1955

The yield of news clippings has fallen to an all time low this month. However, one excellent piece of news did brighten the outlook considerably. Unable to stand being away from New Hampshire, Snake Woolson decided to move back to Amherst (pop. 500) which is near Nashua last April. He became executive vice president of the Souhegan National Bank. Recently he was elected president of the Bank as successor to the new chairman. The bank has total assets of $19 million which I am sure will be guarded as zealously as the kegs used to be in the Psi U basement. Snake's bride, Patty Lorandeau, grew up in nearby Keene.

In view of the paucity of clippings I decided to use the telephone. Fortunately my calls were to doctors and they were both at meetings. Thus I was able to get some very good information from their wives.

Ann Brandt told me that Art is living a dual life. He grew up in the town of Fenton, Mich., a suburb of Flint. It dates back to pre-Civil War days and has real historical value. In fact, Art and Ann were instrumental in having it declared a national historical site. Then the Feds decided to tear it down and do a big urban renewal project. So Art decided to fight the Feds and got himself elected a councilman with the help of Ann as campaign manager. He finally lost the fight but was elected mayor of Fenton in the process.

He now finds himself running the town's business while he is pulling teeth in his dental office. He also finds time to be president of his County Dental Society. In that capacity he is deeply involved with the implementation of the General Motors Dental Plan. This is a new fringe benefit for GM workers which is in its first year of operation. The majority of Flint's workers are GM employees. Art spoke to the American Dental Society in Chicago on this subject March 6.

Art graduated from the University of Detroit Dental School. The family has been living in Fenton since 1961. In his spare time he hunts with his sons at their retreat near Alpena, Mich.

The other doctor's wife I called is also Ann. She is Mrs. John Barlow, and another New Hampshire native. They met at Mary Hitchcock Hospital and were married in 1957. They have lived in Sioux Falls, S.D., since 1965.

"Stacks" is working as hard now as he did as an undergraduate. He practices pathology in a partnership with eight other pathologists. He is also a professor of Clinical Pathology at the University of South Dakota Medical School and chief of staff of the Sioux Valley Hospital. In the latter job he is involved with a good deal of administration. The hospital has about 400 beds.

He enjoys his teaching a great deal. The medical school has recently expanded from a two to a four year program under the aegis of John's close friend and partner whom he met while they were both in residency at Mass. General Hospital. His friend was instrumental in attracting him to Sioux Falls.

The Barlows have two daughters, ages 15 and 16. The three ladies of the family are very active in riding. They operate a stable and teach. Ann was a medical technician when she met John.

If you want to avoid having me call your wife to check up on you please send me some news. Otherwise I'll be' calling some evening when you're not home. These wives are veritable fountains of information about their husbands.

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