1954

Dartmouth Night Weekend will be October 29-30, so you still have time to get out your striped tie and Big Green stadium cushions and join in the class fan there are many events planned as a tuneup for our 40th Reunion next June 13-16.

Thanks to column lead time, I am only now able to report on our delightful visit with Boband Kit Dean over Memorial Day weekend. Phyllis and I and granddaughter Jocylen stopped at Shady Grove, the Deans's 350-acre beef cattle farm in Gladys, Va. which, for your information, is not far from Lynchburg and Appomattox. Bob and Kit have put much blood, sweat, and tears (not to mention money) into restoring a beautiful 1820 three-story farmhouse, an absolutely magnificent structure. For a contemporary touch, they added a swimming pool and deck. Bob escorted Phyllis and me on a tour of Appomattox Court House. They are most gracious hosts, and they emphasized that classmates are most welcome to stop by for a visit. However, I am sworn to secrecy about the low property taxes in that area—Bob does not want the riff-raff moving in and downgrading the neighborhood.

Some guys will do just about anything to get in the newspaper, as evidenced by February copy from the Stamford (Connecticut) Advocate forwarded by Dick Page. "RichardA. Steinberg became the official 10,000 th recipient yesterday of the state's new 'Preserve the Sound' license plate. Department of Motor Vehicles Commissioner Louis S. Goldberg fitted the Stamford resident's van with a pair of colorful lighthouse-studded markers that are part of an effort to raise at least $2 million for the Long Island Sound Fund." Dick is quoted as "supporting these kinds of efforts. I think it was a sound idea." Everything above the $15 cost of producing the plates goes to the Fund, administered by the state Department of Environmental Protection, for education, restoration, and research projects that benefit the 130-mile long saltwater bay.

Mike Biggs is still an investment counselor with Scudder, Stevens & Clark in San Francisco, Calif. He sends vague word of noted sailor Grant Settlemeier, who, when last seen, was about to lead a study section on the Straits of Magellan, Beagle Channel, and the Antarctic. The Commonwealth Club of California lists Grant as a "voyager."

The summer music season is over at Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts in Katonah, N.Y. But back in the spring we heard from John Freund who related that he and his wife, Susan, have been very active with that fine organization. Susan is on the board of trustees and was one of the chairwomen for the benefit gala in June. John continues to toil as chairman of the board and CEO of Trinity Packaging Corporation in Armonk, N.Y. We note that he works close to his home in Pound Ridge rather than commuting to New York City as he did for years.

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