1923

Thirty-three men attended our class meeting on the Saturday morning of the Princeton game. Altogether there were 56 classmates in town for part or all of the weekend. With associated wives this brought the 1923 contingent to 102, a fine turnout. We were particularly happy to have Barbara Coulter, Ellie Baldwin, and JaneWallace with us. The big event of our meeting was the unanimous election of 15 class directors to assist our class officers with help and advice during the years to come—particularly as we approach our 50th. Full details of the meeting will be reported in an issue of "Skiddoo" which Irish has delegated to Bob McMillan and which you will probably see before you read these notes.

Also on the reunion theme Babe Miner's 51st Longmeadow-Hartford "matriculation" dinner was held on October 1 at the Longmeadow Country Club—the usual efficient arrangements courtesy of GeorgeWeston. Present were: Howie and Berta Alcorn, Herb Behan, Bill and Elsie Catlin, George and Sally Ferguson, Bill and Catherine Gates, Jim Hennessy, Babe Miner, Charlie and Jean Rice, Len and Betty Truesdell, Charlie Zimmerman and George and Jo Weston. Babe reports that the wives added so much to the party that they will be a welcomed addition at all future gatherings.

Reinhold Hertzberg's name hasn't appeared in these columns since 1957. I was particularly happy therefore to get the following quotes from his recent letter to CyGordon: "I practiced general surgery in Stamford, Conn., until 1954 with four years out for service in the Navy, two of which were in the South Pacific. From '54 to '56. I was health officer for T.V.A. in Muscle Shoals, Ala., then with the Veterans Administration in Ohio and Kentucky until 1960 when I came back here to Clinton, Conn. At present I do office work only, live on Long Island Sound where swimming, boating, fishing, and duck hunting are right at hand. My wife is a great swimmer and spends much of the time in the water. My son, Richard, graduated from Dartmouth (1962) and is with the Hartford Steam Boiler in its Seattle office. In addition to doing well in the insurance business he has three daughters."

In 1954 Wack Wackerhagen wrote Irish that he had started his own company—Sheridan Products, Inc.—manufacturing quality type high compression pneumatic rifles. Under the letterhead of his company Wack now writes: "All is well here I'm glad to say. We live out in the country but still on the lake which we would both miss very much, having been born to it. I'm sort of semiretired but really turning the key is hard to do, though I have a top notch man trained to step in of whom I'm as fond as though he were a son. Speaking of which both kids flew in for the long Labor Day weekend. And now the hunting season is here I'm digging out duck calls and patting the dog and old double barrel and calling the club for reports."

Very sorry to report that Frank Doten had a heart attack a few days following the Princeton game. By the time you read this he will have graduated from Mary Hitch-cock to a period of convalescence at home and will hopefully be back in circulation in time for the holidays. Several of us have been in touch with Gladys who reports that all goes well.

Vince Baldwin very kindly sent me a news story and picture of Karl Williams receiving a plaque from the president of the ABA at its annual meeting in August. The award cited Karl's outstanding contributions to the law, the legal profession, and the public through his, leadership in the development and improvement of the principles of Clients Security Funds in state and local bar associations.

Shunt Turnbull says that Eugenie is holding her own in the battle with arthritis. Otherwise the Turnbulls are well and thankful for many bessings.

Al Lundquist has been out of action for six months with a coronary. His note to Babe says: "Can't do anything strenuous but can go fishing. Caught a 14-pound blue fish last week that about did me in."

Phil and Lyn Smith spent a recent week with Art and Adah Everit at Trails End—"Fresh brook trout for breakfast every day. Art's hearing aid is working fine and his elbow still bends at the cocktail hour—so we all had a great time."

Sol Cohn has had a serious session at the Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami. His home address is 1075 92nd St., Bay Harbor Islands, Fla. 33154. Write him. He can use some cheering up.

Carl Reed reports he retired this year and is having a ball, what with golf, fishing, travel and "just sitting."

By the time you read these notes the college football season will be long gone. We made it to Harvard, Yale, and Princeton. Wish I could fill you in on some of the associated social activities. Suffice it to say that thanks to the Bixbys, the Rices and many others they were tops, albeit, as the years go by, a little shorter cocktail hour and a little earlier to bed.

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