1923

My cup of class news is not exactly running over. I suppose that having survived the ordeal of filling out the Golden Review questionnaire some of you may feel you have "told it all" and are resting on your laurels. My special thanks therefore to the following for their help in keeping the current record intact.

Mitch May writes: "I'm still active in business as Chairman of the Board of Bayly, Martin and Fay Inc., International Insurance Brokers. We recently were purchased by The Sperry Hutchinson Co. but are running our show on a completely autonomous, basis." Mitch left in September for a trip to Italy and is looking forward to next June since his last reunion was the twenty-fifth.

Robby Robinson says that since he had plenty of travel and sight seeing while he was overseas during World War I, most of his adventure now comes second-hand via his son David '59. In 1960-61 David did graduate work at the University College of Ghana in Accra. After another year of study in the States he went to Nigeria for three years as business manager of a large comprehensive school project. After two more years of top education planning at Harvard he left that field to become a professional photographer. The basis of this new career lay largely in the photographic work done during his four years in Africa. He has had several showings in Boston and Paris and most recently in Rome. Robby is particularly looking forward to a showing of David's work in Hanover, before and during the 1973 Winter Carnival.

Bill Gratz is another of us who hasn't much to add to the Golden Review profile. He writes: "Life goes on that same general routine—Florida—Europe—salmon fishing in Quebec and bird shooting wherever the chances arise. See you in June!"

Ward Hilton reports that he had lunch recently with Truman Metzel, Bud Freeman, and Vince Baldwin at the Deer Path Inn in Lake Forest. Vince is still practicing law but in Lake Forest which is 15 minutes from his home in Libertyville. Truman and Bud were extolling the virtues and values of Alumni College which Ward's son Dave '51, his wife and three children also attended this year. The Metzels had their 11-year-old grandson Albert along who made a fine companion for Dave Jr., also age 11.

Earlier this year at a Dartmouth Club of Chicago meeting, Ward shared a table with Charlie Zimmerman, Russ Carpenter, and Hip Conley. He hadn't had a good long visit with Russ for many years and goes on to reminisce: "Russ and I roomed together during freshman year in 46 Wheeler. Directly below us were BillWallace and Jim Pyott and directly above us Jack Taylor and Al Merritt. In sophomore year Russ, Bill, Warrie Zeller and I roomed in 18 Middle Mass and directly above us were Pudge Neidlinger,John Foster, Lou Lewinsohn and GeorgeVanderbilt."

Ward also says that Hip Conley has been retired from the Continental Bank of Chicago for several years and now spends a little time as a consultant in the office of the Treasurer of DuPage County in Wheaton. Jim Pyott still works as a manufacturers' representative, ably assisted by his son Jim Jr.

Vic and Mary Barney have sold their house in Reading, Mass., and moved to an apartment in Andover that Vic says is "just great—no snow removal, no grass to cut." George Musk's widow lives just across the street from them. Vic is driving his car a bit now but is still taking it easy after a serious operation about a year ago.

Babe Miner has had nice letters from Lee Klaren, Thelma Bowen, Peg Wilcox, Mary Booth and Ibbie Taylor thanking the Class so kindly for the memorial books presented to the library in honor of their husbands. Ibbie, in her letter adds the comment: "Our son David graduated from Dartmouth and our other two sons both wanted to go there too but I put my foot down and said two in one family was enough so #2 went to Colgate and #3 to Middlebury. Now that females are invading all the mens colleges and vice versa I am afraid our oldest granddaughter wants to go to Dartmouth."

And Glen Elliott writes: "A little more than a year ago at the Dartmouth Club of Rhode Island Annual Dinner the family was represented in addition to myself by: 1, Son John H. Elliott '50, 2, Grandson John H. Elliott Jr. '75. It adds up to a good feeling!

"I was never very happy about women at Dartmouth—until our family Thanksgiving Dinner last year at my house when during a family discussion about colleges, coed, etc. I turned to my youngest (12-year-old) granddaughter Susan Elliott, and said 'Where are you going to college?' Back came the prompt reply "Dartmouth." My opposition to women at Dartmouth melted like the spring snow. It would be very nice to have a granddaughter at Dartmouth!

"As for me, well, living alone is not first choice but I am fortunate to have my home and good help to run it. Also to be busy as ever at Rhode Island Textile Company with plants at Pawtucket, R. I., and Landrum, S. C. Things are changing rapidly these days and it keeps you on your toes keeping up with the changes!"

Ted Barstow after much research of the attendance at previous 50th reunions and a lot of digging into Alumni Office records has come up with an extremely detailed and complete estimate of the number of us who will gather in Hanover June 8, 9, 10, 1973. All of this is a part of the planning Ike Phillips and his committee are undertaking, much of which was firmed up during our Princeton weekend get together. If you think seven months is a long time to plan ahead, just stop and think how fast the past seven months have slipped away.

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