1943

Got a clarification on that Ft. Lauderdale-Grand Bahamas ocean race won by Warner Wilcox last fall. Seems there was another '43 character involved — that salty ex-Hoosier, Jack Claude Behringer. Old Mouldy was the Freeport favorite, being the owner of a popular local watering place called the Island House. Warner went home with the silver, but Mouldy's gallant showing prompted a spontaneous celebration, the likes of which never seen in the Island House before or after. All this inside info was reported by Winter Park's impresario, Dick Proctor, who somehow tore himself away from draping gorgeous females in top designer fashions for the finish of the race. Dick may have spotted G. G. Grant at Freeport running for the Miami plane.

Kermit Cook has been superintendent, Ralph C. Mahar Regional School District, Orange, Mass., since 1957 and is also president of the Orange Kiwanis club. His wife Phil and he have two daughters, Judy 12 and Nancy 10. Last fall Earl Harris, PresMoore, and Kermit made a bus trip to the Dartmouth-Cornell game. Kermit's twin brother Kevin still resides in Thetford- and they were really look alikes in our day. The Moore brothers were also twins, if I recall. Any others?

Elmer Stevens knows how hard it is to come by news and thoughtfully sent me some clippings from Exeter, N. H., where he now lives. Yes, Elmer, there is an Exeter, Pa., just outside of Reading, Pa. . .

Jerry Waldron has his work cut out for him as fund chairman of the Strawberry Banke Drive in Portsmouth with a goal of $125,000 for a colonial restoration project. Jerry and Banke officials hope this project will provide new industry for the seacoast due to lose its $61 million annual payroll in phasing out the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Portsmouth and environs have many handsome colonial homes and historical sites.

. . . Bob Wight, living in Kingston, N. H., has been appointed community organizer for New Hampshire's Comprehensive Mental Health Project. Financed by $100,000 Federal funds, the project will assess present facilities and resources within the state and planning for future facilities. Bob is on leave of absence from , the Union Mutual Life Insurance Company to accept the appointment. My previous records show Bob with Simplex Wire and Cable Company in Newington, N. H.

Career patterns of this class constantly change. In many cases with the exception of the medics and other strictly professionals, there is little resemblance in present vocations to those of ten-fifteen years ago. Can you identify the classmate associated? (names at column's end). 1. 1951, reporter for the Berkshire Evening Eagle. 2. 1950, on vacation from oboe studies at the Conservatoire Nationale de Musique. 3. 1951, a chemist for Rohm and Haas in Philadelphia. 4. 1950, awarded a Fulbright to study city and regional planning at the University of London. 5. 1948, attending a bar review course with Larry Johnson, Bob Gray, and Charlie Dittmar.

The Fairfield County Trust Company added Bob Bowman to its Norwalk board of directors. With a long record of community and professional service, Bob is president of the publishing house, C. R. Gibson of Norwalk. Bette and Bob live with their daughter in Darien. . . . Peripatetic ArtBrown, whose travels have touched Egypt, North and South Carolina, and Vermont, is professor of religion at Bates College, Lewiston, Me

Anyone named Kane is undoubtedly Killer Kane, comic strip character and WWar II hero. We had two killers in our class, Martin and Charlie, but no conflict, since they traveled in different circles. Charlie Killer Kane is a respected Brockton, Mass., physician honored in recent election to Fellowship in the American College of Physicians. Advancement to Fellow is limited to qualified internists of high standing, and Charlie's recognition is the first coming to an internist in the Brockton area. Elizabeth and he live in Brockton with daughter Constance, a junior in Northfield School tor Girls, and Charles Jr., attending junior high.

A snowy February night kept me oft the Jersey turnpike and let me have dinner with George Munroe in New York. We discussed everything from a 25-year class book to the silver problem. George, celebrating Independence Day this year with a new vigor, has discovered all kinds of demands on his time beyond his executive duties with Phelps-Dodge, his chairmanship of 1943, and his board activities with the Henry Street Settlement House, where he has been negotiating a labor contract. Georges lucid description of the national silver coinage shortage was classic, including reference to shin plasters issued by Munroe ancestors operating a Michigan general store long ago. Trouble is, shin plasters won't operate vending machines.

How many of these did you get? 1 TonyRud. 2. Gene Roitman. 3. Jerry Riley. 4. Johnny Reps. 5. Don Reich (and that s quite a crew at any bar).

This lineup at a recent St. Louis Clubmeeting included (l to r) Bill Lothman'43, Gerry Peterson '43, Ernie Grinnell'42, Bruce Symonds '45 and his son Bill.

Secretary, 414 Rosedale Dr. Pottstown, Pa.

Treasurer, 60 Little's Point, Swampscott, Mass.