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The news that the classes from 1940 through 1949 will have their own
columns in Colby magazine was greeted with enthusiasm. However, Fletcher
Eaton should be praised for the fantastic job he has done and is still doing as
coordinator for the older classes. A very special thank-you from me, Fletcher,
and I hope you are feeling better. . . . Nancy Pattison
McCarthy writes from Carlisle, Pa., that she was pleasantly surprised to
learn that John Wood's son is practicing medicine in Carlisle. She added
that when she registered for our 50th reunion, the gal at the desk exclaimed,
"Oh, my granddaughter was in that class"! . . . Nancy Bell
Martin is still living in Kermit, Texas, and still doing a great deal of
traveling. Because of her cholesterol problems, she walks or rollerblades an
hour a day, does floor exercises, climbs stairs and eats very little fat or
fried foods. She continued, "I don't have the stamina I used to have, and
that's aggravating. I guess I get being a tomboy from my dad. He was out flying
kites when he was 85, just before he
died." . . . Priscilla Keating Swanson writes from
Wilmington, Del., that she and her husband were in Maine in July but had
guests, so were unable to contact Fred '43 and JoJo Pitts McAlary, much
to her dismay. . . . Tacy Hood Finney is enjoying
her new apartment in Brighton Apartments, St. Johnsbury, Vt. She is still in a
walker--she has a fused right leg--but able to manage her own affairs, with
help in cleaning and driving on errands. Her daughters, Melissa and Cindy, with
their husbands and families were to be with her at Christmas. Cindy is
coordinator of emotionally disturbed day people at St. Johnsbury Mental Health
and is working part time on her master's. Melissa is executive director of the
Tri-County
Area for the Blind in Harrisburg, Pa. Tacy is the proud grandmother of three
granddaughters. . . . Freda Staples Smith is still living
in Waterville, her hometown. She is very busy with her tole work and is very
active in the Tole in Maine chapter. They have national teachers come for
seminars and put on a tole festival in the fall at the Augusta Armory. Freda's
son, Scott, teaches music at Ohio State and plays in symphonies and brass
quartets. He is also on the faculty at New England Music Camp for eight weeks
in the summer. Her daughter and husband have two grown children: Eric is a
junior at the University of Detroit and Lauren is a sophomore at Rockland High
School, where her father is a teacher. All of them spent Christmas with
Freda. . . . Fred and Jojo Pitts McAlary spent Thanksgiving with the
whole McAlary family at the home of their son in North Andover, Mass. Fred Jr.
is assistant district attorney and prosecuting attorney for Essex County,
Mass., with offices in Salem, Mass. They spent Christmas more quietly at home
in Rockport, Maine, with a neighbor for a guest. Last September they visited me
in Corning, N.Y., and we had a lovely reunion. . . . Our prayers
and deepest sympathy are extended to Helen Watson Boldi on the
unexpected death of her husband, Louis, on November 28 in Hartford, Conn.
Helen's address is 62 Prospect St., East Hartford CT 06108-1649.
Sidney J. Rauch '43 received the Outstanding
Article Award from the Journal of Reading Education for "P.S. Tell Judy
Blume I Say Hello" about his experiences with children as a visiting author in
elementary schools. . . . Eugene Hunter '48 was
inducted into the Maine Baseball Hall of Fame.
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