1927

A good letter from Chuck Field Westchester, Ill., told of his and Jo's August trip to Prince Edward Island an back through New England, in the course of which they visited Charlie and Fran Brewster at Georgetown, Me. Chuck says that since retiring a year ago he has beet increasingly involved in non-remunerative activities such as Kiwanis, local church work, area denominational work, and as a volunteer in the purchasing department of Memorial Hospital, La Grange, Ill. He is also taking an evening course in real estate and adds, "So I am managing to keep out of Jo's hair!"

Bill Neilson writes that he retired in November 1969 after 21 years as Airport Consultant for the Territory and State of Hawaii, but then put in another year with the County of Maui until his real retirement in January 1971. He and Dot plan to continue living on Maui. Their daughter Marjorie was married on June 5, and in June 1972 their son Tim will graduate from Lewis and Clark College in Oregon. Bill commented that Tim had said, "Dartmouth is too far away and too cold for an island boy!"

Cal Voorhis retired from Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Va., in June, "not voluntarily but because of reaching the advanced age of 65," bought a mobile home and a lot, and moved to Hertford, N. C. Within three weeks Hurricane Ginger took a number of his trees, and 15 days of rain "made the highway pretty grim since the State just started paving it." However, he added, "If great-great etc. grandpa could do it, I can!"

Roger Braman was much upset by the selfish and disrespectful behavior of too many Dartmouth undergraduates at the Dartmouth-Massachusetts game back in September and has concluded that prohi- bition at least promoted better behavior in the football stands. Perhaps, or perhaps earlier generations were simply not so egregiously bad-mannered as are many of today's young. Whichever, the behavior Roger speaks of can be pretty disturbing.

A card from Jim Kennedy said, "I'm amazed we're both still alive. While this condition continues, please note change of address: Box 15, West Hempstead, N. Y. 11552"

Gus Cummings sent on a clutch of notes he had received with class dues, Mert Cotton included the business card of his Opechee Trading Post, Laconia, N. H„ and added "Still keeping the boys hunting and fishing and spending as much time as possible doing research with the fly rod myself!" Doc Milliken is still a delegate to the American Dental Association, and a prior commitment there prevented his making the fall reunion. Dow Mills retired after 21 years in the Pediatric Department of Mayo Clinic but plans to stay on in parttime work there. He had a fine trip to Vienna for the International Pediatric Congress in August and a week on the Moselle River in a small steamer. "Great fun" Jack Andrews reported a great summer in Vermont but is now headed back to Springfield and, early next year, to Colorado Bill St. Amant simply shouted, "FLORID GREAT!" Charlie Town- send has bought a small condominium apartment in Clearwater, Fla., "as a haven from the worst of Washington's winter." He expects to continue at American University, however, where he is now working on his 21st Area Handbook, "on Peru this time, having just finished Panama and Paraguay, (For sale at Govt. Printing Office.)" And Charlie Gibson sent word that he had talked to and hopes to get together soon with Bob Gilboy who has retired to Hendersonville, N. C., only 40 miles from Charlie's home in Greenville, S. C.

As you know, of course, Phil Fowler's illness prevented him and Madeleine from being on hand to run the fall reunion as they have done so successfully in the past, but Larry Scammon picked up the reins for Phil and everything went off as if by clockwork—even the sudden shift of the picnic from the Pine to the Trophy Room on account of the downpour. Now President Howie Mullin has named FrankStrong and Tom Gillespie co-chairmen of the fall reunions so these events are still in good hands.

Howie has also named Vic Reynolds to assume Bob Fankhouser's role as overseer of Dick's House for the Class. Vic's presence in Hanover, as well as his long executive experience, makes him especially well suited to take on this task, and the Class can be grateful that he has agreed to do so.

Although there had been some previous informal discussion of the matter, it became more than ever clear in a discussion of Gus Cumming's treasurer's report at the class meeting on October 9 that in view of the shrinking income base of the Class and the consistent or expanding expenses each year the dues would at last have to be raised. Following some further discussion, in which a few members expressed themselves in favor of doubling the present dues, a motion was made, seconded, and duly carried that, beginning in 1972, the class dues be raised to $15.00 with the understanding that a further raise might be necessary in the near future.

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