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Next best to having Grace and Milt Shultz back at reunion was to receive a letter explaining why they weren't and extolling the services of classmates who were. "As you know, I sold my house and moved into a condominium apartment overlooking Sarasota Bay. Because of the timing of this event, I had to cancel plans to attend our reunion, my 50th high school reunion in Reading, Pa., and visits with my family and friends in the Northeast. My principal reason for writing you, however, is to be on record as having publicly thanked Herb Chase, Ed Brazil, and especially Bob Chittim for their efforts on behalf of the costume committee. Although I have personally thanked them, I want the entire class to know that without their generous donation of time, the creation of badges and plates by Buck Steers and me could have resulted in an exercise in futility. I understand there are some plates left over which are available at $10. If anyone wishes to buy one, get in touch with Herb Chase or me. Since it is not practical to traipse north in August and again in October, we will miss this year's Woodstock reunion. The other news concerning myself is certification and registration by the SEC to act as an investment adviser. Since I like retirement, I do not plan to work too hard on this new endeavor."

Win Durgin was married in late May to Ruby Couden, who was duly initiated into the fellowship at reunion. Bob Chittim and Marjorie Brown were married in July and will, I believe, alternate between Florida and Cape Cod. Bill Reinhart and Virginia Myer, granddaughter of Louis Blair '89, were married in Albany on August 14 and were spotted in Hanover on their wedding trip. It is traditional for newlyweds to present their wives to the Class, and we are counting on the attendance of all three couples at the October reunion in Woodstock.

For this academic year, Win Stone will be visiting professor at UCLA's Clark Library. After that, I'm not sure whether it will be back to Washington Mews or New Hampshire.

Using the 1930 Directory to advantage, we located Ida and Ted Childs on Strawberry Lane in Yarmouthport. What a great place they have! Their home was originally built as a Cape "half house," but during the 14 years of their ownership it has become a house and a half, plus a woodworking shop, summer cottage, vegetable garden, and plenty of land. They enjoyed a trip to Europe in the spring and frequently find their way to Boston for Hub culture. Ted is active in town preservation and library affairs and fishes with neighbor Si Chandler.

In May we were introduced to another beautiful old home in Florham Park, N.J., where we enjoyed a weekend with Betty and AveRaube, who brought us together for a reunion with Gwen and Dick Bowlen of Doylestown, Pa. They have a marvelous collection of antiques, most of which Ave has reproduced in unbelieveably accurate miniature. To add to the pleasure of the weekend, the Woosters,Frenches, and Coles joined us for dinner Saturday night. Golf was spoken.

We have learned with sorrow of the deaths of Edgar E. Troidle on May 26, John B. Maitland on June 1, and Richard Barnard on August 7.

Paul Clarke (Madrid) won't thank me for contributing to world word pollution, but it was so pleasant to hear from him that I'll risk his wrath. "I did not throw away your little note of May 14 asking for a few comments on life in Spain. Why I'm now answering it is not very consistent, since among the many inflations we are faced with these days, one of them a young, brilliant, Spanish business associate learning English has labeled 'words inflation.' And I have noticed from newsletters and ALUMNI MAGAZINE that the classmates have covered Spain well enough in their sharing commentaries. I guess I'm answering because it's only friendly and you wrote in longhand. I'm really in half decent shape, and the pluses outweigh the minuses."

Gladys and Dick Parker recently commuted from Providence to the suburbs for lunch and a reunion briefing. Dick seems to have recovered nicely from the knee problem which kept him from being No. 1 Egyptologist at the reunion. The first annual award of the Albert I. Dickerson freshman essay prize was made recently to Howard L. Hyde '79 for the best piece of written work in a freshman seminar.

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