1951

The Chicago mini-reunion in May continued a few of the "traditions" established last year in San Francisco: It rained; we filled a tour bus; two museums were visited; and the venues for dining were varied.Thanks to Herb Knight, co-chair of the mini, we enjoyed the luxury and convenience of the Union League Club of Chicago for our rooms and breakfast. Our Saturday morning bus ride to hear and see city and architectural history was the real treat. Nancy Knight gets credit for finding the tour guide who was outstanding. Reed Badgley, the other cochair, did the heavy lifting and to him the 45 of us shout our praise. Saturday nights banquet at the Chicago Yacht Club was the scene of an un- expected pleasure—witnessing Loye Millers Spirit of'sl Award presentation ceremony. For the other details plus photos of the mini, look for Batch's '51 Fables to fill you in. A letter from Sam Chu, our Ohio State academic, included thanks for his birthday card and his observation thatwe are the lucky ones to be still eligible for such greetings. He noted that two of his three children live near me in the San Francisco Bay Area. An e-mail from another academic, Dave Emerson, once again underlined the fact that not all classmates think golf and retirement are inseparable. He and Shirley spent two weeks in February working as member interns for Project Vote Smart in its headquarters in the Montana wilderness. Dave alleges that it is nonpartisan, which is hard to believe in these times. Earl Brabb writes to signal his pleasure at receiving the class birthday card and to announce his attendance in June at a Hanover gathering of geology people. Earl certainly had the credentials for that event: a Ph. D. plus 35 years laboring for the U.S. Geological Service. His note included a map that locates his new digs in Rocklin, California. Earl saw Bruce Bryant and Ed Post in Denver during a ski trip last winter—their first visit together since graduation. My recollection in a recent column being drafted in 1954 along with Chuck Hoban drew an e-mail response from Jack Woods. He, too, roomed with Chuck and we together lamented Chucks tragic life after being separated from Dartmouth. Continuing with flashbacks in the March '51 Class Notes is Dave Leslie's write-up of a letter from Don Jorgenson reporting some "hot news from Schenectady. Don is with GE at their Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory. While playing billiards with the atoms, Don met June Moore, a Hartwick College alum, which no doubt will culminate in a nuptial ceremony soon." I guess it did because our 5 oth yearbook notes that Don and June have three children and six grandchildren and that he retired from GEs nuclear engineering department in 1989, a 37-year run.

Sign up now for the fall mini in Hanover. Its scheduled for the weekend of October 9. See '51Fables for details.

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