1942

The mailbag is running a bit low this month but, of course, the emphasis has always been on quality rather than quantity.

Speaking of quality President Joe Palamountain hosted a reception/dinner at Skid more recently as the highlight of the annual father's weekend. Trustee Jim Ingersoll was in attendance as well as fathers Jim Farley and Cliff Roberts, so it was a merry '42 group.

Speaking of James F., he has been a faithful follower of Big Green hockey this past season, and of course the team responded with a whizbang finish, Jim attended the Dartmouth- North Dakota State game in Providence and reported that Charlie Brown and the Allisons were there. Sticking with the DCAC, some time back I reported on Dick and Peggy Rugen's daughter Kate '83, who was off to a remarkable start on the women's varsity tennis team. I can now report her continuing good show, with 13-0 marks in the won-lost department.

George Hinkley reports that after 27 years at Eastman Kodak, he has turned in his Brownie and joined the retirement group. He says it's the only way to go, as the new status started with a leisure vacation in Florida, followed by a leisure skiing week somewhere. I say "somewhere," as it certainly wasn't in this part of the world.

The New York Times carried an interesting interview, entitled "Practicing in the Ghetto," with Joe Wilder, who is currently the chief surgeon at the Hospital for Joint Diseases and Medical Center in Harlem. Until a few years ago, the hospital at Madison Avenue and 124th Street catered to wealthier people, many of whom waited days to get a bed. Now, about half of the patients are drug addicts, alcoholics, or both. Joe said, "We do everything here that we would do for a rich person elsewhere. We have all the standard equipment, but the biggest difference between ghetto hospitals and affluent hospitals is the lack of backup support when a machine goes, there may not be a substitute. We're surviving on band-aids. It's a struggle to maintain quality. We do it, but we have to work harder. Hats off to you, Joe. [See page 69 fora story about another of Joe Wilder's talents. Ed.]

There's another M.D. in the class, and if you haven't heard from him or one of his class agents, you can certainly count on doing so soon. Dr. Bill Enos is our head agent, so why not put the ALUMNI MAGAZINE aside for just a bit and write up your check for the Alumni Fund. You only have until the end of June - so do it now!

You might also drop a note to me, and mine doesn't need a check.

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