Ida Tyler Morse confesses to being derelict in contacting Colby and classmates, so this is a great opportunity to do a bit of catching up. In addition to raising five children, two of her own and three inherited, she says she spent her working years in a `"wild assortment of fascinating jobs." These included coordinator of educational services for her local PBS station, managing the capital campaign to build a new professional theater, managing a political campaign, and consulting, fund raising and writing for the Rochester, N.Y., Area Foundation. In retirement she travels frequently and planned to go to South America in February, cruising from Buenos Aires around Cape Horn to Santiago, Chile. She has a lucrative business silk painting on scarves and does lots of volunteer work. . . . Donald Klein is president of the National Foundation for Depressive Illness and has recently published Understanding Depression (Oxford University Press). He recently sent me his curriculum vitae, which included books, pamphlets and literally hundreds of articles he has written. (See profile, page 31.) . . . Music continues to be Bradley Maxim's main interest. He sings in a choral group, plays clarinet in a wind ensemble and studies classical guitar. Since he last wrote, a great- grandchild has been added to his family of two daughters and two grandchildren. . . . Although Marilyn Hubert has retired after working 42 years for the federal government--two years as a cartographer for the Army Map Service and 40 years as a geologist at the U. S. Geological Survey--she seems as busy as ever. She is a member of the Washington, D.C., Colby Club, which is very active and offers a variety of programs, including lectures, museum visits and garden tours. Recently she has seen Marge Owen Fallon '45, Larry Kaplan and Kevin Fahey '80 and corresponds with Roberta Young, Hazel Huckins Merrill '48 and Carol Carpenter Bisbee '49. On TV she has seen Peter Hart '64, who informs about polls, and Larry Kaplan, who was interviewed on the C- SPAN last January. Marilyn said she suddenly became politically inspired when she lost all her health insurance a year ago and her congressman helped her get it reinstated. She particularly enjoys her brother, his wife and their five children and grandchildren. . . . In August I had a delightful overnight with Jane Rollins, whom I hadn't seen in 35 years. Although we talked until 2 a.m., I suspect we didn't begin to cover adequately all the intervening years. Her career as librarian included Skidmore and Bard colleges and the state library in Albany. Later in the month, John and I had a pleasant day at the beach with Bob '49 and Phyllis McKiel Bedig '48 in Marshfield, Mass. . . . I hope to see most of the class June 5-8, perhaps in a new white 50th reunion windbreaker for the trip to Boothbay. I hope everyone is giving a lot of thought to Tom Burke's letter and that you'll generously support our class gift. Remember that there is no charge for our room and board at the reunion, so you might consider giving your savings to the fund!
Class Correspondent: Mary Hall Fitch

We must tell you that we did better on our responses from classmates, but we want more! . . . We just returned from Colby, where we had a delightful weekend at the meeting of the trustees, overseers and trustees emeriti. The Pugh Center was dedicated, the Paul J. Schupf Wing of Bixler for the art of Alex Katz was dedicated, and the Paul Schupf Computer Center in Keyes was dedicated complete with his gift of Silicon Graphic computers. The preceding week the Olin Science Building was dedicated. Ground has been broken for the new dormitory. Our daughter Deborah Marson '75 became an overseer. We met Carol Stoll Baker and Frances Hyde Stephan, who were back for the celebration at Bixler. There are a multitude of things going on at Colby. . . . Ruth Rogers Doering writes that she is still instructing accounting and computers at a business school. She says that her children change jobs and move, giving her more places to go. She has made two trips to Labrador "just to see the wilderness." Thank you, Ruth, for being so faithful a correspondent. . . . Ron Farkas keeps busy operating "part time" the Seaside Kauai, resort rentals--you guessed it--in Hawaii. He included a brochure, and the rooms and view are spectacular. His son, Carl, lives in Paris, France, and his daughter, Amy Bronstein, lives in New York City with one son and one daughter. Ron reports that he is working with an architect planning a summer home in East Hampton, Long Island. He was planning to tour New Zealand for a month this winter. . . . David Choate, another regular correspondent, writes from Englewood, Colo. His son, Jeff, is a film distributor for Paramount. He had a baby-naming ceremony in his backyard for his daughter Wendy's baby, AnnaBess. A real bash! Last spring he went to Cancun and snorkeled and visited archaeological sites. Next he plans to visit Switzerland with his wife, Diane, who was to retire in January. David spends a day a week teaching English at an alternative private school composed mostly of Hispanic high school students. . . . Howell Clement, David's old Headman Hall roommate, writes that soccer is the thing right now and both grandchildren are involved. He got "roped into helping coach." The number of participants increased and a shortage of referees developed. Bottom line is that he ended up refereeing all eight games. Subsequently he took an instruction course and is now a certified ref at 70 years of age. He says, "It may not be the smartest thing I have ever done--those kids can run very fast." Howell also does a Meals-on-Wheels delivery once a week and performs with a local choral group doing two to three concerts a year. He wrote a lengthy paragraph on wild animals he has observed near home in Kalispell, Mont., that I am sure everyone would enjoy, but I doubt the editors would give us the space. . . . We spent a foggy summer sailing in Massachusetts and Rhode Island and on our traditional stop in Menemsha visited with Marvin Joslow. Thanks to those of you who wrote to us. Your letters were filled with news and made this job a lot easier.
Class Correspondent: David and Dorothy Marson

Martha Bennett Headley, RR1, Box 198, Acton, NH 03809, with husband Richard and Colby roommate Ann Jennings Taussing and her husband enjoyed the summer excitement of a dinner trip on the Mount Washington Steamboat out of Wolfeboro. Dick and Marty have given up travel in their motor coach and will be renting in Venice, Fla., for six months this winter--to avoid the snow! . . . I appreciated the note from Millie Schnebbe Riordan '48. Thanks. . . . Richard Fisch, M.D., writes from 555 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA 94301. His children are David, Amy, Sara and Benjamin. Richard, a psychiatrist, is a volunteer at Planned Parenthood and an instrument-rated pilot. (Anyone want to join the Geriatric Air Force?) He says he discovered that chocolate is not one of the basic food groups, got depressed. . . . Miriam Dickinson Hammond, 210 Opal Avenue, Balboa Island, CA 92662, is retired as is her husband, Richard. Their son is a graduate of the University of California in Irvine and now lives in Parker, Ariz. Miriam and Richard recently spent five weeks traveling and visited Jack '48 and Fran Benner Kimpel in West Lafayette, Ind. . . . Everett J. Felker, Chicalayo 963, Col. Lindavista, Mexico, D.F. 07300, Mexico, and his homemaker spouse, Gloria Solis, have three children: Eric, 41, is well placed on the info superhighway in Mexico City; Sonya, 39, has a graphic design business in Houston, Texas; and James, 37, works in reservations for Aeromexico in Houston. Everett has spent 36 years south of the border, 10 years as a plastics factory manager, 14 as a stationery store manager and 12 teaching private language classes in English, French and German. Recent vacations included visits to Bogota, islands of the Aegean, Spain and Portugal, South Florida and Las Vegas.
Class Correspondent: Robert M. Tonge, Sr.