1931

The Window of Vermont of October 1978 carried an article by Paul Robbins entitled "Bunny Bertram's Mountain Has Come a Long Way." Courtesy of the Window, we quote: "Bunny Bertram, who turns 71 in January, sold Suicide Six to Rockresorts in 1961. After enjoying a few years of retirement, he joined the Rockresorts maintenance staff in Woodstock a few years ago. Although his duties include the Woodstock Inn, country club, and ski touring center, his heart clearly is out at the ski area which he started in 1937."

Harriet Wolff wrote in March: "When I was in Arizona, Dick Holbrook gave me an extra copy of the 25th-year book to bring back to Hanover. Anyone interested in having it may write to Johnny Cogswell or me."

Al Sutton wrote in April: "Joan and I are just back from a few weeks in Hawaii. Both going out and coming back, we laid over in Los Angeles for a day and two nights to readjust our biological clocks. We have three impressions from our trip of general interest — the climate, the influx of tourists, and the real estate boom.

Climate: According to my cousin, who lives in the Kula district of Maui, you can select just about any climate you wish — warm at sea level, cooler as you rise above sea level, windy or calm depending on whether or not you wish protection from the trade winds in the lee of a mountain, wet or dry, etc. Another thing we found interesting is that there can be skiing about three or four months of the year on the top of Mona Kea (13,000-plus feet) on the big island of Hawaii.

"Tourists: At Waikiki, the place is alive with them. Some 15 or 20 years ago, Waikiki was undoubtedly lovely, but today it is one high rise next to another. On Maui, things were better, but the influx is still huge. More than 170,000 tourists in the month of January alone."

Real Estate: A half-acre lot out in the country, with an excellent view, recently sold for $82,000, a 100 per cent increase in two or three years. A pole house was being advertised at $185,000 — a house of less than 1,500 square feet on a half-acre lot. The problem is that there is not much available land. The bulk of desirable acreage is devoted to pineapples and sugar cane — thousands of acres of each."

Ralph Maynard wrote to Bill Wilson in April: "Yesterday I went trout fishing and got three — half the limit in the fly stretches — which seems reasonable, seeing as how I get my senior license for much less than half the regular rate. Bitten and I keep plugging. I signed up for two more years of selling overseas for Air Products. We are trying to get back some of that OPEC oil money. Off for Kuwait later today."

Ed Studwell wrote in April: "We are alive; we love it here (Amelia Island, Fla.); we have many friends in this great place; we would be happy to have any classmates stop by for a look and a hello; and we are very much concerned about the way in which both Dartmouth is going and the government is running our lives."

Marie Benger wrote in May: "I'm moving bag and baggage to Naples, Fla. I bought a condominium while there this winter and will make it my permanent home. I'm quite excited about it and even the children are pleased and are planning their winter vacations with me. I'm still planning on working with Betty Nichols. I'll always be loyal to Dartmouth."

The Boothbay Register of May 20, under a headline of "Argo Sold to Boothbay Navigation Ltd." and an excellent picture of the Argo states;, "After 33 years in the tour boat business, Captain Eliot Winslow is stowing away his passenger boat papers to devote full time to his tugboat fleet.

"Earlier this month. Captain Winslow finalized the sale of his cruise ship Argo to Boothbay Navigation Ltd., an affiliate of the Fishermen's Wharf Corporation.

"The Argo's new owner, John Gibbons, says he intends to maintain the same standard of excellence in his cruises that Captain Winslow established over the years. To insure a smooth transition during the change of command, Gibbons has retained the services of both Captain Winslow and his wife Marjorie, who will act in an advisory capacity for at least the first few months of the season."

In response to our inquiry, Peanut replied: "What's more, it was correctly stated! I have not retired, just shortened sail, in anticipation of head winds."

Gaylord Freeman, who formerly chaired the board of the First National Bank of Chicago, was elected to the board of directors of the John D. and Catherine T. Mac Arthur Foundation.

Red Gristede wrote: "Hip (old one) bothering me. Will have it done, possibly next February."

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