1930

There was no diminution of participation in the Woodstock festival and accompanying victory over Yale in October. There were 122 in attendance at the dinner on Saturday and a majority braved wet weather to attend the Frenches' cocktail party and the game. EllieFrench gave us a most entertaining account of her experiences in journalism and politics, and class awards were presented to Henry and JeanWood and Ted Wolf, with citations by HarryCondon and Charlie Widmayer. Highlights of the executive committee meeting were decisions to limit the 1980 reunion to three days (June 68), to prepare a 50th reunion publication, and to meet at Woodstock on September 22, 1979, for the Princeton game. Classmates from 16 states and Mexico attended this great reunion. Louise and Bob Keene hope that there can be a 1930 gathering sometime soon in Guanajuato.

Understandably, we have been receiving selfcongratulatory reports that three sccjre and ten birthdays have been reached. Chuck Simmons had a family celebration at their surhmer place in Wisconsin with 22 family members in attendance. He cites only two golf handicaps, a 16 and a bad knee. Ed Herz (Saddle River, N.J.) has acquired a second home in La Quinta, Calif., and was delighted to find that one of his neighbors is Alan Leslie. Barbette and ChuckJacobs of Palm Desert, Calif., "continue very active and despite our best efforts to curb it, our publishing firm, Travel Digests, continues to grow and expand. We now cover the Far East and South Pacific in addition to our original South America and Mexico. Additionally, we cover Brasil for Varig Airlines and thanks to the Egyptian travel market (and King Tut), our "Destination: Egypt" is a very hot item.

"Thus far this year, we've made two trips to the South Pacific on editorial assignment. Have just returned from a month in England and Scotland - pure vacation for a change and very delightful, particularly an unusual "Slow Boat To Stratford" six-night trip up the Severn and Avon Rivers on a lovely, deluxe narrow boat - actually boats, as one provided sleeping accommodations (six cabins with private baths), another lounge and dining facilities. We "cruised" all of 60 miles (actually 20 by road) from Worcester to Stratford with the assistance of 17 locks. Very relaxing, great change of pace."

Alice and Jerry Goodman are still enjoying a happy and healthful retirement in Bay Harbor Islands, Fla. Page and Bob Blanchard (Longboat Key) have been on a United Kingdom tour and will be enjoying a visit from Mark '66 and family, whose home is now in Bangkok. Don Hight, still active in surgical practice, is looking for a retirement place near Hanover. Sally and Gene Magenau, who will spend the winter at Ragged Mountain, report that they ascended Mount Washington via the Carriage Road, on foot we hope and not like our recent venture that entitled us to a "This Car Climbed Mt. Washington" bumper sticker. Art Olsen is director of international activities of the American College of Chest Physicians, an organization of 10,000 members, of whom 3,000 are overseas. He attends most of the international meetings.

We have learned of the death of Roger W.Clark on October 13, and our sympathy is extended to his family.

Marjorie and George Stone have a problem. Son George will graduate from Dartmouth on June 10, and daughter Elizabeth from medical school in Chicago the night of June 9. BobMarr is recuperating from a recent illness via a freighter passage in the South Pacific. ArtParker retired in 1973 from the Western Electric Company after 31 years in Industrial Relations. Currently he serves on the Montvale, N.J., board of health, the board of governors of Tri-boro Ambulance Corps, and Ridgewood Audubon Society and is head caretaker of 3 Crest Drive. Marion and Art have visited with their son Douglas, Fairleigh Dickinson '65, who is working for Burroughs in Glenrother, Scotland.

Carl Haffenreffer reports, "I spent ten days the early part of July up in frosty Iceland salmon fishing with six friends on a 40-mile stream that we had leased. We were able to rack up 87 salmon ranging in weight from 5 to 22 pounds. This was my first 'go' at this type of piscatorial venture, and I enjoyed it as I did seeing that interesting country.

"Carolyn and I are off on September 10 for a three-week European venture by barge and automobile through France, Germany, and part of Switzerland, but we will be back well in time to be in Woodstock.

"I am proud to announce that my goddaughter, Elizabeth Haffenreffer, is entering Dartmouth this fall as a freshman. Besides being a fine student, of course, she is also a good athlete and I am sure will distinguish herself on the campus."

Harry Caster is one of our favorite correspondents. Hear this: "Life ticks on quietly and rhythmically with a modicum of seasonal visitors from the Unistates and a few more to come. This is a series of events to which Rosemary and I look forward. Anne andCharlie McDonough have temporarily forsaken Erin but keep in correspondence touch; RustyMorrill has been here (in July), breaking up another of his exotic tours; Bud Fisher phoned early this morning from Dublin, but we couldn't arrange to meet (too involved to break up the Fishers' bus tour of the greenest countryside). Our eldest son, Chris, is associated in the neverneverland of films in Hollywood with Collie Young. They report some progress toward a new production. We plan to make the annual sojourn on the East Coast come December, to foregather with family and friends."

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