1916

Eugene Parker Chase died on January 23, 1972. The Class extends sincere sympathy to his family. His obituary will appear in this or a later issue.

Dick and Violet Ellis and Gran andRuth Fuller plan to attend the Post Fifty Year Reunion, June 12-14. Let us know about your plans.

The first public event in the new high school auditorium at Winchester, Mass., will be a concert by "the internationally known Dartmouth Glee Club," benefit of the Winchester ABC program. Stephen Parkhurst '52, son of Dick Parkhurst, is Chairman of the Winchester School Committee.

Dan Dinsmoor has sent for our archives a copy of the official picture of our thirtieth reunion in 1946. Roger Evans informs me that this completes our collection. However, if you have reunion pictures of any date, send them in because some of our copies are indistinct due to the wear and tear of the years. Add identification of all classmates if possible.

Dick Parkhurst has just sent me a collection of "1916 snapshots of various vintages." Some illustrate the fishing trips organized by Joe Newmark, others showing reunions came from May Tuckers collection, two show Ted and AliceWalker at Prom in May, 1916. Some prints are dim but they bring back vivid memories. Send in your snapshots for our archives where they will be cherished... as long as we can give a cheer."

Ruby McFalls writes: "Seems to me a fellow is entitled to a few years to himself between Home and Mother and Matrimony and Mortgage." What are your sentiments?

Ev Parker spent the holidays in California with his daughter Polly and her husband, James Dodds, together with Ev's son Ted and his wife Inge-Lise, whose parents, the Nielsens, flew over from Copenhagen to complete the family reunion.

Phil Nordell has a formidable memory. He recalls with clarity a paper which he wrote for a favorite professor of philosophy and sends me a fascinating resume of the ensuing Socratic dialogue with the professor. Phil's letter, albeit well-intentioned, makes me vaguely unhappy about my memory. What do you think I should do about this?

Roger Evans, thoughtful as always, hopes that in the event of the death of a classmate those nearest him will send Roger or me a notice from the local papers so that we may cooperate with the Alumni Records Office in furnishing a suitable obituary for the magazine.

Mary Brown, widow of Bill Brown, describes in a letter to me her tour with another teacher's wife of Ireland, Scotland and England and says she "enjoyed every minute of it." I enjoyed her letter too. I should like to get more such letters. In requesting letters from classmates and their families I try hard to be as persistent as Herman Pulsifer, my friend here in TheVillage. "I entered the last-making business at the age of eleven," Herm tells me, "and I have lasted ever since."

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