1937

It was a long, hot summer. For New England lately a bit unusual. Our tomato plants keeled over early for lack of water in the heat—partly our fault for visiting around with classmates on long weekends neglecting same. More on those visits next month.

Our ranks continue to diminish. It grieves us to record the deaths of Mort Ely, Stu Richardson, and Rog Holler, details in the back if they have room.

Back to last spring. What appeared to us to be a remarkable response to the tireless efforts of Gene Jones and his many assistant agents only got us a fifth place rating (out of seven) in the Green Derby class race. For 385 of us (out of a base of 430), who amassed $104,200 against a goal of $88,000, that infers something is wrong with the college's slide rule. It's like a no-win proposition. Gene expresses warm thanks to you all for such outstanding support. The class picked up $2,300 from those of you who gave this year but not last or who were new or were long-time absentees along with matching gifts, all very significant.

Will Brown wrote he and Natale took the Dartmouth cruise around the British Isles, made memorable by the presence of JaneBrown "at her plucky best" going everywhere with a cane and never a complaint about her recent hip operation or pending knee replacement. Also aboard was a Louise Wheatley, the daughter of our classmate Bill Russell. Will later attended a ceremony in Barnstead, N.H., where Hal Putnam unveiled a painting to do with the founding of the Pittsfield area arts council. The College has accepted two of Hal's paintings for their permanent collection. Hal and Marlene now have a permanent address in Florida at 99 Springlake Drive, Apt. 203, Vero Beach 32960.

Flo and Lanny Moore celebrated her birthday with a unique two-week, two-ship Carib- bean cruise. They sailed back-to-back on the two newest ships in the world, Cunard's Princess and Cunard's Countess, visiting 11 ports with all those familiar names.

We wrote to Chick Koop complimenting him on his book, Whatever Happened to theHuman Race?, which he wrote in collaboration with a Francis Schaeffer. It concerns the wrongs of human abortion. They produced five 45-minute documentary films under the same title. The combined project took most of his past two years and has been well received, the book selling over 100,000 copies in bookstores and as many again at seminars they conducted around the country in the fall of 1979. They took it to England where it was just as well received. Chick had just returned home from Paris, where he was appointed to The Legion of Honor (the French government's highest award for public service) in recognition of his pioneering work with newborn children and Siamese twins. Chick was thrilled, saying it was the highest honor ever to come his way. He is nearing the end of his 35-year tenure at Children's Hospital and is leaving that post next June. He will continue his two professorships at the University of Pennsylvania and other activities uncertain at this date.

Two of our Hanover stalwarts retired last June John Milne and Russ Stearns. Russ now passes out a calling card that lists his home address and says, "Civil Engineer: Transportation Systems, Project Evaluation, Site Planning." Good luck, Russ, from all. When we commented about retirement to John Milne on the phone, he told us not to believe it. He did not have time to retire. That's tellin" 'em, John!

In the mail arrived a welcome even though very formal card which reads, "Bleakley Schmidt P.C., 2 William Street, White Plains, N.Y., is pleased to announce that Charles O. Blaisdell has become counsel to our firm as of August 1." We look forward to further enlightenment from Charley, long missing from these pages.

Myrtle and Tom Mclntyre sold their Washington D.C. home on Garfield Street for what appears to be an apartment at Suite 806, 1025 Connecticut Ave., N.W. 20036.

A nice note from Fern Coe arrived thanking the class not only for the memorial book in Bill's name but also for the overwhelming number of notes and letters she received after Bill died. She was particularly grateful to RogAllen for his paragraph in the "Mint Bag," which she said took a large burden from her mind.

Flo and Lanny Moore '37 cruised theCaribbean on the two newest liners in theworld Cunard's Princess and Countess.

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