1938

Readers of one of the weekly national newsmagazines may recall that there was extensive coverage of a California Supreme Court rhubarb involving Justice Frank Newman last fall. The matter was alluded to briefly in an issue of these notes, and Frank kindly acknowledged my words of encouragement with a fine letter, together with very interesting supporting documentation. Frank also sent copies to such interested and legally-oriented classmates as "Mayne, Bradley, Reno,Nassikas, Roy Block, Hal Berman, and perhaps others who still watch with interest the travails of the '3B judge on the western frontier."

On the personal level, Frank wrote, "Frannie and I were envious of friends out here who were able to tour New Hampshire during October. At the end of November we did manage to sneak away for two weeks in Hawaii our first vacation since I joined the court in August 1977. Neither on vacation nor in California have we been notably successful during recent years in visiting with classmates. We did, though, have a great trip with Fred and TommieMayne in Egypt and Crete (and a little of Athens, too) during the spring of 1977, and Dave and Lil Bradley managed to join us briefly in Carmel last fall." In an addendum to his letter Frank noted, "... I've added Tosi and Boutilier to the carbon copy list . . . Slattery and I were the lone '3Bs at the huge President Kemeny dinner here this week."

With further reference to Boutilier, and still in the judicial area (parental pride department), I'm most grateful to Red for sending the ALUMNI* MAGAZINE a clipping about my daughter Jessie's elevation to the Superior Court of the State of Maine. Jess is the first woman, and the youngest man or woman, to be so honored. Her maternal grandfather, Harold H. Murchie 'O9, who was Chief Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court at the time of his death in 1953, would be very proud. Her father is very proud.

Another proud parent at least I'd be, if I were he is Squee Ellis. In reviewing the girls hockey season, the April "Big Green Sports News" noted, "Goalie Janice Ellis 'Bl (Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.) was a first team all-Ivy pick ..."

Gus Hennessey was kind enough to send me a card from Niagara Falls. He observed, "Buffin-ton not the only newly-wed. Elizabeth and I stopped here on our third anniversary en route to Toronto. Have now shed glasses after the two cataract operations! Quite a deal. 64 going on 46." Gus is surely a worthy exam- ple of triumphs over physical adversities and of positive thinking.

Ted Thorne, noting the ALUMNI MAGAZINE'S "propensity for pictures," recently sent me two snapshots of the senior fence, before and after renovations to the Green last summer. Since photographs in the class notes section are primarily of alumni, I'll be content with describing Ted's submissions (even though a picture is reputed to be worth a thousand words). The "before" picture could have been mistaken for the beginnings of a football rally bonfire (or even one of those modern-type art creations), with the dismantled granite posts piled forlornly on a corner of the Green. Ted reported "brief consternation" that promptly vanished when the fence was restored, upright and solid, as we remember it.

May you all have good, and some of you news-worthy, summers. But events that are worthy of being reported as news can be noted only if the reporter is informed. Please com- municate! And come fall, remember, and remember to attend, amazing 38's feisty fall frolics at Bonnie Oaks on October 17-19. Be there!

Richard Seymour Jackson '39 was honored with an Alumni Award during class officers weekend in May in recognition of his service to his community, country, class, and college. The award citation mentioned his career in broadcasting as owner of WBEC in Pittsfield, Mass., his major business directorships, his civic service to the United Fund, Scouts, Red Cross, and many other groups, and his College activities in enroll- ment, and as assistant class agent, class newsletter editor, and class secretary from 1946 to 1953 and currently.

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