1935

As this is written, our group of class officers is heading for Hanover to attend the annua! meetings. This year is especially important, and begins final planning for next year's big 40th Reunion. Uncle Reg or Dero will have a full report in an upcoming issue of the TEAR BAG. My only hard news is that Len Bryant has agreed to serve as Reunion Giving Chairman.

Just prior to the Hanover sessions, Helen andJohn Wallace squeezed in a fast trip to Europe. Together with 15-year-old Jimmy, they spent eight days in Vienna, visiting son Bob who has been studying this year at the University of Vienna. Bob resumes his studies at St. Francis College, in Biddeford, Me., in the fall.

As may be noted elsewhere in this issue. BobHage is taking advantage of the College's new flexible retirement program. He steps down as director of financial aid July Ist, but will continue to work part-time with responsibility for planning implementaion of the new Dartmouth Loan Plan. Also, he'll do consulting work for other colleges and a private foundation. Bob, as most of you know, is one of the top experts in financial aid programs in the country. Before tackling these new assignments, he and Henrietta are off to Ireland on a three-week fling.

Jim Oughton was father of the bride this spring. Daughter Carol who is research director for ABC television's documentary division, married Frank Biondi Jr., a Princeton man and Harvard MBA. The reception was in the historic Lodge, in Dwight, Ill., which originally was Jim's grandfather's home and later center of the Keeley Institute which Jim and his family ran for so many years.

As this written, Chicago area classmates are looking forward to another get-together at this same historic Lodge in mid-May. Jim has planned a full day for us, including golf at nearby Wolf Creek Country Club. Last year, over 20 classmates and wives turned out for a memorable outing.

If the face in the Shell radial tire commercial, which you saw this spring on baseball's TV game-of-the-week, seems familiar, it is. It's our own John Thomas, now a senior engineer with Shell at their headquarters in Houston. John reports that both daughters are married and his younger daughter Jeanne, is getting her Ph.D. this year from the University of lowa. In June, he and Irene are off for Hawaii, Australia, and New Zealand on a much-anticipated trip with their church group.

Also visiting Australia recently were Dorothyand Gus Davis, who went over to see daughter Kathy. Gus now plans to retire this year from the Guidance Department of the Carson City (Nev.) School system. With more free time, he hopes to get back to "some of the functions back East." Don't miss the 40th, Gus!

We're happy to report that Dick Muzzy is convalescing nicely from a hip operation. Unlike good friend Doug Ley, he elected to go for the knife, not the needle - accupuncture, that is. At last reports, Dick was beginning to move about with a walker.

Since abandoning the candle business for banking, Harry Deckert is fast becoming the class goodwill ambassador, at least here in the Midwest. He visited with a gang of us in Chicago a while back. Now, Dud Russell writes from Minneapolis "Enjoyed a nice visit with Harry Deckert, in town to call on bank customers. He has given up officiating at college football games and switched to down-mountain skiing. Bet and I are happy to stick to touring skis!"

Speaking of skiing, Phelps Luria writes: "I have to agree with Joe Waters. Skiing at Vail and Aspen (I hadn't been on skis in 25 years) compares in thrills with my hole-in-one in golf and a sailfish stuffed on my office wall. In spite of a shortage of oxygen, and my inability to get up on my feet once in a while, I skiied from opening to closing bell." Phelps three weeks on the slopes with Cathy and daughter Ann.

Art Allyn, who is busy in retirement indulging his hobby, the study of butterflies, comments: "happily involved in research of absolutely no economic or political consequence Having some fun waging war for the envionment and against the bumper crop of ecological nitwits (econuts!).

Also from Florida, Monroe Hattenach notes: "Summer gets hot here in Miami, so we hope to spend the summer in Spain. My baby, James, is 18 and enrolled in the University of Southern Florida. Son Mark is back in Co ' ticut and Tony, our oldest, is living in Connec-Millstein has bought property on Sanible Isle and plans to retire there in 3-4 years,"

Dave Goldman, while happy in retirement, writes that the early readjustment period is not easy. "So far, I've concentrated on volunteer work, mostly with SCORE. Wife Betty also keeps busy with volunteer work, both with youngsters as a youth employment worker and with oldsters as a hostess for our local senior citizens."

Quickies: Cam Duncan, down San Antonio way, reports "Vevie and I are happy in our new house, but haven't sold the old one yet. Will make a special price for interested Yankee, who is tired of cold climes and gas shortage." Rudy Pacht laments "have ballooned to 210 Ibs., which is one pound more than I weighed in the fall of 1934." John Magel reports that his oldest son John Jr. is vice president of Stephen Greene Press in Brattleboro, and on the board of directors of Mark Hopkins College.

This is our last column until fall, so have a good summer, and don't forget plans to attend fall reunion, September 27-28. A great time to visit Hanover!

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