1948

Well another year has slipped by and here we are again enjoying the outdoor living, kids home from school all day, grass cutting, and the other attendant benefits of summer. As this is my last report until next fall, with the exception of the reunion report, I hope all of you have a wonderful summer, but before departing I have some news about our classmates current activities.

This spring Bob Huke, geography professor at Dartmouth, attended a conference at the University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur, Malaya to read a paper before the Regional Conference of the South East Asian Geographers. The conference was sponsored by the International Geographical Union. Bob's paper dealt with the results of his novel research on certain aspects of the Burmese climate, recording the transient line between the humid and semi-arid regions on a map. Bob returned, and after teaching the last semester, this month departs with Eleanor and his three daughters for a year teaching at the University of the Philippines in Manila. He has been awarded a Fulbright Grant to help pay the bills and also enable him to complete a source book on the economic geography of the Islands.

Another family heading out that way is the Repkos. Dick has been transferred by Caltex to Tokyo where he will be in charge of sales for his company in Japan. It was recently announced that Al Clark is again going to spend the summer teaching at the Smith-Northampton, Mass., Summer School enrichment program. Al will teach his specialty mathematics. During the winter he is head of the Math Department at the Ware High School.

Not long ago Ray and Rhea Rackley finally moved back East after spending years on the West Coast. Ray is a linguistics expert and he is now with the government. The Rackley family are living in Arlington, Va.

One of the successful politicians in the class is Jim Punderson, recently elected on the Republican ticket to a three-year term on the School Committee in East Longmeadow, Mass. Jim is Treasurer of the Punderson Oil Co. in Springfield. He and Jane have four sons - looks like good Dartmouth material.

Any of you considering building a bomb shelter save your money and talk to JerryKing. Jerry is one of the most outspoken opp onents to the whole idea and has been lecturing to various college groups on the subject. He is also a professor at Williams College. He believes that the shelter psychology might scare the Russians into attacking us, and the protection received would be only temporary and inadequate. Jerry, who is now known as Dr. King since he received his Ph.D. at Stanford in 1958, concludes that they are impractical.

I was happy to hear that Don Gilmore is planning on being with us at reunion. It will be nice to meet his new bride, Rita at that time.

Another couple we expect to see is Ericand Alice Swanson. Eric recently moved to Long Island where he is working as an engineer with Reeves Instrument Corp.

Pete Batchelder is now living in Boston where he is working for Ginn and Company, publishers.

It would be good to see Bob and MaryCormack up at Hanover in June. They live near Boston, so it isn't too much of a trip. Bob is with I.B.M. in Boston.

During the past academic year Dean Smith was studying at the University of Michigan after having been principal at the elementary school in Albion, Mich. This fall he plans to re-enter the teaching field. He and Caroline have two children, Leslie four and Marc two.

As a last reminder all of you know that we are about to accomplish our most successful alumni fund. However, it is not too late for you to help, so, if you haven't sent in your check do it now as we have only one week left.

Have a nice summer all of you. See you next fall.

Secretary, 110 Old Farm Rd. Pleasantville, N. Y.

Class Agent, Onondaga County Savings Bank 101 South Salina St., Syracuse 1, N. Y.