1927

"Sam Wormser's leadership in Class Alumni Fund activity has always been noteworthy, but this year in particular is deserving of special recognition. To have come within 3.8 percentage points of winning our Green Derby is nothing short of miraculous when one considers a) an accelerating death rate; b) accelerating retirements with concomitant loss of income; c) disenchantment of older alumni with recent innovations; d) unfortunate deaths of several major contributors.

"For example, had one classmate lived another 30 days, and given at last year's level, Sam would have won his Green Derby in a walk, by approximately 6 points.

"Performances like Sam's just don't happen. Planning, persistence, devotion are the essence. In all these virtues Sam abounds, in my opinion, in a measure seldom rivaled."

This tribute to Sam Wormser by President Howie Mullin will certainly be seconded and cheered by the whole Class.

Rog and Marion Bury, after a summer of cruising the Aegean and neighboring waters, are planning to be back in time for fall reunion.

In June Chuck Baker received an honorary degree of Doctor of Laws from Lake Erie College, in part in recognition of his work as counsel for the Harriet Storrs Foundation which brings visiting speakers to the College. . . . Also in June RegFrench retired as Professor of Romance Languages at Amherst College. ... In May Bob Page was chosen "Exchangeite of the Year" by the Needham (Mass.) Exchange Club and in July "Exchangeite Extraordinary" by the New England District Exchange Clubs, thus becoming the first man to receive both honors in the same year.

Jock Davis has discovered by reading the newspapers that he owns a "Natural Landmark" and is listed in the National Registry of Natural Landmarks by the Department of the Interior. The 28-acre bog is in the midst of his 400-acre tract in Holden, Mass., and the government says he may have a bronze plaque as long as he keeps the public away. Jock is quoted as saying, "What can I do with it? I was told not to use it, not to let anyone on it, but I still have to pay taxes on it."

Beg- French, a member of the Department of Romance Languages at Amherst College since 1937, retired from the faculty this summer. He left his native New Hampshire to earn his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Harvard. Reg studied a year at the University of Rome and taught at the University of Missouri, Williams, and the University of Nebraska before going to Amherst as an associate professor. He became a full professor in 1949. Rachel and Reg continue to live in Amherst. We wish them a happy retirement.

Fritz and Nora Kortlucke had a happy visit from "Claire Greener, daughter, and dog" who were stopping at a nearby inn. He also reports that about all that's left after a gypsy moth incursion is his herb garden. . . . Hale and Fanny Ham attended the 250th anniversary of the town of Barrington, N. H., where many of Hale's family lived, especially Thomas C. Ham '96 and William Hale Ham '97. . . . And on July 4, appropriately enough, Larry Scammon reported that he and Ora were "returning to the state of our birth" and that after August 16 they would be living in New London, N. H.

Back in the spring Bob and Franchot Long went to Albuquerque, N. M. to visit Bob, Jr. and his family and to play some golf and mixed doubles tennis. And in June, according to word from Phil Corliss, Howie Mullin gave a luncheon for '27ers of the San Diego area with Ken Murdoch,Bob Sands, and Phil in attendance. Phil is supporting a student from Guadalajara, selected by his teachers aNd classmates as "Student of the Year," who is studying English at Adult High School where Phil studies Spanish. Charlie Fleischer wrote that it took three days to celebrate his 65th birthday with "two more to recover." But he says he still enjoys swimming or golf nearly every day and is looking forward to fall reunion.

Elmer Worth reported that having heard that trap shooting was "an old man's sport," he decided to take it up, but found that he "had been cruelly deceived and that busting those little clay birds is strictly for the young, the well coordinated, and, incidentally, the well heeled."

Joe Russakoff sent on a full-page ad from the Daily News of July 29 presenting the advantages of Leisure Town at Vincentown, N. J., and including a picture of Lew and Doris DeWolf who, it said, had moved there from a "too big" house in Cranford, N. J.

Chuck and Frances Brewster planned to leave for South Carolina the last of September, but hoped to return to New England in time for the 45th in June.

A heartening metrical comment by L. G. Munroe came from Bill Crane: "Aging is mostly/A matter of mind;/If you don't mind,/It doesn't matter."

Anyhow, don't forget the big 45th, now only a few months away. Better start making your plans now to be in Hanover June 11, 12, and 13.

Secretary, Box 216, Dublin, N. H. 03444

Treasurer, 4 East Gittings Ave., Baltimore, Md. 21212