1912
"Classmates who have teenage grandchildren should be advised that one way to keep young in spirit is to take one of them on a trip out of the country." Thus writes Cap Allen after returning with his grandson, Brian Allen, from "Aegean Adventure" which included a visit to Istanbul, a boat trip up the Bosphorus to the Black Sea and a five-day cruise to the Greek Islands.
Otto Bresky is still performing as chairman of the board of Seabord Allied Milling Corp., but he now spends six months in Florida. Mark Allen writes from Seattle that he is working every day but business is slow. If you read David Lawrence's editorial in the U. S. News of June 21, 1971 you saw his reference to Johnson O'Connor's Human Engineering Laboratories tests, so successful that D.L. thinks that a similar project should be undertaken by every state government to deal with high school students. Congratulations to Syd Clark on his election as first vice president of the Boston Authors Club! Added to that, in June he received from the Consul-General of Germany the Offiziers Kreuz des Verdienst der Bundesrepublik Deutschland. The award was made at the nursing home in Plymouth, Mass., so that wife Mardi could participate. Again this year Clyde Cooke took in Alumni Day at Cushing Academy and a testimonial dinner in June for the Academy's retiring athletic director but now wife Erma has to do the driving.
Chuck Powers manages to keep busy doing accounting and tax work, with his wife serving as volunteers at the hospital in Laconia, N. H., and as directors of the Senior Citizens group in that city. Chuck says he's planning on our 60th next June. Connie Snow reports that he no longer goes to the office daily, only when necessary in connection with a few estates he is handling. Katharine and he took a seven-week cruise this past winter around South America via the Panama Canal, winding up at Barbados and St. Thomas. Jim and Carole Steen are moving this November to Arizona, not far from Dutch Waterbury's winter home. We shall all miss the Steens. Henry Stevens and sister Anna were involved in an auto accident in August resulting in Anna's stay in the Mass. General Hospital to recover from a fractured hip and pelvis. Latest report is that she is doing well following an open reduction and nailing of the hip. This has been a tough break for Henry.
From the distaff side, Mae Brooks has come East and is now living in a retirement village in Hackettstown, N. J. She looks out at the Poconos and says, "I can forget forever the flat land around Chicago and its dreadful climate." Sarah English believes that our widows should pay for their Alumni Magazine. This is good news for our Class Treasurer.
The sad news is that we have lost four more of our number this summer, TedLampee, Earl Cutting, Truman Johnson and Hal Mosier. Earl was all set for our reunion when he was stricken. Truman was our oldest living graduate at 86. Hal was Connie's roommate at Harvard Law School. We're down to a count of 76. Jim Steen sent us word of the death of Flora Bailey, Wig Gould's widow.
Secretary, DR. STANLEY B. WELD 15 Gloucester Lane West Hartford, Conn. 06107
Treasurer, FLETCHER CLARK JR. 4 Bank Building, Middleboro, Mass. 02346
