1929

Duke Barto reporting:

With the exception of Hal Leich, all of 1929's officers were present and accounted for at the May 2 and 3 Class Officers meeting in Hanover. The program was above average in interest and stimulation, however, as always, the highlight for us was the traditional cocktails and dinner at Trunkie and Ruth Brittans' lovely home overlooking the golf course and the Vermont hills. The lucky guests were: Duke and HortyBarto, Jack Hubbard (Sue was forced to stay home with her sick mother), Ed and PollyChinlund, Blinker and Katie Black, whose birthday was recognized by the gift of a Dartmouth t-shirt, Harry and Jo-ann Baehr. Jack Gunther had to leave right after the end of the formal session as Jerry was back in New Canaan recovering from surgery - her sixth hospitalization in eight years. (Can anyone top that record?)

Over the weekend we saw Charlie and FranDudley at the baseball games with Harvard (doubleheaders - won the first, lost the second.) And Petie Foster in from their Conant Road home to pick up a Sunday Times at the Inn; she reported that Frank was extremely busy serving the much-needed role of country doctor to the rural area surrounding Hanover. While this sort of practice doesn't provide the stimulus of diagnostic medicine, it does give the satisfaction of essentiality.

We've just learned that Ed Walsh had a serious bout with pneumonia in February, spending three weeks in the hospital. In addition to reporting full recovery he states that as a result of the episode the tobacco industry has lost one of its oldest and best customers.

In March Fred and Jane Ingram spent some time at one of their very favorite Shangrilas, the Farmington Country Club in Charlottesville, Va. They had asked Horty and Duke Barto to join them, but, unfortunately Horty at the time was just recovering from a bad trip with the flu bug and wasn't up to the trip."

Secretary taking over:

Percy Russell retired from his law firm a year ago and is enjoying the opportunity for golfing and travel; last summer he played the renowned courses of Scotland. He spent four months in the Florida keys during the winter and has just bought his own place at the Ocean Reef Club, Key Largo, where he reports the fishing, boating, and golf are excellent. By chance he met George McKean a few weeks ago when George came into port in his yacht.

Also about a year ago, Dave Cogan retired from the Harvard Medical School faculty and began consulting work with the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda. This led to a regular position, and he has just bought a house not too far from me.

Richard Hunke was recently appointed by the Bishop as a member of the council of the 101-year-old Christ Hospital in Jersey City, an affiliate of the Episcopal Diocese of Newark. Richard recently retired as administrative supervising bank examiner with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York where he was employed since graduation. A graduate of the American Institute of Banking, he and wife Mildred have traveled extensively.

Dick Clark, Gloucester, Mass., suffered a major stroke some months ago and is paralyzed on one side, with severe brain damage. He is now in a nursing home. Our sympathy and best wishes go to Dick and Mary.

Ed Phelps, in a note to Jack Hubbard, says he is still Superintendent of Schools in Poultney, Vt., where he has served for 22 years.

Word has just come of William Bunn's death on July 31 of last year. The sympathy of the Class is extended to his family.

In April I attended a meeting of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in Nairobi, going by way of my favorite country, Sweden, to visit friends. At the environmental meeting of non-government organizations I represented the Appalachian Mountain Club and then attended a two-week UNEP meeting as an accredited observer. UNEP, only two years old, is getting firmly established and has a number of promising projects under way. (For example, it got 16 nations together to agree on ways of cleaning up the Mediterranean.) While in Kenya I took the opportunity to visit three national parks "on safari" (actually in a VW van) and saw plenty of wild animals.

One advantage of visiting Europe and Africa is the chance to read the good old HeraldTribune, now limited to its Paris edition. Its trenchant editorials kept me straight on the world situation and I could almost swear by the editorial style which ones came from the pen of my old room-mate, Harry Baehr.

Have a safe and pleasant summer and if you get a chance drop me a note about your current activities.

A Wah-Hoo-Wah for Trunkie Brittan who has been given an Alumni Council Award for outstanding service to the College and another one for Ed Chinlund who has received a commendation from the Alumni Fund office for his work as head class agent.

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