Received the following report from Sam Katz: “My most recent trip to Hanover was October 16-18, when the Dartmouth Medical School (now named Geisel after Dr. Seuss) awarded me one of its first Alumni Scientific Achievement Awards. This was an especially enjoyable time to be there as it was annual alumni return weekend and our dinner in the Hanover Inn gave a perfect view of the huge spectacular traditional bonfire on the commons. It was fun to read your note about Bob Pillsbury’s continuing performances as a jazz musician. In our ancient (1944-45) Dartmouth days he and buddy Nat Merrill were the two musicians I knew and most admired. Nat, unfortunately, has died but he had a brilliant career as one of the music directors for the Metropolitan Opera.” I received an interesting email (by accident) from Ray Richard critiquing the application of his grandson, Jonah Richard, for a Fulbright to Columbia, where he expects to graduate this year with a B.S. in chemical engineering and a B.A. in physics. Ray had his accustomed perceptive observations and closed with, “Please forgive my boldness.” He never said that to us. We’ve missed Nancy and Earl Chambers at our recent reunions. When I called them, Nancy told me that Earl has dementia and is in a “very nice” nursing home. She’s living nearby at home. (As we go to press, I have learned that Earl passed in January.) I enjoyed talking again with Woody DeYoe and learned that he came to Dartmouth the summer of 1944 when he was only 16 years old. He subsequently served in the armed forces during the Korean War, after which he returned to Cornell University to complete his law degree. He spent his career as a litigating lawyer until retiring as a senior partner in his firm. After recovering from a hip injury last year, Woody played as usual in the annual hockey golf outing at Dartmouth. We discussed the hot and cold vagaries of the old Davis rink. He said the new rink is great and the team strong.


—Dave Kurr, 4281 Indian Field Road, Clinton, NY 13323; (315) 853-3582; djkurr@verizon.net