are back at reunions especially about the Viennese night clubs, but in the meanwhile I have some news about others I'd better get on with. As John and Pat Hatheway were also skiing in France and Switzerland at the same time, they also can be used for reference on this subject.
The Franklin, Mass., chapter of the Red Cross recently announced that George Woods has accepted the leadership of the 1962 drive in that town. George seems to be active in most of the other organizations in the town also, in addition to being a member of the Franklin School Building Committee. George and Mary have five children, two daughters and three sons. In between time, George works for the S. M. Howes Co. in Fall River, manufacturers of fireplace equipment.
I heard recently that Phil and Lou Gahm moved into a new house in Norwood, Mass., where they had been living previously. Phil is a manufacturers agent with his own company in Boston. The Gahms' three children are Debbie, ten, Jeff, seven and Allan, four.
It was good to hear from Charlie Zoolalian again. He is living outside Los Angeles in nearby Whittier and is a counselor in the Montebello Jr. High School. He and Kay report the young lady in the house, Christine, is almost eleven.
Some of those new electronic semi-conductor devices being turned out by R.C.A. in their Somerville, N. J., plant were designed by Dave Pearson, one of their top design engineers. He and Joan live nearby in Raritan with Dave, six and Jane, three.
On Feb. 27, Daniel Becker arrived in San Francisco to keep his brothers - James, five and John, two - company. It looks as if father Alan Becker will be visiting Hanover often a few years hence. Alan is secretarytreasurer of the J & B Shoe Stores in that city and let's hope he and Carol can find the opportunity to get to Squaw Valley sometime next winter.
Dr. Boze Kirkpatrick is still busy as a surgeon in Meadville, Pa. He and Nancy just moved from out in the country to a house on the same street as his office, so things must be very convenient these days. They have two boys, Bob Jr. who will be eight in a couple of weeks and Russell, five.
I just had a note from John Fenno, our Treasurer, saying he is now sales manager of the K-B Products Co., mushroom canners in Catskill, N. Y. Grace and the kids will follow in June.
Just in case you need another reminder (is that possible, Russ?) don't forget to send your money in for the Alumni Fund, as there are only a couple of weeks remaining. This year the College is endeavoring to not only maintain its percentage-of-givers' ratio, but raise the average amounts given, so dig a little deeper boys for that cause we all love so well.
I must say Russ Carlson is sure a glutton for punishment. In addition to the great job he does as our fund leader he is now a member of the Board of Education of Syracuse, N. Y., to which he was appointed in February by the Mayor. Congratulations and best of luck in a really tough job, Russ. As always we know you'll do a top job.
Among those present last night at the kickoff dinner of the Alumni Fund here in New York were John Hathaway, Charlie Herterich, Frannie Hummel - who came all the way from Milford, Conn., Lloyd Krumm, Lou Perry and our two 15 th reunion chairmen, Jim Schaefer and Rick Landon. These able lads have already made all the arrangements for not only a great weekend for all, but they assured me that based on the replies in hand we will have by far our largest reunion crowd ever. With great enthusiasm, which will be fueled in Hanover by the constant flow of beer at the '48 tent, they were kind enough to give me a few hints about what to expect. Our dormitory base and tent will be at Woodward, Ripley, and Smith just across from the gym. On Friday night this year there will be a dinner and dance following at the gym. On Saturday a tour of the new Hopkins Center and then we will have our picnic at the Canoe Club, scene of our successful blast at our sth. That night a dinner at the Inn with a few interesting remarks (perhaps your wife should bring those earplugs) by Prof. Herb West. For those of you who haven't been back to Hanover don't you think it is about time after fifteen years to give your wife a vacation and show her the beautiful Hanover hills, scene of all your exploits she has heard so much about? In addition she can meet personally your contemporaries from '46 and '47 reuning too. I'll be seeing most of you in a few weeks.
On the occasion of their duo-piano concert in West Berlin, Josette and Yvette Roman(the latter the wife of Prof. Arthur Schleifer of Tuck School) were greeted by TedBriggs '56 (left), chief of protocol at the U. S. Consulate in Berlin, and Ort Hicks Jr.'49, director of Amerika Haus in Darmstadt.
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