1942

April 1939. Spring vacation is over. How many of us went to Fort Lauderdale for spring break? Among meetings this month was one for members of the class to get acquainted with the fraternity system. Sophomore membership was not a no-no in those days. Hoppy returned to Hanover after a four-month vacation in Florida. It had been urged on him by the Trustees since Hoppy had not taken a vacation since assuming the College presidency in 1916. It was a quiet month, that April, 50 years ago.

These notes will be short. Ruth and I leave, two days after I write them, for a short vacation in Portugal where I hope to get in some golf in the AJgarve. Our departure deprives me of half of my usual time for gathering news.

Since writing for the March issue, I've talked with:

Bill Parmer. The Sheriff was anxious to get off to Sebring, the races, and golf, but was being held up by consulting work he is doing and by service on a church committee searching for a new minister.

Dick Nehring's wife, Jinie. Birdlegs, living the retirement life in New Bern, N.C., was off working on his boat. He's "busier than ever," says Jinie.

Dave Carroll. Now retired, but still living in Warrensville, Ill., Dave is playing a lot of golf and doing long-distance sailing. The sailing is out of Cape Cod where Dave sees Jake Davis when he goes to sea. A mutual friend, a sometime golfing companion of mine, told me last fall that Dave is quite the sailor and that they had a great time in Canadian waters during a recent sail there.

Bate Ewart. Trying to pick up the pieces from Dick Lippman's late January newsletter, I tried to chase down Alan Bede in Wilmington, N.C. But information couldn't find a listing for Alan, so I called the good Bateman, who also lives his retirement years in Wilmington. Bate reported that Alan and Betsy were in the process of building a new home at 1216 Great Oaks Drive, Wilmington. Bate asured me that Alan will have a phone when he moves in. Alan is retiring after a long, successful career with Nomura Securities and life in New Canaan, Conn. The way he was swinging his golf clubs at Reunion in June, Alan I know, is going to enjoy the Carolinas.

And, in a final pickup of Lippman (I'll try to chase down Hank Coleman and learn his true retirement year next month), I learned from Bob Waldron that he hasn't started that new career yet but expects it to be "being a hairshirt to mankind." Bob still lobbies the Michigan Legislature and in Washington for oil interests. He has been a "lawyer (LL.B, U of Michigan) and politician" most of his life, having served as majority leader and, later, speaker in the Michigan House. Bob says he is playing a lot of tennis and doing a lot of reading since the nature of his work allows him time to do so.

That's it for this month. Portugal, here I come.

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