1945

Hey! A thousand and one thanks for the many green postcards which came rolling in during the spring and early summer. As my next column was not due to burst upon the literary scene until October, I passed many of them along to George Barr for the newsletter; so if your outpouring isn't here, it should bethere or maybe in both places.

A case in point is that of Rick Crabtree. I'm sure you read of his feat, as reported by George in the "Mail Call," of running the Paris Marathon in four hours and 34 minutes. Dick Owen read it too and reported that on the very same day he ran a marathon in Yonkers, finishing in four hours and 22 minutes. Now the Paris run was 26 miles, but I'm unable to ascertain how many miles it takes to run around Yonkers, so comparison isn't possible at this time. Dick, who has been running for only a year, plans to enter the New York Marathon in October. Now if we could get Rick in, we could put '45s head-to-head and make a little book.

Bob Tirrell, perennial treasurer of the Cresskill, N.J., Dental Society, reported on his first love and avid avocation, square and round dancing. I expect that his and Peg's many interests and accomplishments in this field will be enumerated in the "Mail Call." I have been surprised to note the growing popularity of round dancing, as the expression even is relatively new to me.

The news of Murray Sams Jr. 's Black Star and its all-female crew made waves up in Marblehead, Mass., where Irvin M. Graves stands in awe of Murray's P.R. Irv wants Murray, whom he hasn't seen since 1942 in Wheeler Hall, advised that his Drummer boasts the largest block-letter "D" on its #1 tri-radial spinnaker of any racing vessel in Marblehead. He also wants Murray to know that he has "an all-boy crew and throws raw hamburgs into the cockpit before every race." Now, Marblehead is quite a few leagues from Miami; but if Irv is throwing down the gauntlet, I wouldn't advise anyone to give odds that Murray won't find a way to pick it up.

Speaking of P.R., Paul J. Caravatt Jr., who has been involved in the field for many a moon, picked up some pretty good press of his own in the August 6 New York Times. Paul's company, Caravatt Communications, is producing several series for cable T.V. based on various magazines. One of the series coming up is based on Hearst's Motor Boating and Sailing. (Murray and Irv, take note.)

And in Time magazine, D. Jack Kugelman was named a winner of the 1982 "Time Distinguished Wholesaler Award." Jack's contribution to the alcohol beverage industry is but a small part of his achievements in business and in his community.

Much of the news these days, as we creep up on our 40th reunion, concerns our offspring, to wit: Ken Nicholson writes that his daughter Christine, class of '74 plus Harvard Law, has recently left the Justice Department to join Hale and Dorr's new office in Washington, D.C. In September she will be (as I am writing this) or was (as you are reading it) married to Cal Bowie '74, whose father is a '43. Another "all Green" family! Bob Freeman's offspring line up as follows: oldest, a son and an attorney in Willmington, Vt.; a daughter with two children living in Bob's hometown of Westfield, N.J.; and a younger son who graduated from U.N.H. this spring. Dan Drummer proudly announced the birth of his first granddaughter, born to his son Mark and daughterin-law Sandy. Dan has a way to go, however, to catch up to Bob, who has four grandchildren. Tom Chandler's head is still spinning from the events of 1981, when two of his daughters were married. Shirley and I had nothing but sons but have heard vague rumors about the preposterous costs of marrying off a daughter. There may be an element of truth involved, for Tom sold his business during the year. Tom, who lives in Grosse Point, Mich., is remaining active in the business and doing considerable business traveling.

It may be that Tom Yeats finds himself in a similar situation. Tom is recovering from seeing two offspring through college and continues to commute to the Big Apple, all the while dreaming of spending more time at his salt water retreat at Owl's Head, Maine.

Copious news also came in on '45s who remain in the field of education. Lisle C. Carter Jr. was commencement speaker and recipient of an honorary doctor of laws degree at the 111 th commencement of Georgetown University Law Center. Lisle has served as president of the University of the District of Columbia since its founding in 1977. Robert W. Pease was recently appointed acting dean of University College-Newark at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. Bob holds a Ph.D. in economics and marketing and has held various administrative offices at Rutgers. He and Joan have a son and a daughter (both Dartmouth graduates!). Daughter Martha is the author of The Bookshopsof London, which lists and reviews over 500 bookstores in the British capital. Dave Kendall was honored this spring by the West Hartford Education Association upon his retirement after 22 years of teaching. Dave is returning to geological work, associating with a firm in Augusta, Maine. The Kendalls are looking forward to a return to outdoor life. Dave was honored in Connecticut in 1981 as "Conservationist of the Year." His wife is designing a solar home near Dexter, Maine, which will include plenty of guest space, and the Kendalls want all '45s who chance up (down?) that way to stop in and "set a spell."

While Dave tries to sell you on the Down East out-of-doors, Bill McKenzie is anxious to lure you to the island of Jamaica, where he has been manager of the Goodyear plant for the past 12 years. Bill reports that Jamaica is pretty well over its recent problems and that "the scenery is beautiful, and it's cooler than Florida in the summer and warmer in the winter." He also reports that hotel prices are reasonable, that Frank Aldrich was there a few months ago, and that "we had a great reunion after some 35 years. Amazing, we both looked just the same." (At that point Bill's credibility rating plunged faster than the 1929 stock market.)

Now comes Jim Knowles, who feels he must be enduring a crisis or something but is looking for a professional diagnosis. Hypothesis: "My business problems become more not less; my golf games gets better not worse." Jim wants only M.D. classmates to respond.

But I didn't note Jim saying anything about coughing up a typical M.D. fee.

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