1941

I had a nice visit with George and Patty Herman when they graced our city of Sarasota for a few days in February. They had escaped the snow and cold of Washington's record winter, but had to return to that hostile clime and the seemingly endless job of supervising and reconstructing their home. Happily, George's health is good after his leukemia scare of last year and he will be in great shape to deliver the keynote talk to the class at our 55 th Reunion. Received a letter from Dr. DaveMulliken, who closed his ob-gyn practice in 1988, but continues to do volunteer work and consulting out of his old Kentucky home in Pikesville. Dave and his wife Virginia, who passed away in 1987, had four children, including son Terry '75. Dave has had some health problems over the years, a cardiac bypass and two total knee constructions, but he's hanging in there. Dave and I go back a few years together, like from kindergarten, grade, and high schools in Leonia, N.J., to dear old Dartmouth.

Paul Speier sent his regrets from Delray Beach, Fla., for the Gulf Coast mini; said he was leaving on a cruise at the same time as our March 15 luncheon get-together. The gathering at Don Taber and Bill Billings' retirement community was well attended; 16 men and 12 ladies were on hand. Unfortunately, Don Stillman couldn't make the scene as he was involved that day with the D. Glee Club's visit to his area of Florida. BrodieBjorklund and Phil Hall, however, did arrive for the affair from New York and Connecticut, respectively. And JanetLocke, spunky widow of Norm, was also on hand. Larry Barnett, the retired dentist, came down from Tarpon Springs where he still fills some cavities—18 of them on the golf course. Don and JaneHanks were up from their winter quarters in Naples and Don gave an optimistic report on the upcoming 55th Reunion. Hank Fisk also provided an upbeat report—on his twice-a-day fishing habit and Tom and PattyTrump arrived with Tom sporting his 1941 freshman hat, an antique—the hat, not Tom. Other happy celebrants were the Jachens, the Mays, Hans and Irene Froehlich, the Tamlyns, Hammonds, McGinleys,Lempkes, and Walt Winchester.

A final look at my little survey of '41 likes and dislikes shows some amazin or amusin' results. For instance, the favorite alcoholic drink, selected by nine men, was "none." (Bravo) Predictably coffee and milk were the favorite non-alcoholic drinks of the 38 respondents. Unexpectedly, the favorite dinner was seafood, winning by a three-to-one margin over beef and pasta. I guess our class is watching its cholesterol intake.

On the more serious side, when asked if they had worries about their economic future, happily 29 men said no. It was the opposite for their children's monetary problems, with a ratio of three-to-one saying yes to concern for the younger generation. And health-care costs were a worry for half of the respondents for both themselves and for their children's age group. That's a wrap. Peace to all.

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My surveyshowed thefavorite alcoholicdrink, selected bynine men, was "none." DICK JACHENS '41

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