1951

Favorite places, the theme of this issue, conjures up disparate images among classmates queried by your scribe during our fall mini. Almost all responded quickly to the questions as if they had waited patiently for 50 years for someone to ask them. I've divided the answers into categories.

Athletic locales: Starting out with what you'd expect, we have John Clayton on the goal line in Memorial Stadium; Joe Welch fondly recalling his tennis court; Sandy McDonald at the helm of his boat on Lake Mascoma. Presuming that you are handling this bout of nostalgia I have more: Dave Saxton recalls Chase Field, especially when Balch Hill was wearing its best fall foliage; Don Cox, when in training on the Connecticut River trail; and Bob Hopkins whenever he was inside Davis hockey rink. Hanover C.C. was selected by two for very different reasons: Dave Hall for the obvious—golf—and Jack Giegerich as a crosscountry course. Finally we have Tom Trolle in his nirvana, Oak Hill for skiing, and Harry Johnson in Alumni Gym playing basketball.

In a change of pace I'm happy to report that academic settings got the call from many of us: The clear favorite was the Tower Room, chosen by Bill Beasley, Bill Boynton, Mike Harris, Ed Landau, Henry Nachman and Ed Weisenfeld. If that doesn't strike you as particularly academic, try these: English Honors Library in Sanborn for Russ Dilks, Al Brout in Sanborn Library, Dick Pugh at the reserve desk and most impressive, Aaron Rausen in his Baker stacks carrel.

For spots best known for shooting-the-breeze and/or dining we have five choices: Allen's for Stu Johnson, dinner at Hotel Coolidge with Jack Weingarten, Lous for Bill Friedlander, Ravine Lodge with Chuck Breed and the College Green for Loye Miller.

Finally, in what I call active/passive recreation, here are some expected and novel selections: The Nugget finds Dave Batchelder in attendance a lot (our flick critic); behind Middle Mass to sunbathe we spy Bill Leffler; Bill Brooks is in the guest room of the Chi Phi house; Dick Price—anywhere in the Deke house; Pete Martin can be found hanging out at the Ledyard Canoe Club parking lot; your secretary confesses that his favorite place was anyone's car going to Skidmore.

We have a report from the Lancaster, Pennsylvania newspaper on our Dick Woolworth. He has joined the board of advisors of Columbia University's department of ophthalmology. Enjoying success in arresting the growth of his glaucoma after a series of tests and treatment at a clinic associated with Columbia, Dick took a keen interest in their work. They reciprocated by inviting him onto the board. He joins other nonmedics, including Lou Gerstner '63, CEO of IBM, all of whom have varying degrees of eye problems. This is all very good for a guy who spent his adult life making mousetraps, albeit better ones, I'm sure.

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