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The scene—1967. An anonymous class secretary struggling with his April 1 class notes and in an attempt at humor makes the following predictions. In five years the following will have occurred: 1. President Dickey will have retired, 2. John Kemeny will be President of the College, 3. Bob Blackman will have left, 4. Jake Crouthamel will be head football coach, 5. R.O.T.C. will be banned from the College, 6. Some of the students will have forcefully occupied Parkhurst and bodily removed the Dean; the state police will have removed the students, 7. The College will have become coed, 8. The President of Wellesley College will be a vice president at Dartmouth and 9. The Indian as a symbol of the Big Green and at football games will be taboo.
No doubt some of the secretary's classmates would have enjoyed such musings. Some might have accepted thirty percent of the predictions but certainly not all! As April 1, 1972 passes, I will let you draw your own conclusions.
George Woods of Franklin, Mass., continues his political activities. George is serving his second term in the state legislature and missed only one roll call during the past session of the lesgislature while the local affairs committee was in executive session. He has not missed one session of the House during his term of office. In view of the activities of U. S. congressmen who are presidential candidates, this seems especially noteworthy
Dick Bredenberg whom I mentioned in a recent write-up has a schedule and a way of summarizing it that leaves me breathless. Following is a quotation from his holiday letter, "This past Christmas you did not hear from us because Huldah (wife), Dick and Sigrid (youngest daughter) put all the seasonal turmoil behind and flew to Austria for an "old world holiday. There was Christmas eve in the church in St. Johann where "Silent Night" was first sung, a Tyrolean evening in Innsbruck, a side trip to Sterzing Italy, and play times with Austrian school children in Bad Gastein. And, of course, there was skiing, skating, sledding thermal baths, massages folk dances, rich pastries, fine wines, good company, plenty of native gemütlichkeit and no worries..."
John Van Raalte treated me to an interesting lunch in New York City recently. In addition to class news just plain catching up and socializing we discussed the "Andresen Portfolio Strategy" which is an impressive and detailed approach to investment management. Son Johnny is at Exeter and son Pete is waiting to hear from Exeter regarding admission next fall. John, Barbara and the boys were able to get to Stowe for a portion of the February vacation.
Truman Metzel got a well deserved pat on the back in a recent article in the Chicago Sun Times. His bookstore, "Great Expectations," located in Evanston, Ill., made a very favorable impression on the columnist who wrote, "His shop is certainly the best in the Midwest for philosophy, and he says it's the best in the country because he has books nobody else stocks. You also can find political paperbacks, belles-lettres, anthropology, some literary criticism, some music, some theater, some sociology, some linguistics, books on beginning and advanced Chinese, Dover recordings and science books.
"Two to six people are always sitting around his table playing chess or discussing philosophy over coffee he provides. And there's a weekly meeting of Northwestern University grad students and faculty from the department of philosophy—formal papers and discussion.
"Metzel will tell you that Great Expectations isn't, so much a bookstore as a life style."
Pete Foster, the class of 48's John Connally, asked for a reminder about class dues. For those who, like myself, find their memories failing, 1973 will bring our 25th Reunion and this will require funds for planning and execution. It is especially important to build the class "kitty" during the next year so let's" not forget.
Secretary, Wildwood Park Cumberland Foreside, Me. 04110
Class Agent, Apt. 3-H, 7300 Blvd. East North Bergen, N. J. 07047
