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The summer heat of the Southwest is gradually relaxing. Evenings are cool enough to rely on nature to provide the gentle coolness of approaching fall, and we can cut down the refrigeration. We can visualize, on the Hanover Plain, the goldenrod on the hillsides and a touch of color heralding the departure of chlorophyll from certain trees in the marshy areas. The campus is already alive with students and faculty, and Coach Yukica and his staff are readying for Bob Blackman and his team from Ithaca.

From here, I can report that plans for our 60th reunion are moving along smoothly under the watchful eye of Dave Orr '57 in Hanover. From time to time, you will get progress reports here and through Bud Weymouth's facile pen in "Twenty."

Now for a bit of sad news. We lost Paul Johnson a while ago. His obituary will appear elsewhere. A long-time resident of Brainerd, Minn., Paul finally retired to Arizona's warmth and sunshine. He chose a lovely spot at Fountain Hills, just east of Phoenix, with a fine view of Four Peaks, over which eastward-bound planes fly. When his heart failed him, he was summering high up on the Mogollon Rim in Payson, Ariz. — Zane Grey country.

From Sarasota, Fla., I received a picture from H. Sheriden Baketel Jr., a seasonal visitor to that area. Unfortunately the picture couldn't be reproduced here, but the fine-looking gentleman in it was none other than CharlesStevens. Charlie has had a most interesting career. For many years he was a professor of Spanish language and literature at Rutgers University. His knowledge and skill in this field led him to the United States Embassy in Mexico City as cultural attache. After that, he became a member of the advisory committee and a faculty member at the Spanish Language Institute of Mexico City, teaching Spanish teachers from the United States and elsewhere. Charlie has travelled extensively and we hope to prevail upon him to show some of his travel pictures at our 60th reunion next June.

From the middle of the country comes a nice letter from Leo Ungar telling of the operations of the Dartmouth Club of the Plains. This friendly group from the Council Bluffs, lowa, area holds regular meetings plus a special picnic eastward about 50 miles at a farm in Atlantic owned by Charlie Hunt '42.

One of the big events planned for our 60th reunion is the unveiling of a plaque in memory of Edwin E. "Laddie" Myers. I really learned to know Laddie when we worked together raising funds for the Tommy Thomson Memorial several years ago. A more sensitive, dedicated, and more determined person I have yet to know. He was indeed a most lovable character. When Leo Ungar sends out the call for funds to memorialize Laddie, please respond as generously as you can.

From Henry Dearborn in Maine comes a message that he has consolidated his living arrangements under one roof at 7 Pleasant Street, Orono, Maine, 04473. He mentioned

"getting order out of chaos." Having recently undergone the moving process, I understand what he means.

I hope you have had a pleasant summer and are looking forward to an equally fine fall. Meanwhile, adios amigos. Hasta la vista.

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