1957

We leave the time of our high school 50th reunions with one last entry. Larrie Calvert, who has relocated to Florida (and round-the-year golf), writes: "Not to be outdone by my old prep school rival, college classmate and long-time friend Monk Bancroft (Kimball Union), I was reunion chairman for 1953's 50th at Vermont Academy. We had 12 classmates who went to Dartmouth, certainly a record." The 10 '57s were Bob Burton, Herb Ellis, Mike King, Charlie Maschal, Jake Breitenbach, Dave Canfield, Dick Norris, Pete Powers, Dick Van Riper and Larrie. The five who returned for the 50th were Bob, Herb, Mike, Charlie and Larrie. Don Angell and Dick Shanaman eventually became '58s.

Sam Rocray moved to Orleans on Cape Cod two years ago. Your secretary sees him at Dartmouth Club of Cape Cod meetings, where he has become a regular attendee. Sam works in marketing for Encore Construction. Not all construction on Cape Cod is new. There is a strong demand for home renovation, and that is Sams specialty.

A press release was received from Hutchins Tool in Springfield, Massachusetts, announcing the introduction of an innovative portable escape light. These small yet powerful 1-watt light-emitting diodes (LED lights) are manufactured in Springfield and are suitable for desktop display. President Don Hutchins says that "Our greatest joy is that the JeanieLite will provide persons a better opportunity to escape and the ability to see if trapped for a long period of time. The name JeanieLite was selected in memory of Jean Roger, an American Airlines flight attendant who died in the Twin Towers disaster." The JeanieLite is in limited production with the first shipments going to occupants of office buildings in Manhattan. Further information can be found on the Web site, www.jeanielite.com.

Bob Andrews writes that he sees Dr. David Crombie at an ethics discussion group, where he is an excellent presenter on medical ethics. Dave has been chairman of the Hartford (Connecticut) Hospital ethics committee and is highly respected.

Ifyou want to discuss early aviation, Rod Hinkle is your man. Rod went to Dayton, Ohio, last summer for the Wright Brothers 100th anniversary of flight celebration. He bought a very complicated model of the Wright flyer that requires the builder to carve the two counter-rotating propellers by hand and attach all the supporting wires to the wings, stabilizers and rudder by using black thread. Rod completed the model and it became the centerpiece of a display at his local library in Falmouth, Massachusetts, during the December 17 commemoration.

Dick Newkirk called to tell us that he has retired and lives in Northville, Michigan, where he is active playing competitive bridge. After our lengthy catch-up conversation, Dick said, "I will definitely be at the 50th reunion in Hanover." You can make the same resolution!

Each one of us has a story to tell and as can be seen, there is great variety in our interests. Some of us have retired, some are still working, all of us are active doing something. What is your story? If we haven't heard from you recently, please send a few lines to:

Howie Howland, P.O. Box 3328, Pocasset, MA02559; (508) 564-6484; fphowland@aol.com