1931

Increasingly it becomes a struggle to get the column out on time. So many conflicts of interest - reseeding the new lawn, chopping pine branches for early autumn burning in our three stoves, bringing in the heavy birch and maple and splitting those chunks for later use in colder weather, and also felling nearby hardwoods for use in the dead of winter, if we are still here on Chebeague. Nevertheless, while Trudy is out sailing on this crystal clear day, I am fastened dutifully to the typewriter, and bring you all greetings.

Maurice Whittingill, 1905 South Lake Shore Drive, Chapel Hill, N.C. 27514, sends the following newsy dispatch: "In the second semester I shall be at Lexington, Virginia, where I shall be a visiting professor of biology, January through May. I'll be occupying the Fredrik Wachmeister Chair of Science and Engineering at the Virginia Military Institute. We both visited VMI in January and again in April and we were much impressed. Some other year I hope to teach Human Genetics on a more northern campus, perhaps as far as Maine. Martha and I had a fine drive through part of Maine three years ago in August. UNC-CH was host to the Genetics Society of America for three days recently. In October I plan to attend the two-day program- of the American Society of Human Genetics in Baltimore' - so I am only semi-retired."

Your secretary recently sojourned to Hanover as the guest of John and Lucy Cogswell who are truly great and genuine hosts. There was a drinking gathering on Monday evening, consisting of members of what I call the 1931 Beachhead in Hanover - namely Leo and Priscilla McKenney, Shep and Harriet Wolff, Phil and Lib Holden (who now reside in Eastman, Grantham, N.H.), Irv and Gertrude Bettman, Dave and Alice Loveland, the Cogswells, and yours truly. It seems to me that the Class of 1931 is about to take over Hanover, but probably I'm a little bit slanted. We had a great time.

I also learned that Dick and Peg Holbrook, Ned Pitkin and George Phillips had passed through Hanover recently. Further, we heard lews that Ed Studwell's 93-year-old father Chet Studwell '02 had passed away.

Again, from Jim Rick III, news that he is surviving all his operations, plays golf in an electric cart, breaks 100 (wish I could say the same.) Jim plans to be at the 45th.

Jim Laughton from Oregon is planning to be at the 45th also, together with various members of his family. He's coming across the continent on the Canadian railway system and renting a car in Montreal for the rest of the trip.

This is what happens when you plan far enough ahead. Our 1976 reunion is going to be a real big affair. The dates, if you recall, are June 14-16. Doug Woodring has got a lot together already, and we'll be hearing more from him shortly.

Ed Brummer sent a note saying that he visited the Library in Hanover in July and there was a display of some of the American popular music which I have been sending up there. I guess the authorities got tired of waiting for me to show up and help them with the exhibit.

Sher Guernsey, the apple king of Schoharie, N.Y., sent the following clip about CharlieWarne: "Charles Warne teaches a seminar at Kent State University on 'Social Progress and the Profit System.' Warne's term as Executive Professor expires in June, 1975." To quote Charlie further: "Today's students will be tomorrow's decision-makers. They will demand change. They should have changes. But it is my hope that these changes can be based on a fully informed evaluation of our entire social and economic structure." Charlie, big mouthful and big hope. Big effort - you are to be congratulated. Somebody's got to get in on the mind-changing.

And now I must put all this in an envelope and get it down to the P.o. before the last boat to Portland for the day.

Secretary, R.F.D. Box 15 Chebeague Island, Me. 04017

Treasurer, Dogford Road, Etna, N.H. 03750