1928

Walt McKee's response to our card on his 79th birthday was: "Wouldn't it be wonderful to be 70 again!" Right on. Walt.

The Davises, Mortons, and ParkerChick are spending the winter in Naples, and Jack Zanger is in nearby Fort Myers.

Eleven members of the Skinner family will spend the last of March in Venice, Fla., and look forward to seeing the permanent residents of Sarasota (the Kleins and Solises) and any snowbirds who are around, like the Nixons, Cutlers, Dwinells, and Woods.

For the past eight years John and PeggyPhillips have spent most of February on St. Croix and are there now; they like the 70-80-degree weather, sun every day, good swimming, etc.

A card from Tom Ellis says he is recovering from a 19-day stay in the hospital because of a bad back (no surgery) but needs much exercise to recover from the inactivity. Tom was 84 on February 13.

The Wall Street Journal says Robert M. Phillips '60, executive vice president in charge of development of ChesebroughPonds, of Greenwich, Conn., was elected a director. (That's John Phillips's son.)

Ed Sawyer, who retired 16 years ago, writes, "Not much personal news, just the usual inconveniences of the Golden Years."

Marguerite Schnepel was glad to have with her for Christmas a bride and groom, her daughter Daisy and Paul R. Evans, who were married October 25 in Providence, R.I. Her other daughter, Ellen, was in Guadeloupe doing her final dissertation for her Ph.D.

Jack and Fran Kenerson will be in their home in Green Valley, Ariz., until April 30. They often see Hank and BobbieBuchtel, who live in Green Valley permanently. Hank was an ardent Cabin and Trail man and mountaineer on the first entire team to climb Mount McKinley in the fifties. The Dartmouth Club of Tucson is active in the winter months.

Herb Sensenig has sent me a memo about the fall reunion, September 19-20, the weekend of the Penn game. The important thing is to send the Norwich Inn (zip 05055) the usual $25 deposit now to hold your room reservation. Without the deposit, the Inn management is never quite sure where they stand, particularly if the money does not arrive until late spring. By that time everything is spoken for, though not all deposits are in, and the Inn has a waiting list. In case of cancellation the deposit is returned. The second point is that if you plan to stay through Sunday, you should make that clear in your reservation request. Color time in Vermont fills all available rooms. We shall have the Ranger Room again for our exclusive use both Friday and Saturday nights.

Vic and Mary Hartjens are spending the winter in Delray Beach, Fla. (302/272-5042). They will leave April 1 to fly to Bahia, Brazil, where they will pick up a ship for a two-week trip to Rio, getting a look at Halley's Comet en route.

We are sorry to report of the deaths of four classmates: Jud Whitehead on November 23, Bob Kilgore on December 23, Bill Hunt on January 3, and Red Fauntleroy on January 14. Chris Norman and Bud French represented '28 at Red's memorial service in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Obituaries will follow.

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