1941

Dartmouth is undying in the hearts and minds of '41s, if the sampling of classmates recently contacted by phone is any indication. For example, Tony Nanos in nearby St. Petersburg, Fla., fondly remembered rooming next door to Gus Broberg and across the hall from Air Force General-to-be John Meyer. Tony started out in Stamford, Conn., but has called Florida his home for the last 29 years. He is semi-retired from his occupation of selling bank equipment such as safes and vaults. Now he has more time to play golf and spend time with his five grown children and their families.

Another voice from the past belonged to Phil Hallam, who was found in Equality, Ala., where he retired as an air force colonel. I hadn't been in contact with him or Phyllis since we joined the Dartmouth Club of Tokyo gatherings in the late 1950s, when we were both stationed in Japan. (Rog Haley was in that club too. What ever happened to Rog after he left the service and joined the banking community in California? Maybe he was swallowed up in one of Tony Nanos's vaults.) Phil Hallam made a second career for 20 years as a beer distributor, but now he and Phyllis devote themselves to playing golf and keeping in touch with their three married children. Phil's golf game is only slightly hindered by a bad left hand which suffered nerve damage in a broken ladder accident. A tough guy!

Another guy toughing it out is MartinNevius in Medford, N.J. He has had two cranial operations in the last year and is still in the recuperative stage. He also reported that his twin brother, Ken, in Bridgeville, Del., has some health problems too. I'm sure the class joins me in wishing them both a complete and speedy recovery.

Burt Hedin Down East in York, Maine, reported that his health was good, and until recently he had been acting as deputy treasurer of his town. This parttime work was assumed after a long career in investment banking and the mortgage brokerage business that took Burt from California to New York City over the years. He now lives in a 1750 house that belonged to wife Lee's family for many years. They still like to travel, though, and have visited Mexico several times, as well as Puerto Rico and Florida.

Frank Boutin, the pride of Lebanon High and Kimball Union Academy, has lived down in Odessa, Texas, for many years. He was branch manager of an electronics firm until his retirement ten years ago. Now he's working parttime to help in his son's grocery business, but he'll soon quit that effort and devote more energy to his golfing and jogging. Frank and his wife just celebrated their 46th anniversary and will soon head north for an infrequent visit to New England. He hasn't seen any classmates in Texas, but he hears from Dick Sawyer in Amherst, Mass., whenever their Kimball Union needs money.

Red Higgins, also known as Terry, sounded happy when contacted in Alexandria, Va. Red just retired two years ago as a Washington representative of an aerospace manufacturer, but he still visits Capital Hill to keep in touch with his friends there. He and Clel were looking forward to the mini-reunion at the Cornell game in October, so their ties to Hanover are still strong. Red reported having Dan and Carol Provost as overnight guests this summer when the latter still-honeymooning couple were down from their new home in Mendham, N.J.

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