1930

Heine Stewart (Santa Barbara): "Not much interesting news from out this way. I read with great interest the progress and achievements of 1930 in the newsletter as well as the ALUMNI MAGAZINE. Many refer to my present status as "retired," but the difference is that 1 just quit working! This means busy as ever but not practicing surgery. After paying increasing insurance premiums to the present $40,000 a year, I decided that 1 had paid enough to the1 support of the legal profession, so I quit! Sorry that I have been unable to attend any of the reunions on the East Coast, but our Ojai Valley reunions have been very nice. I am proud to be a member of Dartmouth 1930."

Win Stone writes: "I see the old New England Puritan conscience operated in the decision to 'return to sender' the overpayments for the 45th reunion. Or in the spirit of Francis Bacon, the Executive Committee believes that 'money like muck is no good unless it be spread.' So I'll just spread mine back in the annual giving campaign. Thoughtful, however, and honest to a fault. California is realty a place of birdsong and lotus."

We have learned with sorrow of the deaths of Paul H. Reaves on November 27 and D. WadeSafford on December 14.

Billie and Fran Horn have returned to Kingston, where they lived during Fran's nine- year-term as president of URI. "The only trouble is that we won't be here long before we move again, renting our newly purchased house while we are away. I have accepted the position of president of the American College of Switzerland, located in Leysin at the eastern end of Lake Geneva, a mile high in the Alps. The school is small, about two hundred students, half Americans, half at any one time from about forty foreign countries (alumni are located in some eighty countries). It is a young school, founded as a junior college in 1961, with its first bachelor's degrees awarded in 1969. We leave here January 3, will be in Leysin for a month, then return for about two months for fund raising, student recruiting, etc., then back to Switzerland for some two years. By then I'll be seventy and ready to retire for good. I consider myself fortunate to move into a fourth college presidency at the age of 68 and am looking forward to it."

Snub Poehler reports from Ogunquit: "Since our great 45th, Mary and I have seen the Bragners and the Hatches. Recently on a visit to Cape Cod, saw Helen and John Birmingham in their van. They looked great."

1930 was represented at the December Alumni Council meeting, by Pete Callaway, JohnFrench, Charlie Rauch, and your secretary. Mildred and Charlie plan an African adventure in February, followed by a couple of weeks in London.

Make mine a Happy New Year by contributing to this column.

Herm Schneebeli '30 accepts his latesthonor, The Mercersburg Academy Classof '32 Alumni Plaque award for distinguishing himself after leaving Mercersburg.

Secretary, 56 Jennys Lane Barrington, R.I. 02806

Treasurer, 200 Berkeley St., Boston, Mass. 02116