1943

Chief family correspondent Mary Donahue, checking in from San Diego for Jim, reports bumping into Dixieand Peg Daniels while trout fishing in Vermont and being greatly entertained by Dixie's repertoire of stories. They are touring Italy and Greece this fall with Ted and Mary Haskell. The Donahue clan is in good health, enjoying their four children and nine grandchildren. Speaking of grandchildren, Con and MivYoung have two grandsons in Omaha, Nicholas and Alexander. The latter is apparently exceptionally active, lovingly called the Adorable Tasmanian Devil. His energy level recently prompted Con and Miv to take a week's R&R in Colorado.

Jim Malley, associated with the Boston College Jesuit Community and its law school, remarks that students today are much concerned about the state of the legal profession. At their May Law Day celebration, Jim was honored with a Special Service Award. A recent trip to England enabled him to fulfill a 50-year dream of visiting cathedrals. He is especially enthusiastic about King's Chapel at Cambridge and York Minster. He never tires of New England in the fall and hoped to make fall reunion.

When Paul and Ruth Young summer next door to Newsletter Editor Howie Leavitt on Lake Winnipesaukee, you can guess where Paul's news is generally directed! However, he writes that he and Ruth were touring Alaska in August with Betsy and George Barr '45, looking forward in particular to visiting Denali National Park, staffed in part by people Paul knows from Cornish, N.H.

Hal Frost, a noted orthopedic surgeon who has lectured and served as a visiting professor to colleges and universities worldwide, was awarded an honorary Doctor of Science degree by Purdue recently. Hal and Doris live in Pueblo, Colo.

George Munroe is the 1994 recipient of the American Alining Congress's Distinguished Service Award, recognizing his contribution to the global copper-mining industry. And now for more survey results! How do we feel about Dr. Kervorkian and doctorassisted suicide? 65 percent approve; 28 per- cent disapprove; seven percent share mixed views. Although most believe the patient should have the right to make a decision, approvals were frequently not without qualifications and concerns, mostly that wide- spread legalization could lead to uncontrolled abuse. Those disapproving cited basic immorality, and the conviction that a doctor should not have the right to take a life regardless of circumstances.

What do we perceive as the most pressing problems facing society today? Many discerning, profound remarks accompanied the rankings, but space limitations preclude our doing justice to these. We've passed them to Howie Leavitt, should he wish to address them. In order of seriousness: (1) crime; (2) breakdown of the family; (3) decline in edu- cational standards; (4) our national debt; (5) impact of mass media; (6) minorities tensions; (7) decline in civility; (8) AIDS.

Generally, respondents believed that crime, mass media impact, deterioration of family values, and decline of educational standards are closely interrelated, or that, in fact, they feed upon one another. Comments confirm we're independent thinkers, often reaching different conclusions, but thoughtfully. More next month.

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