1931

Dick Holbrook writes us: “I dabble in frivolous jazz writing and serious chess playing and help Peg bake cakes and pies and roasts and stews and keep wondering why my trousers seem to rise up on my middle as though I were gaining weight or something. Egad!”

We’ve saved Bill Waterman’s letter for last; “I am completing my last summer of discontent. Ruth has been at our summer cottage in Michigan since May 22, and I’ve been commuting by commercial airlines weekends, with a day off here and there, and the prospect of ten consecutive days beginning Friday, August 26.

“My formal career, constricted by an age 65 mandatory retirement concluded four years ago when I carried, with doubtful grace, the title of vice president and general counsel of lowa- Illinois Gas and Electric Company, a healthy utility with home office here in Davenport. I moved about a block to a volunteer job with the local Legal Aid office, where I worked about 17 months with generous summer vacation, just about all summer.

“Then I was cornered into the position of cor- porate counsel of the city of Davenport, (Read ‘city attorney.’) It wasn’t too bad as there was another corp. c., a lady of great ability, ex- perience and drive; but last May she was nominated by the bar and chosen to the the first woman judge of a court of record in lowa.

“There I was with my right bower gone, and our only other attorney resigned. My vacation went glimmering. But we now have two young lawyers who passed the bar only last June, and we’re prospecting for a third with five or so years experience in public law. When I’ve snared that person, I can look resolutely toward another retirement the end of March, and all next summer in Michigan. I haven’t seen a ’3ler in several years.”

John Cogswell forwarded the next from Charlie Dwyer: “Marnee did Ireland and England with friends in 1975, and I recall you were in England and Scotland a year ago. I finally succumbed to their blandishments this year. Seven of us had a van and traveled from Zurich to Vienna, Marseille, Avignon, Car- casonne, Andorra, and Biarritz, then through the chateau and wine country for four days in Paris. Some of them knew their way around, having been there in previous trips. The only other male had taken a course in map reading while in the army, so he did fairly well with the road maps. We landed in a few dead ends and got stuck between two buildings in Carcasonne. Amazing how those French men and women drive those cars and motor bikes through those narrow streets!”

Betty and Sher Guernsey loaned us this letter from Phyllis and Ralph Charlton: “Phy! and I are on our way to South Korea for three-four months. I’m going as a volunteer for lESC (International Executive Service Corps), ex- penses paid for myself and Phyl. We will be in Ulsan on the southeast coast, working for a plastics manufacturing company consulting on production efficiency and quality control. We’re really excited about a chance to see and feel Oriental life.” Phyllis added: “Ralph feels ten feet tall with this challenge.”

At Dink and Bill Little’s bloody many and French lasagne party on the Sunday following the Yale game, we found ourselves in the com- pany of Anne and George Conklin, Betty andSher Guernsey, and Bee and Doug Woodring.

From the back of class dues bills, courtesy of John Cogswell:

Ed Brummer: “Doug and Bee Woodring here this past week with Doug starting to learn to play golf. He seemed more concerned with loss of balls than his swing and considered a good game one when he didn’t lose many or any golf balls!!”

Skip Clow: “Nothing new. Still enjoying New Hampshire in summer and Florida in the winter.”

Spence Cram: “One other Dartmouth man here in Hendersonville, N.C., Class of’29! Four children, nine grandchildren here. Class average?”

Gord Derby: “Another very enjoyable summer (our 15th) here in this unspoiled Down East area at our summer retreat on Campobello Island. We have entertained several of our grandchildren this past summer in addition to cruising, fishing, beachcombing, and tide watching. Now the cool fall winds warn us it is time for another migration to the south.”

Bill Farley: “Slowing down on my paddle ten- nis game and taking up golf again. Apparently my level is destined to be in the low 90’s unless no one’s watching. Otherwise in good shape.”

Dick Fisher: “Just finished a fast 18 holes of golf with Dutch Flolland as my partner. We won fifty cents each, so the day was a big success. I have only seen Harry Walker once since he moved into his new home here.”

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Dartmouth ’3l in Florida Dinner PartyFebruary 3 at Sheraton Hotel, Fort Lauderdale

The new Kenerson Gymnasium at Cardigan Mountain School, gift of Jack Kenerson ’2B(center), who poses here with others of the Kenerson clan on dedication day.

Old Turnpike Bridgewater, Conn. 06752