1945

8 Timberlee Lane Westford, MA 01886

By now your tax returns are filed and most of you are thinking about renewal of gardens, golf, tennis, and spring, but in New England we will undoubtedly still be waiting for snow to melt. After several dry winters we were overdue for the old fashioned winter which descended on us.

"Retired life is like reincarnation." So writes Bud Morris of Morris and Merriwether Home Design Consultants for Early Southwest and Mexican Architecture and Decor of Carmel Valley, Calif. Bud and Dee, his wife who is the second name in the partnership, have not really retired, but are very busy remodeling and selling homes with the aforementioned motif. They sold their first house in four weeks and the second in ten days. For their next they would like to start from scratch but find that lots are either toolarge or to large or too small "and certainly too expensive." With reference to the quotation about retirement Bud adds, "We have an open ended opportunity to try our hands at things we could only speculate on previously." This included a trip to Kenya, where they had an opportunity to see and learn about the history of the country as well as to see and photograph most of the species of game animals in Africa. The DC-3 which took them to the game park had to buzz the landing strip three times to drive off wild beasts and zebras before it could land. In his spare time Bud has offered to help coordinate class news from the West Coast and particularly California. Give him a call at 408/659-4945 and maybe he will build you a new home on the Monterey Peninsula in addition to learning about your current activities.

Sam and Gertie Cutler are also global travellers. They are currently on a cruise to the South Pacific which I am sure includes islands many of us did not see in World War II. Sam, who retired from the Middlesex School in Concord, Mass., in 1985, and Gertie are enjoying their new home in the same town as well as their longtime summer home in Nova Scotia. I hear they also are working on their golf game.

Bill Gauntlett, in a note when paying class dues, advised that his wife, Aida, has opened a boutique at 1245 East Fort Lowell, Tucson, Ariz., specializing in imported Philippine clothing and accessories for women and children. (Imelda Marcos imports not included, we assume.) Bill did not include news of his activities, but he can consider this a request for the same.

Incidentally, John Osborn, is very loyal in forwarding information on dues returns so that anything you report will wind up with the secretary and newsletter editor.

A recent letter to John Washburn at the address listed by the College was returned undelivered. Apparently he is another missing classmate. If you know where he is, call or write to the Alumni Records Office.

In the department of "you know it would happen" there is now discussion of changing the name and words of "Men of Dartmouth" or perhaps of finding a new alma mater. In either case it will be interesting to see whether in a new version our muscles and brains will retain the granite of New Hampshire. Steve Hall is on the Alumni Council committee studying the subject, and your views will be solicited. Hopefully the discussion and end result will be constructive, productive, and moderately non-divisive, and in any event the subject will undoubtedly monopolize letters to the editor in the Alumni Magazine for at least the rest of the century.

That's all for this month. Next month's news will come from Moose Rowan, assisted by Howie Germain. My thanks to them and the classmates in the Southeast who provided reports for their use. Happy May Day!