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Our east coast 1971 reunion was held at Seaconnet Point Farm in Little Compton on June 26. Carol and Carl Haffenreffer provided perfect weather, delicious food, and a beautiful seashore setting for the more than 140 who attended from New England, Cape Cod, New York, and New Jersey. Brownie and Tootie Neff came from Cleveland, John Tiedtke from Winter Park, and Catherine and Bill Milne from Delaware. Win Durgin was down (or up) from Lewiston with his son Win Jr. who is a high school teacher in Massachusetts. Meade Alcorn and Win concluded that hurdling had come a long way since they were track team mates at Dartmouth. It was a memorable day. At about the same time, our west coast reunion was being held at Ojai Valley in California. The resident hosts were Waezyand Wis Clark, with Karl Rodi and BobMarr providing impetus for the affair. Others attending were Bobbie and ChuckJacobs, Fanny and Al Leslie, Francesand Heinie Stewart, Peggy and HeineSwarthout and Jackie and Shelly Stark, This was a very successful first in an area not geographically conducive to reunions.
In the educational field, Dick Parker, head of the department of Egyptology at Brown, has been awarded the highest accolade for scholarship given in Great Britain, appointment as Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy.
And we've had word that Dr. FrancisHorn has added yet another college presidency to his list. He is the first lay person to head Albertus Magnus College and is the tenth president of that Catholic woman's college in New Haven, Conn. Fran has been president of the New York State Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities and president both of the University of Rhode Island and of Pratt Institute. He is the author of over 100 articles and chapters as well as numerous reviews. "Challenge and Perspective in Higher Education" is his most recent book. He also holds 20 honorary degrees, and two years ago the University of Rhode Island dedicated the Francis H. Horn Marine Science Laboratory in recognition of his establishment of the nation's first graduate school of oceanography and of his promotion of university interest in the marine sciences.
Two classmates have recently retired from education. Mai Gallagher had taught at Newton High School since 1942. He also coached track during this period and is active in civic affairs in Sudbury. BartMcDonough, teacher, coach, and administrator in the Woburn public schools for 37 years also retired in June. Most recently he has been principal of Kennedy Junior High School. Fred Scribner was a speaker at the testimonial for Bart. Johnnie Marsh appears to be a retiree because after more than twenty years in Libya, he now sports a Fort Lauderdale address. Gil Lowery has retired from Sippican Corporation. He and Norma live in Marion and we had a pleasant visit with them on one of our summer day trips from Barrington. Their son David is working in Chicago, married daughter Elizabeth living in Arizona, and Norma working as a librarian in New Hampshire. Gil has qualified as a realtor and is working part time in a Wareham real estate office. Judge J. Walker Wiggin presided at his final session of Bedford municipal court at about the time he reached his 70th on August 23. His service to that court began in 1937 while his service to 1930 began at an earlier date and is sure to continue for many years beyond 1971. Harry Dunning will retire from Scott Paper Company after 36 years with the company.
The Staymans and Butterworths missed the Seaconnet reunion because of European travel commitments. In September Lib andPete Davis and Janet and Arch Clark will vacation together in England. A card from Anne and Charlie McDonough chides us for not making the Dublin scene this summer. Likewise from Rosemary andHarry Casler who are living in Ennis Keane, County Cork. They report that Rusty Morrill visited them for several days before doing Russia, Siberia, Outer Mongolia, Japan and Alaska. Ellie and JohnFrench, after a visit to Budapest, will join the Haffenreffers for further vacationing in Lisbon and Madeira. As president of the Billings Farm Association of Woodsotck, John was principal spokesman at the hundredth anniversary of the Billings Farm in July. Everyone in the community was invited to the celebration and NelsonRockefeller dropped over from Albany.
Charlie Rauch has been named chairman of the board of trustees of Connecticut Savings Bank of New Haven. For the past four years, he has been president and treasurer, and will continue as chief executive officer. Bob Kohn has been appointed director of the newly established Center of Human Genetics at Harvard Medical School where he is Gaiser Professor of Radiation Biology.
With deep regret we report the death of Wilton May on June 17 and Wallace Blakey on August 12 and our sympathy is extended to their families.
We will be meeting on the weekend of the Penn game with headquarters at the Woodstock Inn. Executive Committee meeting at 3 p.m. followed by cocktails at the John Frenches' home. Saturday lunch at the Bema and dinner at the Woodstock Inn with President Kemeny as our guest.
Secretary, CHARLES V. RAYMOND 56 Jennys Lane Barrington. R. I. 02806
Treasurer, HARRISON F. CONDON JR. 200 Berkeley St., Boston, Mass. 02116
