1947

Another year has raced by, once again traveling at a swifter pace than we realized at the time. Suddenly the long, cold winter seems not to have been the drawn-out ordeal we moaned and groaned about in January and February, although time does seem to pass slowly when you're immobilized by ice and snow.

Back in April, announcement was made that Walt Peterson had been selected for the Boston regional panel of the President's Commission on White House Fellowships. The Franklin Pierce College president will assist in selecting the 1977-78 national finalist White House Fellows from Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New Hampshire. The Fellows participate in about 300 off-the-record seminar meetings with top government officials, scholars, journalists and leaders from other segments of private life.

Walt will be interested in knowing that a friend and booster of his, Paul Richter, former secretary for the Class of '20, spotted a story about this in the Boston Globe which he now reads in Littleton, Colo. Paul worked for Walt when he ran for governor of New Hampshire and echoes the Class feelings when he calls Walt "a real top caliber chap in every way. Hope 1947 appreciates him for what he is!" We do! We do!

Dr. Dick Egdahl, director of Boston University Medical Center, has been awarded an $82,000 grant from the Department of the Army which sounds interesting. It's to study the body's response to shock and trauma. Dick also serves as academic vice president for health affairs of Boston University and as executive vice president of University Hospital.

An item from the Keene, N.H., Sentinel reports on a talk given by another doctor classmate, Charlie Schofield, to the Keene Kiwanis Club. He discussed conditions affecting insurance costs and outlined proposals by the New Hampshire Medical Society to ease the situation.

One of Dr. Schofield's patients - or at least a former patient - is hard at work putting together an attractive package for our 30th class reunion a year hence. The patient, of course, is Ham Chase, reunion chairman and one of the hardest-working '47s around. The dates to mark down are June 12, 13 and 14, 1978, when we hope scores of '47s will return for what Ham plans to make an enjoyable and meaningful occasion. Dick Hollerith, by the way, has accepted the job of reunion chairman.

It still may not be too late for procrastinators to get that gift into the annual Alumni Fund drive, if you haven't done so yet. Alan Epstein, once again, has been doing a tremendous job as Class agent. It would be a shame if we didn't beat back the challenge from Haverford College, which boasts of having the highest percentage of alumni participation in annual giving.

Then after you've made your contribution, have a good summer, one and all.

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