1931
I guess most everyone was scared off my cigar offer relative to the number of our classmates maintaining winter residence in Florida. Ernie Moore was the only one who responded so he getst the obnoxious panatela the next time we meet. The list was corrected to stand at 20, instead of 22 as previously reported. Of course, the contest was over as soon as Parker Soule published the complete list in his newsletter. Oh well.
Shep Wolff also corrects me as follows: "Not that it makes much difference but, just for the records, I broke my wrist (left) not my thumb. The wrist break, however, did a fair amount of damage to cartileges and tendons with the result that I have lost control of my left thumb insofar as I can't lift it up to a position that makes it possible for me to thumb my nose at someone. Now all such action must be done with my right hand! All other actions of the left thumb are as good as ever and my grasp is as strong as ever so there is no problem of holding material for my wood and ivory carving—thank goodness." Now that's straightened out.
Lyman Milliken '27 forwarded a clipping about John Milos retiring as a teacher from the Naval Academy at Annapolis with more than 30 years of teaching service. He began his career as an officer instructor in 1942, retired from active navy duty in 1946 and joined the civilian faculty as an assistant professor while remaining in the Navy Reserve. He is now commander, USNR (Ret.). He will continue to live in the Ferry Farms area of Annapolis.
R. D. "Carl" Carlson writes that he enjoys "31-UP" and the Alumni Magazine. He's living in Williamsburg, Va. Are you working for the government, Carl?
From Pan Kent the following interesting note: "If I am lucky this year I will not be attending the Alumni College (my second choice). I will be seeing the June eclipse of the sun in the Sahara Desert, plus Ethiopia, Kenya, Tasmania and you name it." That's a hard choice, Pan.
To be serious for a moment—we who are responsible for writing obituary material are not always getting the pertinent information. Occasionally all that we receive is the bare mention of date and place. In your own perusal of your local papers, whenever you find information of this kind, please clip and forward. Do not assume that it has happened automatically. This applies not only to our own Class but to members of other classes as well. Duplication of such material rarely occurs. 'Nuf sed.
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