1948
My thoughts are still up in the clouds of Colorado with the warm sun and good snow, as I just arrived home after a wonderful skiing trip to Aspen and Vail with my wife and three sons. We all had a wonderful time for two weeks, and our skiing improved immensely. The skiing in both places was very good, although a bit crowded, as we hit the Easter vacation period. The two features which we particularly liked about Aspen were the excellent restaurants and the very fine ski school for the children. We also enjoyed the skiing at Vail, and the village has a great deal of charm, being a very recent vintage and modeled after a Swiss or Austrian mountain town.
While going up the lift as Aspen, I spotted Bud Elliott, who had come out for a few days with his son, Richard. We spent some time together, both skiing and during the evening. It was certainly a nice surprise to have the opportunity to visit with Bud and some of his family at Aspen.
Barbara and I spent a most enjoyable evening with Colin and Ann Stewart in Vail. Their house, designed by Colin, was just completed last fall and is most attractive. The house is of contemporary design and combines the features of roominess, comfort and practicality. We had a great time accompanied by Colin's brother, Jake, visiting for the weekend after a business trip. We discussed the many topics of current interest and times past. We were also very happy to meet the four attractive Stewart young ladies, ages nine to one. In conclusion, I might say this was one vacation from which I did not return saying, "I'm glad to be home."
George and Mary Woods are keeping busy these days in Franklin, Mass. George owns and is the main salesman for his company, "Dartmouth of Franklin," an appropriate name for a company which sells fireplace equipment. In addition, he has just been elected to the three-year term on the Board of Selectmen of Franklin. Mary keeps very busy managing the needs of the seven Woods children - five boys and two girls — although their attractive, capable, oldest daughter Donna is very helpful in caring for her two youngest brothers, Scott, 5, and Kevin, 20 months. We hope some of the Woods family can be with us at reunion this year.
In addition to his job as president of F. L. Russell Corp., Bobo Russell has now taken on the job of president of the First National Bank of Saugerties. We know the money in that town is certainly in good hands.
Dr. John Parks is now executive director and chief psychiatrist of the Comprehensive Care Clinic in Frankfort, Ky., after serving as a professor at the University of Virginia Medical School for several years. John was the featured speaker at a meeting of the American Association of University Women and gave a very interesting summary of the care of the mentally ill over the years. John has had a wealth of experience and is extremely able in all areas of his field as some of you might remember from our days in school, when he was pretty good at whatever he did around Hanover.
Another of our able medical men. Dr. SamKatz, lectured to those of his own profession on the topic, "Viruses and Cancer," at the Newton-Wellesley Hospital a few months ago. Sam is Senior Associate in Medicine at Children's Hospital Medical Center in Boston and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School and has other posts and titles. It would be great to see him next month at reunion.
Last month the Greenwich (Conn.) Power Squadron elected Tom Baldwin as its new Commander. Tom is skipper of the 31-ft. cruiser, "Extra Dry," and can be found on the Sound any weekend during the summer.
The Antarctic Service medal was awarded to Willard Marshall, who is a geologist, by the National Academy of Sciences for his contribution to Antarctic research on expeditions during the International Geophysical Year. Willard is now with the Army Corps of Engineers working out of Detroit, and is considered one of the leading authorities in the country on the study of ice. He has taken part in studies made of the ice at both poles.
Previously I reported that Jack McKeon had moved to Chicago to be general manager of the Goodman Division of Westinghouse Air Brake. Jack and Kathleen and their five children have found a nice home and are living in Oak Brook just west of Chicago.
Dick Barlow has asked me to remind you once again, even though you have received the detailed schedule of activities, prices, etc., and have probably made your plans one way or another, that it still isn't too late to send in your deposit and come to the reunion on June 16 and 17. You won't want to miss the terrific picnic planned at Storrs Pond, the dinner at the Outing Club, and all the other activities; everything, except your food and gasoline, is included in the reasonable price per couple. If you decide to bring the children, there is a full program planned for them for the entire weekend for a nominal fee, and they too will really have a ball. We have classmates coming from all over the country, some of whom you haven't seen for twenty years. I'm looking forward to seeing many of you next month, and I guarantee you will have, a memorable time at the TUMULTUOUS TWENTIETH.
Before closing, I also want to remind you, in case you didn't know, that we are once again in the midst of our Annual Alumni Fund campaign, and '48 is attempting to reach our goal which is a little higher than last year's, which we easily attained. Lou Perry, our head agent, who has done such an excellent job since taking over last year, points out that only 60% of our classmates contributed last year. If you are in that 40% who didn't give anything, we would sure appreciate your help, no matter what you give, because it wouldn't take much from each of approximately 150 noncontributors to really put us well over our goal.
Looking forward to seeing you next month.
1948 Class Reunion Hanover, June 16-18, 1967
Secretary, 110 Old Farm Rd. Pleasantville, N. Y. 10570
Class Agent, 546 Cumberland Ave., Teaneck, N. J. 07666
