1931

The following from Beany Thorn: "We have had a fantastic experience and perhaps we should pass along a bit of it to the Class. I am speaking of a private photographic safari in East Africa. We went there for 32 days in January, spending 18 days with a British white courier, four days on our own in northeast Kenya and a week flying around the interior of Ethiopia. The 18 days of safari of which 11 were tented were with just the two of us and the courier and an African crew of six who waited on us hand and foot. There were to have been two couples but the other chap had a heart problem at the last minute. This is a very expensive way to go on a safari but it has its advantages.

"We were up daily at 6:30, off in our Toyota Land Cruiser about 7:30 and could do just as we wanted all day. Saw thousands of wild animals in the game preserves. Took over 500 slides most of which are excellent. Saw 79 lions close up, like 15 feet away. You have your own private campsite with no one around for miles. With politics the way they are in East Africa, such a safari may be soon impossible. In Kenya their very capable president Kenyatta is determined gradually to turn all jobs over to the Africans without bloodshed. This will cause chaos at least for a while. Ethiopia, incidentally, is most interesting - no animals, but tremendous history, par- ticularly in Lolibella, the origin of the Coptic churches. You fly in the old DC-3's which always get there on time and feel much safer than some of the modern ones. Ethiopia is not tourist-spoiled in the interior and even Addis Ababa is quite interesting." Some saga, Beany - without motels and jets.

Peanut Winslow writes to Ernie Moore; "David's hockey team at Bowdoin won 15-1-2 this past winter. Marge and 1 worked out our frustrations cheering his team - even though we had to crawl out of the sack at 4:30 A.M. Now ask me what keeps me young. Incidentally, I finally got rid of the full-length cast, and now sport a knee-length walking cast so at least I can attempt a few manoevers in bed without getting a cramp, and without Marge laffing at me! Nothing will kill one's ego quicker than having one's partner burst out in guffaws. Avoid a full length cast, Ernie! When you get a chance, please come down to see Marge's new 70-foot combination tow boat and fish boat - just what she has always wanted these past 12 years." Peanut is sure good to Marge, giving her tug boats, tow-boats, etc. Wish I could think of gifts like that for Trudy.

John and Lucy Cogswell have been in Barbados, Tobago and St. Vincent, playing bridge, and accumulating suntan.

We received a sad note from George Tarr who said his wife Fredonia passed away February 17 following a massive stroke.

We would write more if we had more, but news has been very scarce this winter.

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