1925

A couple of months ago we reported that Dutch Schroedel had received an honorary award from the heavy construction industry in which he spent his active career. Now he has been elected a Sylvanus Thayer Fellow, one of 23 so honored to date by the Thayer School of Engineering. This recognition of commitment to engineering education at Dartmouth was established in 1978 by the Thayer School board of overseers. Dutch and Florence live at 1136 Waverly Road in Gladwyne, Pa. 19035, and have been unable to do any traveling in recent years because of her health.

Ted Geisel's 77th birthday March 2 was proclaimed Dr. Seuss Day by the governors of 12 states. Orr of Indiana even marked the occasion by lunching on green eggs and ham with local schoolchildren. "I've been smothered with love," said Ted as he received even more birthday greetings than usual due to the widespread gubernatorial recognition. "If I had it to do over again I'd probably make the same mistakes."

From New York City in mid-March, LesFrenkel made what he termed a "short unpleasant report." On February 1 he was stricken with severe conjunctive heart failure and rushed to Mt. Sinai Hospital, where he spent the next five weeks. At home he was improving slowly but nicely and looking forward to complete recovery.

There are a few more Florida notes at the end of winter. After spending February in Delray Beach, Bill and Billee Jenkins traveled to Venice, where they hosted a 1925 cocktail party attended by Ed and Frances Burns, Don andBarbara Hunt, Mott and Helen Garlock, Billand Kay Bunting, George and Ginnie Newman, and Don and Ann Moore.

Bobby and Lyn White drove a friend's car south from Marblehead and before flying back home visited friends and relatives, including Ben and Margo Werntz in Pompano Beach and Adeline and Doug Archibald in Jacksonville.

As reported last month. Dot and LarryLeavitt were in Delray in March and early April and just before their departure got together with Marian and Curt Abel, Eddie and HavenBlake, Margo and Ben Werntz, and Fran andGeorge Zahm. George had acquired a portable piano, so a jam session resulted with Larry at the keys and George on his saxophone..

And in Naples Bob Weinig and his associates in Citizen Inflation Fighters, Inc., held their annual meeting on February 3. They are, of course, encouraged by the inauguration of President Reagan and by his economic program but continue their active efforts to bring about Congressional actions that they regard as essential to, cure inflation.

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