1924

The Class Officers Weekend is now history ... very glad to reune with friends, including classmates: Chitticks, Foleys, Dave Dyche, Lamsons, Ted Nil sen, and the Van Huycks. See the next Class Letter for a report by Butts Lamson; also my promised statement re: fall reunion over Penn game weekend.

One hears reports of illness bothering some of you, but better left out of these notes. I do have to reports facts of concern: I'll have an obituary on Norm Hilborn, who died April 9 in Englewood, Fla; also assure Sam Ellis that proper recognition was made in regard to Charlie Tallman in Naples, Fla., and that his widow now lives in Memphis; and ... finally ... the old gag that report that I died when out in Korea is much "exaggerated."

On the strongly positive, it is a pleasure to share with you the news that our Dick Morin, Shattuck School '20, was honored by a citation "for service to Shattuck, Distinguished Career, and Community Service," to be presented during graduation exercises there (#115) May 26.

I've written about Roily Gibson's interest in the arts. Some of you might like to write him for a brochure, "New New England Sculpture, a Traveling Exhibition." It is 21 pages with illustrations. The exhibit is sponsored by the Roland Gibson Art Foundation, Inc., 9 Garden Street, Potsdam, N.Y. 13676. This exhibit comes to the Hopkins Center Jaffe-Friede Gallery, September 12-October 14, and so will be seen by those attending the Penn game. It also goes to the Currier Gallery in Manchester, N.H., where Roily formed the idea five years ago for their Young New England Painters. For those in that area the dates are October 17-November 10.

Brief notes: the George Averys were in Japan again this spring, and hope to join us for the 50th. They also visited Ceylon and Singapore; the Jimmie Reids are back home in Ridgefield (Conn.), and report that the Frenchs have built a "great new house, obviously the work of years of planning"; the Morin home in Tucson, near Green Valley, is being completed ... about 10 members of '24 reuned in April.

At the recent Class Officers meeting Peter, grandson of Putty and Charlotte Blodgett, presided at one of the excellent forums; they had to miss it - as Putty was in the hospital for some new treatments and Charl not able to come alone ...

we hear that the Jimmie Reids will be at Alumni College again; maybe the Sew Bowers and PeteWheatleys ... How about you? Some discussion about how many living classmates; there is no simple answer but here is a good one: we have 257-260 living graduates; 140 non-graduates ... total 397-400 depending on whether you take the "official" or "preferred" figures. We count as "lost," only two graduates but six non-grads; 16 non-grads "not interested."

We cannot possibly keep you well informed of the travels of this mobile class but here are a few recently heard from (plus the Ted Nilsens to Europe in June): the Van Huycks had a six-week tour of the Southwest and California; Chitticks loved Mexico; Lamsons like Bermuda ... and England ... the Wilburs didn't make the Class Officers meeting ... just back now from Switzerland, etc ... and our Red Maloney describes riding an elephant in India ... graphically. Doug and Doris Craig had five good weeks in Scottsdale last winter, visiting the D. Club in Phoenix but missing the Green Valley area; Doug is having fun in local dramatics and of course Doris is very active in orchestras.

We have news of a successful one-man show of his paintings by our medico-farmer-artist classmate, Don Hull; some 150 came to see at the Warwick (N.Y.) Art League's 20th annual show, May 6-20; and he sold some of his work which featured farms in that beautiful hill country; several were borrowed from current owners. Don is a past president of the League and his work was chosen to open the new gallery for members' exhibitions and classes.

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