John Reisman writes that he and wife Jane (Daib '58) have retired. John was with Lazarus Department Stores in Columbus, Ohio, for 36 years and now finds time to volunteer and travel. One particular trip to Costa Rica in January was an ecology course that had them slogging through the rainforest and jungles. . . . Lou Zambello's advice to us all is to "reach out and call" a long- lost classmate, someone you enjoyed in years past. "It"s a kick!" he said. He and wife Kathy (McConaughy '56) spent time in Bend, Ore., visiting friends and skiing Mt. Bachelor. Lou's golf game never gets any better, but he's "one lucky dude" because of family, friends and good health. . . . Karl and I missed seeing Diane Reynolds Wright when we were in Steamboat Springs, Colo., this winter. Diane lives in Milwaukee but spends winters in Steamboat. She and husband Dick take biking trips around the U.S. and recently biked in Italy--a great way to see the countryside. An interesting venture for this family involves being entrepreneurs in European hard- crust bread bakeries--our favorite kind of bread. Check it out when you're in Wisconsin. . . . A quick note from Ellie Larned Wescott as she was going out the door says she was on her way to Beaverton, Mich.--a new adventure in her life. She has her first grandchild, Tamara. We wish Ellie well as she settles in Michigan. . . . David '57 and Anne Burbank Palmer are opening a new Burger King just off I- 95 on KMD in Waterville. Anne's advice for any one of us who is faced with health concerns is to educate yourself about the disease or condition. Their son Todd suffered a serious head injury last summer in a motorcycle accident; each day is a learning experience as she and Dave handle Todd's recovery. . . . It's great to hear from you all.
Class Correspondent: Jane Millett Dornish

When you read this last class column of mine it will be after our 40th reunion. New Class of 1956 officers will be ready to lead us for the next five years, and this seat will be very capably occupied by Kathleen McConaughy Zambello. Good luck, Kathy! . . . Patricia Robinson Tucker wrote from Cambridge, Mass., where she is director of awards management and resource information, Harvard University. Patricia and husband Stephen, an architect, travel frequently--"To France at least once a year," she writes, adding, "my job also takes me all over the world." She has no plans to retire for a long time. . . . Sue Veghte Wilson keeps busy with real estate business and has an interest in the Special Olympics. Travels to Mexico and Rome are hoped for, and sports--tennis, golf, sailing and sking--always keep Sue busy. . . . Harry and Lyn Brooks Wey live in Hingham, Mass. Harry is semi-retired from insurance, and Lyn is an interior decorator. They are both busy people-- Lyn is a hospice volunteer and Harry works on the harbor development committee-- and they enjoy golf, skiing and boating. They have three daughters and four grandchildren. Two grandchildren are adopted from Korea. . . . I was so glad to hear from Bill Wyman, who lives in La Honda, Calif. Bill is headmaster emeritus, The Thacher School, Ojai, Calif., which he describes as a school where all students must clean up after horses as well as pack them. The theory: raking manure is the best way to keep out of writing their English papers. Bill, who has retired, sort of, and built a home in California's coastal mountains, loves to go packing in the Sierra Nevada Range and keeps busy writing and researching the Sierras and the West. He's also involved in helping scholarship programs and programs for inner-city kids around the country. . . . Thanks for all your news over the last five years. Au revoir.
Class Correspondent: Eleanor Edmunds Grout

By now you've heard from class president Sue Bean about the 40th reunion coming up in less than a year. "Forty for Forty" is our unofficial slogan for the gathering, since our goal is to have at least 40 classmates make the trip to Waterville. The last one was a great time, and if we can get 40 of us to "reune" in June of '97 this one will be even better! There is nothing quite like the chance to renew old friendships and recall old memories from the not-so-long-ago '50s. . . . Fred Hammond writes that he's nearing retirement after a career teaching American history and coaching track at Beverly High School in Massachusetts. Fred has been filling his spare time playing the saxophone in a concert band on the North Shore for several years. . . . I received a nice response to one of the questionnaires from Anne Schimmelpfennig Laszlo. Anne is living in Exeter, N.H., teaching education courses at Northern Essex Community College while proudly and happily facing the daily challenges of being a single parent. Anne's flower garden provides solace and relief from both of the above. . . . It was good to hear from Pete Hussey, still with the Hussey Seating Company (what a surprise!) and now the executive VP. Don't call Pete for your new dining room chairs; do call Pete if you are going to open a new arena like The United Center in Chicago, The Gund Arena in Cleveland or Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami! Pete's wife, Kathryn, is the registrar at the Brick Store Museum in Kennebunk, Maine, and their four children are now scattered around the country. . . . John Koehler writes from California that he is happily remarried and continuing to work as a psychiatric social worker. John is playing a little guitar and singing with a couple of groups in his spare time. He also has stated for the record that he would not serve if elected governor of California! . . . It was great to see Jim and Eleanor Jones Rogers at the reunion planning meeting. Jim is now retired after working for Raytheon and Lockheed-Saunders as a purchasing manager for 36 years. Eleanor writes about the struggles many of us are facing as we become parents to our parents. (The challenges of life never seem to diminish, as we move from one stage to another.) Eleanor keeps busy with her own small business, selling her dried flower arrangements. Jim and Ellie, who have retired to peaceful Fitzwilliam, N.H., have four children and five grandchildren. . . . Another happily retired classmate is Eli Martin. He and Pat are just taking it easy, doing some traveling and a little writing. Marty is still in Glastonbury, Conn. . . . This is about all the space I'm allowed, but look for plenty more news in the upcoming issues. Remember the 40th--June 6- 8, 1997. If you haven't been back, you'll be amazed. Mayflower Hill is spectacular, and your old friends want to see you!
Class Correspondent: Brian F. Olsen

William Lochhead, who spent one year at Colby, became University of New Hampshire '61, but his daughter is Susan Lochhead Yardley '88. She is now pursuing her Ph.D. in psychology. A son, Jay, is a graduate of RPI. William had only one job, Lochhead Millwork Co. Inc. in New Hampshire, until he retired in 1991. . . . Jim '56 and Ann Harding Jamieson live in Boiling Spring, Pa. They have three married children and a fourth to follow in September. Ann was a housewife for 33 years and for the past four years has been a bank teller. Jim is a retired Air Force pilot now in real estate. . . . In 1993 Phyllis Hardy Peterson and her husband, Dean, a retired biology teacher, moved to Green Cove Springs, Fla. Their daughter is married and teaches first grade in New Paltz, N.Y. Son Michael, also married (to an elementary school music teacher), lives in Waterville and works for Kennebec Mental Health. Before moving, the Petersons had lived in Belgrade and spent summers there since 1968. . . . Peg Siebrecht Steffensen is a professor of English linguistics at Illinois State University. Her husband, Dale, is a professor of genetics. They have three children and five grandchildren. During the years they have done much traveling, including two trips to China during 1995 to do research with a former student. This summer they are to go to Finland, where Peg will read a paper at the International Association of Applied Linguistics. . . . Phil Dankert is a librarian at the ILR School, Cornell University, his wife, Ginny, is a daycare provider, and they have three children. Phil sent along a press release about the Philip R. Dankert Park commemoration. In September 1995 "in recognition of his exceptional commitment to youth of the Ithaca area, the park on Uptown Road, Village of Lansing was renamed in honor of Philip R. Dankert." Phil is characterized as the "patron saint" of volunteers. . . . (William) Ding and Betty Cooper Cochran overlook Skaneateles Lake, south of Syracuse, N.Y. Their beautiful home was designed and built by their oldest daughter for her own family; when they had to move, Betty and Ding bought it. They are both active in St. James Episcopal Church, the local historical society and the senior men's golf group and have "tons of family and friends visiting." Each of their daughters has a son and a daughter. Betty and Ding are definitely looking forward to the 40th reunion. . . . C. Lynde Palmer and his wife, Anne, have three sons, one of whom was Class of '91. The two younger sons are still in college. The Palmers live in Yarmouth, Maine. . . . Phil Guiles is now retired so he "can do important things." Phil was "an older vet" who lived in the vets' apartments and didn't mingle much with the "youngsters" of our class. He has served as a trustee and currently is chairman of the board at Opportunity Farm for Boys, a residential home in New Gloucester, Maine, for boys from dysfunctional families. The Guiles have four children. One son, Ethan '82, stayed on for several years as an assistant in the Geology Department. . . . Nat Adams, retired but still a "roving editor" for Reader's Digest, has been named director of the London- based Research Foundation for the Study of Terrorism. He also was appointed an advisory member on the Organized Crime Task Force of Washington's Center for Strategic and International Studies. On a two- month trip to Asia and the Middle East last fall, he looked into the international network that supported World Trade Center bomber Ramzi Ahmed Yousuf. Nat and his wife, Anneliese, a member of the Austrian Embassy's press relations bureau, have two "unbearable" dachshunds and are completing a log home in Ennis, Mont. . . .  Larry La Pointe is a professor of English at the University of Maine-Augusta, has traveled extensively and published articles. In 1994 and 1996 he was listed in Who's Who Among America's Teachers and received an Annenberg KPB Grant. The La Pointes have four children and nine grandchildren. . . . Sandy Doolittle Hunt retired in 1995 from high school social work, and now she and her husband, Buell, own a 27- dealer antiques shop in Wallingford, Conn. Their daughter, Allison, a Colby graduate and professional singer, lives with her husband in Connecticut. Son Skip is an actor and singer who also followed his mother's profession--he works in the psych program at Beth Israel Hospital in Newark, N.J. . . . I still have quite a few letters that will most definitely be included in future columns.
Class Correspondent: Margaret Smith Henry