1923

Bud Freeman has forwarded some interesting correspondence about our scholarship fund and its two recipients. As of June 30, the fund balance stood at $30,061 after an award of $2,086 was divided equally between Susan Kelley '81 and Gordon Landis '81. Dartmouth scholarship awards now average $2,800 a year. Undoubtedly, therefore, our contributions were substantially supplemented from the College's general scholarship fund. The College financial aid office advises that Susan maintained a high B average during sophomore year and was active both athletically and in the affairs of her class. She is majoring in sociology and Spanish and will spend this fall in Salamanca, Spain. Gordon currently holds a high A average. He is majoring in computer science and plans a transfer term at Wheaton College next fall. Bud's letter continued with much personal news. He and Annette have bought a home they both like in the village of River Hills, a Milwaukee suburb. Bud's business is flourishing and expanding, but he still finds time for pheasant hunting and travel.

During the 22 years he has been our class treasurer, Babe Miner has built up a close and unique relationship with us all. Not only do we share a continuing friendship and a love of the College with him, but many of us have gone to him with our medical experiences and problems. He has just sent me some 70 of the "Dear Babe" cards, many of which reflect that relationship. Following are a few extracts from these cards, all of which I will forward to Ike Phillips.

Jules and Carol Rippel and Metty andKatherine Morse have recently celebrated their 55th wedding anniversaries, and Erv andElizabeth Schultz and Gene and Lola Gay-Tifft their 50ths. Jules is still busy with the Foundation, Metty personally maintains his own Falmouth, Mass., home and two rental properties, and Gene pursues a "quiet and comfortable retirement." He wishes he could hear from Benny Goulet and Manny Rubin, whom he remembers fondly.

Paul McKnown sent his dues in from Honolulu. He and Priscilla were en route to the Philippines, where they were to board the Linblad Explorer for a trip through the Micronesian Islands.

Tom Burch says he is now a deacon in his church and has chaired its finance committee for some time. He and Ruth will spend Christmas with their daughter and family in Denver.

I have much-appreciated letters from ElinorMartin, Jean Rice, and Barbara Coulter. Elinor says Ivan is comfortable in a Beverly, Mass., nursing home and she is trying to adjust to their separation. Jean sees much of son Ted '52 and wife Polly. They had mixed feelings about the Dartmouth game against the University of New Hampshire, with grandson Tom at U.N.H. - as did the Ted Caswells, with two grand-daughters also at U.N.H. Barbara is particularly happy that son James is now with the Coulter Press, where he is the fifth generation to be part of the Clinton, Mass., Item.

I am sad to report the death on July 25 of Milton Wolfe's wife Polly; on July 18 of RussCarpenter's wife Mary; and on November 30, 1978, of Gus Ryan's wife Marion.

To all of you, happiness, good health, and very Merry Christmas.

Box 2 Francestown, N.H. 03043