1941

The mail and personal experience of late has yielded a pot au feu of sundries, of migrations, greetings and anticipations, of good news and somber, so let's have a taste, allons y! Here are a passel of address changes, freshly posted from Hanover, giving the new address only:

B. Bernei Burgunder Jr., 222 Homer Bldg., 601 13th St., N. W., Washington, D. C. 20005; Robert M. Chase Jr., 117 Brownson Dr., Middlebury, Conn.; DavidChittim, 130 Linden Dr., Cohasset, Mass. 02025; Thomas E. Conrad Jr., General Delivery, Southold, N. Y. 11971; John C.Everett, Box 348, Minot, Mass. 02055; Lt.Col. Richard C. Jachens, 5012 Mosby Rd., Virginia Beach, Va. 23455; Dr.William L. Jamison, 9009 Sudley Rd., Manassas, Va. 22110; Ralph E. Johnson, Chicago Tent & Textile Co., 1900 W. 18th St., Chicago, Ill. 60608; Joseph M. KipeJr., 4015 Bon Homme Rd., Woodland Hills, Calif. 91364; Donald G. Knight, 51 Dewart Rd., Greenwich, Conn. 06830; Roger Sands, Route 1 Box 244-a, Lakebay, Wash. 98349; Dr. Winston K.Shorey, 7117 Shamrock Dr., Little Rock, Ark. 72205; Ira Skutch Jr., 3857 Beverly Ridge Dr., Sherman Oaks, Calif. 91403; Dr. Walter H. Winchester, 241 Scotland St., Dunedin, Fla. 33528; and RobertWollaeger, 311 Peck St., Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. 49783.

A note from Chevy Chase, Md. passed to me by predecessor Dutch Cotton reports: "Having enjoyed the class repartee on women entering Dartmouth, I wonder if you might be gathering statistics on admission of any '41 daughters. I thought that I would report that Julie Stratton, daughter of Clif Stratton, who died five years ago, was accepted for this first class. I know that Clif would have been simply delighted at such a prospect. After an anguished decision, however, Julie finally elected to enter Radcliffe.

"Clif's other children are Cyndy, a senior at MIT, who intends to go on to law school, and Jerry (Clif III) who is a sophomore at Harvard and plans a medical career. As for myself, now that the children are launched I plan to return to a more active practice of law. With best wishes, /s/ Lydia Stratton." (Clif, a lawyer, held a top Federal career post at the time of his death.)

Has anyone else in the class a daughter who is in the freshman class or was accepted?

The Reunion charimanship obliges one to spend a good deal of time dealing with major questions and critical trivia, such that the easiest thing in the world is to fall behind in correspondence. Many, many men who could not come sent their greetings. They were Stace Hill, Hal Newell, Chet Williams (now back in the States at 1800 Argentia, Apt. A, Dallas, Tex. 75224), Walt Winchester, Jim Eckels, Dr. Bill Wilson (from way up in hockey country, 28 Riverside Blvd., Thornhill, Ontario), Jack Bates, Hank Gunst, Dick Jachens, Dusty Rodes, Hank Childs, Stew Steffey, Red O'Connor, Dan Provost, Bob Harvey. Don Norton, Dick Otter, Bob Krieger, Hank Frechette, John Twist, John Kelley, Vic Schneider, Tom Dunleavy, Burt Hedin, Bill Morrow, George Thompson, Ralph Colton, Pat Broh, Don Stillman, and Walt Kuhn.

A number of the foregoing had planned to come but were obliged to cancel at a late moment. (One of the gladdest moments was greeting Monk Larson at the event, after he accepted, then cancelled due to a career matter, then was able to sneak up from New York for 24 hours. One of the saddest moments was saying goodbye to Bob Chisholm Sunday night before Reunion, since he had to return unexpectedly and urgently to Cleveland.)

We had fun this summer during travels for business and for frivolous reasons, first enjoying a long, delightful lunch with Hal Newell in Washington; he is, among other things, busy presenting the auto air-bag, safety device devised by his company, to the appropriate Federal agencies and interested Congressmen (he and Ruth recently moved from an apartment to a house in Maryland north of the Capital using 425 13th St., N.W., Washington, for mail).

In August we cruised the Newport, R.I.—Cape Cod, Mass. waters in sparkling weather on "Orca," the appealing and comfortable motor vessel navigated by Marston and Nancy Gibbs. Our voyage culminated in a rousing weekend at Cataumet, Mass., where Rich and Marilyn Fisher were hosts (their son John is a member of the Class of '74).

At press time we received a note reporting the death of John D. McKenna, of Westbury, L. I., N. Y. He was a Marine captain in World War II. A more detailed biography will be published in the next Alumni Magazine and, meantime, the sympathy of the entire class is extended to his wife and five children.

Just a mile down our road, also looking out on our pleasing up-and-down country and aforementioned ski hill, is a large horse farm, replete with big barn, outbuildings, pick-up truck, pastures and ring. We had heard that it had been sold, but not until a ruddy-faced man rode into our yard one day on a tall horse did we know that the new owner is Harrison Butterworth. Harry had lived for some time in New Hampshire, and we both hope more of you may join us permanently in these productive and indulgent latitudes.

That's the journal to date, and though too late for this time, there'll be for next an excerpt of a contribution from West Virginia, as well as intriguing statistics concerning the Reunion. What's current in your journal? Whether statistical or subjective, let's hear—when he has goodies, our postman gelaendersprungs!

Secretary, Box 108, Concord, N. H. 03301

Treasurer, 140 Steeplechase Road., Devon, Pa. 19333