1934

140 N. Broadway, F-12 Irvington, NY 10533

Holidays brought many '34 families together, and it's our generation that likely corralled the distant members. As Walterand Ada Blood pointed out in bringing two sons and families to Arkansas from Alaska and Louisiana, it was the first complete family visit together in a dozen years.

A great assembly job was obviously done by Bob and Mary Engelman as part of gathering the clan for their great 50th wedding anniversary photo that showed 26 members of their immediate family. And talk about closing out the year on a family high note. Stan and Mabel Silverman had a marriage of their daughter Susanne taking place on the last day of 1987.

Speaking of children across the continent, Bill and Margaret Judd are gratified their navy son is still stationed in San Diego—it provides a destination for their annual post-holiday trailer trip.

Bill Emerson, one of our former distinguished head agents, is ready to consult with any classmates who pass through Damariscotta. He is- not traveling as much these days and might not even charge his usual consulting fee, and could let you borrow a copy of his book. Another professional, Bob Stauffer, has retired as professor of the history of science at the University of Wisconsin, but intends to stay in Madison, the very attractive city that has been his base most of the years since Hanover.

I went to China one day this winter! And had a fascinating travel experience with Ken and Mary Keeley and Sig and LouiseStern. Don't be startled, it was a Dartmouth Alumni Seminar held in northern New Jersey. Three professors gave us background on Chinese cosmology and its effect on art, religion, philosophy, and how human beings should interrelate. Then they reviewed recent Chinese history and the current political and economic scenes. The program may be repeated in other areas. Sig is still active in medical practice and Louise helps at his office when not applying oil to canvas.

Winter is over, but '34s can handle frigid weather. After all, 1933-34 in Hanover was the second coldest winter in 50 years!