Class Note 1955. It is the end of August, and you will be reading this in November or December with thoughts of the fall colors, Homecoming, even the holidays, and the start of the football season as we seek the championship and a spot in the national playoffs. However, at this time we have storms, floods, and fires all around us in the different parts of the country. Pretty rough time out there. George Fenzel got through the storms in Hawaii okay but suffered more damage from a water main break than the rain. We also find a lot of talk about artificial intelligence (AI). The College is even having a conference about it. What have your experiences been? Let me know and I’ll pass it on here. Also of note is a large financial settlement for social media addiction. The only addiction I recall is alcohol and tobacco.
We had two openings in our class officers’ executive committee, and they were filled by Hod Symes and Jay Benenson. Tom McGreevey has done an excellent job keeping his eye on our finances. A full report will be found in Joe Mathewson’s next newsletter.
A recent issue of The Economist cites two biographies of lesser-known founding fathers, Charles Lennox and James Wilson, and advises that the seeds of the revolution were planted in Britain, not Boston. Early Scottish barons had declared that the king’s authority “stemmed from the due assent and consent of us all.” Wilson was the only signer of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. He also did time in debtor’s prison. Now you’re ready for your next trivia match.
Sadly, we report the passing of David Cudlip, Jim Kerbin, Dick Larson, Roy Nyren, David Stricker.
—Ken Lundstrom, 1912 Marsh Road, IL, Apt. 132, Wilmington, DE 19810; (919) 641-5219; kenlundstrom@yahoo.com