1930

It is that time of year again when classmates will be calling you, and your mail from Hanover will have a "green" tinge to it. It's the stretch drive for the 69th annual Alumni Fund! As of March 10, 10,791 donors had already given $5,697,000, and 1930 already had 442,453 from 94 class members. Why not surprise Ave Raube with your early check, and make it as green as possible?

And still on the matter of money, congratulations to Wayne Van Leer, fund chairman for Thayer School '31. He has served as leader for this group for three years, and last year got participation from every member in the group -100 per cent participation. In addition to Wayne, this elite corps consists of Gunnar Holstrom, George Franson, Gordon Granger, George Kisevalter, Dick Peabody, Burt Sherwood, Dick Squire, and Merit White. Raube admits characteristically, "That achievement makes my aging kisser drool!"

Notes which accompanied remittances to Harry Condon some time ago indicated that a while back Bob Winter "had lunch at the University Club in New York with five other Psi U's of 1930. A good class." Word was also passed on that Jim Dalglish was starting regular articles for The Valley News of Hanover-Lebanon and The Concord Monitor of Concord, N.H. His novel is now in the hands of his agent.

Gene Zagat sent along a write-up from the Daily News of his son Tim's publication, ZagatNew York City Restaurant Survey for 1983. Tim, head of litigation for Gulf and Western, and his attorney wife prepared this as a labor of love, based on a survey of 500 individuals who rated over 300 restaurants. So what are the top restaurants, you ask? We don't want to cut into sales, but as a teaser for you sybarites, the first five are Lutece, the Four Seasons, La Grenouilie, Le Cygne, and Chanterelle.

Here's a new address for Mrs. William E. Steers: 950 Tarpon Center Drive #102, Venice, Fla., 33595.

Some people "grow old along with me," others grow older "gracefully" and then there are those who grow older happily by being able to see the funny side of their plights. Such are Jack Fitzpatrick, "Van" Van Derbeck, and my own Gwen Bowlen. Following are some of the gems they have collected: You are growing older when you sit in a rocking chair and can't get it going, or when your pacemaker makes the garage door go up when you see a pretty girl go by. Again, "My growing inability to recall matters is particularly pronounced when I go upstairs to get something; halfway up I have no idea what it was should I go back downstairs or continue up and look for something to bring down? Undecided, I resort to sitting on the landing only to discover that after three minutes I have completely forgotten whether I was upstairs coming down, or downstairs going up!"

And now, I'd like to "talk shop" with you for just a moment, because so often some classmate will become disappointed because a news item he has sent along doesn't appear reasonably soon. Usually the delay is explainable. There are nine issues a year, one of which is devoted to reunions; further, the months of January and February are consolidated into one issue. There is a seasonal factor also; in the fall we are loaded with items about the football games and the accumulation of summer news; in March there is little for this May issue (note the fillers above). Finally, after material leaves me there is a six-week period before the magazine is ready to be mailed. But, on the other hand, I may have casually put your item in the wrong pile of papers so don't hesitate to give me a ring. I'll appreciate it.

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