We who entered Colby in the fall of 1940 are celebrating our 70th reunion this year! Hard to believe. Due to the events of Dec. 7, 1941, everything changed. Colby began a year-round schedule of classes. Some of us graduated in December 1942, June 1943, or December 1943, and some graduated as scheduled, in June 1944. We experienced a lot of changes. All of the women students were moved to the two very recently completed dormitories on Mayflower Hill—Mary Low and Louise Coburn halls. Transportation to get us to classes and back was provided by a bus called the Blue Beetle. If we missed the bus we walked, no matter the weather. Our dining room was in the basement of the dorms. There were also a couple of classrooms down there. The women’s gym (Runnals Building) also served as the auditorium where speakers, concerts, and graduations were held. The other buildings on the Hill were Lorimer Chapel, Miller Library, and the Roberts Building, all empty shells. President Johnson and President Bixler presided over the College while we were there, and they knew every student by first name. Fifteen years later Fred ’43 and I attended a summer event at the University of Maine in Orono and were amazed and delighted when Julius Seelye Bixler spoke to us and called us by name. He was teaching a summer course there. I have enjoyed being your class correspondent, taking over for Vivian Maxwell Brown when she became unable to carry on. However, I do not receive any news from you folks. Don’t you realize that just still being around is news?! Unless several of you drop me a line, this will be my last communiqué. Personally, I am fine. Still driving, walking, traveling, snowshoeing, gardening, and singing. Love to you all, JoJo