1937

John Endicott Emerson asks about Joe and Olive Tardiff. Joe is in a nursing home, and would like to hear from classmates. Olive and their two children are visiting him regularly

John likes my new chapter on our family converting 100 acres of wilderness in 1640 Salem into a farm. He and sister Miriam grew up in the 1648 Putnam homestead.

President Stan Berenson is composing a new letterhead—expecting all of us to be around for some time. He took to poetry to express his Thanksgiving Day thoughts—a touching tribute to Connie.

Jay Evans of a later class reports a budget crunch in Hanoyer, including the elimination of the art library and Sanborn House. Those touch a personal nerve—I worked in one and labored through my major in the other.

Will Brown reports "sequential operations" for him and Natale. Both are well now.

Hank Doremus took the Putnams and widow Mary Whyte to dinner recently in Vero Beach. After a distinguished career in veterinary medicine, he is now taking care of the bunnies at our local retirement home—a much-appreciated service. His chief enthusiasm is a marine biology lab, where he is an expert volunteer.

Treasurer Bill Heroy has submitted a proposed budget for the '02-'03 year. Our income is dropping for painfully obvious reasons, and some of our expenses will have to be trimmed accordingly.

Harold Putnam, P.O. Box 3821, Vero Beach, FL32964; haroldputnam@cs.com