1948

One of the tips a new class secretary receives is to get plenty of names in your column. As not many 48s live on our block, I turned to another source for "scoops" this month. Recreational travel overseas becomes more of a reality, it seems, to those in their retirement years. So I asked Joyce Greene at Dartmouth Alumni College Abroad to give us a recap of which classmates have taken advantage of these marvelous trips over the last 10 years. Joyces report is as follows: Tom E. Baldwin, Seine River in '90; Jeanne and Jack Bobbin, M.D., Rhine/Moselle in '95 and Paris/Rome; Cathy and Moose Concannon, Tuscany in '97; Alice and Bill S. Cummings, Danube in '9O; Dot and Warren Daniell Jr., Alaska in '96; Foster J. DeGiacomo, Tuscany in '9 6; Nancy and Dick Donahue, India/Burma, Malaysia in '96; Pat and John Hathaway, Tuscany in '97; Jacqueline Herterich, Ireland and Greece in '00; Patsy and Dick Leggat, China; Jean and James McLaughlin, Holland in '90, Seine River in '90 and Tuscany and Paris/Rome in '97; Mary and Bob Merriam, China; Ellie and Jim Schaeffer, Danube in '92; Ed Shipper, Provence in '00; Joan and Rollie Sontag, Greek Islands in '95; Sue and Loren Spademan, Harrogate in '96 and Seine planned in '01; the Rev. Louis Springsteen, Meiringen; Jayne and Bud Thorne, Seine River in '90; Ellen and Moosejaw Viereck, Greek Islands in '95; Pat Wellington, AC West in'95; and May Alese and Ev Wilson, Alaska in '91 These trips offer a lot for the money. Good company, well orchestrated, good accommodations, knowledgeable instructors. Wouldjim McLaughlin go on four of these trips if he did not think they were great?

Ned McLaughlin has figured life out pretty well. He and his family live in California. But with a name like McLaughlin, he had to visit his homeland. What did he find? It's still a place of castles and thatched roof cottages. Aland of music and easy laughter. In Ireland we often find ourselves quite behind the times. And in no particular hurry to catch up. But he didn't go over there to just look at the sights and hang out in a pub; he wanted to see what their golf might be like. He was taken by surprise. The golf was better than he could have imagined. What Ned discovered was what many others knew.

Obviously any golfer worth his salt has found it necessary to play St. Andrews. "Many of us operate under the mistaken belief that the best golf in the world is in Scotland. When, of course it's been in Ireland all the time," says Jerry Tarde, editor of Golf Digest.

We regret to report the death of Richard P. O'Leary, an exceptional individual. Our heartfelt regards for his family and many friends.

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