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°b Shacter, who retired
from the Army in 1965, has
visited or traveled extensively in
61 countries and all states of the
Union. When not traveling, he and wife
Ruth, who celebrated their 50th wedding
anniversary in February 1992, are at home
in Atlanta, GA. They have two daughters
and six adult grandchildren. A slight heart
attack caused Howard C. Fairchild of Lyons
Falls, NY to retire from teaching in 1973.
He suffered no heart damage then, but in
July 1993 Howard underwent triple-bypass
surgery, from which he recovered at the
home of his daughter in Rochester. He and
wife Ann plan to attend our 60th Reunion.
After 25 years of Airstreaming in the
48 contiguous states; group trips to South
Africa, the United Kingdom, and Mexico
(two trips); and individual trips upί the Rhine
Valley, to India; then a 25-day visit to China,
Rundle Bloomer and wife Hazel
(Smith) have "simmered down" at the
home of his ancestors in Brewster, NY. Rud
has served as a trustee of the Putnam County
Savings Bank since 1940, and he is also a
trustee of the Southeast Museum in Brewster.
Bob Boehlecke sold his Christmas
tree farms in Horseheads, NY to his children,
and he and wife Olive are looking forward
to apartment living and the enjoyment
of their eight grandchildren. They no longer
intend to winter in Florida.
John B. Stewart writes that he is enjoying
"these later years" and playing a little
golf at the two golf clubs near his Boynton
Beach, FL home. Also from Boynton
Beach, FL, Don Ramsey sends a warm
greeting to all classmates. He "loves" Florida,
and he particularly enjoys reading the
Ithaca temperature reports each winter.
• Hilton Jayne, 8202 River Crescent Dr.,
Annapolis, MD 21401.
Dorothea Heintz Wallace had a delightful
visit with Isabel White West when she visited
a friend on Martha's Vineyard in the
summer of 1993. Most of Dot's travels are
short and to visit family, but she's grateful she
is able to do that. Having attended Adult University
(CAU) this past summer, the following
women can now be considered especially
learned in their respective subjects: Estelle
Markin Greenhill (off-campus), London theatre;
Winifred Loeb Saltzman, government;
and Lois Purdey Shafer, marine mammals,
at Shoals Marine Laboratory.
Alberta Francis Young reports husband
Martin, '31-34 Grad has Alzheimer's
disease, but she is able to take care of him.
The Youngs traveled to Jupiter, FL to visit
Martin's sister Mary, who lives on property
their father homesteaded with a certificate
signed by Theodore Roosevelt.
In April 1993 Ginny Bruckner Isecki
joined six clergy and seven lay persons for
a tour to the Holy Land organized by the
Middle East Council of Churches, sponsored
by the Methodist Federation of Social Action
and led by a Palestinian Christian peace
activist. They met both Israeli and Palestinian
officials and visited schools, a kibbutz,
clinics, witnessed the Women in Black who
every week silently display signs in Hebrew,
CLASS NOTES
Surveying the Surveyor
FRΛNC IS B. ROSE\ΈAK '33
Between 1865 and 1904, Verplanck
Colvin became the
standard-bearer for the Adirondack
Park and surveyor of
many of its mountains, streams and
lakes. He left a written record in
Adirondack Surveys, some of which
are now 7
quite rare, and in unpublished
notebooks. Hut students of
Colvin as well as scholars have long
wondered where exactly Colvin
went, and what he saw, What peaks did he climb, and how many
times? Did he visit this stream or that lake? Francis B. Rosevear, a
retired Cincinnati chemist, set out to answer these questions, and
after ten years of hiking, climbing and studying he published Colvin
in the Adirondack*: A Chronology and Index (North Country Books).
Rosevear used Colvin's survey notebooks at the New York State
Department of Environmental Conservation in Albany to help fill many
gaps in the published record. Along with quotations and exlanatory notes,
Rosevear's book provides a narrative of Colvin's Adirondack years. Rosevear
intended the book as a living memorial to Colvin, and all early profits
went to the Committee tor the 1992 Adirondack Park Centennial
In the Adirondack Mountain Club's magazine, Bill Martin said of
Colvin in the Adirondack^, "Colvin was a tireless and determined figure
who devoted his life to an idea. These charts and lists prove it."
— Paul Cody, MFA '87
Arabic, and English urging the end of occupation
and violence. They saw Palestinian
schools that had been closed for 18 months,
the Gaza and West Bank offices of the International
Commission of Jurists, which had
been given the Robert F. Kennedy Human
Rights Award. Edith Paulsen Eckart '40
was on the trip. Ginny's granddaughter
Dorothy A. Isecki '94 graduated in December
1993, joining a long list of Cornellians
in her family. • Lucy Belle Boldt
Shull, 3229 S. Lockwood Ridge Rd., Sarasota,
FL 34239.
Let me preface this column with
an apology to Tevis M. Goldhaft
and family. The March 1994 column
erroneously included the
words, "wife Bryna (Gilbert)
'38." [This was an error in the
editing, not in the original copy, and we apologize—Ed.]
As all her friends know, we lost
her in April 1981. We regret the error and
hope Tevis and his wife Phyllis will forgive
us. Viola Henry Mullane sent an Ithaca
"Senior Circle" clipping showing Virginia
Yoder Briggs matting a watercolor she had
painted at the Senior Center art class. Let
us know about your hobbies. Jim Mullane
JUNE 1994
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once requested from all of us a memorable
experience or best memory of our years at
Cornell. Do send them to me so I can compile
them for our 60th Reunion in 1995.
E. Allen Robinson is settled in his condo
in Bellingham, WA, now that all his gear
is unpacked, his four big bookcases filled and
pictures hung. He frequents the Performing
Arts Center of Western Washington U.
and the city's Whatcom Symphony concerts.
He hikes with the Retired Rovers and spent
a week at their Mt. Baker cabin.
Dick and Marian Katzenstein's tenth
newsletter started with their trip to San
Francisco, then on to Hong Kong, where
they added to their jade collection and wardrobes.
From there they went to Nha Trang,
Viet Nam, the northern headquarters of the
US Army 30 years ago. They remember es-
pecially the traffic: "Pedestrians, pedicabs,
bicycles, beat-up cars, trucks, buses, donkeys—all
move on streets that have no traffic
signals, center lines, signs, or safety controls.
In three days we didn't see a single
accident."
Eleanor Reichle Manwell and Frank,
members of the National Society for the
Preservation of Covered Bridges, are happy
about the approval of the Historical Com-