1964

Greetings, people. I have some news that will evoke a "Wah-hoo-wah!" from a few, an "All right!" from a few more, a "So what?" from even more, and an "Oh, no! The Greek has created another motor mouth" from most. On April first, 1981, Alexander Demetrios Varkas III was born. His first utterance was "What-who-why" which means "Wah-hoo-wah." His first bowel movement was a Big Green and he definitely has the granite of his old man in his muscles and his brains. Guess where he's destined to go to college?

Now for more news: William C. Shepherd (Ph.D., Yale 1967) writes that he is professor of religious studies at the University of Montana. He has been there since 1972 after a five-year stint at Smith College. His two books and many articles cover aspects of the anthropology, sociology, and psychology of religion. His schedule permits time for golf in the late afternoon (would you Easteners believe this?) every day in December and January in Missoula. His wife Molly is an attorney, practicing with a nine-member firm. (I wonder if the low winter temperature affects your golf score when you play with cold balls?)

Let everyone know that Princetonians are not only known for their obsession with sartorial splendor but have enough good sense to recognize genius when they see it. The November 19 issue of The Princetonian listed the students' most popular courses and professors. English 338 ("The Plays of Shakespeare"), taught by Larry Danson, received one of the highest ratings from the student body. (Your secretary has not come to bury Larry but to praise him for, alas, we knew him. Well?)

I received the following news release: Richard Payne of Andover, Mass., has been named manager of process development of Analog Devices' (Norwood, Mass.) semiconductor division. In his. new position he is responsible for developing processes for the fabrication of monolithic integrated circuits and introducing these processes into manufacturing. Prior to Analog, Richie worked .for four years with Bell Telephone Labs in Murray Hill, N.J. He was past chairman of the New York metropolitan section of the electron devices group of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers. In addition, he is an active member of the Electro Chemical Society. He and wife Susan have three children: Jeremy, Joshua, and Rebecca. They all ski, fish, and garden together. (Your secretary wants to send a special greeting for, alas, I remember them well. Regards!)

Anthony Orr has joined the Trust Company of Florida as vice president and trust officer. Tony will be a manager of personal trust services for the company. A native of Hanover (N.H. Where else?), he comes to the Trust Company of Florida from the Dartmouth National Bank where he was a senior trust officer and a vice president. (Trust Company of Florida is a wholly owned subsidiary of N.C.N.B. Corp. of Charlotte, N.C., the largest bank-holding company in the Southeast.

Well, that's it for this month as my wife is calling me to the changing table for lesson two in how to hog-tie a writhing baby so you can powder his behind.

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