1970

I hope that the summer was a good one for all. For many of us it was a very special summer. Fred Severance and Ann Felton were married. The marriage took place in Manchester, N.H., where both of them had attended high school. Fred has been busy since graduating from Dartmouth, earning degrees at Thayer School and then at the University of Michigan School of Business. He is now with the chart paper division of the Nashua Corporation. Ann attended Colby Sawyer College and UNH. Her plans call for teaching in the Hooksett school system this year. Those who wish to congratulate the couple will find them in Manchester.

Out West another joyous event was taking place. Lee Ann Costello and Bob Bourdon were married in an outdoor ceremony at the Rapid Canyon Ranch in Sheridan, Wyo., in July. Bob received his master's degree in fine arts from the University of California at Berkeley in 1972, and has made a career for himself as a sculptor. Lee Ann received her bachelor of science degree in nursing at UNH in 1976 and is making good use of it at the Veterans Ad- ministration Hospital in Sheridan.

Earlier in the year Jim Needham and Joanne Baranick were married in Dover, Mass. Jim is a much-sought-after carpenter, and Joanne, a Fairfield University graduate, has been working as a computer programmer. Finally, John Jenness and Elizabeth Mac Lean announced their engagement this summer. By the time this column appears in print they plan to be man and wife. John, you may recall, has established himself as a lawyer in South Paris, Maine. Elizabeth, for her part, is an editorial assistant for the publications and information office of the University of Southern Maine and also en- joys writing free-lance articles.

The New England Advertising Week reports that our own Reed Saunders has joined Humphrey Browning MacDougall in Boston as an account supervisor. Reed will be working on the Parker Brothers toy and game account, having developed a great deal of expertise as director of merchandising at Tonka Toys out in Minnesota. Also enjoying himself is Bill Ryan. For the last two years he has been head swimming coach at Western Illinois University. During that time he has had sixteen all- Americans on his swim teams. That certainly is a fantastic record. As Bill says, he is one happy fellow "still getting paid for (his) hobby." Another cause of rejoicing for Bill and his wife Vicki was the birth of a son, Cory Whitmore Ryan.

I also had a fine note from Terry Shumaker. He and his wife Polly report the birth of their third son, Michael Deane, on June 16. As Terry states, or more probably understates, "Polly has her hands full with Nathan, Daniel, and the newest addition, not to mention re-doing a 100-year-old house and tending her large garden. ..." Terry has' also been busy. He is now into his second year of private law practice with the firm of Gallagher, Callahan and Gartrell in Concord. He has been concentrating on labor law and litigation and finds that Concord, as the state capital, is just the place for such a specialty. Terry's firm, incidentally, has its offices in the building which once housed the office of none other than Franklin Pierce.

Terry reports having been in touch with GregHemberger and Jeff Demerath who are excelling in their respective practices in architecture and law. Greg you many recall, is in Hanover and Jeff is in Washington, D.C. Terry asks Greg Mosser's whereabouts.

From abroad comes word from Wendell Openshaw in Indonesia. For the past year he has been working for the accounting firm of Arthur Young & Co. Wendell was a business school student at Cornell and after earning his M.B.A. there worked for four years in New York. In Indonesia much of Wendell's time is spent in consulting work for the state oil company. Needless to say, the assignment is a challenging and interesting one. Wendell also reports that Indonesia is a golfers' paradise. The courses are rarely crowded and one has the added excitement of moving obstacles such as chickens and goats. Many of the water holes are "staffed" with boys who will dive for the misplaced golf balls and will sell them back to you for a quarter apiece. For the non-golfers there is good scuba diving. Those passing through Jakarta should look up Wendell.

Finally, I think that our class president deserves mention for taking on the job of Preparing the newsletter. He was certainly in no way obligated to do so. I am sure that all of you have enjoyed his efforts, as have I. If you enjoy this column and the newsletter, please remember to keep us informed. That way we can share your good news, concerns, and thoughts with the others in the Class who would enjoy hearing what you are doing these days.

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