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You may recall that at our 50th our wives became fullfledged members of The Great Class, with all the privileges thereof, including attendance at class meetings, paying class dues, contributing to the Alumni Fund, etc., etc. As such I feel that their activities are as much worthy of mention as those of our male classmates, and am always on the lookout for an interesting story featuring one of our ladies.

Thanks to a long conversation with RuthLey at the last mini, and some follow-up correspondence, I have come up with a good one. What first caught my interest was her work with the Salvation Army—she is president of the Women's Auxiliary of Greater Boston. As such she derives great satisfaction from her involvement in the many activities of the Army, which extend far beyond the Christmas bell-ringing and homeless shelters which most of us picture as typical Salvation Army projects. Among other things, she gets personally involved with Child Care Centers, Boys Clubs, alcohol and drug rehabilitation, nursing homes, hospitals, etc.

That, however, is only the latest aspect of her career story. Starting with U.S.O. sketching and reportage during WW II, she went on to her own radio and TV shows, TV production, presentation of a film for Massachusetts at the Brussels World Fair, and filming for lecture programs, culminating in a nine-part series on European vineyards which earned awards from the French government. After more than 20 years of lecturing with her wine films, she has eased up a little, limiting her activities to the Salvation Army work, Women's Action for Nuclear Disarmament, and occasional lectures on the arts in school guidance programs.

This has permitted her to get back to her first love, pastel and watercolor landscapes and portraits, and implementing the advice of an old TV mentor: "just keep moving." It would be nice if this account should move some of our other class wives to provide similar stories.

I am indebted to Al Brush for a frontpage story from the Upper Valley News, featuring a photo of a distinguished-looking Sel Hannah, and an account of his career in the design of half the 500 ski areas in the United States. It's a long story and I'm passing it along to the Magazine with the thought it might be suitable for a feature.

A card from Jack Davis about seeing Dartmouth football on ESPN "really lived it up with a Dartmouth cap and blazer and a can of near beer." Rey Moulton writes of a new Sarasota address (I've sent it to Reg) and a meeting with the Sarasota Club. And Sax Ziemen offers what "may be an acceptable way to say goodbye to our honorary classmate, Jackie Baas ... to lose such a happy and charming person is a blow indeed ... Hail and Farewell ... we will miss you deeply." Hear, hear!

And with that, peace and love to you all. All y'all.

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