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Alice Jennings Castelli
6 Salem Road
Madison, CT 06443
203-245-7725
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Big news in Dudie Jennings Maley's family. Daughter Ann was accepted and has just begun medical school at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. Now, you all know Colby has been a family affair with the Jenningses. Fair warning–we have produced lots of kids and grandkids that I can talk about. So unless you want me to regale you with tales of our large, extended family, let me hear from you. You can use the form in the front of Colby magazine or e-mail me (classnews1950@alum.colby.edu). In any event, as your new class correspondent, I will do my part to locate and talk with classmates, particularly those who were not seen or heard from at our very successful 50th celebration last June. . . . It took some real sleuthing (library microfiche) to locate Ruth and Ernie Carpenter by phone in Westlake Village, Calif. Ernie has just retired, and he and Ruth plan to do some traveling once he is fully recovered from recent, successful back surgery. They have three children and have just celebrated the birth of their fourth grandchild. . . . I tracked down Ray Brackett and learned that upon graduation from Colby he trained as an umpire and worked four years in the minor leagues before making his career with Liberty Mutual Life Insurance Company. He has an interesting hobby–woodcarving. Ray uses bass wood to carve, among other things, birds and decoys as well as busts of Civil War heroes for his son, who is a Civil War buff. . . . I wish I had space here to include more of Charlotte Cowan Sutherland's two-page e-mail detailing special memories of Colby. It really belonged in our 50th reunion book. She also described great summer vacations with their three kids, camping (and having a bear lean on their tent while they were in it!), climbing to Rocky Mountain peaks, air boating on the Everglades and visiting historical sites all over this country. . . . Among our world travelers are Richard and Mary "Skip" Jordan Megargee, who spent a month this past summer visiting England, Wales and Ireland. They were planning a fall trip to Italy, which was to include Rome and Tuscany as well as Naples, where Richard was to be a guest lecturer at the Naval War College. . . . Kerm and Susi Goldey Morrison traveled to Oberamergau, Germany, with a group of their friends to see the Passion Play, which has been held there every 10 years for the past 360 years. This spectacular six-hour event (with one long intermission) has a cast of 2,000 and incredibly beautiful choral music. Those of us who sang the "Messiah" at Colby would have loved that. . . . Rev. Charles L. Smith Jr. ran–but lost–a Republican bid for representative to the Rhode Island General Assembly from the Providence fifth district. In the process of campaigning he slipped on a sidewalk, severely breaking his left arm. Nevertheless he writes, "I have no regrets. I met a lot of interesting people and had an enjoyable time. But at age 74, this is probably my first and last hurrah."
–Alice Jennings Castelli
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Barbara Jefferson Walker
3915 Cabot Place #16
Richmond, VA 23233
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The only news I have for this issue is from Shirley Raynor Ingraham, Clearwater, Fla. And that is interesting news. The ownership of the small child care center of which Shirley was secretary on the board of directors was turned over to a larger organization on the very night of her move to a retirement apartment. Shirley was immediately elected secretary of the Regency Oaks Chapter 151 of Florida Life Care Residents Association. She will be traveling to Tallahassee to meet with the legislature to maintain input on pending bills regarding medical needs of the elderly and mandated repackaging of prescription drugs for seniors in nursing homes. . . . Having admitted my failure in Computers 101 despite the help from classmate Henry Fales, I am trying once again to be just a little bit modern with my new little Mail Bug, which does just e-mail. My address is classnews1951@alum.colby.edu. Write to me. If I keep my wits about me and push the right keys and buttons I might even get an answer back to you. Try me. I need news.
–Barbara Jefferson Walker
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Paul M. Aldrich
P.O. Box 217
Bristol, ME 04539
207-563-8744
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With no class news coming my way of late, I picked up the phone and called John Baum, a roommate now living in Wales. We had not talked or corresponded in all the years since 1952. I was aware that John, although a business administration major at Colby, had gone on to take a bachelor of music degree from the New England Conservatory. I was curious as to how that had come about. John told me that following our graduation exercises he had introduced his father to Roney Williams '35. Roney had said, "I understand John will be joining your business." "That's true," Mr. Baum responded. "A pity," said Roney. As it turned out, Roney was prophetic. John lasted a year in the family business before deciding to explore an interest in music that had developed late in his college career. "But, John," said I, "I didn't know you played an instrument." "I didn't," he said. "I took up the flute at the conservatory." Following the conservatory, John moved to Colorado, where he taught music. While there he decided to broaden his knowledge in the education profession, and he acquired an M.A. at the University of Colorado. Then it was on to California, where he earned a doctor of education degree at Stanford. He was granted a Fulbright scholarship and for two years went off to Peru, where he studied and made recommendations on that country's school system. While there he earned a second doctorate from the University of Cuzco. Through this assignment and the publishing of his doctoral dissertation, John came to the attention of Columbia University, under whose auspices he returned to Peru for about seven years as an education consultant. This was followed by two years as a consultant to the governor of Puerto Rico. Back on the U.S. mainland, John decided as a change of pace to enroll in a pottery class in Georgia, where he developed the ability to throw and decorate a marketable pot. He backpacked across Europe, got to Jerusalem and there, without any advice from Roney Williams, opened a pottery studio. This proved to be a short-lived venture, but a migration to the U.K. and ultimately the Pembrokeshire area of Wales was more successful. There John opened another pottery studio in a little-used building on the estate where he was living. Five years later, while on a skiing vacation in the Alps, John discovered this really neat Swiss ski instructor. Whether Ingrid was attracted by John's well-executed stem christies or his mellow flute I did not inquire, but the year 2000 marks their 25th wedding anniversary. They have a daughter and two sons aged 17, 20 and 23. John is now retired. The pottery business is a thing of the past. John and Ingrid continue to keep several hives of bees and travel much, and assuming fair winds and tides, John can be found on their sloop sailing along the Pembrokeshire coast, perhaps one of the world's most delightful sailing areas–second only, of course, to the coast of Down East Maine.
–Paul M. Aldrich
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Barbara Easterbrooks Mailey
80 Lincoln Avenue
South Hamilton, MA 01982
978-468-5110
978-777-5630 x3310
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David Lavin reports that he is not retired as yet. He lives in New York City and is a professor of sociology at the City University of New York, where he mainly does research and writes books and articles about higher education and social inequality. David has three daughters, all of whom live in and around N.Y.C. Recently he remarried, to an academic who is based in Boston. It's a commuting marriage that has both an upside and a downside. He enjoys his summer place out in Bridgehampton, Long Island, she has a place on the Cape, and they split time between the two summer houses ("tough to take, huh?"). They do a lot of kayaking, hiking, concerts, etc. Another highlight was the four months they spent in Australia, where his wife taught at a university in western Australia. . . . My mailbox is empty. I hope to hear from more of you!
–Barbara Easterbrooks Mailey
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Helen Cross Stabler
206 Crestwood Drive North
Syracuse, NY 13212
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Jody Peary now lives with her significant other in Sarasota, Fla. She has retired as executive assistant to the producing artistic director of the Asolo Theatre there, where she met many interesting people. She says she loves Florida and especially loves being retired. She now spends her time painting, reading, traveling and just enjoying life, and she sends an invitation to any classmates who happen to be in the area to give her a call. . . . As you can see, we are short on '54 news for this issue. Please help us provide more news for our class by sending in yours!
–Helen Cross Stabler
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