1938

This is the first edition of Class Notes of the spring. Soon the snow will be gone, the maple syrup season will be behind us, your tax returns will have been filed, and this year's edition of the annual Alumni Fund drive will be in full swing. Don't underestimate the importance of your gift, great or small.

I am amazed that no one commented on my Christmas greetings at the end of the December column.I wished you Merry Christmas in Dutch and Happy New Year in Polish.

Because of rudimentary medical facilities clinical level for treating Royce Randlette's heart problem, he and Ann have changed their winter watering hole from Man OWar in the Bahamas to Bermuda, where they continued playing golf, but this time on a par-3 course. Randy continues to work at stock-brokering.

Runnie Colie writes to tell of the success he had last summer sailing his new E scow. "It seems to represent the state of the art in its class. It was shown at Sail Expo in Atlantic City in February. This was not a commercial venture. We were just trying to promote what we consider to be a wonderful boat." Now, just what is a scow? Sure, you sailing aficionados know, but not me. So off to my local library, where I found in the Encyclopedia of Sailing the following: "A flat-bottom boat with square unpainted ends. These broad boats are scow-type sailboats. The Class Boat Scow differs from other classes by its blunt end and also by its use of two bilge boards, one on each side of the centerboard."So now you know. Do I need help, Runnie?

"Senator Soaper" says, "Nothing in life is more discouraging than discovering that you look exactly like your driver's license photo."

That's it for this month. Please write. Watch out for the April showers!

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