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summer that I went to Maine for a month."
• Elinor Baier Kennedy, 503 Morris PL,
Reading, PA 19607.
I am elated about the number of new correspondents
we have with this year's dues
reports. Robert Williamson, Savannah, GA,
spent four months in Australia, where he grew
up, visiting old friends. He now does extensive
volunteer computer work for the Savannah
Science Museum and, in October
1993, was appointed to its board of directors.
He now teaches Autocad (that great
computer mystery) at a Savannah technical
institution in summer quarter. Frank Weissbecker
of Weston, MA retired in 1992 as
director of dining services at Harvard U. He
enjoys horses, due to the encouragement
of wife Joan and son Mark. Golf, tennis, traveling
on cruise ships, and an apartment in
Kauai take up his time, too. Aloha, Frank,
I'm writing this column on Maui.
I wish I could share all that Walter E.
Boek, PhD wrote on his news form. At the
November 1993 Celebration of Democracy
at the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in
Washington, DC, two of Walter's books were
featured: The Evolution of a Democracy and
How to Establish a Democracy or Improve the
One You Now Have. Chief Justice Berger
and former President Jimmy Carter wrote
the books' forewords and other notable persons
made statements. Walter and wife Jean
have two daughters (Duke graduates), one
a lawyer, the other a geochemist. Walter
says the books are available from the College
of Democracy, 1101 N. Highland St.,
Arlington, VA 22201. Bart Snow retired
from General Electric in 1991 after 44 years.
He has 15 issued US patents and now lives
in Cincinnati, OH. He received his degree
in January 1948, but requested to be placed
with the Class of '46 at that time. Welcome
Bart, and thanks, Robert, Frank, and Walter,
for writing. P&H. • Bill Papsco, 3545 Clubheights
Dr., Colorado Springs, CO 80906.
A Jfm Sitting here on the last day of
Λ m March, wondering about our
/I I John Ayer. 'Way back in Feb-
LΛά I ruary one NY assemblyman, two
I • senators, one congressman, and
^ three just plain guys recommended
John for appointment to the NY
Solid Waste Management Board. The majority
leader in the NY Senate added his OK,
too, in passing ... off to Governor Cuomo
for his action. No one has told us yet if John,
in fact, is now solid-waste boarded. Well, he
has the proven talent.
Front page stuff in a recent Communique
issue, the list as of Feb. 24, '94: leadership
endowment challenge gifts: 1. Arts & Sciences,
Isabel Mayer Berley with husband Bill
'45; and 2. Engineering, H. R. "Dick"
Johnson. You'll recall that President Frank
Rhodes announced this new challenge last fall.
A tip of the cap to these thoughtful folks.
News from '47ers Vera Hakanson
Fox and Ray indicates that some health
problems have kept them Ithaca-bound, not
wintering in their Brevard, NC home. They
got to know the Ellis Hollow birds and animals
up close and personal, were actually
unable to get out of the house for five days
during our biggest snowfall. Ray advised us
of some real tough news after a late March
phone call from Alice Schrader Warner,
Box 87, Rainbow Lake, NY: she and husband
Lee went out for dinner on a Sunday,
only to return and see the home inherited
from her father in flames, everything lost
but clothes being worn and the car. Ray says
Alice would really enjoy a spare garden book
or so, and a replacement for her 1947 Cornellian.
What a devastation, even as Alice
and Lee go about the strains and stresses of
rebuilding. We speak for the class in expressing
our sympathy.
Evelyn Weiner Barrow: "Moved to
Farrington Village. Beautiful country just
south of Chapel Hill, NC. Taking advantage
of what U. of North Carolina and Duke have
to offer." Connie Foley Ferris and Carl:
"Same oΓ thing. Our travels—between Naples,
FL and Rock Hall, MD—always with a
suburban full of things!" Bob Flickinger
says that 809 Crossfield PL, Venice, FL address
is winters only. Virginia "Jinny" Logan
Jones was another one iced-in this past
winter in the Washington, DC area. Broke
out and got to Costa Rica, that bird-rich land.
"Do you remember those war-time winters
in Ithaca when women were bare-legged?"
(We do.) Tom Kiley: "Plan to go to Brisbane
in fall for belated centennial of younger
portion of family from County Waterford
who sailed to Brisbane instead of Boston as
the result of a flip of a coin." Keep the news
coming. ••• Barlow Ware, 55 Brown Rd.,
Ithaca, NY 14850.
^ Lee "Bud" Friedman, Sands
I Point, NY: "Volunteered as apyt
parel industry consultant in Soj
fia, Bulgaria for Citizens Dem
mocracy Corps (US State Dept.
J and private industry). Spent
two months helping state-owned company
with 1,400 employees and came out with
rating of nine out of a possible ten. Bonus
was a trip to Istanbul, Budapest, and
Prague." Dr. Bernard Yablin, Fairport, NY:
"Remarried, 1986. Created two more daughters,
1990 and 1993. Helps keep me tuned
in on needs of young families in my pediatric
practice. Joined National Society for Adolescent
Psychiatry and presented paper at
Chicago meeting. Two older daughters: one
teaches at Drew U. and writes on child care
for TIKKUN; the other is a high school guidance
counselor. Favorite professors at Cornell
were Gordon Fairbanks (Dept. of Modern
Languages) and Perry Gilbert (zoology)."
Rosita Roybal Press, Santa Fe, NM
and Greta Adams Wolfe, Lake Stevens,
WA: "Thank you! We are both very happy
with our 1994 calendar date books sent to
us by THE CLASS." Phyllis Dean Arrison:
"Sold house in snowville and moved permanently
to Bradenton Beach, FL. Everything
is fine. Was slaving less a year ago
than today but watching Buffalo beat Dallas
eases the pain."
Lillian Soelle Austin: "Ted retired. We
moved to Chapel Hill, NC. Play at Ocean
City Beach with two grandsons. Enjoyed
45th Reunion and Adult University (CAU)
session at Appledore Island, on Colonial history
and archeology. Take it one day at a
time." Pete Baum, Manhasset, NY: "Retired
from Hazeltine in 1987. Recently elect-
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ed director, Roosevelt Savings Bank in Garden
City, which went public this year."
Art Behrer, New Bern, NC: "Golf,
bridge, Civitan Club meetings, church, TV
sports and catching two bass have kept me
busy. Today's problems are solved by looking
away." Eric Carlson, Manhasset, NY:
"Son Eric R. '93 now in law school at the
U. of Tennessee, where 96,000 watched the
Volunteers beat Georgia Tech on a Saturday
night. Very unlike Ivy crowds." R. O.
"Bob" Case, Portland, OR: "Took entire
family—three generations—on 55-mile canoe
trip with 32 portages on Minnesota
Boundary Canoe Waters. We water-ski at
Northwoods cabin near Mt. St. Helens. I'm
on the board at our new condo, 20 feet from
the ocean at Otter Crest, OR. I'm in charge
of water upgrade, sewage repairs, fire protection,
building repairs, etc. Lots of fun."
Gordon Cummings, King Ferry: "Paying
estimated tax to IRS, playing golf, and
volunteer community service keep me busy.
Begin to feel 90 million Americans are functional
illiterates. Solution is reading Etzione's
(spelling?) The Spirit of Community
and Pres. Frank Rhodes's address to the
Class of '93 and his other remarkable choices
of words on education. Dr. Leroy Dalheim,
Akron, OH: "Finally retired from
part-time pediatric practice."
Leonard Marsak, Santa Barbara, CA:
"Retired from history professorship. Broke
shoulder and was thereafter treated to two
operations for other matters. Conclusion: retirement
is hazardous to your health." Bob
McKinless, Alexandria, VA: "Bike trip, 840
miles in two weeks, over Cascades in Washington
and down Oregon coast. Washington
Men's Camerata, with which I sing, has released
a CD of Christmas music for men's voices
(Gothic Records)." (Bob, the entire class
still raves about the job you and Amy Clark
Spear and Jean Genung Pearson did for us
all at the 45th Reunion.) • Bob Persons, 102
Reid Ave., Port Washington, NY 11050.
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i I ! • Even as you read, our 45th Re-
^Λέ ^Έ union is in progress or a recent
Γ i l memory. The Reunion report
^ ^^ will appear in the September
issue. After that, the new, duly elected class
correspondent will take over this space. This
presents a grand opportunity for all forgetful,
non-duespayers to register a loud protest
against these last five years of ramblings.
Take pen in hand, pay your dues
today, send in news, and strike a blow for
freedom of information about your class.
Give the new "kid" your support!
The news is laden with "See you all at
Reunion" comments which we edited out
as fact or best intentions. The old, old news
has been put to rest wherever old news
goes, but we apologize to those people we
failed to mention. Something like trying to
put five pounds into a one-pound bag made
it impossible.
Ralph Coryell, Gainesville, FL: "Retired
real estate broker. Built new home
here and bought a motor home for touring—
both good moves. Note my dues check is
#4194—which means Ί'm Four One helluva
Reunion in '94!' " We'll buy that! Law-