1925

Bob Hardy, ever mindful of your secretary's persistent problem of news gathering, was kind enough to report on classmates in the vicinity of Sarasota, Fla. Lawrence Marshall, "whom I recall we knew as 'Tibby,'" is still another '25er who has purchased property on Siesta Key. Bill Pugh spent some time enjoying the Florida sunshine, fishing and baseball at Key West and Sarasota. Ed Burns has been traveling back and forth with hopes of moving into his condominium late in March. He has purchased a new 38' boat for use in Florida during the wintertime. Bob Weinig has purchased property in Naples, having moved there from Sioux City, lowa. Others in the area were Warner Washburn, Jamer Guernsey, and Ken Nugent.

The Larry Leavitts reported the middle of March that they had returned from their trip "all the way from Athens, via Munich and Frankfurt, in the same day. We had a grand time in both India and Greece. In the Delhi, Agra, Jaipur area we drove over 400 miles and had a wonderful chance to see the countryside and people. Rode an elephant quite some distance. Just like a boat in a storm! Our daughter and son-in-law were with us for part of that trip. Much of the nine days in Greece we were with the Mike Choukases '27, which made it very nice for us. They had their car over there and with Mike speaking the language, we covered a lot, literally and figuratively."

A couple of more notes from Eddie Roessler. Phil O'Connell continues to play golf with a reduced handicap of 7. He retired in January and went to Florida for a couple of months where he played in three senior tournaments. He winds up by stating, "Guess I have the largest number of grandchildren — 16. Quite a gang — all live in New York area." Ed Griffin and Rosanne spent a fortnight Christmas time in Biloxi, Miss., with their son, Arthur, who is attending Staff Officers School after a four-year "tour" in Germany. They planned to be in Bermuda for ten days the last of March — a Christmas present from their sons. Bob Pierce, the Chevy-Buick tycoon, reports: "A couple of national corporation directorships keep Connie and me traveling extensively — plus expanding business interests. Guess I've got to get younger before I'm old enough to retire."

A new address for Bob Meginnity (1831 Beacon St., New Smyrna Beach, Fla. 32069) indicates that he has joined the majority group of retired classmates and moved to the sunshine state.

A card from Ken Nugent indicated he was not planning to return north until April 27. At the time he wrote (late in March) he was planning a trip to Fort Myers for a few days with Tubby Washburn.

By the time these notes reach you the Alumni Fund drive will be in full swing actually at the half-way mark. We would be remiss if we didn't take the opportunity to urge you to relieve your class agent from further worry and make your contribution without further delay.

Returns from Charley Moore's initial letter on our 45th Reunion were highly satisfactory up to a point when 43 couples, seven singles and eight widows indicated their intention to attend. As we write this however there was no reply of any kind from 227 members of the class — of which it is certain many plan to return to Hanover. If you haven't returned Charley's question- naire by the time you read this, please do so at once — hopefully with an affirmative reply.

Mac Shepard, Bill Sleigh, Bill Jenkins, and Ed Pease enjoyed the Boston dinner when the Alumni Fund campaign was launched and were deeply impressed by the message delivered by the new president, Dr. John G. Kemeny, and the philosophy by which he plans to be guided in leading us into the third century.

Secretary, 105 Grovers Ave. Winthrop, Mass. 02152

Class Agent, 901 Bermuda Gardens Delray Beach, Fla. 33444