Class Note 1947
Issue
Jul - Aug 2019
A few years back the College assigned a treasurer to our class, and we were lucky enough to have Lisa Bates put in charge of our finances and yearly dues notices. Lisa sent me a copy of one notice she received back from Dorothy Bartlett, widow of Ben Bartlett, who died in 1998. Dorothy commented that she enjoyed our newsletters and that she believes that when Ben was a student he received a fine education and his time on campus was most enjoyable. As a footnote, even though she receives the alumni magazine for free, she still included $45 for the class. How’s that for class loyalty! Thanks, Dorothy.
I received word that longtime newsletter editor Fred Sistare died February 21. His wife, Liz, had taken over his role some time back and has continued in her excellent style. His obit will appear in the next newsletter. He was a great guy. I’ll never forget when, at one of our five-year reunions, I asked Fred where he and Liz were staying, and he said about 20 feet outside. My look of puzzlement turned into awe as he showed me the biggest 35-foot mobile home I ever saw! I spoke to Liz and asked for some memories of their travels. She said they had some breakdowns, flat tires, witnessed a murder, had to turn this behemoth around on a 40-foot-wide road. Can you imagine the traffic? Other than that, and a few more challenges, everything was great.
Sally and I just spent the evening with Robert Frost. Even though I had the opportunity to attend his readings 70-odd years ago, I did not, for some ridiculous reason. Ah, youth! Our local library in Rye, New Hampshire, is small but they do amazing things. The library hired a gentleman who gives lectures and recites poems of various poets. In this case, it was Frost. This gentleman gave Frost’s history and read his poems with enthusiasm, and all from memory, no notes. It was a magical evening. Standing room only.
We are saddened to report the deaths of Alphonse R. DeNatale in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, on November 12, 2018, and E. Newbold Cooper, M.D., of Vero Beach, Florida, on December 11, 2018.
—Joe Hayes, P.O. Box 57, Rye Beach, NH 03872
I received word that longtime newsletter editor Fred Sistare died February 21. His wife, Liz, had taken over his role some time back and has continued in her excellent style. His obit will appear in the next newsletter. He was a great guy. I’ll never forget when, at one of our five-year reunions, I asked Fred where he and Liz were staying, and he said about 20 feet outside. My look of puzzlement turned into awe as he showed me the biggest 35-foot mobile home I ever saw! I spoke to Liz and asked for some memories of their travels. She said they had some breakdowns, flat tires, witnessed a murder, had to turn this behemoth around on a 40-foot-wide road. Can you imagine the traffic? Other than that, and a few more challenges, everything was great.
Sally and I just spent the evening with Robert Frost. Even though I had the opportunity to attend his readings 70-odd years ago, I did not, for some ridiculous reason. Ah, youth! Our local library in Rye, New Hampshire, is small but they do amazing things. The library hired a gentleman who gives lectures and recites poems of various poets. In this case, it was Frost. This gentleman gave Frost’s history and read his poems with enthusiasm, and all from memory, no notes. It was a magical evening. Standing room only.
We are saddened to report the deaths of Alphonse R. DeNatale in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, on November 12, 2018, and E. Newbold Cooper, M.D., of Vero Beach, Florida, on December 11, 2018.
—Joe Hayes, P.O. Box 57, Rye Beach, NH 03872