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40 | As you read this, fall is fading fast and winter is rapidly approaching, but the news is still from those who "reuned" in HOT Ithaca in June. How about some news from those of you who stayed home?

Our great reunion co-chair William "Bumper" Baird was looking forward to enjoying a relaxing summer in his home on a golf course, with a large family reunion later, including children, grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, and an assortment of spouses. Our other worthy reunion co-chair Toni Saxe Stewart and husband Jack '38 have reported the arrival of their fourth great-grandchild, who they were awaiting in June, the arrival of their third great-grand having been announced during our festivities. Another proud great-grandparent is Clarence Padgham who, after Reunion, visited his early home grounds in Rochester and a daughter in Binghamton before proceeding to Bethesda, MD, where he saw his granddaughter and, for the first time, his 9-month-old great-granddaughter. Bette Limpert Mayhew also saw a great-grandson in Arizona en route home, helping him celebrate his first birthday on what she said was a lovely cool day. Hard to believe in Arizona in June!

Ray Vittucci, BS Ag '48, reports that for the last 14 years he has continued to put to use the landscape design and park maintenance courses he took at Cornell by working as a volunteer at beautifying Utica, NY's parks, streets, and playgrounds. Another "naturalist" is Don Spittler who, in spite of the summer heat, kept busy pruning his Christmas trees daily while looking forward to another reunion in September of the Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge. Paul Fox, BArch '47, continues to use his architect expertise with pro bono work for the Antique Carriage House/Museum and for his church.

Kay StrongWhite (who took wonderful minutes of our class meeting) has been happily living in a senior community since 2001, where she says the services provided certainly "beat raking leaves and shoveling snow!" Priscilla Coffin Baxter is also enjoying life in a retirement community not far from her old home where the family continues to vacation, while Betty Russell Owings is enjoying her new home with its swimming pool in Florida, all the way across the country, and much nearer her children, from her old home in California. Jean Raynor Mase remarked that she and Priscilla had wished that Reunion had been longer, as there was so much to see and do. Very true! She also mentioned that she and friends were planning "mystery trips" around the Northeast coast, but she didn't explain the details.

Elizabeth "Rikki" Schmeck Brown, MS '45, reported loaning an antique lockstitch sewing machine to the Yeshiva U.Museum in NYC for an exhibit opening in December called "A Perfect Fit--The Garment Industry and American Jewry," which she says sounds fascinating. She has loaned sewing machines from her collection to a number of museums, including Cornell's Johnson Museum. Marge Baker Tummons is proud of her grandson who graduated from the U. of West Virginia in May with a top award in anthropology. He'll continue there in graduate school this fall. Bob Ray spent the summer between Florida and South Carolina, trying to sell his property in both places. He enjoyed Reunion, especially seeing Bob Johnson, BobWood, MD '43, and Bill Fisher.

Edna Isaacs Lowe has three medical doctor sons practicing in various specialties along the East Coast. Sadly, her husband of 62 years, Irwin, died last April. Other sad news was the death of DeanWallace just as Reunion was starting. Also, word was received of the death last winter of Constance Logan Gros.

As reported in the last issue of this magazine, Carol Clark Petrie is unable to continue as the class correspondent for the magazine, and there was a plea for a volunteer. As of this writing there hasn't been time for a reply, but there's a good chance the opportunity is still open. The column also needs news, as noted at the start of this column. So let's hear from you--if you want a column to read! Such communications can be sent to me or directly to Cornell Alumni Magazine. -- Ellen Ford, 300 Westminster Canterbury Dr., #416,Winchester, VA 22603; tel., (540) 665-5788.

41 | Elizabeth Turverey Cornish of Ithaca reports that the brokerage business has filled her life since 1955. "Teletype operator, stock broker, and office manager rounded out my career. Launching my brokerage career ended 13 years of coaching the Cornell women's rifle team. Retiring last July from AG Edwards as a stockbroker was a major life change. At present, I am tending to the special problems of my nice antique house in downtown Ithaca.Meanwhile, I am making notes of my first book.Having just finished two terms as member of the McGraw House board, I remain active in the Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce. In the summer I enjoy time on my boat and am a member of the Ithaca chapter of the US Power Squadron. I am so fortunate to have my daughter Carol Reeves and her husband Ken living in Ithaca, enjoying dinners, and boating together." Ken is the brother of our late classmate Ann Reeves Cope. Elizabeth is looking forward to our reunion in June 2006. -- Dorothy Talbert Wiggans, 415 Savage Farm Dr., Ithaca, NY 14850; tel., (607) 266-7629; e-mail, flower@localnet.com.

As mentioned in the previous column, your correspondent Ralph Antell died on July 20.We share the following. Shortly after graduating from Cornell's Hotel school, Ralph joined the Army and served in the US and Europe, rising to the rank of major. After the war, he worked in the personnel departments at Westinghouse, RCA, Philip Morris, and the U. of Richmond. According to an informative obituary in the Richmond (VA) Times Dispatch, "Ralph always considered his years as a baseball umpire and basketball referee as excellent personnel training." In addition to his work, he was active in professional organizations, in Rotary, at his church and his country club, and, of course, at Cornell. He had served as class correspondent since 1991. The obituary continues, "Despite an advancing disability that rendered speech and walking difficult, Ralph also volunteered at Johnston-Willis Hospital and with the local opera association." Ralph and his wife Anne were married for 62 years and had four children. Bill Webber expresses our sentiments when he says how much we all appreciated Ralph's energy, enthusiasm, and dedication to writing the class column.

This column continues with Ralph's own notes. Bob Hoyle, in perfect handwriting, says, "In good health after 20 years retired from Washington State U. as a professor in civil engineering. I retired my tri-pacer airplane.My claim to fame is that in WWII, I repaired Jack Benny's fiddle that came unglued in the Tropics. Driving in my jeep, Jack hummed ‘Love in Bloom!'" From Fred Riggs, "Retired from Connecticut Light and Power since 1981.We moved to Illinois to be with our daughter. Love it."

John Matthews is still ranching--under better conditions. "The drought has broken, and for the first time in four years our creeks are running again. Losing my roommate Pete Gifford was tough to handle. Time passes with us; just enjoy it while you can. A couple of glasses of wine, a good supper, and tomorrow will be an active day. Regards to all." Bill Turin retired from dentistry in 1992. "I moved to the California desert in '93 and have worked part-time as a tax preparer and, for the last four years, as a bookseller at Barnes and Noble."

H. Seymour Fowler, PhD '51, reports, "Retired professor emeritus of science education at Penn State U."He enjoys time spent with four grandchildren and five greatgrandchildren. William Don again praises the prettiest town in the South--Edenton, NC.He and wife Kathleen look forward to the 2006 reunion.We all should. Col. Warren Olin would like to be in touch with his classmates and any friends from his fraternity, Psi Upsilon.Warren's daughter Karen wrote on his behalf last summer: "Dad is in excellent health. He lives in Florida, and perhaps others he knows do, too. To my knowledge he's never been to a reunion, but I'm hoping to go the 65th next year with him."Warren can be reached at 218 Ash Ave.,Melbourne Beach, FL 32951 (e-mail, wolin1@aol.com).

Ralph wanted his readers to know of the deaths of two classmates. First, businessman and former Cornell trustee Chuck Lake died on June 7. At a memorial service, former hockey star Murray Deathe '67 delivered an address on Chuck's long association with Cornell and read a nice letter from Frank Rhodes. The service closed with the Glee Club singing the "Evening Song." Cornell was one of the biggest things in Chuck's life, his son said, and he always felt that the skills he gained there helped him rise to the presidency of the giant printing company R.R. Donnelley & Sons in less than two decades.

Ray Kruse died on March 26. A veteran, businessman, and accomplished musician, Ray had been in charge of each and every class reunion and was well-known for his piano playing and arrangements.While at Cornell, Ray was a member of the band, as well as the Quill & Dagger honor society. He served in the Navy in the Pacific theater, and after the war worked for Rohm & Haas and the National Association of Plastics Distributors. Ray, too, was active as a community volunteer in both Jaffrey and Peterborough, NH, and a member of the local band and chorus. In 1992, he was named Jaffrey's Citizen of the Year. Ray and his wife Deborah were married for 61 years, and they had two daughters. -- Class of '41, c/o Cornell Alumni Magazine, 401 East State St., Suite 301, Ithaca, NY 14850.

42 | Pres. Liz Schlamm Eddy will attend a talk by Kurt Vonnegut '44 at the Cornell Daily Sun's 125th Anniversary dinner in NYC, and also see Huey Lewis '72 as the lawyer in the revival of Chicago on Broadway. The advantages of living in NYC never end. And in News of the Weird, two Cornell entomologists named three new species of beetles that feed on mold, after President Bush, Vice President Cheney, and Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld, saying it was a show of respect for "doing the very difficult and unpopular work of living up to the principles of freedom and democracy."

Ken Hubbard's (Fort Myers, FL) famous uncle Elbert Hubbard was widely known as the author of A Message to Garcia. Also a successful essayist and lecturer, he founded the Roycroft Shop in East Aurora, NY, specializing in fine bookbinding. He published two magazines and a book series called "Little Journeys." Elbert Hubbard died in the sinking of the Lusitania. Ken just had a wonderful new roof put on his home after the hurricane destruction of 2004. His gardens and fruits are coming back despite a citrus canker that's been discovered in the area, and he was hoping no direct storm hits this year.

Gladys McKeever Seebald (Wyomissing, PA) traveled to St. Louis,MO, for her husband's veterans' reunion. She enjoys bridge and crossword puzzles, plays solitaire on the computer, and talks on the phone with Kathryn Fiske Weikel (Pottstown, PA). Three grandchildren are in college and one is in high school. Kathryn has been happily retired for 26 years from her 25-year job as food service director for the school district.Volunteering for 12 hours a week at the local hospital keeps her busy. A trip to Alaska this summer completed her goal of visiting all 50 states.

Ferd Schoedinger (Columbus, OH) and Mary love to travel. They have taken many trips with Columbus classmate Joe Davidson and wife Marge. They've been places around the world including China, Germany, the Czech Republic, and Poland (including Auschwitz). Grandson Jason Atwell '07 is in the Hotel school, and Chris Atwell '03, who was in Mechanical Engineering, is now at Stanford for his MA. Art Foster (Bellevue,WA) is considering a retirement home in Sun City, AZ. He is ready for some TLC--aren't we all?

Gordon Kiddoo continues to divide his time between Brevard, NC, and Hilton Head, SC. He still swims, but has cut back on golf.He is working on a history of his family, concentrating on genealogical research, personal reminiscences, and clippings from scrapbooks and photo albums sure to delight his three children, seven grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren. He also participates in the annual conference of the US Colored Troops Institute, "to talk about my ancestor Gen. Joseph Barr Kiddoo, who commanded two different regiments of colored troops during the Civil War.His name is on two plaques of the African American Civil War Monument in Washington, DC, and he is buried at West Point."

Chris Haller, DVM '42 (Sun City Center, FL) volunteers at the Emergency Center of the SPCA, keeps up with Vet college activities, and takes courses in astronomy and bird-watching. His hobbies include golf and astronomy, which he thinks all young people should be studying to understand global events of the future.

Thanks for keeping in touch with me--and use all those e-mail addresses. Be sure to print your e-mail address carefully. And don't forget to visit our class website, http://classof42.alumni.

cornell.edu. Pres. Liz updates it regularly. -- Carolyn Evans Finneran, 8815 46th St.NW, Gig Harbor,WA 98335; tel., (253) 265-6618; e-mail, ceefinn@juno.com

43 | Count, alas, among the missing and much missed: Pinky Evans, MS '48, Bob Hughes, Parker Ketcham, Donald Ward, and TJ Love, DVM '46, who died two weeks after writing the following: "Margie and I spend seven months in Florida and five months in Watkins Glen.We still play lots of bridge and some golf, but the golf is waning.We follow Cornell sports and Ohio State football (Margie is OSU '43). I still cover a few summer hours in my old veterinary practice. I look forward to my Alumni News, and, like all Cornellians, have a fond attachment to my alma mater."Amen.

Dept. of Proud Forebears: Connie Austin Misener (Niagara Falls, NY): "Just finished 53 years selling Avon. Have cruised the eastern Caribbean ('03) and western ('04) with daughter Vicki; go to Arizona twice a year to visit son, younger daughter, four grandchildren, two step-grands, five great-grands. To Tennessee: two grands, two greatgrands. Putnam Valley, NY, to see my firstborn: four grands, five great-grands. [Whew! Connie. That's a passel! You'd think one of them would come visit you on a Sunday.]

Frank Walkley (Gainesville, NY): "A second granddaughter, Katie Walkley, has applied for admission to Cornell. There have been at least 20 of my relatives, some of them second cousins, who were students or faculty at Cornell." [Late flash: Katie will enter Cornell September '06, about the time you'll be receiving this column. Right now she's an exchange student in Vermont.] Muriel Blum Lipman (Hamden, CT): "Our granddaughter Sarah (son Dan's daughter) is in her first year at the Hotel school--we have a legacy! Bernard, DVM '43, and I are in an assisted living facility and enjoy being pampered." Virginia Bogert Sample (Middleton WI): "Happily visited Ithaca this past May for the graduation of my oldest grandson, Joshua Young." Flimsy segue to: Josh Hurwitz (Chestnut Hill, MA): "Retired from practice at Harvard Medical School after 50 years.My younger brother Israel '52 followed me at Cornell."

Mary Morrissey Boyer (Bradenton, FL): "Last year we relocated from Washington, DC, and are happy in Florida.Would love to hear from Cornell or Georgetown alumni.My husband George, a Georgetown alumnus, is a physicist and would like to meet others in the same field. [Must love Newton and long walks on the beach.] Our three sons are 1) in D.C.: an architect now consulting in Iraq; 2) at the U. of Texas: director of molecular biology; and 3) a recently retired, after 27 years, commander of the Naval Air Reserve Station in Jacksonville, FL.We have two daughters, one a secretary at Bechtel and one who lives with us.

ShirleyWurtzel Jacobs (Bridgeport, CT): "We have ten grandchildren; no greats yet.My husband Louis and I were both in real estate and retired in 1998." Shirley and Louis have five children: two boys, a doctor who was named Outstanding Psychiatrist for the State of Massachusetts 2004, the other a partner in a large NYC law firm; and three daughters, one who is head nurse at Katie Couric's NY-Presbyterian colonoscopy clinic [this space reserved for respectful but slightly off-color remark].

Bob and Carol Bowman Ladd (Poolesville, MD): "Spoke to Jim Hughes recently--a fellow S&S. I'm now retired; seem to be spending more time at weddings and funerals. Still have a grandson on the campus. If you're keeping score: five children, 14 grandchildren. There have been 33 Cornellians in the family. Back in 1952 I worked for Ike & Dick; stayed on with Nixon for three years. Some education!" Late flash number two: Bob received a letter from a recent Cornell president advising that the Board of Trustees had named Bob a lifetime member of the Council to the president. If past is prologue, we can be sure that Bob will serve him/her well but not meekly.

Travel & Size of World Dept.: Bob Miller (Hendersonville, NC): "Two trips to Russia 11 years apart. First trip: empty streets. Second: gridlock. Populace now wearing more color, fewer jeans." [I see this as a trend, Bob, but not a major trend.] Jay and Gladys Rosenthal (East Hills, NY/Boynton Beach, FL) have vacationed in Sicily, Thailand, Kona, and Hawaii, and at treasured destinations in the lower 48, all the while flogging real estate. "With e-mail, computer, and cell phone, our business tags along uninterrupted." [I'd like to say I'm jealous, Jay, but I'd be lying.] Roy Herrmann (Ontario, NY): "Kay and I continue to enjoy the Rotary Exchange Program. Last year we had a fantastic time in Australia. This year: New Zealand.We've hosted and enjoyed visitors from England, Germany, Norway, and Australia. The world does seem smaller!"

This from a yellowing Letter To The Editor, signed Leon Schwarzbaum, North Woodmere, NY, and torn from the pages of the New York Times: "As an Elderhostel ambassador and graduate of more than 40 programs, I joined the group in Las Vegas a while back. I enjoyed, interacted, studied, and can now deal blackjack and understand baccarat, and am able to steer well clear of wheels that spin.We have a name for people who come to a program prepared to dislike it.We call them Hostile Elders." -- S.Miller Harris, P.O. Box 164, Spinnerstown, PA 18968; e-mail, millerharris@netcarrier.com.

44 | Indefatigable is the word for Art and Dotty Kay Kesten! They've planned another Club '44 cruise--11 days in the Western Caribbean waters starting 27 February. As of this writing (8/05), 14 have deposited money and 26 may do so any day. If you are interested, check with Art. It may not be too late.

The news of the day is a move to a continuing care retirement community (CCRC).More and more classmates are opting for this comfortable, easy, active-as-you-careto- be lifestyle. Nancy and Peter Miller, MBA '48, now dwell in White Horse Village, Newtown Square, PA, with old and new friends and "gardening opportunities." They enjoyed the Cornell Alumni trip to northern Italy and are proud to report that another "grand" received a master's degree in the College of Architecture, Art, and Planning in May '05. George and Jean Zenner Kaelber write from Green Valley, AZ. "After two years in this terrific independent-living apartment, we're as busy as 20 years ago." They recently attended the wedding of a grandson in Estes Park, CO--"beautiful setting but 8,000 ft. altitude not our bag!" John Busch settled into a CCRC in Greenwood, SC, but he still spends summers in Steuben County, NY. Nancy and Sherman Burling, BS ORIE '47, moved to The Marshes in Savannah, GA, near where they lived for 16 years before last year's move to Atlanta. Charles and Marjory Underwood Marker take part in activities and programs "when we have the energy" at Penny Farms, FL.

Robert F.Miller, BS Ag '48, PhD '51, lives in John Knox Village in Orange City, FL. His wife is ill, but at 84 he says he's physically active. Christine Sexauer Simons and her ailing husband are happily ensconced in Suncoast Manor in St. Petersburg, FL. Her sister Marion Sexauer Byrnes '43 is in a "family atmosphere" nursing home in Wisconsin. Alexander Cadman lives in a CCRC in Glenshaw, PA. Janet Elwin Starr '46, widow of Jim, MS '48, wrote from a CCRC in Hanover, PA, that she wants to stay in touch with '44. She has made many trips with Club '44.

Wedding anniversaries are proudly announced. Ann and Bill Brown celebrated their 60th in July. October 15 is the real day, but July 2-8 suited all the children and grands who occupied two townhouses at Bethany Beach, DE. Ralph Seefeldt wrote that he and Nellann (Judson) '45 were married 61 years ago in Sage Chapel while he was stationed on campus with the Army. They have four children, 11 grands, and a great-grand. The Cornell news "brings back many happy memories." William Elkins, LLB '49, of Burdett, NY, says he and Irene are enjoying their golden years "in the best place in the world to live."He closed his law office seven years ago to work full-time doing legal research for the county judge. Irene teaches a Bible study group at a home for older folks, and they both are active in the Conservative Party. They're grateful for their 61 years together.

And then there are reunions. Hank Bates reported a gathering in Rugby, UK, for grandson Henry Crum's wedding July 26. Sixteen members gathered for a "wonderful" family reunion. Lucius Donkle described a family reunion in Oshkosh, WI, with children and grands who jet-skied up and down Lake Winnebago while he watched from a pontoon boat. Jim McTague takes an annual trip with his four girls (no husbands)--this year to Hawaii. He also mentioned a Canadian Rockies trek with his two youngest grandchildren. He gradually got them to "shift their attention for only a moment from their iPods long enough to glance at some bears and a huge glacier." At home he's busy with charity work. Fred Allen tells of a cousins' reunion, now an annual affair at The Ranch. On the 4th of July, "the place was overrun with kids, grandchildren, cousins' families, and several friends."He also attended the installation of son Scott into the High School Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame.More than 500 people paid $40 to attend the formalities and dinner. Jerry Levitan, MBA '48's son Richard '75 attended his 30th Reunion with his wife, daughter, mother, and father. A great time was had by all. This was Jerry's first off-year reunion.

Alan Lederman wins the most-traveled medal.Home is Alexandria,VA, but he and Judy don't spend much time there. Fall 2004 they were in Central and Eastern Europe for seven weeks, then two months in Anguilla (east West Indian Island). September '05 they planned a barge trip on the Canal du Midi in southern France, followed by a tour of "Wild Provence."And between glamour trips they visit 15 grandchildren "border to border and coast to coast," despite Judy's open-heart surgery and Alan's arthritic knee.

This will be published as the last '05 column, though it was written mid-August. The thermometer reads 95 degrees, but holiday greetings are in order.Merry holidays and good health and happiness to all in '06. P.S. Do call Art and sign on for the Caribbean cruise February 27. -- Nancy Torlinski Rundell, 20540 Falcons Landing Circle, #4404, Sterling, VA 20165; tel., (703) 404-9494.

45 | It was good to see JoAnn Shaw Smith (East Amherst, NY) at our 60th Reunion, representing our late lamented classmate Jim Shaw. She furnished us with a rundown on her many activities since the 50th, mostly traveling with family; four weeks with grandson Nate in Australia and New Zealand, two weeks in the U.K. with grandson Jeff navigating while she drove from London to Edinburgh, across Scotland to the ferry to Belfast, then to Dublin, over to Wales, and ending up safely in Heathrow for the trip home. She also had a golf outing at St. Andrews and, with her granddaughter Cassie, drove from Rome to Pompeii, Florence, Vienna, and Venice; then flew to Paris, Barcelona, and Madrid, finishing with a river cruise on the Rhone. She and Jim's daughter Ann took a trip to Antarctica to kayak among the glaciers and say hello to all the whales and penguins. Another welcome reunion attendee was former chimesmaster Bob Frankenfeld, BA '44, MD '47 (Long Beach, CA), as mentioned in the last column without noting that Bob is still in active internal medicine practice. He is another traveler, visiting with his four sons and seven grandchildren who are scattered about the country from Washington State to Washington, DC. Bob says he realizes that the years don't really pass more quickly as we grow older; they just seem to because we are doing the same old things instead of attending new events and making new friends, as we did in our younger days.

Robert Ornitz (Delray Beach, FL) and wife Ruth also travel extensively and play a lot of golf, resulting in his 3 handicap. Ruth has a 14, but plays tennis frequently and is a life master bridge player, occasionally acting as a director and keeping Bob on track. They are both healthy and enjoying life. By now William Menges (Verona, PA) should be over his bout of pneumonia and back to watching his granddaughter Mariel Zagunis breaking records in sabre fencing; she won a gold medal at the Olympics, first one in over a century for US fencers.

From Hingham, MA, James Rodgers reports that his 12 grandchildren range from 26 to 6; five are college graduates, but no Cornellians--yet. Their summer home near Greenville, ME, was the scene of a wedding of his grandson in July. Not too far behind, with eight, are Dr. Seymour, BA '47, and Rita Rotter (White Plains, NY), who celebrated their 50th anniversary in June. Sy says he is mostly retired and able to travel, the last trip being to St. John, USVI.He adds that one thing worse than getting old is not getting old and is looking forward to sending us more news in 2015.Way ahead in the grandchildren race are Frank '49, MS '50, and Gilberta Stevens Cism (Harpursville, NY) with 19, plus 14 greats. They were great travelers, too, but are still recuperating from a car crash last year, which brought a halt to Gilberta's EMT activities with the local ambulance corps. She'd much prefer going to a warm beach.

At last report, Norman '44, BS Ag '46, and Gertrude Durfee Allen (Schagticoke, NY) were expecting their first great-grandchild in May, courtesy of Brendon '98 and granddaughter Cynthia Moore Harrington '99. Robin Allen '04 is presently deployed in Diego Garcia but working on her master's degree in education; Travis Allen '06 and Aaron Allen '01 have joined forces with Allenwaite Farms Inc.; and Ross Allen '03 works for First Pioneer ACA. Gertrude says she learned all about carpal tunnel syndrome surgery last March; we are glad that it didn't hinder her from writing us news!

Martin Evans (Sarasota, FL) regrets missing reunion for the first time in 25 years, but was in Bordeaux to celebrate his daughter's birthday and see to the birth, in Paris, of his first great-grandchild. Also sorry for not attending was Louise Borntrager Weigel (Columbia, MO), who celebrated her 80th birthday on a Caribbean cruise with her family of 22, who came from seven states to join in the fun. She has been attending some classes for seniors at U. of Missouri, which she finds interesting but is grateful that she doesn't have to take exams.

Elizabeth Price Meyers Wehrle (Henderson Harbor, NY) winters in Naples, FL, living in the same building with Bill and Evelyn Knowlton Lambert, and says she couldn't be happier in that beautiful place, where all needs are met and where there are nice walking paths and an aerobics instructor in the Olympic-size pool. Having visited Mo and Bill there, I can see why. Tish is enjoying good health and is glad to renew her friendship with Mo.

HarrieWashburn (Sharon Springs, NY), who has two daughters, one son, six grandchildren, and one great, taught at the Sharon Springs Central School and then was business administrator, retiring in 1978, only to take on the tasks of helping with the migrant education program and serving as mayor for 17 years. He claims that he has now learned to say "no." -- Prentice Cushing Jr., 713 Fleet Drive, Virginia Beach, VA 23454; tel., (757) 716-2400; e-mail, Cushcu45@wmconnect.com.

46 | I received a snapshot of Gertrude BotsfordMoseley (Lake Placid, FL). Like many of us, she's having health problems--she was in a wheelchair surrounded by family, but looked happy. Dorothy Hotchkiss Haberl (Golden, CO) has four children: Judy is professor of art at Massachusetts College of Art; Jeff is professor of architectural engineering at Texas A&M; Jay is self-employed; and Jennifer is director of training at Winter Park, CO. Dottie also has seven grandchildren and one great as of the last dues notice. She keeps in touch with Bev SmithWhitehead, Marion Graham Blose, and Janet Buhsen Daukas '44. "I'm fortunate to be living in God's country and in good health."Dottie skis, plays tennis, and gardens.

If you received the Plantations Annual Spring Report, you saw that the back page had a picture of the bench that Marianne Michaelis Goldsmith, BS HE '45, and her family gave to the Plantations in memory of Karl '47. In the July magazine I learned of the death of a longtime faithful correspondent Caroline Steinholz Goldsmith. I also read all the Legacy lists and found some freshmen who are third- and fourth-generation Cornellians with links to our classmates: Jodi Klion '06 (grandfather Stanford Klion '46); Emily Hahn '08 (grandmother Jean Edsall Ford '46); and Richard Turner '08 (grandfather Richard E. Turner '46). I'm sure everyone is proud of them.

I hope you all sent news with your class dues earlier this fall. How about writing to let me know if you're coming to reunion next year--or just because I haven't heard from you since the last one? -- Elinor Baier Kennedy, 9 Reading Dr., Apt. 302,Wernersville, PA 19565.

60-06, our 60th in '06 Reunion, is fast approaching. Our reunion committee, ably led by Mavis Gillette Sand, is hard at work. They are creating the finest and most fun reunion in alma mater's long history. She reported, "At the Cornell Association of Class Officers (CACO) meetings in January 2005, Lloyd Slaughter, Dick Turner, and I attended reunion planning meetings. This is the first time that I know about that more men than women attended this annual meeting." She added, "All our classmates should doubly enjoy this reunion as we have now reached the stature of having our headquarters at the Statler!"

Your correspondent is pleased to announce two contests the committee has endorsed: 1) A nostalgic memoir of 300 words or less on an adventure from our college days. The entries will be printed and posted at reunion headquarters. Our reunion attendees will then vote for their choices in several categories (mystery, adventure, humor, etc.). 2) A parody of a verse from "The Song of the Classes," which we will try to have judged by the Alumni Glee Club and/or its director. Hopefully, they will credit and perform the winner at Cornelliana Night. As an example, following is a verse penned for a past reunion:

"Some come for nostalgia, to view the old house. / Some come back to show off a new trophy spouse. / Some show off their jewelry and all of their glitz. / Let's help alma mater before our obits."

It's easy. It's fun. Even if the Glee Club doesn't use your entry, it may appear in a future column in Cornell Alumni Magazine, as might a segment of a memoir. Please mail or e-mail your submissions to Paul Levine at the address or e-address below by April 1, 2006.

Elinor Baier Kennedy will have more news on the committee's reunion preparations in her January column. Let's keep working for a mammoth "60th in '06" reunion turnout. Let's each of us call a classmate and ask him or her to join us on the Hill in June 2006.

TO PUBLISH YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS, e-mail it to me. Include your name and city and state of residence. Send news to: -- Paul Levine, 31 Chicory Lane, San Carlos, CA 94070; tel., (650) 592-5273; e-mail, PBL22@cornell.edu. Class website, http://classof46.alumni.cornell.edu.

47 | I'm pleased to report that members of the Class of '47 are keeping their creative spirits, bodies, and minds very busy. Some are engaged in creative and artistic pursuits. Mary Lou Gedel sings with the "Note-ables" and performs with a band that plays homemade instruments including washboards, kazoos, and drums. The groups perform at nursing homes, retirement facilities, and churches in Montgomery, AL. To further her show-biz career,Mary Lou is also taking tap dancing lessons! Shirley (Buck) and Raymond Rabeler, BS Ag '64 (rcrabeler@odyssey.net) do western square dancing in Cortland, NY. Shirley was in a serious car accident a year and a half ago, so it's great to hear that she's back on the dance floor.

Robert Schultz (jabobb@iinet.com) in Murrieta, CA, continues to sing in the 60-member chorus that he started 12 years ago. Elmer Robinson, DVM '47 (remle78@aol.com) performs barbershop with the Key Largo Campers. Alan Markham, BEE '49, is doing some amateur radio in Baltimore, and Irwin Gonshak (igonshak@aol.com) continues to produce the Big Apple Short Radio Drama on WNYE. If you're not in NYC, you can hear Irwin's Festival show on www.wgaest.org.

Louis Schimoler, DVM '47, of Glen Head, NY, does wood sculptures and even had a show in a local gallery. He has also been acting in local theatre and an "off-Broadway" Chekhov play. William DeWitt Jr. (dutchdewit@aol.com) also does woodworking in his Oberlin, OH, home. Barbara Baze Kelley designs flower gardens near her Southport, CT, home. Raymond, PhD '56, and Vera Hakanson Fox are in Ithaca, where Ray gardens and continues to work with Cornell Plantations and the Liberty Hyde Bailey Gardening Club. He is also being creative with his photography and watercolors. Yetta Haber Farber (hyfarb@yahoo.com), who lives in Ridgewood, NJ, and Delray Beach, FL, is working in ceramics. EdwardWells of Cincinnati, OH, spends time with model shipbuilding and gardening. Mal Steinberg, BCE '46 (mal_lizsteinberg@msn.com) writes in NYC while his wife Elizabeth paints. Robert Shavick (rshavick@aol.com) paints watercolors. NancyWigsten Axinn (axinn@msu.edu) is writing a memoir of the years she and George spent in Nigeria, Nepal, and India.

Others are pursuing athletic feats. Bill Davies (spudandbill@pacific.net) plays racquetball in Ukiah, CA. C. Stuart LaDow plays tennis and softball in the winter and golf year-round. (I appreciate Stuart's offer to take time out from his games, gardening, crossword puzzles, and community and church work to "straighten out"my politics. Ha!) Robert Schultz plays golf every week, and George Popik (vpop2002@aol.com) and his wife Ginny are both playing lots of golf in South Plainfield, NJ.

Patrick O'Sullivan is officially retired from sports, but says he feels as though he "spent the entire year in gym clothes" due to his regular physical therapy sessions and YMCA workouts following two knee replacement surgeries. Arlene O'Hara O'Connor walks and does water aerobics in Camillus, NY. Jean Jephson Gough-Schild spends time in Spencerport, NY, and Naples, FL, where she swims, walks the beach, and plays bridge. Ursula A.Holahan walks Folly Beach in Charleston, SC.

Jean Kuttler Schreiber of Lexington,MA, prefers to walk trails. Harry Rubin, DVM '47 (hrubin@berkeley.edu) swims in Berkeley, CA. Muriel "Mike" Welch Brown, BS HE '46 (rwb1@widomaker.com) is playing bridge and gardening at her home in Williamsburg, VA. Elmer Robinson, who lives in Saratoga Springs, NY, sails a Hobie, rows, and plays racquetball three mornings a week. Barbara Christman Wyatt (jim_wyatt@juno.com), who spends the summer in L.A. and the rest of the year in Boca Raton, swims, boats, and plays bridge. Charles Cox and his wife Nancy (Lain) '48 split their time between Pittsburgh and Vero Beach, where they play golf and tennis. Betty Rosenthal Newman, BA '46 (bnewman201@comcast.net) plays golf, tennis, and bridge in Short Hills, NJ, and Atlantis, FL. George Axinn (axinn@msu.edu) plays tennis in Tucson. Ernest Gray, PhD '52, plays tournament bridge in Silver Spring, MD. William Gerardi plays bridge and pinochle in Baltimore. Richard Greenfield (rkggps@ comcast.net) of Lafayette, CO, does aerobics and strength training, as well as golf and bowling.

Speaking of athletics, John "Tex" Bratten of Fort Worth asked me to pass along the football schedule. He thought his old buddies from The Oaks would want to take particular notice. Since it is too late for the 2005 season, here's the 2006 season. September 23: Yale; October 28: Princeton; November 4: Dartmouth; November 18: Pennsylvania. Catch the Penn game this year on November 19.

Just today I received in the mail a dues form from Jean Roche of Sacramento, telling of the death of her husband Henry on July 31. Their family has four children and seven grandchildren. One of their grandsons will be doing graduate work this fall at the Eastman School of Music here in Rochester. This is a big deal, as Eastman is a school of excellence and noted prestige. Our sympathies to you and yours, Joan, and congratulations and best wishes to your grandson.

I have had a couple of difficulties this summer but should be fine when this is published. This column was completely written by daughter Beth Anderson '80. She and my son Roger '78 have begun to know you all and that really pleases me. I very much appreciate the very able help they have given. I wish you all a very happy holiday season! Send me news on your plans for 2006. -- ArlieWilliamson Anderson, 238 Dorchester Rd., Rochester, NY 14610; e-mail, arlie47@aol.com.

48 | Joan Southworth, Sedlacek, Riverwoods, IL: "Retired after 26 years as a realtor. In April 2004 sailed in the Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta on the Star Clipper, one of the Tall Ships. Exciting! We came in second, despite two blown-out sails. I authored a book, Voyage to Aloha, 204 pages with photos, about two mainland girls who sailed in 1952 to Hawaii to live their lives, and found adventure, challenge, romance, and their futures. Hundred Oaks Publishing, P.O. Box 1231, Deerfield, IL."

Charlie Elbert, Clifton, NJ: "Painting, plumbing repairs, raking leaves, roof repairs, estate litigation, and trust management. Read and enjoy fast-moving fiction. Completed very enjoyable 12-day western Mediterranean cruise followed by two days on the Portuguese Riviera. Lovely country, nice people.Most pressing problem today is terrorism. Solution: counter-terrorism."

Sally McGowan Rice,Wolfeboro Falls, NH: "Keep busy with AA, Hospice. Right now I'm visiting a lady who was given six months to live in October 2003. She's still going strong and will probably end up visiting me. I go back to Guilford, CT, and other parts to visit old friends and colleagues, and to Bedford, MA, for holidays with family. Realized, finally, that I learn more from the bad things that happen than from the good things. Not that I want to go looking for trouble, but it is a comfort to know that trouble can result in a positive outcome if I see it as a challenge or as an opportunity. Problem: staying healthy until dead. Solution: gym, walking, gym, walking, gym, walking, etc.World's problem is surviving another four years with Bush. Solution: the serenity prayer. ‘Blessed are we who can laugh at ourselves for we shall never cease to be amused.' (Anon.)"

Margaret Smith Brown, Lincoln, NE: "Homemaker. Returned from African trip last year.More recently helping husband recover from second knee replacement, getting ready for Thanksgiving here, keeping up my arthritis exercises, then down to North Carolina in the spring." Bart Holm,West Grove, PA: "Too much volunteering: community, YMCA, nursing home boards, AARP tax consulting. Compensate by trying to exercise regularly. Had a week in Bermuda recently.We still spend our summers on Lake Champlain. Plan a few short ski trips as I did last winter. Frustrated with world events over which I have no control. Solution: Go with the flow.Have found that if you don't keep active physically and mentally, you will get old fast!"

I. Roy Cohen, MFS '49, Tarrytown, NY: "Until May 2003 was on board of directors of Alpharma Inc., a NYSE generic pharmaceutical company, serving as chairman of executive committee. From late 1975 to early 1991 served as president and CEO, then worked as full-time consultant until 2002. Now do some advising of executives of medium-size corporations primarily engaged in pro bono consulting for the National Executive Service Corps who work only to help nonprofit organizations. Joan and I have a home in Tarrytown, a small condo in Lincoln Center, and a condo as well in the Pacific Heights area of San Francisco.We do a good deal of traveling, most often in Europe, but most recently to the Galapagos Islands, Patagonia in Chile, and the lake district of Argentina, including Bariloche. Three married children and five grandchildren are in Frisco area."

Phyllis Flyer Kavett, Union, NJ: "Not retired. Approaching all-time faculty longevity record at Kean U. Now lead cap and gown processions as mace-carrying most-senior faculty member.Main interest has been instructing teachers in mathematics K-12. Hope to retire someday. Six grandchildren, all of whom will be in college within the next four years. Enjoyed 55th Reunion.Was 2004 Woman of the Year--Lifetime Achievement, Union County, NJ. Served as mayor and committeeperson in Howell, NJ, and as founding president of NJ Assn. for Elected Women Officials. Problem: combating negative changes to our country and way of life. Solution: promote humanities and humanism. Live (by the Golden Rule) and let live." -- Bob Persons, 102 Reid Ave., Port Washington, NY 11050; tel. and fax, (516) 767-1776.

49 | The heavens opened up and dropped a very welcome batch of news from you. There were even letters, which proves that our complaining is paying off. An examination indicates that a careful review and sorting is in order lest we mis-report--a real danger as this class finally matures. So we will just indulge ourselves for this issue and hope that we don't lose electrical power. This has been some summer, and the fall forecast is for some really big blows.

It is difficult to realize that you will be reading this in cooler weather, as the temperature has just popped over 100 degrees again.We just finished reading about the rebirth of ROTC programs at schools that had dropped them when 'Nam protests were the loudest. Already, some funky frosh at a small college in Ohio is complaining that the uniforms "are ugly, don't fit well, and are uncomfortably hot to wear." Reading on we find that he is talking about US Army summer uniforms (known as "Sun Tans" to WWII vets). These were much preferred to the "OD"s (olive drabs) or winter uniforms.

Army ROTC was not a choice when I was a freshman. You took it and pushed those artillery pieces--circa War of 1812--all around Barton Hall and Lower Alumni Field. Also, you were issued a moldy, well-used heavy winter uniform. Admittedly, they were itchy, depressingly heavy, hot, and stinking of dry cleaning fluids . . . to say nothing of mothballs. On ROTC class day, even a freezing Ithaca day, one could melt away in any lecture room and coeds would shun you. The experience was traumatic.

The supposed high point of ROTC was the compulsory weekend war games, always held on the wettest fall weekend. It was an act of faith that the heavens would open when the signal to commence fire was given. Unfair. Unfair.We had not met all the freshman women yet and there was a football game!

The war was fought in Dryden. Following the last lab session on Friday afternoon, the troops would gather at Lower Alumni Field and be transported to the woods/fields of Greater Dryden. The best mode of transport was provided by Crispell. Sleeping was under the raindrops. The battle for Dryden was fought all day Saturday and provided hilarious entertainment for the citizens who sparked to the battle cry of "Save the Dryden Inn!" There were some renegade shouts of "Find the Utica Club!" The terrain was not ideally suited for artillery, but pushing the guns around kept everyone busy and complaining. The only true winners in the games were the upperclassmen who had the Hill and the frosh women to themselves.

Finally, either the "Red force" or the "White force" was declared the winner and all the troops were back in their beds on campus for a Sunday of rest and civilized living. Oh, the war stories! Joe's did a great business. Fletcher's Cleaners could hardly wait for the mud-encrusted uniforms so they could start their life cycle again. So to the Ohio frosh: Relax. Put the uniform on. Thank God you will never have to fight in Dryden. Every generation catches a break because of others. Stay well. Stay happy. Be proud to be a '49er. -- Dick Keegan, 179 N.Maple Ave., Greenwich, CT 06830; tel., (203) 661-8584; e-mail, rjk27@cornell.edu

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