1913
Not many of our class were born in May, it seems but the following deserve a cheer and good wishes for good health and a happy and long life: "Don Cunningham, May 4; Louis Foster, May 30; HaroldHatch, May 23; and our own JohnnieRemsen, the squire of Shore Road, Mt. Sinai, Long Island, N. Y. Which reminds me that I just received a letter from John which was most interesting. In it he states that the Ides of March, St. Patrick's Day, Easter Sunday, and the Vernal Equinox, items of the past, are signs of spring. He and Laura have been holed up for the winter but not because of snow, probably signs of old age. John says that they didn't have any snow to amount to any thing, probably ten inches in all. They did have a white Christmas. Laura's brother who lives just south of Syracuse says they have had 148 inches, the worst winter in 20 years. Their next door neighbor bought a snow plow but did not have to use it all winter. He says the redwing black birds have arrived in small flocks, the same for the robins. About 300 black ducks and mallards left two weeks ago. The daffodils have buds and the crocuses (Croci) are in bloom but the rabbits eat them right up, the birds are fighting at the bird feeder and the willows are changing color.
John says another sign of spring, come April 1, is the start of the 1971 Alumni Fund campaign. John is aware, as most of us are, of the less of loyal classmates in the last few years and we will all have to give Bill Terry an extra lift. Laura and John expect to be in Hanover for the 60th and the reunion committee should get busy at once. This time the college should provide us oldsters with a convenient place as we don't have the pep and vim and vigor that we once had. A pleasant thought. John allows that the college will assign us rooms in the Inn.
I imagine that most of you followed Alan Shepard's and his fellow astronauts' trip to the moon. Haven't heard from Bartand Renza to hear the story of their trip which should be very interesting.
John and Laura have done a verylaudable thing. They have taken on a boy born blind and are reading to him. The boy is a senior at Port Jefferson H. S. and is very bright and alert. He has been accepted at Syracuse U. for the fall term. John says that it is their first experience with a blind person for any length of time and really marvels how he gets along. TV and radio help him a lot and the high school supplies him with Braille textbooks.
By the way John asked me if I knew anything about Andy Comstock. They usually exchanged Christmas cards but none was received in 1970. So, Andy, if you're around please speak up as John and the writer would like to hear from you.
John Axel George Peterson of 11 Ponoma Road, Worcester, Mass., died Dec. 21 from causes unknown. Pete, as we called him in college, was born in Evanston, Ill., Oct. 18, 1891. The family moved to Proctor, Vt„ and Pete attended Proctor High School, and then Dartmouth. On Sept. 1, 1919 he married Lillian M. Melvin at Nitro, W. Va. He has two sons, one daughter and 13 grandchildren. He was with the U. S. Envelope Co. of Worcester, Mass., for years, retiring July 1, 1958. The class extends heartfelt sympathy to Mrs. Peterson and family.
John Linscott, Mose Linscott's son, just telephoned that Mose had a major operation the last day of March. This proved successful and he is now recuperating at the Glover Memorial Hospital, 148 Chestnut Street in his home town of Needham, Mass. Needless to say that he would like to hear from his classmates. We all wish Mose a quick return to good health.
Dorothy Rice, Nat Rice's widow has been with her sister for six weeks at Ocala, Fla. They are leaving for New York where they will sail for England for six weeks, returning May 14. Dorothy will spend the summer at Boothbay Harbor.
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