1923

First-year medical students at the University of Washington closed the generation gap last summer when they made Paul Soley an honorary member of their class. The citation awarded him acknowledged that Paul had been a "friend, confidant, and inspiration while he regularly audited lecture and laboratory sessions during the school year ending last June."

Paul says the medical school classes were the next best thing to seeing patients. He resumed that role to some degree last summer as a physician consultant to a clinic on a Nebraska Indian reservation.

Paul and Ruth Carver celebrated their 53rd wedding anniversary on September 21. Paul retired three years ago from the women's specialty shop in Marblehead, Mass., that he bought following some 25 years with E. T. Slattery in Boston. The Carvers still spend six months of the year in Naples, Fla., much of it on the golf course. Both are well and very proud of their six grandchildren and one greatgrandchild.

Lester and Helen Gerrish still live in Falmouth Foreside, Me. He retired ten years ago from his own fuel oil and L.P. gas enterprise, which he established in 1946. The Gerrishes travel a little but for the most part stay close to their friends in Maine, where they have spent most of their lives. Both are in fine health. One of their daughters lives in Denver, the other in Hingham, Mass.

I had a recent and very pleasant telephone conversation with John Durham's wife Carolyn. John was not available at the time, but she brought me up to date on the family. John is still active in the Moosehead Manufacturing Corporation, a furniture business with main offices in Monson, Me., and a branch plant in Dover Foxcroft. John founded the business, which now includes the Durhams' son, son-in-law, and two grandsons.

I also talked recently with Ken Way, who with wife Marguerite lives in Duxbury, Mass. Both have been in good health with the exception of a broken arm which Ken acquired, of all places, on the golf course. Son Buddy '5l is a psychology professor at Berkshire Community College in Pittsfield, has his masters degree and is studying for his doctorate at the University of Massachusetts. Ken's only complaint is that as his golf gets worse, Marguerite's gets better. He expects their score curves will intersect any time now.

Russ Perley says he is a year older but relaxes and doesn't worry about it. One of the state's most prominent and respected physicians, he recently received a 50-year membership pin from the New Hampshire State Medical Society.

Via the "Dear Babe" dues slips comes the following: From Hal Baker "Since Katie died I have spent all year in Boca Raton. It is hot but not bad if one stays indoors in the daytime. I have not seen any 1923 men since coming here in 1966. But one does not get to know people if one plays the piano in the Nugget as I did for three years. I will be 84 in November; must be in the competition for oldest man in the class!" And from Avon King"Lyman is back after three months in St. Lukes, and, even better, we were able to celebrate our 58th anniversary. He goes to the club daily for lunch and gin rummy as well as socializing in the evening." And from WarrenCook "Regret to report that Marion died of a stroke last April. I have attended several scientific meetings as Borden, Inc., consultant but still have time for nine-hole rounds of golf every week I am at home."

I am sad to tell you that Bobby Coller died on September 15 following a brief illness.

Julius Alexander Rippel '23 was honored with a Dartmouth Alumni Award last June. The citation accompanying the award noted his appearance in both Who's Who in theWorld and Who's Who in Health Care and went on to publicize some other, less wellknown aspects of the life of this internationally acclaimed physician. As a high hurdles champion, a professional singer, the organizer of a student pulpit supply program for churches without pastors, and a breeder of cocker spaniels, Rippel excelled, adding to all that in later years an outstanding second career in investment banking and philanthropy. In between, he managed to serve his college as class treasurer, class executive committee member, chair of his 25th-year memorial fund, and member-at-large of the Alumni Council.

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