Class Note 1950

Corrections to last issue: Note that Jack and Jill Harned and family were not able to join us for our exceedingly pleasant and interesting trip and dinner to the Ravine Lodge at Moosilauke and the activities of the Homecoming Weekend that followed. The bus ride to and fro was very comfortable and we had a bit of a sing or two on the return trip. We heard from Terri Carpenter that all went well on the medical front for Bill.

The meeting Saturday morning had prez Bob Kirby, and Brownlea, Doug Smith (who took notes), treasurer Jacques Harlow, and David Taylor (bringer of dou and “joe”) and was as usual at Collis. Jacques noted our usual contributions to the Dickey foundation, the athletic program, and Collis and reported that the fund had 120 donations (25 from class widows). Bob offered once again to step down from his prez podium but no one volunteered to step up. The Homecoming game was in the rain, but we pulled out a win (but could not do the same vs. the Tigers, and thus the title eluded the Green once again). Next year’s meeting will be during October 11-12 Homecoming, with a game vs. Yale and some “exciting dinners” (his words) planned by our peripatetic prez.

I have obits and info on recently deceased classmates Robert Olin Hutchinson, David Steinberg, Phillip Walling Brown Jr., and Alexander Carr Hoffman. Please write me if you would like them.

—Tom “Smiley” Ruggles, 8 Concord Greene, Unit 5, Concord, MA 01742; (978) 369-5879; smileytmr@aol.com