1956

56 John Gwynn has retired from the U.S. Foreign Service after 33 years spent in consulates and embassies in Columbia, Ecuador, Pakistan, London, Rome, Madrid, Lisbon, Mexico City, and Washington. He and Maggie have recently moved to a 40-acre farm near Culpeper, Va., in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. John is enjoying his days in his 123 -year-old house in an area replete with Civil and Revolutionary War associations.

The Winter Carnival issue of The Daily Dartmouth quoted Bill Grigsby on the conduct of parties at the SAE house during his undergraduate days: "In retrospect, the parties centered around the consumption of alcohol, and the treatment of the young women wasn't very good." I don't know how Bill happened to be quoted in The Daily D, but I think he should have qualified his remarks about our conduct during those years. The Beta house, for instance, was always a model of correct behavior during the party weekends, which may explain why most of the girls that came up to party at SAE ended up at Beta.

And speaking of SAE, Em Houck is seen more frequently in Hanover these days as he fulfills his duties on Thayer School's Corporate Advisory Board. They meet twice a year to further a wide range of industrial interactions with the faculty and students. The board is chaired by Frank Strong, recendy retired from Eastman Kodak, and newly appointed interim president of Keuka College, Keuka, N.Y

Our recent scholarship student, James Noh '94, graduated cum laude last June with a major in government. He was the recipient of the Schneibs-McCrillis Trophy for his achievements in skiing and is currently attending law school at William and Mary.

Our newest 1956 Scholar is Nathan T. Cook '98 from Lexington, Ky. Nathan graduated with honors from Dunbar High School, favoring mathematics and computer science. He was captain of the chess and computer teams and played Softball and basketball. Nathan has two younger siblings and is grateful to the class for its assistance in the furtherance of his education.

It is sad to relate the passing of two classmates. Stephen Cohen died at his home in Reinach, Switzerland, on January 16 after a lengthy illness. He is survived by his wife, Rita, daughter Esther, and son Philip. FrederickBrooks Johnson died on March 22, 1994, in Northfield, Mass. Fred had two children, Catherine and Stephanie, and was a teacher of Slavic languages at Northfield Mount Hermon for the last 25 years. The sympathy of the class goes out to the families of these classmates.

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