1930

Replies to the billing for class dues continue to furnish a major portion of the news. For instance, from Al Smith: "This news desk is absolutely devoid of material. Of course I cannot overlook the tragic news about Charlie Raymond, and I suspect that no one in '30 will forget the wonderful work he contributed over so many years. Annie and I were bitterly disappointed at not being able to attend the 'Sander picnic,' but had no choice. She is not able to take part in things requiring much physical activity, and we agreed that it would be foolish to risk a set-back in her good progress in recovering from the coronary attack. The word I get from the M.D. is that things progress very well, so we have that much to be thankful for. With the help of a few Band-Aids, I am doing fairly well with the further assistance of 13 cats and one dog. Apparently last year's surgery was successful, and the only current problem is a pinched nerve in my writing arm, which at least prevents me from signing checks at times . . . but I took the enclosed one in style!"

Susan Keerie Proctor reports from Conway, N.H., that Bob and Louise Keene are doing just fine in Gto, Mexico. They sold their first home to Dartmouth people and are about to celebrate their 50th. From February through April they will be on the road visiting family and friends Stateside. Their second Gto home, "La Ultima Casa," will soon be finished. (By pure luck I had lunch at the Woodstock reunion with a former business associate of Bob's and he con. firmed that indeed it is the ultimate.)

Don Shaskan, our one-time featherweight boxer, had a fine summer. Daughter Isabel visited the Indian village of Acoma near Albuquerque, N.M., and the cliff dwellings of the Anasazi at Mesa Verde, Colo. Son Edward took his family to visit Mt. Holly Springs, Pa., where Don lived in October 1942 when he attended the 17th refresher course in military medicine at Carlisle Barracks. Don and Frances spent the summer vacation at their cabin in the hills of Santa Rosa, Calif.

Fred Bowes has had quite a summer, what with a stroke in May which impaired his vision and required a pacemaker operation; then a month later came another major operation and a long recuperation. Recently Fred and Priscilla sold their house and bought a cooperative town house at 86 South Avenue, New Canaan, Conn. Fred reports that son Rick '63, who lives in Duxbury, Mass., is now director of business operations of the New England Journal of Medicine, and that Warren (Harvard '67) is now president of Hood Yacht Systems Inc. in Marblehead, owned by the famous America's Cup skipper, Ted Hood.

Ed Conklin vacationed for three months on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State great country with the Strait of Juan de Fuca, the San Juan Island area, and Victoria and Vancouver islands all close by to enjoy. They got together several times with Dick and MarianaFunkhouser for bridge and general reunion. He reported that both the Funkhousers and the Conklins are healthy and happy. (Who could ask for more at our age?)

Dick Butterfield left almost immediately after the fall reunion for London to pursue his architectural studies. He has three books in this field in the process of being born, one on the influence of Christopher Wrenn on American architecture.

Although realizing that this material, written in October, cannot be published till December, we might report on those observed at the home games. We have seen Henry Wood regularly, down from St. Johnsbury; it is fair to say that the Frenches are almost omnipresent; and we've seen the Alcorns and, at that amazing Cornell game, met their daughter, Eileen Van Law, and her husband. At the same game, Ben and Tomtnie Demers sat in front of us; Ben didn't make the Sander affair because he had problems during the summer, but he is fine now. Gwennie and I had a great 'weekend with Marge Chase for the Holy Cross game; staying at her house, I had an opportunity to check out the Christmas tree on her lawn the door prize Babs Allen won at the 50th and transferred to Marge. The tree looks fine, and we hope all of you do, too!

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