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Fred Hurd, as of early February, was at his and Kay's New York apartment convalescing after eye surgery and reported good progress, having taken his initial walk around a city block.

Chal Ewing, Scottsdale, Ariz., wrote thanking the class for his birthday greetings over the years, and kindly sent in a biography. Your secretary urges all classmates to do the same if not already done. Chal was a well-known realtor in Denver and involved in many civic, business, political, and social activities until he and Marie moved to enjoy retirement in beautiful Arizona.

We are sure head agent George Scott is keeping close count on where we stand in the Alumni Fund Green Derby. It will help him and all his agents by sending checks now.

A new method of painless extraction of classmate news for the Magazine columns met with initial success with five reponses - a 50 percent return from ten classmates whose birthdays occur in January.

1) Dean Chamberlin, Freeport, Maine, was first to reply on the postage-paid which was part of the class birthday greeting. Dean quoted our late classmate Bill Stickney, major-general with three Purple Heart awards, who had this to say about age; "If I'd known I was going to last this long, I would have taken better care of myself."

2) Sid Lenke, wintering in Palm Beach, commented: "When you keep finding in antique shops the brown kitchen pitcher Mother used for lemonade you know you're old." Sid has been secretary of his class at Physicians and Surgeons Medical School of Columbia University for 30 years, but says getting into New York from his Westport, Conn., home is becoming a trial (Tenure of 30 years means Sid is now nicely broken-in, and retirement is hardly in order. Ed.)

3) Ben Kent, Montpelier, Vt., says he is not traveling as much as previously; however, his card was postmarked White River Junction, Vt! He and Mercedes are expecting their Colorado daughter and family this summer, ostensibly for their granddaughter to visit eastern colleges, including Dartmouth.

4) Bob Stopford, Boca Raton, Fla wrote that Dorothy and he may visit Israel and Egypt in April if things quiet down. They still have special memories of their helicopter ride through some of the dormant volcano craters on their December visit in Hawaii.

5) Gardner Brown, Winchester, Mass., admits that the dates on his class birthday card are correct, that Mary and he are healthy and mobile and get around the countryside, and that he manages golf whenever in season. They are proud of their daughter Elizabeth's two sons who are doing well in college, one currently on the dean's list with all A's.

Malcolm Jones Jr. '71, Belmont, Calif., kindly wrote that his father Jerry Jones had been given the Aurora, I11., Exchange Club s Book of Golden Deeds" award for distinctive community service at a December 1986 dinner attended by 250 of his friends, including his son and four daughters who came in for the event. For nearly six decades Jerry served on boards and in many cases was president of 12 civic organizations, which won the appreciation of his fellow citizens. In 1981 he received an honorary doctor of humanities degree from Aurora College, which he had served as director for over a quarter century. Unhappily, on December 25, 1986 his wife Lydia died of a heart at- tack. She knew of the upcoming award and was happy and proud of Jerry. For 25 years she overcame many serious health problems, maintaining throughout a wonderful positive outlook on life. She and Jerry had enjoyed Dartmouth fellowship at class reunions and other events.