1923
The Springfield Hospital Medical Center "Intercom" carries the following announcement: "Dr. Theodore R. Miner, former Surgeon-in-Chief and past president of the Hampden District Medical Society, has been named Director of the Hospital's Emergency Room Service effective March 1. Dr. Miner will give up his private practice of surgery upon assuming his new post." After nearly 44 years of dedicated surgical practice Babe will now have a little more time to himself and more regular hours and he will still be making a very real and important contribution to his beloved profession.
The hilarious and warmly sentimental musical comedy, "The Most Happy Fella," had a very successful seven-day run in February at the Daytona, Fla., Playhouse. The principal role of Tony was played and sung by Mox Hubert. Mox has made many appearances at the Daytona Beach band shell and is soloist and choir director of the Seabreeze United Church.
Last reported in these notes in 1952 Luther Hussey writes from Boca Raton, Fla: "The well known retirement problems were minimal with me because I have always had an excess of hobbies. I enjoy woodworking—from clothespin boxes to a desk for a grandson. I read omnivorously. books I didn't have time for when I had to keep up with technical literature. My yard is large (on Florida standards) so I can garden and grow citrus. I went back to school at Palm Beach Junior College to learn about Florida Horticulture. My only problem there was when a campus cop told me that I couldn't wear shorts! The girls wear shorts and miniskirts but males must wear long pants! This is presumably for aesthetic reasons. My remaining amusements are singing in a church choir, trying to play an electronic organ and trying to ride a bicycle. The last is the least successful. My legs tire out faster than they used to!"
Luther retired in November 1965 from the Bell Telephone Laboratories—jumping the gun by a few months because of health problems in the family which made winters undesirable.
Dick Kershaw's plea for news of his roommate Bob Paterson brings the following from Bob: "Still living in Spokane and for all practical purposes retired. The department stores with which I was affiliated so many years were sold to Marshall Field in 1969. While they have retained me on the Board of Directors it is mostly an honorary title." Bob is still happily married to Margaret (Leonard), his winter carnival date. Their son Robert L. graduated from Stanford and is now a Marshall Field vice-president.
In February Chet and Barbara Bixby took their children and grandchildren on a South America plane tour ending up in March with a visit to the Dud Popes and Bill Kimballs in Florida. Chet's and Barbara's son Ben '57 has succeeded his father as a trustee of Bradford Junior College, Chet having retired last October after 17 years' loyal service, eleven of them as secretary and treasurer of the Board.
Jack Booth's only daughter Karen was married last September to Joseph Hutchinson of Cincinnati, Ohio. Two classmates, Irish Flanigan and Paul Morgan, were on deck for the ceremony. Jack writes: "It was inevitable that Eleazar Wheelock was sung quite lustily at the reception. Joining with the '23s were our three children—including the bride—who knew all three verses a little better than some of our classmates."
Jack—now retired after 41 years of general surgical practice in Danbury, Conn.—lives on Vineyard Ave., West Chatham, Mass. 02669. He goes on to say: "In addition to Paul Morgan there are at least three classmates living on the Cape—Ted Oaswell, Pudge Neidlinger, and Pem Whitcomb. We see Clarence andPriscilla Goss occasionally and if any of the classmates come to the Cape and don't look us up we're going to be pretty upset."
Also comes word of the marriage of LesStevens' daughter Ruth to Merrill Lee Mazza. Prior to their marriage both the bride and groom were with the Peace Corps in Panama. Daughter Ruth is a graduate of Drake University. Her husband, a graduate of Stanford, is training as a C.P.A. with a firm in San Francisco where the couple are now living. I have a fine letter to Chet from Les, reminiscing about his college days, that I'll hold for a latter issue of "Skiddoo."
Jim Hennessy left last February on a ten-month medical teaching mission with the hospital ship, "S. S. Hope." Jim has previously served on similar missions in Nicaragua, Colombia, and Tunisia. From 1960 to 1969 he also served annual stints in the Albert Schwietzer Hospital in Haiti.
For many years the following five men have given much of their time and energy tto working for the college and for the class. These few lines can't possibly list the credits due them for their devoted service.
Bud Freeman is now in the process of canvassing the class executive committee and corresponding with the college administration and candidates to determine who shall receive the next 1923 class scholarship award.
Truman Metzel and Chet Bixby are again pointing out the possibilities and indeed the advantages of Dartmouth's Bequest and Estate Planning Program.
Ruel Smith and Bob McMillan have just completed the first edition of '23's Golden Review. In doing so they have contended with innumerable problems of composition and production.
In behalf of the Class—to all five of you—Many Thanks!
Baritone Malcolm Hubert '23, formerprofessional singer, returned to show businessto play the title role in the musical"Most Happy Fella" at Daytona Playhousein February. He has sung in manyconcert and choir performances in Daytonasince his 1962 retirement.
Secretary, Box 2, Francestown, N. H. 03043
Class Agent, Dogford Rd., Etna, N. H. 03750
