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Betty and Jack Chandler live in Worcester, Mass where Jack is a general surgeon and member of a four-man surgical group. About 80 per cent of his time is devoted to clinical activities and the rest of his time is spent teaching interns, residents, and medical students and working with various medical groups. The group practice arrangement allows Jack and Betty some time to enjoy their summer home on the Cape. This fall they plan to visit Mexico and possibly South America. Their sons Christopher and John are engaged in professional diving and the study of Oceanography at Southampton College, Long Island, respectively.. Daughter Karen is married to a recent Princeton graduate who is about to enter Tuck School. Their 13-year-old son Anthony is the last of their progeny at home. Jack says that he. now leads a quieter life which probably means that he has reduced his working day from 18 to 16 hours.
Another of our physician friends is Pete Bixby who lives in nearby Wenham, Mass. He also is a busy general surgeon who somehow manages to find time to garden in the summer and participate in the activities of the Appalachian Mountain Club. Pete and Bertha have four daughters. Judy is a nurse and Barbara is a school teacher in New York. Nancy is a student nurse and Pamela is in junior high school. In his spare time Pete functions as president of the District County Medical Society, secretary of the Massachusetts College of Surgeons, chairman of the State Committee on Trauma, and chairman of the State Committee on Emergency Medical Services. If his beeper had not interrupted the interview, there probably would be much more that could have been written about the Bixby family. There was just enough time, however, for him to describe a most pleasant visit a few years ago to the Dale Bartholomew home which is located just outside Youngstown, Ohio. Pete says Dale looks great and is doing very well.
The heavy flavor of Massachusetts this month is accentuated by a few notations from Gus Newell. He and Barbara live in Westboro which is near Worcester where Gus is involved in the business of health insurance. Their two oldest children Peter and Nancy are both married, and Gus is a grandfather. Daughter Betsy is a lawyer and practices on the Cape. Now that the children have left the nest, Gus and Barbara have a chance to travel. They visited Bermuda last November and squeezed in a little vacation in Curacao this February. Gus remains active in some alumni affairs, which occasionally brings him in contact with Joe Nason and a few other classmates.
An unusual meeting of John Wyper, Jack Harriman, and Tom Harriman in Los Angeles this March resulted in dinner together with their wives. This bit of information from John Wyper has provided an opportunity to learn much more about John and his family. Many of you probably know that he is vice president of the Connecticut General Life Insurance Company, but it is not generally known that he is retiring this year after nearly 30 years of outstanding service with Conn. General. John and Margie will be moving to a Victorian-style home which is on the waterfront at Stonington, Conn. (88 Water Street). The Wypers are addicted to boating and their new location is an ideal port of departure for their many proposed voyages. With seven grandchildren they hardly should be without a crew. John and Margie have graciously extended an invitation for classmates to visit them in their new home (Tel 535-1454). The combination of their sincere invitation and great new location sound too good for anyone to pass up if he is in the area.
Lyman Millikan '27 has kindly notified us that Lyman Whittaker recently was taken ill and was confined in the hospital for which he is the administrator, The Anne Arundel General Hospital. This message comes only a month after having printed a note in this column about the fine work that Lyman has accomplished in his field. The most recent word is that he is making an excellent recovery and should be home well before this column is printed.
No conscious effort was made this month to emphasize either health care or health care delivery. It is apparent, however, that each of the principals cited in this column is in some way connected with these fields. They are not necessarily representative of the '42 occupations, but it does suggest that health care is big business and concerns an extraordinarily large number of classmates.
Secretary, 582 Amity Road Woodbridge, Conn. 06525
Class Agent, 14 Country Club Drive Port Washington, N.Y. 11050
