1924

As you read these notes it will be mudtime in Hanover (it's snow time as they are being written) - or maybe with so many changes in Hanover since our day, mudtime is one of the things that have been eliminated.

An interesting article recently appeared in the Manchester Union Leader regarding WaltEmerson. Walt retired recently after spending 47 years as a member of the Union Leader family, mostly on the city desk. In the article, Walt reminisces about his experiences in newspaper work and considers himself lucky to have been "a front seat observer of one of the most exciting centuries in history." He is now enjoying time for his pastimes and in spite of retirement still looks for promising leads for newspaper stories (like a retired fire horse!).

A note from Win Nazro in Green Valley reports on the worst flood in that area since records have been kept, when the Santa Cruz River, which ordinarily runs peacefully underground, broke loose, causing extensive damage as far north as Tucson. Fortunately, Green Valley escaped with a mud bath.

Ralph Stuart is still operating his insurance brokerage business in Boston and riding weekly at Rowley State Forest.

Lee Harwood, now living in Charleston, S.C., still serves in a consulting capacity as a senior officer and director of several companies. He reports having been in the hospital for surgery - now recovered, we hope.

Pauline Daniel writes to Stan Chittick from her present home in Kitchener, Ontario, expressing her appreciation of receiving the ALUMNI MAGAZINE and class newsletters. She mentions that winter is a problem to her, having lived in Mexico and other temperate climes for so many years. Maybe many of us can subscribe to that same feeling, even though we did not spend as many winters in a tropical climate as the Daniels did.

Hal Brandt is now retired but still attends directors' meetings, spending the winters in Florida and the summers in New York and New England.

The Stub Reids are spending the winter in Mt. Dora, Fla., but still maintain their voting residence in Castine, Me. Stub still plays golf in the 80's!

Joe and Alice Burleigh have both had hospital stays. We trust their problems are now behind them.

Greg Belcher must be one of the busiest men in Vermont — running in competition with Alex Gibson. To be more specific: Greg is president of the Old West Church Association, moderator of the Unitarian Church, president of the Calais Historical Society, president of the Aldrich Memorial Society (which is involved in restoring an 1803 sawmill), president of Lombel Enterprises, Inc., and chairman of the Fair Tax and Equal Education Coalition. He spends his spare time reading and gardening. And Greg considers himself retired!

Now, further as to Alex Gibson: he reminds us that Vermont celebrated its bicentennial year in 1977, not 1976 as did the rest of the country. Alex served as chairman of the Barnet Bicentennial committee. He is also revising a Vermont Historical Society monograph on the French occupation of the Champlain Valley (1609-1759). And as an Andover alumnus, I might add that Alex regularly contributes a column to the Andover Alumni Bulletin.

The Aliens spent their usual month in Maine from mid-August to mid-September. Having returned to Hanover, they both keep busy, Chinee with his stamp collecting, trading, etc., and Margaret with her many activities.

We regret to report the loss of three classmates: Fred Broad on December 7, 1977, Ken Walker on December 26, 1977, and AlanBlau on January 9. "The still North remembers them."

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