1937

Many thanks to all 32 of you who sent Christmas cards, and special thanks to those who included newsletters or even wrote notes. We depend on this inflow to add geographical scope to this column. With so very many now retired, much of your news is of sun and golf!

Since Boston's winter set in early with much snow and cold, we read with envy such news as from Jean and Jim Luttrell, who "continue to congratulate themselves on retiring to St. John." Their usual Thanksgiving was a beach party with Maggie and Bob Cheney and friends. They have become active in social and church activities as well as officiating the yacht club races and still have work to do on the house. They plan to be with us in June.

Marylou and Bill Falion will be in Vermont in August, and since two trips east are too expensive they will probably not make reunion. Dave Pearsall's summer job in Harwichport stretched out through November, so he missed all football games. From then to spring he calls it Riley's life and spends much time working on his ship models. Betty and Gib Reynolds stay with needlepoint and golf respectively. Gib and Dick Sawyer represent '37 in the Cape Cod Dartmouth Club.

The Bos worths so enjoyed their cruise to North Atlantic ports last year they have signed up for another Alumni College Abroad cruise aboard the tall ship Sea Island out of Antigua in March - 300 feet, 30 sails, 34,000 square feet, some ship!

Lynn and Dana Prescott's newsletter confirms his "second retirement" (from Beckman Instruments) as "not quite." He continues on contract as a part-time consultant, about 40 hours a month. This gives them enough time for all other projects, including golf. Last October they flew east to visit son Dan and family in Alabama. He's a major with Redstone Arsenal. They will be in Hanover for son Bill's graduation and with us for reunion.

The long newsletters from the Aylwards and the Russ Stearnses mention mostly family activities. Meg has recovered from her bad hip problem and they continue to unpack and adjust to their new life in New Lebanon, New York. The Stearnses have a similar situation with Russ back in shape from his summer heart attack. Lee remains busy with her cookbook and microwave oven demonstrations.

Marion Bratesman wrote recently of a great visit with Phyllis Geller and her handsome son Joe. She promised to come to reunion. Rachel Laughton is adjusting pretty well to Fred's death and is back at work full time. She, too, plans to be with us. Jane Brown, now full time in Florida, is also planning to come. She had her ailing right knee reconstructed in January. Jean Breitinger will be with us of course. She took a cruise from Florida through the Panama Canal up to San Francisco with a cousin. She only slows down to catch her breath!

Hal Putnam spent some time in Hanover last summer, taking in Alumni College along with his long-time friends the Ed Martins and the Romanows. While there he sold his painting Vermont Birches to the Dartmouth Savings Bank, as witnessed by the picture herewith. He saw Ev White, now retired in Lyme, and also sees Hank Doremus regularly at Rotary in Vero Beach during the winter.

Fran Evans spent two nights with the Dwinells last summer in Montpelier and got called "chicken" for not climbing into the steel basket attached to a big crane to descend 500 feet to the floor of Bandy's granite quarry! He says Helen and Bud Reed dropped in on him in North Carolina en route from Florida.

Fran Fenn tells us of his travels for the Campaign for Dartmouth. He was entertained by Virginia and Marion Cruce in Oklahoma City. Their delightful home has been in the family since Marion was a young boy. He is quite involved with sail-planing, traveling about the country to meets. They may attend reunion. Fran talked with Bill Clay, who had a heart attack last spring and is frustrated with his reduced schedule. No reunion for them. Fran had lunch with Tom Reck at the Kansas City airport. He is planning to come but Matgot is quite arthritic and probably will not.

A new green '37 directory is in the works, same as before. It will proably be in the mail to you all sometime in April, which will give you a last chance to call your old roomie and be sure he comes! June 14 to 17 are the dates.

Vermont Birches, a painting by Harold Putnam '37, was acquired last summer by theDartmouth Savings Bank. Proudly displaying the work are (from left to right) Edward T.Martin, an adopted '37 and retired chief judge of probate in Middlesex County, Mass.; PaulYoung '43, president of the Dartmouth Savings Bank; and Allan Romanow '37.

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