1939

We always enjoy seeing Pep Gray at reunions, and he always has some good news to disseminate. This June he handed us a clip ping which indicated that on May 20 the Reverend John T. Evans Jr. was the recipient of an honorary doctor of divinity degree from Norwich University, where Johnny has been a part-time Protestant chaplain.

We have heard from some who had to forgo our gala 50th Reunion for various reasons. Jack Field has been having leg problems which have sorely decimated his superb golf game. Sciatica has made it uncomfortable to sit, stand, or walk and scrubbed his plans to make the Charlotte outing last year and our festival in June. Charlie Nichols had two grandsons graduated from high schools during reunion time, but sends thanks for the Golden yearbook.

Janie Chivers was off from Hanover on a two-week outing in early June, as was Bruce Learned, who offers a free lunch to anyone who can instantly pinpoint his whereabouts, Swan Island, on a map. It was here that he spent 30 days in June to "raise the flag of the U.S.A." And Whit Cushing missed the 50th in deference to an Alumni College cruise on the magnificent fourmasted sailer, Sea Cloud, which he describes as a highlight of his life. Whit says a painting of his of Black Dan Webster now hangs in the library of Sigma Nu in Hanover. BillSchwingel also had to miss reunion because he is caring for his wife, who suffers with that dreaded Alzheimer's disease. Bill reports that his health is "good, aside from no golf or tennis."

Haas Warrener, who did make the reunion, warmed up for the affair with a month's trip in May to the Polo Club in the Philippines, which he reports is a great place to thaw out and play some tennis. Other reuners were Gudrun and Ralph Holben, who had six weeks in Marbella, Spain, in April where the weather was unseasonably cool.

Ralph talked of a veritable Costa del Sol magalopolis, 50 miles of high-rise between Malaga and Marbella, and suggests that anyone going in that direction ought to also consider a visit to Gibraltar.

Dick Woodward sent us a clipping recounting that the Wareham, Mass., board of selectmen voted four to one to approve a town sculpture of a bare-breasted Indian maiden. Bob suggests that "at least some downeasters have outgrown the 1960s' hang-ups."

Harry Gates spent a bit of time recuperating from the 50th at home in Drumore, Pa., before departing with a niece on a motoring trip back to New Hampshire, thence to Maine and Nova Scotia, to visit family and friends.

En route home Harry stopped in with JoePyrtek, who he says, although gently thinking about retirement, nonetheless performed three operations in one day during Harry's visit.

Thanks to George Hanna, we learned that Fred Upton has assumed the chairmanship of the New Hampshire Supreme Court Committee on Judicial Conduct.

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