1932

Hearing the news from Ashland, Maine, that Pete Sawyer has died is like hearing that a great tree has fallen. Although his health has been suspect for some time, this news comes as a blow to his many friends, which includes all who knew him. A fine obituary has been written by Ron Olmstead, who has been his continuing friend since 1932.

Dick Clarke has been playing with his computer/word processor again. This time he wrote that he had been on a seven-day hike in the high regions of Yosemite. It is a tribute to the bypass surgery done in Hanover two years ago and to Dick's resilience that he survived "the worst weather imaginable, with snow, sleet, rain, and cold winds."

Both Jim Corbett and I have received a very appreciative letter from the recipient of our class's internship-scholarship, Carol Andreuzzi 'B6. She wrote in part: "I am very excited to have been selected as this year's intern at the office of Career and Employment Services, as I have many ideas which I would like to implement at CES. I am very busy, and I am loving every minute of it."

Our class newsletter has already carried this item, but it bears repeating: WhipWalser has agreed to be the reunion chairman for our 55th reunion. When I was asked if I thought it would be difficult for a person who lived in Florida to handle the many details of a reunion, I replied: "Not if that person is Whip Walser, and not if Francis Savage will assist him as treasurer."

Ade and Terry Nitschelm continue to explore fascinating places which are not on the average U.S. citizen's itinerary. In a most interesting letter, written to their family, Ade and Terry tell of visiting Russia's great art collections among the restored splendour of Czarist Russia's palaces. They went to a fine opera, BorisGodunov, in Leningrad's Kirov Opera House; they attended "The Greatest Ice Circus on Earth" where a hockey game featured bears on skates. Their impression was of great hordes of tourists everywhere, of reasonable food, and of tight control by their guide. There is so much more of interest in this letter that I am sending it to Bob Ackerberg for a more complete exposure in the newsletter.

President David McLaughlin has written to Art Allen as follows: "I am delighted to inform you that, on the recommendation of the cocaptains of last year's sailing team, of Bill Hurst, the sailing coach, and of Ted Leland, the director of athletics, the Trustees have enthusiastically voted to name the boathouse at the Lake Mascoma facility the Arthur E. Allen Jr. Boathouse. With this designation goes our abiding gratitude to you for your contributions to the health and welfare of the sailing program."

And, to those who are bemoaning our football results so far, it is good to hear that the sailing teams have been doing very well. However, Hanover has attracted numerous classmates to share in the rites of fall, looking across at the spectacular foliage and watching the freshmen of the class of '89 form their numerals in a human line on the playing field at halftime. Among those whom we have seen are: the Art Aliens, the Ben Burches, the Jim Corbetts, the Ben Drews, the Greydon Freemans, the Bill Mortons, the Howdie Pierponts, Dick Olmstead, JimTonkinson, the Bo Wentworths, the Francis Savages, and the John Zimmermans.Ben Marshall and Connie stopped in to see us in Vershire.

I regret to report the death of DanielKraft on June 15 in Westminster, Mass. Dan had been an educator, an author, and a contributor to religious publications. To Dan's wife, Florence, and their five children, the class extends its deepest sympathy.

Ben Ezra.

Box 89 Vershire, VT 05079