1954
That great big 20th Reunion seems to get closer every day, and Reunion Treasurer Pete Barker reports early bird deposits are coming in nicely By now all classmates have had a chance to wade through that recent fat Class Newsletter which outlined the entire weekend logistic plan children's and adults programs, attendance factors, and cost per family. John Gillespie wants to remind everyone again of the super opportunity to win a free family weekend at the 20th Reunion by getting your $25 deposits in the mail before April 15; Consider your odds of winning! Fantastically good! So, get those deposit checks moving now
Someone recently forwarded to me a cutout from an advertising magazine which includes a picture of three gorgeous blondes each with a glass in hand flanking a seated distinguished, but resolute fellow, also with glass in hand, holding a bottle of Peter Heering. The cutout comments not a jot on the lovelies but does mention that the stoic fellow surrounded by the lovelies is none other than Gus Wedell, Eastern Division Sales Manager, W. A. Taylor & Company, liquor importer. Mr. Wedell was a last minute replacement for a male model who was unable to fly to Copenhagen because his wife gave birth prematurely. That just proves that timing is really everything in life and that there is more than one way to get a drink. And in case some of you feel that some of the descriptive passages concerning some of our classmates in this column run too long, how about this one? From Dr. Edward F.Kieger II, in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, comes the following - "am alive and very well!" A little bit more news comes from the wife of Lt. Col. EdwinJ. Godfrey, USMC, Springfield, Va. She writes that the Godfreys will be in Virginia for another year and one-half at least, which is a pleasant thought for wife Jean and two high school daughters. Jack was recently selected to attend the Inter-America Defense College in Washington, D.C., which runs for the academic year September 72 thru June of 1973. The Godfreys report that they have taken in a third daughter, an AFS student from Switzerland, and that Lt. Col. Tony Lukeman was also going to break the books studying at the National War College.
From Worcester, Mass., comes word that Michael G. Korjeff of Holden, Mass., has been appointed investment planning officer at State Mutual Life Assurance Co. of America. Mike has been with State Mutual since 1958 in its securities branch. Our tireless Treasurer Dick Barker not only manages to collect the dues, but also to develop news from those classmates who subscribe to Dick's "pay & save" program. ProfessorPeter Robinson of Leverett, Mass., writes that he ran into another classmate, Vic Mahler, at a recent annual meeting of the American Alpine Club. Pete has been an active climbing enthusiast since the 1950's, but he reports that Vic has nursed his ambition for about 20 years before finally getting out to reach the big peaks. Vic told Pete that only climbing is strong enough medicine to counteract life in New York where he practices architecture. In the meantime, Professor Robinson at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst finds doing field geologic research and teaching, and living in the woods, permits him little extra time or opportunity for full blown Alpinism. However, he wishes to advise classmates in the Greater Boston area that for the last ten years he has been cruising their water supply mapping the ledges of Quabbin Reservoir, and is currently involved in obtaining geologic records for a tunnel designed to bring some of that beautiful Connecticut River water to the Boston tea Pete is quick to add in parentheses that he is leaking about flood water only and not about draining the great stream we all know.
From Ohio comes an interesting note from Alan M. Bialosky. This note tells that Peggy Bialosky wife of Alan, has just published a book by Doubleday called "Pets I've Met" which is described by Al as being light and whimsical and a thoroughly amusing book of poems and pictures about pets and their problems. One of the shutterbugs who helped Peggy out is none other than Alan although he does admit that he wasn't the only guy doing the snapping.
A brief word now about a few of our medical classmates. Dr. Frank M. Weiser recently reported that he was elected an officer. National Order of Merit, by the Ivory Coast government, presentation being made by Ambassador Simeon Ake on behalf of his President, Houphouet Boigny. The presentation was to honor Dr. Weiser's medical services to the Ivory Coast delegation to the United Nations, to the President's family, and to various cabinet members over the past eight years. Dr. LloydTepper, who is former professor of environmental health at Cincinnati University Medical School, is now the new associate commissioner for science at the Food & Drug Administration. In his new capacity, Lloyd will be responsible for the administration of all FDA research grants and will play a major role in approving research contracts. From the Argonne National Laboratory in Argonne, III., comes the announcement that Dr.Allen B. Edmondson with that organization in the biological and medical research division has been promoted to the status of senior scientist. Allen joined Argonne in October of 1964 after four years of research in Cambridge, England, as a member of the U.S. Public Health Service. He was one of ten students selected to be in the first class at Rockefeller University Graduate School from which he received a Ph.D. in biological chemistry in 1961. He took his postdoctoral at the medical research council unit of molecular biology in Cambridge, England, where he determined the amino acid sequence of the protein myoglobin. His advisor at that project was Dr. J. C. Kendrew who received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1962 for his work on the crystal structure of the same protein. Allen's special interest right now is in the correlation of sequences and conformations in proteins by both x-ray diffraction and chemical methods. He is a member of the American Society of Biological Chemists and of the honorary fraternities of Sigma Xi and Phi Beta Kappa.
Just as a closing note, I'd like to remind you that next month starts the Alumni Giving Program and this year as the 20th Reunion Class, we have a special reason to make our contributions significant. A dedicated group of agents this year will be trying to get us up over our anticipated goals and I hope you will all lend a receptive ear.
Secretary, 58 Birchwood Lane Hartsdale, N.Y. 10530
Treasurer, 30 Juniper Ave., Wakefield, Mass. 01880
