1926
Brant Wallace was recently honored at a dinner upon his retirement as Mendham (N.J.) borough magistrate with these words from the mayor, "Judge Wallace exemplifies a country lawyer having wit, charm and legal grace." Brant replied in kind in accepting a plaque "After 17 years on the bench, this is the first time I've had trouble making a sentence." 1926 concurs on all counts.
Another barrister retired at year end - CarlSchipper - who was tendered a dinner in Boston by his firm, Goodwin Proctor and Hoar with Dick Nichols, senior partner, telling some of Carl's extra curricular activities (chiefly Dartmouth) during his long association with the firm. Carl is a recognized expert in the field of wills and trusts and will continue on a limited "of counsel" basis, when it does not interfere with foreign and domestic travel which he has planned.
Still another retiree. Bud Bush, a retired bank president in Chester, Conn., admits to gardening, raising sheep and, of course, enjoying company of children and grandchildren. The connection of sheep raising and banking doubtless will be covered by Hub Harwood's far-reaching erudite publication 1926 Smoke Signals.
Ed Dooley was not exactly retiring when as chairman of the New York State Athletic Commission he and his fellow commissioners told off fisticuffers, Ali and Frazier, for their unscheduled pre-fight activities. When the dust settles Ed and Margaret will be in Del Ray, Fla., in February and March.
When Bob Cleary was thanked for his scoop news item on Brant Wallace he mentioned in reply to a question, that due to gas restrictions he and Pense wouldn't ski in Vail, Colo., or even New England, but would be content to ski the nearby New Jersey mountains.
Granny Knight keeps busy in Santa Monica, Calif., as president of Price-Pottenger Nutrition Foundation and in January talked to the Society for Clinical Ecology in Ft. Lauderdale Fla., on "The Menace of Herbicides."
Also in Ft. Lauderdale in January Carle andBetsy Blunt's daughter, Carlene, was named horsewoman of the year by the American Horse Shows Association on the basis of a nationwide poll taken by the Association.
Lou and Georgia Conant retired early last year after 31 and 15 years as geologists with the U.S. Geological Survey in Washington, D.C. Then followed a self-arranged four month trip around the world "seeing many of the places one dreams of seeing, but never expects to." Returning home the Conants then went to Calgary, California, Colorado, coming back to Vermont and New Hampshire for a total of 30 weeks travel out of a possible 52.
A tragic auto accident in St. Johnsbury, Vt., in January took the life of Ruby Carr, widow of Bob Carr (whose death was reported in the November 1970 edition of the AlumniMagazine). Ruby, of Fairlee, Vt., was chairman of the Department of Nursing at Vermont College. Both Bob and Ruby were always very active in class affairs and provided excellent musical entertainment at several Reunions.
Al and Sadie Morris are planning to move from their desert home in Apple Valley Calif., to Aiken, S.C., to be near their son George '54 and his family.
Hub Harwood is justly proud of his bride Det who some 20 years ago designed a needlepoint pattern of Dartmouth Hall which is now being sold at Hanover (N.H.) Needlecraft for pictures, door stops, rugs, etc. Tubba Weymouth helped with an arrangement whereby a percentage of the sales goes to the 1926 50th Golden Fund. At this time Det's pattern is responsible for $405 being contributed to the Fund.
Bob and Anne Stopford enjoyed an Amtrack transcontinental trip to the far west with a stopover in Chicago to visit with Al and Ellen Louer. A highlight was a stay in Banff and Lake Louise where in 1936 Ed and Ollie Raisbeck spent their honeymoon.
Doc and Mary Godfrey's visit to Grenada last November coincided with a general strike, but our retired banker classmate rode out the storm with no trouble.
Besides being chief financial officer of the class, Treasurer Jack Roberts and Dot last fall had the distinction of being the 2,000th buyers of a condominium home in Heritage Village in Southbury, Conn., and have an engraved sterling silver bowl to show for it.
Henry Bixby, having made a good recovery from a heart difficulty last fall, and Margaret are enjoying Del Ray, Fla. this winter.
It seems that they and most of the Class are basking in Floridian sunshine this season.
1926 men everywhere were pleased to note that the December Alumni Magazine cover displayed an engraving and lines from John Greenleaf Whittier taken from an 1898 edition of "Snowbound" now in the Class Memorial Book Collection in Baker Library.
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