1934
And a Very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours, from June and me!!!
Lots of news this time, again because you guys sent your money to Ed Brown, and he sent me several of the due bills with your notes. Can't put them all in this time, so I'll just go alphabetically until I've used up my allotment of words and keep working them down in future issues.
I had a few personal letters I'll acknowledge first and then get as many of the rest as possible.
Our president Frank Heath sent to Ad Winship a copy of his letter outlining the three class projects approved at a meeting held over the Harvard weekend: (1) gift of $500 to the Dartmouth Library for purchase of books or materials selected by Barbara Brown, a recent retiree from the library staff and wife of Professor Edward Brown of our class; (2) $500 for the purchase of an Apollo Exercise System for use primarily by Dartmouth Hockey and Lacrosse teams; and (3) the commissioning of Pru Gilmore, wife of Harry B. Gilmore Jr. of our class, to do a sculpture of President John Dickey for presentation to the College. (Pru did the one of President Hopkins now located in Crosby Hall.) Certainly three excellent choices for the College from the Class of 1934!!
Gail Raphael and his wife Sigrid wrote that they vacationed in lower California, which is her home. They visited Rancho Santa Fe and saw Carl Vail, whom he hadn't seen since graduation. Carl has "a beautiful place, a beautiful wife, looked to be in great shape and was about to take off on an Alaskan cruise." Gail said he and Sigrid were so impressed with Rancho Santa Fe that they asked to look at some houses ranging between $80,000 and $100,000. The realtor "didn't move a muscle," and explained that they had nothing under $100,000 and the average price is $193,000. They went back to Scarsdale. Gail did mention that there is a house in Lyme - very modern - on Brick Hill Road. Anyone interested should contact Jack Schreiner, realtor, in Lyme. Thanks, Gail.
Gardner Brown enclosed a news clipping with picture from the Fall River Herald Times of August 31. The article covered the ninth Annual Recognition Dinner sponsored by the Greater Fall River Area Chamber of Commerce, and one of the honorees was Dr. Frank Lepreau. Frank started practice in 1947 at Truesdale Hospital, and in 1964 went with his family to the Albert Schweitzer Hospital in Haiti, where he devoted nine years to the poor and illiterate and performed over 500 lung resections. He has been active back here and currently is chairman of the medical education committee at Truesdale. Certainly you have made a great contribution, Frank. Congratulations. Gardner mentioned that he attended Frank's award dinner, and then went on to say he himself has come out of retirement to become interim chief executive officer of the B.M.C. Durfee Trust Co. in Fall River.
Jim Bayles and his Virginia are back in their permanent home at 5520 16th St., Arlington, Va. 22205, after three months in their summer cottage in northern Michigan. He has been retired from government service since 1970 and loves it.
Tom Beers retired from National Geographic in October. As of the time he wrote, he and Mary had no definite plans, but they expected to go to the Harvard game. Welcome, Tom, and I hope you made the game.
Stanley Bloomfield, M.D., says he will retire August 1, 1977, in the Stamford area of Connecticut. His son. Bob, will graduate from Duke Medical School in June '77.
Don Bunting said he retired from teaching at University of Florida in June 1975. He spent two weeks in Australia, New Zealand, and Tahiti last spring and also had a reunion with Oscar Cohn in Florida. Don is busy with ham radio, is on the CB REACT team, and is president of the local Dog Club.
Dick Campen enclosed a clipping from the Sunday Plain Dealer for September 19, in which his new book. An illustrated Story of ChagrinValley, is reviewed. The review states, "The beauty of Chagrin Valley is no secret, but Richard N. Campen is perhaps the first to survey the entire area encompassing the communities of Chagrin Falls, Gates Mills and Hunting Valley in an attractive photographic volume." Dick added a note saying he spent at least as much time on the introduction essay, some 25 printed pages. Sounds great, Dick, and we wish you a lot of success in the sales.
As reported in the column earlier, Tom Cass has joined our "club" after 37 years with Container Corporation. The Casses are now in Santa Barbara supervising the construction of their new home behind the tenth green of Birnam Wood Club, where he will try to get his handicap down to his wife's - 18.
That is all I can put in the column for now. Lots more later.
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