THIRTIES
Floyd Haskell '36 visited Guatemala in January 1995 on a medical mission with his son, David W. Haskell '67, M.D. The area they visited was very remote, and the need for medical help was acute. . . . Dorothy Cunningham Vendetti '36 has had an aortic valve replaced, and now she is walking just fine. She is active in her Congregational United Church of Christ in Bradenton, Fla. . . . Sara Cowan '37 states that if she gets past 80, she'll make it to 100. But at her present rate of speed, it will take her 20 years to accomplish what she believes should take only five. . . . Bob Haskell '37 says, "God save us from the Republicans who are out of touch with reality and from the Democrats who believe money grows on trees." . . . Ruth Marston Turner '37 would love to hear from any of her classmates (if they remember her). In recent years, she worked 12 years full time and six part time at L.L.Bean. . . . Hildreth Wheeler Finn '37 is blessed with very good health. She walks, eats right and plays golf. She believes that the tragedy of America is that the principles and values upon which the nation was founded are being abandoned. . . . Although supposedly retired, Marjorie Gould Shuman '37 and her husband, Edwin Shuman '38, set a pace to challenge those half their age. Marjorie is on committees to arrange cultural events in Penney Farms, Fla., where they live. She is learning to "sign" so that she may communicate to the deaf. She is in a creative writing group and is studying Shakespeare. From her description of a trip to Jamaica, one forms the conclusion that to go there is the obligation of anyone who loves beauty. Ed stays in great shape just keeping up with Marjorie. He makes cases for clocks, changes watch batteries for friends in their retirement community and rides his bicycle daily. . . . Fred Oleson '38 lives a life studded with heart- warming achievements. He and his wife, Betty (Noyes '40), have four distinguished and accomplished children and seven grandchildren. He goes hunting and fishing and maintains a ski camp, a summer cottage and a 120-acre woodlot at Canterbury, N.H. He remembers Dr. William T. Bovie with special affection. (Dr. Bovie, among other things, invented the electric knife widely used in surgery today.) Fred is a consultant in the field of atomic energy. . . . Charles "Moose" Dolan '38 works on various boats that he bought "cheap" for the purpose of cruising the New Hampshire lake he lives on. Fortunate friends get to go on cruises with him. . . . Ethel Bradstreet Maney '38 needs a nine- day week. In 1994, she visited her son Ardith, a political scientist, in the Czech Republic. Her son John is an electrical engineer (B.S. Dartmouth, M.S. Ohio State), and her daughter, Laurel Maney Foote '70, works in the corporate headquarters of the Miller Brewing Company. Ethel does aqua aerobatics and walks by Lake Michigan. . . . Ernest "Bud" Frost '38 has had a rewarding life as a doctor helping people. In retirement, his main emphasis is on his golf game. Now that his wife, Ruth Fuller Frost '36, has passed on, he finds that housework takes quite a bit of his time. . . . Charles Russ '38 hoped back in March 1996 that Clinton would be defeated. (Sorry about that, Charlie.) Charles has five children: a geologist/chemist, a carpenter/mechanic, a carpenter/farmer, a registered nurse and an adopted daughter. He shovels snow in season, chops wood, walks the dog and helps in babysitting his grandsons. . . . Martha Bessom Gorman '38 had a knee replacement in June '94. Because of it, she no longer makes long trips as she did before the operation. She belongs to so many organizations (three at church, four local) that she is constantly going to meetings and serving on committees. . . . Our illustrious friend Bob Anthony '38 revises texts and tries to persuade the Financial Accounting Standards Board to revise its rules for nonprofit accounting. . . . Esther MacBride Parsons '39 does volunteer work at the library and the hospital and plays piano at the Old Folks Home. If she had her life to live over again, she would study piano in dead earnest. She has two sons in Montana, two in Connecticut, a daughter in Vermont and one son deceased. She has nine grandchildren. . . . When asked for his thoughts on the environment, war, politics, crime or any other topic of his choosing, Stan Schreider '39, replies: "I am an ardent gardener." He still keeps in touch with Bob Borovoy, Les Jolovitz and Louis Sacks, '39ers all. . . . Lucile Naples Weston '39 has completed a tour of Central America. Beautiful!, she exclaims. Sadly, she is forced to tear down her residence of 30 years due to the cost of replacing the heating system and removing all the asbestos.

FORTIES
Carl McGraw '40 reports his retirement in 1979 after 38 years with Eastman Kodak. He has five wonderful kids: all healthy, all different, all through college, two with Ph.D degrees. Last March he skied in Norway and then in August skied in Australia. He has almost hit his age in golf and spent two weeks on safari in Kenya and Tanzania. His touching tributes to family life when he was young need more space that we have here. . . . Isabel Abbott '40 has plenty to do in her small town of Union, Maine. She has been chairlady of the State of Maine Blueberry Festival for 25 years, is on the board of directors of the Union Fair, has been active in the Union Chamber of Commerce and was secretary-treasurer of the Union Republican Party. If these and other activities don't tie her down, she also travels extensively. . . . Frank Jewell '40 is extremely active in his church, where he sings and plays instruments. He expresses the belief that all the problems of the environment, war, politics and crime could be solved if everyone was a real Christian practicing the Christian way of life. . . . Myron "Mike" Berry '40 keeps fit by ignoring his doctor's orders. "After all," says Mike, "he (the doctor) only made a B in CH102." Mike much prefers his doctor's brother, who isn't overly bright. Mike has three sons, four grandsons, three granddaughters and two toy poodles. . . . On the subject of decisions, Ralph Delano '40, says: "All of my best decisions have been matters of good luck rather than cool judgment: being in the right place at the right time, having something turn out much better than I ever thought it would." And on reliving his life: "The choices we had in our generation were somewhat limited. As children of the Great Depression, we graduated with the necessity of making a living by any opportunity offered. We had barely started when World War II came along, and into the Armed Forces we went, again with limited choices as to our future. When we got out of the services, most of us continued with what we had been doing before. I was lucky in falling into work that I loved." . . . Elizabeth Perkins Stanley '40 is a bird watcher who patrols the towpath by the Potomac River near her home in Gaithersburg, Md. However, the path is at the mercy of floods and she must pursue her fitness schedule in other locales from time to time. . . . Bob Bruce '40 has been in all 50 states and was planning his 15th visit to Europe last summer. . . . David Hunter Cotton '40 joins a large crowd by being unable to remember the worst decision he ever made. If he had his life to live over, he would get married sooner, have more children and learn more skills. . . . Robinson Burbank '42 worked in the Manhattan Project at MIT during the war and has led a heavily technical professional life ever since earning his Ph.D. in inorganic chemistry at the institute. . . . Eleanor Furbush Chase '42 has never regretted joining the Waves and marrying her husband, Forster E. Chase. Their lively and accomplished children are enumerated in such a way as to leave me wondering, "Who's on first?" Hence, I shall not try to answer the question. . . . Frank Pineo '42 keeps fit by manually turning off the atrocious TV. He walks his dog and used to walk six miles to town for a haircut. In retirement, he makes maple syrup and grape juice. He also travels. . . . Dora- Jean Coffin Bates '42 has a close and rewarding family life. She has two sons, Roger and Don, and two enjoyable grandchildren, Brittany, 6, and Tyler, 4, whom she sees frequently. A lengthy list of volunteer activities shows the constructive way in which Dora- Jean whiles away her time. . . . William Conley '42 says he has had lots of help from God in reaching the age of 75. Family members include his wife, Betty, three adult children and four-and-one-third grandchildren. He is a PR person for the Lansing, Ill., Chamber of Commerce and a graduate of the Lansing Senior Citizen Police Academy. He is an officer of his church and does volunteer work for the local AERO chapter and other "gophertype" activities. . . . Charles A. Lord '42 is a judge. Hence all of his decisions are good ones--he says. He and his wife, Shirley, have five children, all successful--judge, sales manager, builder, nurse and dental hygienist--and 11 grandchildren. . . . Weston '42 and Jean Cannell MacRae '42 enjoy life in their mobile home in a trailer park in Auburndale, Fla., where they pursue fitness by walking, bicycling and swimming. . . . Sue Rose Bessey '42 and her husband, Earle, have visited every continent except Antarctica and have no intention of letting up the pace. The Besseys have two sons and a daughter who have provided them with 10 grandchildren, which by the time you read this may well be 11. . . . Correction: the November 1995 issue of Colby magazine contained an egregious error. In discussing Bob Bruce '40, I erred. I should have been using the name of Bob Rice '42, whose wartime experiences were discussed in the column. I apologize to both men. . . . Betty Anne Royal Spiegel '42 celebrated her 50 years of marriage to George Charles Spiegel by cruising to Genoa and Monaco aboard the Vistafjord. Both are volunteers in many civic and church projects. . . . Margaret Campbell Timberlake '42 has two daughters, one of whom, a Colby graduate, is executive director of a social service agency. The other daughter directs a women's residence (YWCA). Margaret has been to Europe three times and will go again. She enjoys line dancing, jazz, bridge and caring for her elderly mother, age 97.
Class Correspondent: Fletcher Eaton '39