1929

The sermon for this month is on the great game of golf. According to the notes you have sent in with your dues, this is clearly the major preoccupation of our class "at this point in time." Thanks to the good offices of Janet Woodbridge, Paul and Elinor Nourie played the Quechee course with the Reddings after reunion, and Jack and Sue Hubbard also got over there from Hanover. As to his game, Jack writes, "I can tell you a 90 once in a while seems very good to me these days, although I went out late in the afternoon a few days ago and had an 82, which was like a gift from heaven."

But the real golf news for '29 comes from the Palm Beach Times: "Hole-in-One: CharlesGoldsmith of West Palm Beach is eligible to win a free trip to Scotland and $1,000 in cash as a result of scoring a hole-in-one at the West Palm Beach CC. Goldsmith's ace qualified him for the Rusty Nail Hole-in-One Sweepstakes, a national competition sponsored by Drambuie."

Charlie says, '"Twas a bigger thrill than the first one three years ago - to think it could happen again!" Can any classmate top his record? Charlie continues with some family news: "My elder son Henry '62 is living and working in London with his charming British wife. Visited them in May and also took a trip to Switzerland and Italy. All I can say is that with prices as they are, the money ran out faster than the time - but it was a great trip. Younger son Jim '65 expects to get his Master's degree by year's end at Univ. of Florida, and hopes to teach."

John Bryant reports some good news about golf and other subjects from Spartanburg, S.C.: "I am back on the track and running under a caution flag after a pit-stop of three weeks flat on my back with phlebitis - never had anything cut me down like that stuff. Now after physical therapy to learn how to walk again I'm playing golf - had 90 today. Leaving soon to play a little golf with my brother-in-law Dick Johnson in Weston, Mass. Jack Blair lives 30 miles away in Tryon, N.C., and he watches over me as we lunch together almost weekly. Jack is playing golf with our group and doing OK, even though he has to swim a little each day to limber up his trick legs and knees. Looks great and has joined a firm in Tryon practicing law, having already passed the N.C. bar."

And some more news about our retirees: BillIrwin writes from Cleveland that he is trying to retire gracefully and still keep his hand in several interests. He had major surgery in 1972 but can now enjoy boating and travel again. Howard Kramer, my next-door neighbor, retired from the National Science Foundation last year. Some months ago his right knee-joint was replaced by a plastic one, and judging from the virgorous way he mows his lawn the surgery was a great success.

Here's hoping we can all recover as well from future ailments as have the fortunate ones mentioned above!

October's column made mention of ReedBanks, supplemented here with a photograph of our smiling classmate at his retirement dinner attended by some 200 friends and associates of Sikorsky Aircraft. Personnel manager for the firm since 1943, Reed received an efficient- looking chain saw which he has put to work felling dead trees on his Connecticut farm plus some teasing in the form of "extras" for his cherished 1948 Buick convertible.

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