1958

Earlier this summer, I received a note from Class President Skip Louis. Seems he had recently been to Denver, where he was treated to lunch by JoeBlake. It would appear that Joe has lost none of his indefatigable spirit or energy since he left the Hanover plain. Skip described how Joe is working with a company to develop a 36-square-mile tract of land south of Denver. Joe's particular responsibilities are in government relations to facilitate the progress of the project. A year ago, there were no residents. Now there are 21,000. Joe estimates that in another year there will be 60,000. Must be where all the people leaving the state of Connecticut are heading. With his wife Elizabeth, Joe is already making plans to attend our 40th Reunion. How about

One person who continues to make Connecticut his family's place of residence is our own class treasurer, Bob Gilges. Bob has just taken on another treasurer's job, this time for the Greenwich Land Trust Inc. In Greenwich, where open spaces are under increasing pressure, the Trust's activities are taking on an ever more increasing importance. Bob's love of the outdoors also finds expression m his participation in the Greenwich Audubon Society.

Mort Fisher continues his work in Baltimore in real-estate law. My most recent news tells me that he has been elected chair of the American Bar Association's Section of Real Property, Probate and Trust Law. Would seem that any of you who happen to be passing through Baltimore would find it time well spent to stop by for a visit.

Further south, Arnold Tennebaum has been named to the board of trustees of St. Joseph's Hospital in Atlanta, Ga. When not busy with hospital affairs, he continues to be the president of Savannah-based Chatham Steel Corporation. He, too, is involved in matters of preservation serving on the Georgia Conservancy and the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation.

Earlier this year, I had the occasion to talk with John Parker and his wife, Libby, when my wife, Wink, and I joined them for the Hood Museum art tour in San Francisco. The tour included a first look at the newly acquired Rockefeller collection at the DeYoung Museum as well as visits to several local artists' studios and the Ansel Adams Center. Both Libby and Wink are involved in the art world, while John and I can probably best be described as "appreciators." John continues his work in financial management but manages to find time for events such as the Hood tours. Both of us would highly recommend them. Become a friend of the Hood, and you can learn of these exceptional events.

As you read this column, pull out your copy of our freshman Green Book. To me, September 1954 at once seems like yesterday and yet, as of another era. "Though 'round the girdle earth" we have roamed, the spell remains. Start planning now for our 40th m June of 1998.

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