1948

Last time we passed on Jim Schaefer memories of publishing the Jacko on campus in 1947-48. Jim has since advised that Bob Bryan was also a member of the group that spent many hours that year developing each issue, hours often full of laughter but also plenty of just plain hard work. Jim and Bob are now near neighbors in Short Hills, N.J., just as they were on the top floor of Richardson during '48's first summer semester back in 1944. Short Hills also has Jack Clemence, but previous '48 resident Don Drescher has moved to South Jersey while Joe Hickman has skipped to Florida.

Memory fades, but that top floor of Richardson also held the late KeithMcLoud, Dick Weaver,and Roger "TheVoice" Tenney, plus still-lively BobReynolds, Colin Stewart, and John VanRaalte. John Wood of Hanover was with us for six weeks until drafted. (I've missed some. Who?) That summer term occupies an important niche in the memory of each of us who was there, but our fourth floor clearly lacked the charm of the top floor of Wheeler, where action was more concentrated. After all, we didn't have a hunter like Pete Headley or a pianist like JoeHolzka. Nor did we have the magnificent practical joke skills of Walt Cairns, JimGarrison, and Jerry Poole on the Wheeler third.

Another who has "all sorts of good memories of that summer" 51 years ago is Gordie Robertson, who lived in 105 Crosby with Lee Brown and BillHartwig. These are gone now, but the good times the three had together are not forgotten. And also laughs over RayRichard in the next room who took up fencing and used to return from lessons fully wound up. With mask and epee Ray would take the formal combat position, shout "en garde!" and then fly through the rooms while poking holes in pillows and anything else that moved. On a different note Bud remembers helping FerdObrenski with his math occasionally as Ferd tried to get back to normal after his military action in WWII. But Bud cannot recall the '48 beerbust thrown by the College in May 1948. (Can you?)

Congratulations to Moose Con cannon, who thinks he has fully recovered from a medical emergency which hit him as a horrible pain in the small hours last June when he and Cathy were in northern Vermont. With heroic effort Cathy managed to arouse emergency help by phone at Bennington Hospital and to transport Moose there in time for life saving treatment. After much further trauma Cathy got Moose home to Wilton to recuperate.

John Ha the way says Moose looked good on his 70th birthday celebrated Friday night at the mini-reunion last September at John's house in Hanover when 54 '48s attended. Well done, Con cannons!

Foster De Giacomo of Concord, Mass., recently phoned his old marine buddy, Shant Chebookjian, at the latter's Fremont Travel Inc. in nearby Waltham. Foster thinks this was the first time they had talked in 25 to 30 years. If any of yon need travel help, call Shant at (617) 894-6326. These two live not far from Bob Carpenter in Peabody, who had that marvelous undergrad relationship with the one and only history Professor Lew Stillwell. Bob, do you still remember those great wee hours discussions? Congratulations, too, to Dr. BobHoekelman and Ann, who have established the Hoekel man Scholarship Fund at University of Rochester Med School where Bob has spent most of his career in pediatrics. The scholarship will provide funds to under supported minority students' advancement in pediatrics.

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Ray Richard would return from fencing lessons with mask and epee and fly through the room poking holes in pillows. F.R. DRURY JR. '48