1941

NOW HEAR THIS! Does that sound familiar to old navy hands? Be advised that the first overnight mini-reunion in Florida for our class will be held on March 10-11,1998. Your humble sec- retary, Stu May, and Walt Winchester stud- ied several possible sites for this get-togeth- er and determined the Plantation Inn at Crys- tal River, Fla., was an ideal choice. President Don Stillman approved our recommendation, and an invitation has been dispatched to all the '41 sin Florida and nearby southern states who earlier expressed an interest in an overnight reunion. If we missed anyone, including snowbirds, please give the under- signed a jingle and we'll send you the details. The inn, 90 miles north of Tampa on the West Coast, is situated on 232 acres which provide golf, tennis, shuffleboard, swimming pool, and fine accommodations. Attractions like riverboat cruises, fishing, snorkeling, and scuba diving, plus a wildlife park, are nearby.

A note from Bill Steel, spending the summer in Laconia, endorsed the choice of the Plantation Inn, which he has visited from his Florida home. Bill also offered to help at the mini next March. His cataract operation at Dartmouth-Hitchcock (in October) was not seen as any problem for the future. A card from Hank Palmer in Salisbury, N.C., announced the 30th anniversary of his office, which is associated with the chamber of commerce in Rowan County. Hank claims that his business has kept him too busy to write in recent years. (Maybe we can lure Hank to Florida in '98 to see his classmates and check on the Crystal River C of C.)

Another man who keeps on working is Gus Broberg, who has recuperated very nicely from his knee replacement and snapped Achilles tendon in 1996. Gus still calls the shots at his Palm Beach law office, but he did get away to Gainesville, Fla., on Sepember 1 to attend the 97th birthday celebration of his former basketball mentor, Ossie Cowles. Also attending were Bud Pogue '42 and Joe Vancisin '44, plus several former players from Michigan and Minnesota, where Cowles coached after his highly successful career at Dartmouth. During our class's time in Hanover, his teams won three Ivy League titles and sent one of those teams to the national championships in Wisconsin. Gus indicated that Cowles enjoyed seeing his former players, and as it turned out this was the last chapter in the life of this great coach. He passed away four days later.

Mort McGinley checked in this summer in nearby Venice, Fla. His home at 417 Mahon Drive, 34285, was nearing completion of its remodeling. Mort said that his wife, Jacqueline, an interior decorator, was in her element overseeing the project. Mort was handling the outside work as only a former president of the Outing Club could.

A phone call from Jack Ryan sent me back to the '41 Green Book. Jack, long silent, has retired in the Winston-Salem, N.C., area and is enjoying trips to various Elderhostel courses including New York City and Pensacola, Fla. I talked to BillBest at Kill Devil Hills, N.C., where Ginny and I were visiting our son in July. Time did not permit seeing Bill and Marian or accepting their invitation to go out on their sailboat. They were about to head for a family wedding in Waterville Valley, N.H., and we were moving on as well.

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Gus Brobero helped former Dartmouth basketball coach Ossie Cowles celebrate His 97th birthday. Dick Jachens '41