1933

Failing eyesight has brought an end to Ted Holmes's career as an author whose production of books supplemented his down in-Maine occupation as a teacher of English at Ellsworth High School, State Teachers College and the State University. But he has ingeniously developed an activity that occupies his attention as a substitute for more active pursuits. As an elementary school library volunteer, for several hours a day he returns books to the shelves as students bring them back from loans. He accomplishes this feat through the use of a magnifying flashlight that, with a computer, permits him to determine the numbers of the books and then to return them to their locations, which he has memorized. His recreation is to play Scrabble with an octogenarian lady friend. His books, among which are those on William Faulkner and Harriet Beecher Stowe, are now out of print. His sprightliness was evident when we talked recently as he announced his imminent departure for a pizza repast.

Jane Hart, widow of Pete, continues to brighten the Washington scene. She was seen recently, exuding charm, at a book party for a former congressman who is a classmate of her husband and the writer of this column. She was welcomed as one who had rendered conspicuous national service, first during WW II as a vital OSS operative with the Greek underground, and then for many years in consulates and embassies in Egypt, Brazil, Saudi Arabia Jordan and way stations as the invaluable consort of the distinguished ambassador. More recently she has been following the careers of two granddaughters with the uncommon satisfaction of seeing both become wearers of the Dartmouth green, one as a graduate and one as an inductee. Daughter Margaret is a labor lawyer in San Francisco and daughter Judith is a teacher in suburban Washington.

John Monagan,3043WestLane Keys NW, Washington, DC 20007-3057; jsmonagan@aol.com