What are you going to do\that you have not done yet? Do you still wear the same size clothes that you wore on graduation day? Think on these things and begin to make plans now to attend our 45th class reunion on June 6-9, 1996. Who knows, you just might win one of the "Just for Fun" awards or become part of some lively, light-hearted exchanges. . . . Joyce Hutchins,Wells, Maine, was "sparked by a bright red questionnaire" and sent in a long letter reviewing her life and fascinating career path since graduation. Rheumatoid arthritis has been a major challenge for her. She is currently executive director of Maine Prevention of Blindness programs. Colby, she says, taught her to "think independently" and "to stand for that in which I believe." She remembers Pop Newman, the Comparettis, the Gordon Smiths, Dean Marriner, Professor Louella Norwood and Dean Ninetta Runnals. Joyce started to study voice at age 62, made 300 jars of jam from last year's garden and watched the woodchucks enjoy her vegetables. . .. . George and Priscilla Ford Haselton are now in Westmoreland, N.H., and busy working on an old house. George cites Professor Don Koons as his inspiration to become a geologist. Joanna Johnstone lives nearby and has get-togethers with Priscilla. . . . Shirley Raynor Ingraham, Clearwater, Fla., is on the board of directors, secretary and author of an employee handbook for a daycare center. Shirley thinks that the addition of so many stimuli in today's daycare programs may rival the benefits of home care. A memory she has of Colby is her introduction to English muffins and corn fritters. . . . Maxine Rosenberg Rolland, Tampa, Fla., is a customer service rep for General Screen Printing. She rollerblades--for three miles at a time! . . . Dan Hall, Reading Mass., retired from high school teaching, now works as a counselor at a homeless shelter. The memory of Colby is the sulfur smell from Boardman Hall. He thanks Professor Fullam for the beginning of his interest in history. . . Harland Eastman, Springvale, Maine, has just released his fifth volume of local history. . .  Alyce Moskowitz Domenitz summers in Scarsdale, N.Y., where she volunteers with the League of Women Voters, Association for the Education of Young Children and Recording for the Blind. She winters in Florida, where she enjoys tennis and houseguests. Her memories of Colby include the smell of Foss Hall, wonderful blizzards, late nights cramming for exams, writing papers, playing cards and Professor Eddie Joe Colgan. . . . I received a surprise telephone call from Jack Deering '55 to tell me that friends of his in Wells, Maine, had met a Colby grad while on an Elderhostel to Antarctica. It was me! He traced me down for the call through the Alumni Office. The moral of this story is that even at the bottom of the world we are representatives of Colby College. Let's be good ones! . . . Frank Gavel, Wilton, Conn., has retired as a senior high school administrator. Among his Colby memories are the smell of the lumber mills in Winthrop, Maine, washing pots and pans, peeling a hundred pounds of potatoes every night at the Templeton Hotel, where Jim Keefe was his boss. And he remembers the strict but compassionate supervision of Red O'Halloran '50 as a dorm proctor in South College. Frank asks his classmates, "when you attended grammar school, did you bring your lunch or ride your bicycle?" Come to reunion and hear the award-winning answers to this and other Just for Fun questions. Plans are already underway, and class agent Ernie Fortin personally guarantees that you will have a good time.
Class Correspondent: Barbara Jefferson Walker

I thank classmates who answered the questionnaire; it certainly makes my job easier. And I apologize for missing a column, especially when I received so many compliments for my past efforts. I was involved in a car accident in late November, through no fault of mine, thank goodness, but I spent most of my spare time looking for a replacement vehicle. . . . Marjorie Smith Fincher, in Cheyenne, Wyo., has been secretary for the health facilities and licensing program, Wyoming Department of Health, for 15 years. Her husband, John, has retired. She has five grandchildren in California, one unmarried son in Colorado and a 5-year-old poodle at home. She says she sings in the church choir and enjoys concerts when they come to Cheyenne. What she really was looking forward to was retirement in June, so she can enjoy her home and garden and perhaps do some volunteer work. Travel is limited because John is disabled, but they hope to fill up their guest quarters and enjoy time at their acres outside of the city. . . . As of March, Bob Dow retired but still plans travel and consulting (his title is pastoral and marriage and family theologist). He recently returned from a 5,000-mile southern trip. With his wife, Eleanor (Hiltz '56), he has four grown children, two married with four grandchildren and two bachelors. . . . Martha Friedlaender sent me a "retirement update." Recently she went to a board meeting for a social work organization in Washington, D.C., and spent an evening with Mary Devan, who gave her a photo album from the "old days," mostly the Palmer House group--"wonderful memories"--which she will bring to the next reunion. Besides her social work affiliation, she finds time to do library staff training and stay politically active. Her brother lives close by, so she enjoys his grandchildren. She keeps regular contact with Carolyn English Caci and Tommy Thompson Staples. . . . Joyce Maguire Demers now works for the town of Methuen, Mass., in the office of principle accounts and benefits administration. She has four children, Kevin, Melissa, Sara and Jack. Her husband passed away in 1969. Since then her daughter Sara moved in for more than two years with her three young children. Sara moved out last January, and son Jack came back from Nevada to move right in. Someday, Joyce says, "It will be my turn." Her best news is that she became a great-grandmother in January 1994 to Nicholas Pratley Kryzynski. Joyce is looking forward to the next reunion and in the meantime keeps in phone contact with Nancy Pratley Wathen regularly. She also talked with Mary Scott Jahn, who is living the good life in the Florida sun. . . . Also in Florida, Bob Carr, in Ocala, sent news of his family and information about his company, Management Functions, Inc. Bob does risk management consulting. He calls his wife "Grandma Superior." Their family is spread all around the country: Robert in Missouri with three boys; Rick in the Dallas, Texas, area with a boy and a girl; John in Gainesville, Fla., with three boys and a girl; and Emily near Kansas City with two boys. As for change in his life, he says, "I'm older," but he likes where he is at this point. . . . Robert Guterman also is in the insurance field, in Newton, Mass. His wife, Myrna, is a special needs teacher, his son, David, is a research director in Connecticut and his daughter, Anne, is in human resources for TAB Community Newspapers. They have a new granddaughter, Ariel. . . . Nelson Beveridge forwarded a letter from George Pirie with pictures of him and Colette at Volcanoes National Park. The wandering Piries have made trips to Florida, Colorado (where they shared the New Year with Chuck and Joyce Witham Spencer), California and Hawaii in January. Ed Laverty '51 contacted George from Kona,Hawaii (news that Ed Fraktman sent me). Last summer George and Colette took themselves to a challenge hike, which they named "the hike to hell" after hours of difficult terrain. George's son Gordon now lives in Tennessee; Suzy and George Jr. are in California, Wendy is in Georgia, Harry is in North Carolina and Jeannie is in Arkansas. Their eighth grandchild just celebrated his first birthday. . . . I have to report three deaths in our class: William Riordan Jr., Bob Kiernan and a friend and neighbor ofmine, Jimmy Bernard.
Class Correspondent: Barbara Easterbrooks Mailey

Many thanks for the fine response to our questionnaire. We can't fit all the news into this column, but in the next issue you'll be hearing from Edwin Eisen, Sue Johnson, Don Grout, Dick Leerburger, Judy Thompson Lowe, Jack King and Barbara Armstrong Mickelson. . . . Ted Turchon writes from his home in Orlando, Fla., where he lives with his wife. His family includes a son in the U.S. Navy, a daughter who is married to a master sergeant in the U.S. Army and three grandchildren. Following graduation from Colby, he joined the Army and "was lucky to be stationed near Tokyo--great people, super view, great time." Since then he has worked in sales/sales management on the East Coast and, for the past 15 years, in central Florida. . . . Art Eddy and his wife, Anne, celebrated their first wedding anniversary this past September with a three-week Amtrak trip to Washington and Oregon and back to Washington, D.C. This included a nine-day driving tour through Oregon and northern California. Ten days in Maine and on Cape Cod completed their celebration. According to Art, they "play lots of golf, walk a fair amount, have become addicted to the Mystery series on PBS and A&E and love retirement." Art retired in 1992 after teaching math for 34 years, the last 29 years at Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, Conn. He also plays a great deal of tennis. Last June, Art's daughter Sara was appointed director of alumni relations for Bowdoin College. His first grandson was born in January to his daughter Joanna and her husband, who are involved in theatrical work in the Washington, D.C., area. Art's son Clark is a bar manager at a local inn in Connecticut, and son Josh, his wife and little girl live in California, where Josh is involved with maintenance of oil refineries in the L.A. area. . . . Nancy Moyer Conover's Christmas letter was interesting as always. She said, "this is the year I bought a bike, went on my first Elderhostel trip, and have, on loan, my daughter's old computer. These three should see me into the 21st century. They satisfy, perhaps, the physical, wanderlust and mental aspects of me. However, the jury is still out on the computer since it has just entered my life." Nancy's Elderhostel naturalist program in Costa Rica included the sightings of 157 species of birds, monkeys teaching their young, the rumblings of a volcano, a white-water rafting trip and many new friends. Her advice "to those who have not yet tried Elderhostel, do so." She has enjoyed several bike trips in the Virginia-Washington, D.C., area. In March of this year, Nancy was to leave on a 10-day trip to Prague, Czech Republic. Such fascinating travels! . . . Abbott Rice included us on his winter family newsletter list. Unfortunately, 1994 ended on a less than happy note for Abbott. On December 4, he was washing his Suburban wagon when he slipped and fell, breaking his hip. The next day he had a total hip replacement. Do hope your recovery has been complete! Abbott is the director of placement at Northern Essex Community College in Massachusetts. He and his wife, Annie, took their camper on several trips around New England, which included a stop at our 40th reunion in June. Their family consists of four children, including Beverly '85. . . . Peter Fishbin responded to our questionnaire from his home in Great Neck, N.Y., where he lives with his wife, Terry. Bill and I were interested to note that her maiden name is Edson. Could be a relative? Peter is owner/partner of Harris-Fishbin Corporation, General Contractor. He sees Arthur Rothenberg quarterly, since "Art" is his accountant. Peter attended our 40th reunion but was not listed as having done so. Huge apologies for the oversight! . . . Keep the news coming--it's great to hear from each of you!
Class Correspondent: Bill and Penny Thresher Edson

Susan Franklin Chapman writes from Columbia, Md., that she is a reference librarian at the National Agricultural Library in Beltsville, and her husband, Bob, is an astronomer. They have a married daughter in Florida and a son working on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. She notes no big changes in the last few years and continues to travel and enjoy their empty nest. . . . Jennie Davis Brown is a project specialist in the office of the Essex County prosecutor in Newark, N.J., which involves creating activities, programs and benefits for the children and teens in the county. She and attorney husband Raymond have four adult children and six grandchildren (2-19). Daughter Diedre is an architect with the New Jersey PAC; son Cliff is a medical doctor; stepson Raymond is an attorney with his father; and stepdaughter Debbie is the admissions director at Rutgers. Besides working with issues of criminal reduction initiating prevention activities for kids at high risk, Jennie says she "just loves being a grandmother. Never thought it could bring such joy." . . . Marilyn Faddis Butler writes from her retirement home in Beverly Hills, Fla. She is retired from teaching French and Spanish in Brookfield, Conn., and her husband, Harold, has retired from social studies teaching in Bridgeport. They have a daughter studying for a nursing degree and a son with an M.B.A. working for Prudential in Verona, N.J. Marilyn says she enjoys tennis, golf, cycling, walking, aerobics, bridge and the spectacular weather and scenery. . . . Joanne Bailey Anderson notes that her children are all married. Since her father (for whom she had been caring) died last August, she has joined a reading group and has begun oil painting. She says that in China, Maine, the residents are fortunate to have a "fine artist offering lessons." . . . Andy Boissevain wrote that he retired in November and in July planned to move to Sequin, Wash., which is on the northern shore of the Olympic Peninsula--called the "banana belt" because the weather is very nice and only gets 12 inches of rainfall a year compared to 49 inches in Seattle. He is looking forward to retirement, with a trek into the Grand Canyon planned with his son, Mark, for April and "skiing in March." He and Judy do all the neat things together, which he says makes "me a very lucky guy." Andy adds, "maybe now I can come to reunions. We bought a small RV, [and] since we have traveled extensively in Europe, we need to explore America." His present job has taken him extensively to the Far East. [Jane Millett Dornish is the new corespondent for the Class of 1955.]
Class Correspondent: Ann Dillingham Ingraham

Colby sent word of the death of classmate Frederick Arthur Greig. I know you join me in expressing the class's condolences to his family. . . . Dick Davis wrote to say thanks for keeping in touch. Dick's family has kept the Colby tradition alive. His daughter, Amy Love Davis '91, is following her parents not only as a Colby grad but into a teaching career. Dick and his wife, Constance, both teachers, are now retired and live in West Suffield, Conn. They also have a son, Joshua, who is a senior at Gordon College. . . . It was good to hear from Franklin Huntress, now on this side of the Atlantic. He is now in Marblehead, Mass., and suffering culture shock back in America's fast lane after a period of four years in the diocese and church in Lincoln, England. Frank always gives so much thought to his questionnaire answers, I'd like to share a few with you. Asked his definition of success, he answers, "when others reap from your ideas and work." For artistic pursuits Frank enjoys choral glee clubs and appreciates art in general and says that the ability to pass on one's opinions and interpretations when confronted by a masterpiece from any generation adds pleasure, too. He realizes that in the sixth (or seventh) decade of life one's outlook demands to be new, molded on past experiences: "This time of life could be a new awareness not known to this point." Thanks for the thoughts, Franklin. . . . Mac '54 and Eleanor Edmunds Grout's third daughter, Tricia, is expecting her first child any minute. You can guess what I'll be doing in the next letter. Sorry there is no more news. Please drop me a line and answer with only a few lines when you get your questionnaires. Thanks and remember reunion in 1996 is just a few short months from now.
Class Correspondent: Eleanor Edmunds Grout

Now that the alumni magazine appears four times a year, there is a greater lapse of time between your replies to my questionnaire and your appearance in print. I will try to get as many of you in as possible. . . . Carol Heeks Brice writes from Fairbanks, Alaska, where she is the owner and trainer for Family Training Association, a parent education/consultation business. Carol, an R.N., has a master's in education and is a certified family life educator. She and her husband, Luther, have five children, four of whom are married, and four grandchildren. She wants to know if anyone lives in Fairbanks or in Alaska. Does anyone want to come? . . . Nathan Adams is now retired as senior staff editor for Reader's Digest. He and wife Anneliese, who is with the Austrian Information Service at the Austrian Embassy in Washington, D.C., have no children but do have two ill-behaved and noisy dachshunds. Although Nate is retired, he remains on the Digest masthead as "roving editor" and continues to contribute articles on international terrorism and organized crime. He poses interesting questions: "How does it feel to be only five years away from reduced bus fares for seniors? And to be told by your tailor that you need suspenders?" Nate enjoys trout fishing in solitude and is wondering if he should write a book about it all--and whether he can find the time to do so. . . . Gail Crosby Davis is semi-retired but still managing property; however, she and husband Dick now manage the managers. Gail and Dick have a daughter, a veterinarian in San Diego, and a son, a TV editor in Burbank, Calif. As class agent, Gail said she would be "so proud of our class if we could exceed 50 percent of the class contribution without all those phone calls, cards and letters." Let's try, shall we? . . . Another retiree is Helen Payson Seager, associate professor emeritus at the University of Pittsburgh. Helen knows that everyone has challenges/troubles in life and is asking how your education at Colby helped you to meet these challenges and/or weather these troubles, if it helped at all. . . . Bob Saltz is absolutely not retired as senior vice president and principal for Advanced Manufacturing Research in Boston. He and his wife, Lynne, have moved into a new four-level townhouse in Salem, Mass. . . . Anne Kimsey Brakman is a New York State disability analyst in Albany and lives with her husband, Hallett, in Chatham, where he is the owner of Brook Cove Marine. They have three married children and love to travel, especially to Arizona. . . . Also not yet retired is Clark Jones, who is sales rep and owner of Clark S. Jones Associates in Seal Beach, Calif. He spends his spare time cooking! . . . Dick Campbell has retired as vice president and group president of Textron, Inc., and is now self-employed for Seacoast Consulting in York, Maine. He and his wife, Carolyne, have been married for 32 years and have four children ranging in age from 15 to 30. His new lifestyle affords him the opportunity to spend quality time with his wife and last at-home daughter after 35 years of corporate travel. . . . In Centerville, Mass., Bob Hesse considers himself definitely retired--from selling with Procter and Gamble--into "total hedonism!" He and his wife, Gail, are active with their three sons and their families. . . . Marilyn Clark and husband Don have three children, the married two producing eight grandchildren. Marilyn is treasurer at her church in Gray, Maine, and has done several watercolors that have sold at art shows. . . . Dick Vogt has retired from one full-time job to another more than full-time job. He and his wife, Susan(Macomber '60), are the owner/hosts of Windyledge Bed & Breakfast in Hopkinton, N.H. In about two years, however, the Vogts will close the B & B, buy a motorhome and trav-el full time. . . . Carolyn O'Brion Cooper writes from Lake Forest, Calif., that she is an elementary teacher almost ready to retire to her next passage as travel agent. She has been active with Earthwatch and gave a presentation at California State on her science expedition to Mammoth Cave in Kentucky. . . . I'll probably put together a class letter to include all the people who so kindly responded to my questionnaire and the ones sent by the Alumni Office. We'll be in touch.
Class Correspondent: Margaret Smith Henry