1936

Allen Williams is another of our Classmates who has joined the increasing number of retirees. It seems his good wife Gisela planted the germ, in as much as both enjoy Florida in the winter and Germany in the summer. Eventually Al agreed it seemed like a good idea and decided to call it a day after 35 years, although he admits he still keeps in touch with his company by phone, and they stop over in Binghamton, N.Y., on their way to and from Germany. These visits occur in May and October, and Al and Gisela spend the winter months in Bay Harbor Islands, Fla. They have retained their home in Binghamton as it gives Al a familiar place to stay while visiting the office and his two sons and their families who live and work in the area. His oldest son, Allen Jr., is now vice president of his dad's former company, and Al suspects his son does not miss dad's being there everyday one bit. Allen Jr. is married and has a son and a daughter.

The younger son of Al, Ron, now works for IBM, after doing a spell as a pilot for a domestic airline. Ron is also married and has three daughters, two of whom are twins. While he is in Binghamton, Al is kept busy by the five grandchildren, and he is increasingly aware that age is creeping up on us. We are glad to hear that his health is generally good, although Al admits to being a bit overweight and to a little arthritis. While summering in Berlin he and Gisela make several visits to interesting places in Europe, including a place in Austria where he receives arthritis treatment. A little resort town on the Mediterranean near Benoa, Italy, appears to be a favorite spot. It all sounds great, Al, and we hope Gisela and you will continue to enjoy your well-merited retirement.

After battling Vermont winters for 40 years, Dorothy and Dick Allen decided to move to a spot where it would not be winter for seven months of the year. (Note that, you Quechee Gorgers!) For various reasons they chose Sante Fe, N.M., where Dick reports he was able to buy a house for a decent price. Dick states that the weather is about right and that they had not had a bit of precipitation for seven weeks (as of the end of January) and that there was 95 per cent sunshine from the beginning of November to the end of December. That's hard to beat. Dick advises he has run into Chuck Venrick in Sante Fe. Dorothy and Dick have attended Alumni College eight or nine times and plan again to be in Hanover for two weeks next August. Also, there is a possibility that next December they will visit India under the auspices of the Experiment in International Living, which has its headquarters in Brattleboro. We certainly hope that the change in address will not cause a discontinuance of the great newsletters penned by Dorothy and Dick.

Dave Fox continues to keep Educational Testing Service in Princeton, N.J., going during the day while pursuing his avocation as a dedicated watercolorist (shades of Ike) in the evenings, as well as serving on the local library board and singing in the church choir. His charming wife Shirley has resigned from her nursery school directorship and become a full-time student in Special Ed, with a Master's degree expected from Trenton State in the spring.

Your correspondent's company, Metromedia, Inc., which he serves in a legal capacity, has/moved its administrative departments from New York City to Secaucus, N.J., necessitating a lengthy daily commute by auto from Connecticut to New Jersey and back. It has made possible some lunches with Bill Hoffmann, who is still with the Fidelity Unipn Trust Company in Newark.

A recent news item reports that a group of New Hampshire's top industrialists, political figures, and landowners has formed the "Forum on New Hampshire's Future." The forum is apprehensive over the recent influx of population and industry into the southern part of the State. The acting president, Dave Putnam, described as a Keene industrialist, is quoted as being "concerned because many of the pressures for growth come from the Boston megalopolis pressing up into the state, which is something we have no control over."

The Campaign for Dartmouth was kicked off in the New York area with a big dinner on February 23 at the Waldorf-Astoria. Classmates spotted at the dinner included Spence Johnson, Larry Marx, Jack Smith, and Art Toan.

A note of sadness: Belated news has been received that Bob Ireland passed away last summer while on a freighter trip to the Orient. Bob lost his wife Ruth in 1975, but prior to that the two had been confirmed globe-trotters. The sincere sympathy of the Class is extended to Bob's family.

Please remember that Class Officers' Meeting is scheduled for April 28-29, in Hanover.

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