1933

President Sprague has issued a pronunciamento on the Greek issue that is currently fluttering the dovecotes in Hanover. "The issue is not 'Greek' fraternities," affirms Mannie, "but social living and opportunities for all to be able to enjoy fraternization in a friendly and attractive environment whether mixed between the sexes or single sex as a matter of choice." Not bad, we'd say, as a general statement, but the test, as with the administration policy, will be in the details as developed. Of course Mannie would have to add "sororization" to be perfectly even-handed.

Ned Lord is currently conducting a write-in poll of classmates on the issue and we can hope for a definitive statement in the next '33 newsletter that will answer all questions. Have you cast your ballot?

We recently had a pleasant phone chat with Dick Rice, formerly of Henrietta, now of Rochester, N.Y. He admitted "not up to very much" when quizzed as to his activities, but "still in there punching." After a period in business with C.I.T. Corp. and General Motors, he gained an M.E. from the University of Rochester and embarked on a 30-year career in secondary education, teaching social studies at Rush-Henrietta Central School and serving also as vice principal and director of personnel in this large institution. On retirement he served as a church elder. He is not enthusiastic about what he can gather of the Parkhurst policy on social life, finding that its presentation was singularly ill-handled. He believes that there are good points in some of the proposals, but is generally in opposition. He regrets not getting back to Hanover more often.

Copey Smith visited her ancestral "West By God VA" this spring and found the return to the hills and hollers most inspiring. She plans an annual repeat. She also visits Jinnye Mackey in Danbury with explosive results.

When we chatted with John Rockwell a short time ago, he asserted that, although he is cruising a walker, he is "getting along O.K. and is enjoying life." He has cut back to three days a week at the National Center for State Courts, where he keeps the organization on an even keel. Incidentally, he did not forget his class agent function, immediately asking us if we had got our 1999 contribution in. Fortunately, we had.

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