1937
It has not been a good summer for the Class of 1937. In case you missed the news we have lost five good classmates whose obituarys appeared in June or September: Loring Stinson,Bob Hahn, Dr. Ed Smith, Al Jacks, and FredAuld. They will all be greatly missed.
On the better side, our performance in the fund drive was just short of phenomenal - for us. We don't know how he did it but FrankRobin greatly maneuvered the team over the goal of $55,000 to a total of $56,226! And first place in the Green Derby of surrounding classes. Last we heard in June was we were $700 short and Rob was trying to contact Bert Geller on a buying trip in Italy to remind him he had forgotten to contribute. With 70 per cent class contribution vs. the College average of 58 per cent this is a remarkably dedicated feat. This Rob is a tiger (no apologies to Princeton).
We worked on the telethon in June and again with the able and enthusiastic help of RalphGriffith (another tiger). Ralph is still with AAA in Cranston, R. I., but not, he says, working very hard at it. He was about to embark on a two-week trip to England. That seems to be the place to go. The Putnams were there followed shortly by Ruth and Judge Martin, our own son Dick has just returned, and Barby and Dana Douglass will be in Scotland in October missing our fall reunion.
A few tidbits from the telethon. Paul Marx is trying to get out of antique business and sell the building. Wife Nat broke her leg and that's no way to take care of customers. Daughter Cynthia graduated from Mary Hitchcock Medical Technical School in July, planning to stay there to work. Dr. Dex Branch says he and Jan have a large house with no one left home so aside from his long medical hours, an occasional medical convention and a bit of golf his news is nil. Ginny and Stu Richardson both retired from teaching in July. They plan to stay on at their home in the country (Freeport) as they are dedicated "Down Mainers."
Al Mayer's plumbing-contracting business ran afoul of hard times during the recession. He tried to sell the business unsuccessfully and finally had to give it up. We are sorry to hear of this as through the years the business had been good to him; he was an important man in Springfield with a host of freinds. We await news of his future with hope but Al says at 60 it's not so easy.
Old Santa Claus hisself, Art Ruggles, tells us Santa's Land is going great guns - even to the point they have hired his advertising son full time on public relations. We have seen their TV commercial on the Worcester station including shots of Rug wandering around outside his building in full Santa suit, unrecognizable of course except to us folks in the know. Don Otis, who, in retirement from the Marines, had been in real estate in Hampton, N.H., is now completely retired. Mona's mother moved in with them from Lebanon. Don is still upset about the Indian symbol and feels ROTC will never again emerge on campus due to the terms the College desires vs. the terms the military require. For his and our sake I hope they can all get together.
Cort Heyniger, long retired from Alcort (Sun and Sailfish) loves retirement with no more on his mind than keeping the grass cut and putting up the screens. What a life! On the other hand Jack Williams, Vernon, Vt., dairyman, says low milk prices as well as beef keep him miserable even though things are better this year compared to last. He's up at 3:30 a.m. daily and quits at dark. His son works longer! But, says he, that's the life of a farmer and they live for it.
Corb Moister was not at home but their "house sitter student" told us they always take the month of June in Nantucket. Will Brown stays busy. He sent us a copy of his statement concerning the Seabrook, N.H., nuclear power proposal and has been working closely with several organizations involved in the intervention. He serves as a trustee of the New England Coalition on Nuclear Pollution and the Audubon Society. Also a trustee of the Society for Protection of New Hampshire forests which is leading the fight against the superhighway in Franconia Notch. In addition he is a part-time teacher at New England College in Henneker on Environmental Science as well as a member of the State Water Resources Board and the special board on fill and dredge.
Wow!
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