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Another casualty. From Tracy Sanborn we learn that he has been confined to a hospital bed for several months with a heart attack and arthritis. In January a group from his Masonic Lodge visited him at home and presented him with his 50-year Masonic pin. Congratulations! Twice previously he was offered the position of Worshipful Master of Philanthropic Lodge, A.F. & A.M. He now reports he is able to get about with the aid of a walker upon which he anticipates dependency for the coming years. Norman Albree was With our Class but part of one year and for that reason feels he would be a stranger to all of us at our 60th. His one trot is a reading glass as all eyeglasses "are a complete flop."

Harold Belcher's youngest daughter Priscilla continues to be occupied sorting out her father's old pictures, albums, etc. She writes that her mother is happily located in Elmhurst, a beautiful retired nursing home in Melrose, Mass., with the hospital on one side and a park on the other. She enjoys letters and reading but finds it difficult to do much writing. She would welcome visitors at any time of day after 10:30 a.m.

Our tireless Newsletter Editor, BillShapleigh, recently celebrated his 82nd birthday, just how we are not told, but in any event he could gaze out the window at a formidable pile of snow.

Since our last writing, Elliott White died on February 6. He was a member of the English Department at Dartmouth for many years and during World War II he taught physics to the Naval Reserves. In recent years he had had to give up his camp on Welch Island, Lake Winnepesaukee, as well as his home in Norwich, Vt. Although he was with the Class but one year and an absentee from our reunions, his letters have always been full of interest. The following verse from one of his recent poems, "The Moon Also Rises," reveals a bit of his talent:

No chance for boredom when the weather scene, Dramatic, splendid, is daily shifted. Bright stage or dark, the play goes on— Terror of storm or genial calm, Suspense each hour in cloud or sun.

OUR 60TH REUNION, JUNE 9, 10, 11 DON'T MISS IT IF YOU CAN WALK IT MAY BE YOUR LAST

Secretary, 15 Gloucester Lane West Hartford, Conn. 06107

Class Agent, 196 Glenwood St. Maiden, Mass. 02148