1940

It's a cold one out there tonight! As I write I would like to believe that I was in front of the great fireplace at the D.O.C. house once again, warmed by the glowing logs, taunted by the tongues of flame, and savoring the aroma of an occasional wisp of smoke. Recollecting is fun reality can be, too.

Take John Maynard, for instance. Sailing occupies a large part of his and wife Helen's time since they departed from academic life. As much as they loved cruising the waters off Maine, they sailed their ketch to the Bahamas in the fall of '79 and found the warmth and clear waters of the Abacoes to their liking. So, it's back to the Bahamas and on to the Virgin Islands for the winter of'80. The two maintain their Dutchess County, N.Y., home at Red Hook, where they summer and Christmas with one or more of their five children.

I doubt that the sailing life would suit DickHawkes in the least. He up-dated us on his activities when writing from his Great Barrington, Mass., home that "we" sold Pioneer Credit Corporation in 1972. Dick remained with the company as its president until 1975 when he retired. Six months of inactivity was enough for him, so he boned up on real estate, got his license and now sells properties in the Berkshires, catering to the big-city folk seeking asylum in the north country. Dick and wife Jean aren't too different from most of us. Three-fourths of their brood are married, they are grandparents to three, and they support Ma Bell keeping in touch.

The Dallas clipper (newspapers, that is), Scotty Rogers spotted a small item deserving of a big Wah-hoo-wah in a recent Wall Street Journal. Bob Rodday, vice president of Exxon Corporation's Reliance Electric Company subsidiary, was named president of a new Reliance Electric unit, Reliance Communications Technology Company. The unit will serve the telecommunications industry and is a consolidation of five Reliance Electric divisions. It has to be particularly warming, Bob, to have been tapped by the parent Exxon Corporation for the position, which entails fresh and great responsibilities.

Toward the end of November a note from Bob Skinner was redirected our way. In it he reports having "suffered the worst ski business at our shops in our 30 years of experience. If it doesn't snow this winter, I'm going to pull up stakes and go back east." Figuring the weather had to improve this winter so this column could report glad tidings, the note was tucked away for later referral. Unfortunately, "Old St. Peter" hasn't answered the prayers in a'timely fashion, Should we be looking for a change of address notification? Not incidentally, Bob's wife Peg has written and illustrated a book for children entitled What's a Deemie?, described by Bob as quite different and with a message (a nice Easter gift, you grandparents).

Jim Tredup, transplanted tax expert from the Northwest, writes from Hawaii that he is the entire Dartmouth alumni on Molokai, although Yale has several. He sees Andrew Morgan '42, who lives in Honolulu, on his visits to the island about once a month. Jim travels a lot, mostly on business in the other 49, but never gets east of Chicago.

A letter from Bud Hewitt explained his absence from reunion last June, as well as the fall mini-reunions over the past few years. Actually, he and wife Louise have given family responsibility priority over just about everything else attention to Bud's 89-year-old mother and to Louise's brother, who has not recovered well from a series of strokes. Wedding accessories being his business and June traditionally being the bridal season, Bud finds it especially difficult to break away at that time of the year.

Art Ostrander and John Moore were honored by the College at Head Agents Weekend in November, having received the Roger Wilde 1921 Reunion Award in recognition of their extraordinary achievement in setting a new giving record for a 40th reunion class. The final figure posted by our class was $402,464! Art and John are to be congratulated, as is their team of dedicated A.C.A.s and the class as a whole.

From Hanover, Bob MacMillen writes, "The January thaw is delightful, isn't it? But a better prospect is before Crosbie and me the chance to join the first week of a two-week cruise in the Leeward Islands starting this Saturday (January 31). It's the Alumni College Abroad on a four-masted ship called the SeaCloud Marysa Navarro and Leo Spitzer are the faculty on this jaunt-of-a-lifetime. It will be glorious to be warm for a whole week." Without doubt you received the mailing piece on the early summer cruise to Scandinavia and Baltic landmark cities aboard the ReginaMaris, a program of the Alumni College Abroad for which Bob is responsible in part.

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