1928

The annual Class Officers Weekend was held the first weekend in May. As usual, just about all of the officers of the Great Class of 1928 were on hand for 1928's meeting Friday afternoon and the general meetings on Friday and Saturday. A highlight was the class officers banquet Friday night at which the Alumni Council presented its Alumni Award to GwynneProsser. There were eight men and six wives of '28 there, all of us proud and pleased to see Curly honored. Two other Alumni Awards were presented at the banquet at the Hanover Inn.

You will hear more about '28 plans, but note that our annual mini-reunion will be held at the Norwich Inn September 19 and 20, and send your reservation (and a $25 deposit) to the Norwich Inn as soon as possible.

We were all glad to see Craig andEleanor Haines at the above-mentioned weekend. Craig is fully recovered from his operation in October in which he had a knee replaced.

Bill and Elizabeth Ballard are just back from a fabulous trip which included Tahiti, Fiji, New Zealand, Australia, New Guinea, and Hong Kong.

Jack Zellers writes from Southport, Conn.: "Many thanks for the birthday card in the mail awaiting us when Peg and I returned from a month's stay in St. Bartholomew. Perfect weather and many fine friends from the years we've been going there."

Budd and Mibs Maring left April 15 for a month in Antigua, their favorite island, which they have visited every year since 1964.

Tax Connell writes from Bellingham, Wash.: "I had expected to play a lot of golf and do plenty of trout fishing when Polly and I came out here but the athletes are right - the legs go first and for me there will be no wading of streams. It is surprising how much gardening can be done sitting on a cushion. My spring project has been a rose garden. Have been reading about the College; am sure if one listens carefully he will hear a buzzing on the Hanover Plain Craven and Hoppy spinning in their graves."

Sam Gifford says: "The years have taken a severe toll on our classmates. Fortunately I still seem to retain my health and youthful spirit. I'm now working three days a week and enjoying my business and my 'fun' time."

Chesebrough-Pond's Inc. named Robert M. Phillips '60 president and chief operating officer effective March 1. He is JohnPhillips's son, and we remember him working for us at our 30th reunion. Bob started at Chesebrough in 1968 and became president of the health and beauty products division from 1975 to 1979. He left under good terms and became president of the Clairol division of BristolMyers Company. A year ago he rejoined Chesebrough as executive vice-president.

George and Fran Pitts will be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary in June in Jamestown, N.Y., with their four children and grandchildren coming from all over.

Ford Blickley of Fort Washington, Md., is retiring from teaching French at Prince Georges Community College at the end of this semester and will move to - Jonquil Court, 101 Northlake Drive, Orange City, FL 32763.

"J-O." and Evelyn Brew of Cambridge, Mass., are off in May to visit their younger son, Lindsay, who is a lawyer and assistant attorney general in Tucson. "J.O." is retired as the Peabody Professor of American Anthropology at Harvard but keeps attending archeological conferences. The University of Utah recently established the John Otis Brew Archeological Laboratory at its university.

Our sympathy goes out to the families of Al Langenus, who died December 16 in Meadville, Pa., Marty Fitzpatrick, who died March 1 in Plattsburgh, N.Y., SkipDrayton, who died April 24, and BerthaWebster, Champ's wife, who died March 15.

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