40 | Happy New Year to all--and hopefully all your holidays were merry! I'd expected to have lots of news for this column in response to last fall's News and Dues letter. But unfortunately, that was late getting to Ithaca (good intentions but poor execution, plus the usual long processing time!). So there's nothing to say except: if you haven't sent in your News Form yet, make that your New Year's resolution (a bit late) and send it on, so by spring there will be lots of news for this column. And, of course, send in your dues, too, so you'll get Cornell Alumni Magazine and be able to keep up with your classmates and the doings on the Hill. -- Ellen Ford, 300 Westminster Canterbury Dr., Apt. 416,Winchester, VA 22603.

41 | This issue will feature New York members and news notes from last spring. Doris Weber Clements from Liberty, NY, reports working on her "second millionth counted cross-stitching project."Her eyesight must be excellent even though she says she hobbles around, as do many of us. Her grandson, who could never keep a checkbook straight, is now a financial consultant with Wachovia! Dorothy Newman Seligman and husband Donald play tennis and golf and do lots of walking in beautiful Somers, NY, where they live. They are near children (both Cornellians) and grandchildren, so they get together often. Their last trip was to Barcelona with their son and daughter-in-law, which was fantastic.

We were so glad to see Janet WilborWarner at reunion, even though her husband Lyle had passed away in January. Her daughter Sandra (who attended with her) and her son-in-law Douglas, who live nearby, have given her much needed support. I had not heard of her loss, but Eddie Burgess Bartholomew called Janet to express her sympathy and to say she would not be attending reunion.We all missed you greatly, Eddie. Jane Frier Bertrand was her usual upbeat self at reunion, which she attended with Marjorie Brass Greene, a fellow Syracusan.

Gretchen Fonda Gagnon, from nearby Cohoes, attended reunion with her charming daughters, all looking and feeling great. She keeps busy now with great-grandchildren, the newest: 8-year-old Alan. All live nearby, and as I report, they may be getting ready for a trip to Disney World at Thanksgiving. Edith Lewis Perman-Allen (and husband Henry) regretted that too many family affairs (weddings, graduations, etc.) prevented coming to reunion. She keeps active in Rye, NY, and has joined the computer age, which will help her keep in touch with several classmates--especially SylviaWeintrob Kessler, for whom we have no address. Tell Sylvia we'd love to hear from her. It was good to see Dot Papish from nearby Albany, NY, enjoying the festivities at reunion, as did Eleanor Slack Randles, MS '78, our former president and an active member of our class. Anna-Rose Bernstein Tykulsker from NYC, as well as JeanWay Schoonover, our incoming President, rounded out our New York delegation.

We received reports on two classmates not from New York by a husband and a daughter, for which we thank them. Dale Kuntz Galston from Hamden, CT, had a series of strokes in 2005, suffered a broken hip after a bad fall, and then developed vascular dementia and an inability to use her legs. Her husband Arthur '40 reports that she is content in the Whitney Health Center and reads from a book to him daily. Paula Seaman Lyden wrote that her mother, Lillian Taylor Seaman, died on May 31, 2005. Our sympathy goes to her family.May all of our readers have happy memories of 2007. -- Shirley Richards Sargent Darmer, 20 Haddington Lane, Delmar, NY 12054; e-mail, Kid12054@aol.com.

Two members of the football team attended our recent reunion.We've already commented on how Bud Finneran reviewed the Dartmouth game for us at one of our dinners. The other player, Lou Conti, missed that dinner because of other campus commitments (we did have the pleasure of his wife's company, Dotty (Kellogg) '43).Had he been there, Lou might have made additional comments, having played in the line during that never-to-be-forgotten series of plays. Now we hear that Lou will be one of eight honorees receiving the prestigious Ivy Award at the Ivy Football Association's biennial black-tie dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City on January 25, 2007, the other recipients being selected from the other seven Ivies. The award is given to former football players who have become prominent in other fields in later life. Lou is eminently qualified on both fronts, as detailed in a recent Cornell Football Association newsletter.What a guy!

More men from California sent in 2006 news forms than any other state, so we'll go through them next. Dr.Herb Abrams and wife Marilyn stopped in Ithaca for reunion on their way from their residence near the Stanford U. campus to Martha's Vineyard, where they spent the summer. Herb is still professionally involved in the Stanford Center for Int'l Security and Cooperation and, to a lesser extent, in the medical school. Dr. Stanley Reich of Piedmont, CA, is semi-retired but still teaching radiology at UC Davis and UCSF and consulting for the V.A. and the Air Force. Like many of our classmates, Stan and his wife Adele are enjoying their kids and grandkids. Alex Inkeles, MA '46, Palo Alto, says he is still grieving the loss of his wife Bernadette (Kane), but continues to lecture and is quite active as an advisory editor and publishers' consultant.

William Turin, Indian Wells, works part-time at Barnes and Noble, and when he isn't doing that or enjoying family, he watches movies at home so he can read the subtitles. Irv Merrill, a Cornell drama major,Walnut Creek, writes of how much he and wife Virginia enjoyed attending a Cornell Glee Club concert in Berkeley last winter, and then hosting two Glee Club members in their home afterwards. Paul Schweid, Santa Barbara, reports that his wife Judy works at counseling elderly people.

Three guys, Irving Drantch (Beverly Hills), Robert McCroskery (Desert Hot Springs), and HarryWetzel (Healdsburg), report that no news is good news.More letters next time. -- Warner Lansing, 6065 Verde Trl. S., Apt. G310, Boca Raton, FL 33433; tel., (561) 487-2008; e-mail, wlansing@bellsouth.net.

42 | Pres. Liz Schlamm Eddy (NYC) and VP Jim Kraker (New Smyrna Beach, FL) are busy visiting Ithaca and keeping our class well-represented on the campus. Liz continues making us all feel great as she rewards us for our love of Cornell and your generous contributions to the class fund, which was depleted by the 60th Reunion. She wants all to plan on the 65th next June. This time she sent The Great Gatsby, which all New Yorkers love to read. Thank you, Liz. An interesting note is that Kurt Vonnegut '44 was the Cornell Sun reporter who picked up the women's news at Willard Straight from Liz when she was Women's Editor during WWII.

Ed Markham (Bainbridge Island,WA) called because he attended a "Come Meet Your Cornell Neighbors" affair. He recovered from a car wreck and a bad fall that broke his hand. Despite limping, he is still riding his bicycle all over the island. Ed visited Ithaca and received a congratulatory letter from Prof.Margery Daughtrey of the Cornell Greenhouse Horticulture Program, for his splendid speech, "Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow" at Cornell Field Days. Reunion Chairmen Don, MD '45, and Madelaine Ring Kent '45 (Palm Beach Gardens, FL) attended Cornell's Adult University (CAU), taking Islamic Civilization; Harvey and Elaine Hoffman Luppescu (Maplewood, NJ) enjoyed taking part in the Personal Fitness Clinic. Elaine still misses Babette Hofheimer Sonneborn (Scarsdale, NY), with whom she went from fifth grade through Cornell. She enjoys golf while in Atlantis, FL, for the winter and is looking forward to her first great-grandchild.

Dorothy Dewey Goodding (Webster, TX) writes that they felt blessed to have been spared hurricane devastation. Doris Stone Hanrahan's home in Punta Gorda, FL, is still under repair, so she spent last winter in cold Montauk, NY. Her daughter's husband is in Bahrain, but was due home for a short leave. Ruth Naitove Sherman (Lynbrook, NY) is a retired English and drama teacher, but stays in the game tutoring English as a Second Language to foreign students and is even studying Spanish. She cruised to Alaska and had a great time with her niece. Two of her children are professors and her grandchildren are in college. One has a roommate whose grandmother is also named Ruth Sherman!

Charles and Dory Strong Castor '41 (Vero Beach, FL) are both in good health and enjoying life at their retirement community. "We are involved in church activities, computers, reading, travel, and visiting family and friends in upstate New York." Charlie has authored two books on his family history and an official one on his WWII unit, the 59th Armored Field Artillery Battalion. He's currently writing another about his life, so his two children and four grandchildren will know what life was like in the 20th century. He's on page 87, age 18, and entering Cornell.

Harry and Joanne Supplee (Fredericksburg,VA) have been married 59 years and, Harry writes,"we are still on our honeymoon."He was discharged from military service in 1946 after spending most of the time surviving in New Guinea. He graduated from U. of Michigan Law School in 1949 and has now retired, after 55 years of practicing law, to become "a spectator."With his three children and two grandchildren, he says he is "ready for the world." James Kiernan's (Morristown, NJ) wife Patricia passed away. She attended many parties and balls at Cornell, but had a fatal fall. They had three children and six grandchildren. He stays well, plays golf, and is looking forward to the 65th Reunion.

Sadly, Allen Shotwell, MS '54 (Glen Cove, NY) reports the passing of Betty Leclear Gluck (Greene, ME). Betty was a sorority sister of Allen's first wife, Sherrill Merrill, also deceased. Betty worked in banking and then for 30 years in insurance. She was elected treasurer/tax collector for Greene, a position she held until her retirement. She is survived by her husband John and many, many cousins. Allen last visited them five years ago.

I'm off on the Carnival cruise with my large family--what a way to celebrate my 85th! Do write me about interesting events in your life.We all want to enjoy them. -- Carolyn Evans Finneran, 8815 46th St.NW, Gig Harbor,WA 98335; tel., (253) 265-6618; e-mail, carolynfinn@comcast.net.

43 | While we await your en route (I hope) News and Dues forms, let your bifocals linger over these few but poignant words. Bill and Peggy Dickhart are braving the winter at Valley Forge. Send firewood and foot wrappings. In truth, it's more like they moved oars,muskets, lock, stock, and barrel to Shannondell Retirement Village in the shadow of General Washington's 1777 winter camp. You can find them huddled by the fire, teeth--original and otherwise--chattering at 22116 Shannondell Dr., Audubon, PA 19403.

Toothsome segue to Himself, as dentist completes installation of my most recent implant: "Lordy, Lordy, Doc, the only thing original in my mouth is my tongue. Take that and I'll no longer be able to shave."

Eloise Thro Stimson (Laguna Woods, CA) writes: "We've been happily married for over two years now. Dick '41 is preparing his Redding, CA, house for sale since we plan to live here in Orange County from now on."And then she shortcuts the USPS and summarily appoints us Chief Messenger Boy:"Hi,Nancy Jessup Underwood, M Ed '43! Enjoyed reading about you in CAM, roommate. It's been 67 years since last I saw you. And yes, as you can see, I finally married that special fellow who flew me from Ithaca to Syracuse that time. Love, Ellie."

"After retiring in '87," reports Walter Stern, "I continued to do some engineering work in the field of agriculture." [I'm not certain that pun was intended, but it's a keeper.] For vacation I go twice a year to Alman Village, Germany. [My 1940 Linguistics course tells me that Allemagne is cousin to Alman.] My wife teaches German here (Alexandria, VA) to military officers posted to German-speaking countries. [Lancaster, PA?]

Just hung up from a chat with a happy and strong-sounding Jack Slater. You may remember that back in 1944 when Jack was stationed at Fort Bragg, NC, he dated a girl-- we'll call her Kate because that's her name--and then shipped out as 9th Division forward artillery observer in the ETO. At war's end and his return Stateside, he disembarked, stepped off the gangplank, found a phone--alas, the lass had married--and then took off his pack. Years later Jack phones Kate, says he's single again and he'd like to visit her and her husband in Fayetteville."Honey, he died nine years ago." That news does not deter our lad. The visit takes place; they marry and move to Glen Cove, NY. But--lest Kate miss the South and its more temperate winters--Jack buys a house in her name in Fayetteville.Wise and gracious gesture; it's now their homestead 24/7/12. Jack says he doesn't miss New York at all. "I'm surrounded by 19 grandchildren and the occasional roar of heavy artillery." -- S.Miller Harris, PO Box 164, Spinnerstown, PA, 18968; e-mail, millerharris@netcarrier. com.

44 | It's a new year. You Northeasterners will read this in wintry weather, but here now it's autumn, with trees just turning red and gold. CCRCs (continuing care communities) are in the news. Pete Bellis was planning to move into Edgewood in North Andover, MA. "Time to abandon Texas and be near family." They intend to continue traveling, "as long as our health remains good or the money runs out." Rose Matt took an apartment in Woodlawn Commons in Saratoga Springs, NY, in August. Philip Collins left his home of 45 years "to join many nice people" in the Methodist Country House in Wilmington, DE. He's glad to be relieved of housekeeping and yard work. Christine Sexauer Simons, whose husband, a Naval trainee at Cornell, died in 2005, writes of her active life in a retirement community in St. Petersburg, FL. Robert F.Miller, BS Ag '48, PhD '51, of Orange City, FL, reports that after his wife died in December '05 he moved into John Knox Village, a CCRC. He has "met a new lady" and is having lots of fun.

Barbara Van Slyke Anderson and her husband, who has Alzheimer's, live independently in a CCRC in Glendale, AZ. She works with a group of alumni to preserve the history of the Presbyterian Mission to the Navajo Indians at Ganado, AZ, where they lived for many years. She taught in mission and public schools, and Doug worked at a trading post. They then retired to a small town between Santa Fe and Albuquerque, NM, for 17 years. "We have traveled much." Their three children and four grands are doing well. Ruth Caplan Brunton and husband Bob are busy and happy in Friendship Village in Tempe, AZ. She volunteers at an elementary school and nearby health center, besides taking advantage of exercise and swimming classes and lots of bridge. They celebrated their 60th anniversary with their big, happy family in June.

George Getman, JD '48, writes from Sun City Center, FL, that Cornell advised him that there are 25 Cornellians in his community. A CCRC? Eleanor Bloomfield Scholl really enjoys life at the Harbor's Edge community in Delray Beach, FL. Eleanor is in the PGA Hall of Fame in Dublin, OH, for shooting a hole in one, but is not in Ithaca's! She visited her six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren last summer.

More anniversaries are being reported. Hugh "Dutch" Doerschuk celebrated his 61st year of marriage with Judy, "my Wells wife," in Seattle,WA. They claim nine grandchildren. Dick, BA '43, and Ruth Leonard Claassen, also 61 years married, joined Rodgers '45 and Nancy Broomhead to celebrate their 62nd anniversary at a restaurant/piano bar in Santa Rosa, CA. The pianist was their age, so they really enjoyed singing their songs. Ruth and Dick are busy and healthy and "fortunately don't need the health facilities this place offers." A. J.Widmer, BS ORIE '47, ofWebster Groves,MO, had a 62nd anniversary and looks forward to many more.He and his wife live in a CCRC and are still very active, he in Lions Club and as treasurer of the Residents' Association, they with kids, grandkids, and a great-granddaughter.

There were other anniversaries. Jerry Tohn celebrated his 70th bar mitzvah anniversary in June. He and Deedee were looking ahead to summer in Stowe, VT, fall at Cornell for real estate or University Council, and Ballen Islands in Palm Beach Gardens, FL, for winter. Andy Capi, MD '46, and Sherrill, after their 36th summer in Portugal, rented a houseboat on Lake Powell, UT, with son and granddaughter. There they caught and cooked striped bass. Then in October they attended Andy's 60th Cornell Medical School reunion.

ArlieWilliamson Anderson '47, Cornell Alumni Magazine scribe, kindly sent a Rochester Yacht club Keeper of the Flame awards program that listed three 2006 recipients, one of whom was Helen Knapp Ingerson. Thereby, Helen was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame as a champion sailor on Lake Ontario. Arlie wrote that this is a big deal in the Rochester area, which is the birthplace of Susan B. Anthony. Helen's sister is Marjorie Knapp Barron '47, BS HE '46.

A sad note from Nick '82 and Christopher Kappa. Their mother,Margaret McCaffrey Kappa, passed away unexpectedly on May 8 in White Sulphur Springs,WV.Maggie was an ardent reuner and a faithful correspondent. Her sons may be reached at 207 Azalea Trail,White Sulphur Springs, WV 24986. -- Nancy Torlinski Rundell, 20540 Falcons Landing Cir., #4404, Sterling, VA 20165.

45 | October 13 saw the annual reception/dinner at Statler Hall at which the Alumni Federation honors a few alumni who are recipients of the Frank H. T. Rhodes Exemplary Alumni Service Award. Our class keeps up its tradition of having one of our own join this select group. This time it was Jane Knauss Stevens, MBA '48 (Pittsford, NY), well deserved of the recognition.Maralyn Winsor Fleming (Ithaca) remembers with pleasure her Willard Straight Hall involvement and Kappa Alpha Theta activities. She's still active with some of her favorite charities, such as Planned Parenthood, and goes to concerts and the theater, as well as Saratoga.

Dick Allen, BME '47 (Cincinnati, OH) has been corresponding with Miller Harris, the '43 Class Correspondent, who kindly forwarded Dick's latest, in which he reports that he retired 23 years ago as an executive with a huge scrap iron company, but has been busy as chairman of the Port Authority, president of a chamber music society, and a volunteer handyman helping poor, elderly homeowners.He loves downhill skiing and exercise, including keeping up with his four living children and nine grandchildren scattered from California to D.C. Not far from D.C., in Winchester, VA, Mary Jane Frost Cooley reports that she retired long ago from Montgomery County, MD, Family Services and the D.C. Public Library, that she and her U. of North Carolina husband Bill now have few "after-hours" activities, and that she would love to rid herself of the stirrup brace she has because of a bad ankle injury. She is making efforts to contact old friends from Cornell and LeRoy (NY) High School and would love to hear from Nancy Barone Stockdale, MS '50, who still lives in LeRoy.

Alice RossMcCarthy, BS HE '44,MS '47 (Birmingham, MI), still a whirlwind of environmental issues activity and running her book-publishing company, says that at 82, she is grateful to be working and caring for a large house and an acre of property with many gardens. She remembers fondly her time on campus receiving her BS and MS degrees and remaining on the faculty for seven years. Another still-busy body is Dr.Marvin Moser (Scarsdale, NY), who continues his distinguished career as a professor (Yale Med) and editor-in-chief of the Journal of Clinical Hypertension and president of the Hypertension Education Foundation, for which he has received numerous honors. From his time on the Hill, he remembers "hectic times in beautiful surroundings." In his spare (!) time he golfs, skis, and plays tennis, and keeps in touch with Dr. Victor Parsonnet (Millburn, NJ), from whom we never get any news.Maybe Marvin can persuade him to give us an update.

Another of our medical department representatives, RichardWeishaar, BA '49, MD '52 (Machipongo, VA), is more relaxed. He and wife Marie spend November in Arizona before wintering in Key Biscayne, FL, and heading to their home on the Chesapeake Bay for the rest of the year. Doris Klein Lelchook (Newton, MA) enjoys bridge, yoga, senior citizen clubs, time with her children and grandchildren in a timeshare in the Berkshires, and water aerobics/swimming. A big memory for her was trying to share a room with Betty Reiner Kurman (Stamford, CT) and her Irish setter. Another of the Klein clan, Ben Klein (Miami, FL) and wife Martha enjoy visits from their two grandchildren, attending classes at U. of Miami, and temple activities. One of his prized memories was getting to know faculty members, some of whom attended his wedding. James '44, BEE '43, and Phyllis Avery Olin, BA '44 (Charlottesville, VA) attend concerts and do volunteer work with young children. Phyl also still enjoys her piano and remembers most fondly from Cornell days meeting Jim, our retired Congressman.

Some of our classmates have requested information on the whereabouts of others. I'm always willing to help if I can, but strongly recommend that you use the online Cornell Alumni Directory, available at https://directory.alumni.cornell.edu. You will need your new seven-digit Cornell ID number to register the first time; it is printed on the mailing label of your magazine.

For months I've been collecting information so as to finalize an identity list for the class photo taken at our 55th Reunion. It's not 100 percent complete, but good enough to furnish to anyone who may want it. Let me know and I'll send it to you. -- Prentice Cushing Jr., 713 Fleet Dr., Virginia Beach, VA 23454; tel., (757) 716-2400; e-mail, Cushcu45@wmconnect.com.

46 | I LOVED reunion. Not only did I get to see all of YOU again, but I got lots of news for our column. Also attending our 60th reunion in June were five of us Keystoners from PA: Alice Latimer Fuller, MS Ag '48 (Pine Grove Mills) plus Pi Beta Phi sisters Ruth Critchlow Blackman (Newtown) and Maj-Britt Karlsson Gabel (Willow Street) and AOPi sisters Ann McGloin Stevens (Wyndmoor) and Yours Truly (Wernersville) plus NY/PA resident Dorrie Van Vleet Hicks, BS HE '45 (State College). Other eastern seaborders included Jerseyite Pat Kinne Paolella (Lakewood) and, from NY/NJ, Marianne Michaelis Goldsmith, BS HE '45 (Bedminster). Three traveled from MA: Priscilla Alden Clement (South Hadley), Bette Kreuzer Cullaty (Weston), and Anne Marani Plescia (Osterville). Floridians included Aleta Getman Huston (Venice) and Kay Smith Mancini (Palm Coast).

Ellen Vidal Hollmeyer (Chagrin Falls) was Ohio's lone representative. Ellen was originally from my hometown of Buffalo, NY. Also lone representatives of their states were AOPis Charlotte Fry Poor (Peoria, IL) and Mary Louise Rutan Snowden (Madison, WI). Texas, the Lone Star State, sent two representatives: Joyce Manley Forney (Dallas) and Carol Skaer Ryan (Austin). The three coming from CA had the longest journey: Muriel Salman Crall, BA '45 (Newport Beach),Marie Dicker Haas, BA '45 (San Francisco), and recent resident Dottie Taylor Prey (San Mateo).

Women from '47 attending were Amelia Streif Harding, Eve Frye Spencer, and Betty Hartman Selby. Eve and Betty are spouses of '46 men. Barbara Kendrick Miller '47, BS HE '46, MS '54, comes to both '46 and '47 reunions. She served as our reunion treasurer one year. I tried my best not to miss any of you. Please let me know if your name hasn't appeared and I'll correct my error. -- Elinor Baier Kennedy, 9 Reading Dr., Apt. 302,Wernersville, PA 19565; tel., (610) 927-8777.

Class Notes Editor Adele Durham Robinette must have suspected ballot box tampering when editing our last issue's report on class elections (actually,my column ran long, so it got squeezed out).Maybe we can sneak it by her this time.

Class officers elected were: President, Lloyd Slaughter; Vice President, Louise Greene Richards, PhD '65; Treasurer, Ruth Critchlow Blackman; Secretary, Robert Nist; Class Correspondents, Elinor Baier Kennedy and Paul Levine; Cornell Annual Fund Representative, Richard Turner; Reunion Chairs,Mavis Gillette Sand and William Farrell; Special Projects, Patricia Kinne Paolella. Please note that president Slaughter needs volunteers for two important offices,Membership Contacts and Webmaster. To help, phone or e-mail Lloyd at (304) 599-4431 or Lslaughter@westco.net.

During your correspondent's tenure, we have had two amazing class presidents. Both were at reunion with their wonderful wives. Sam and Patricia Miller (Ambler, PA and Marco Island, FL; trimil1@aol.com) have worked together to mitigate the effects of Sam's stroke. Sam credits Pat's grit with helping them cope with a nasty Florida hurricane. At reunion, they were pleased to renew their relationship with former university president Frank Rhodes. Sam wonders where his old classmate William Morrison is. Anyone with help, please advise him. Lloyd Slaughter (Morgantown,WV; Lslaughter@westco.net) took the reins with hardly a hitch when Sam Miller was incapacitated.He showed great leadership at reunion, and for a flourish gave one of his speeches in poetry. His wife Marilynn was radiant and added greatly to our song sessions. Her voice is beautiful and her knowledge of lyrics is encyclopedic.

Charles Fletcher (Sewickley, PA; chfletch2@wmconnect.com) has been widowed and arrived solo. His only regret is that he registered too late to stay at the Statler. He particularly enjoyed the Barton Hall class march and the exhibits there. After reunion he and his daughter and son-in-law planned a flight to South Africa. Jerrold (Bluffton, SC) and Anne Finch grade this as the best of the last four reunions. "It was sensational." Henry Gieseler, BME '45, MME '50 (Sarasota, FL; hgieseler@comcast.net) agrees enthusiastically. Hank is actively pushing for a change of name for the College of Liberal Arts to the College of Conservative Arts. (Ed:We hope he's ready to richly endow that college.)

William (Windsor, CA; capwilly@aol.com) and Carol Papsco agreed that it was one of the best reunions ever. They especially wanted to pay tribute to the courage of expresident Sam Miller and his beautiful wife Pat. Bill said there was plenty of representation from old crew members but no known oar-tugging in the unseasonably cold and rainy weather. Some who visited the crew house were Alex Brede, Jerry Finch, John Fraser, PhD '49, Hank Geiseler, Park Metzger, and Bill Papsco.

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 | Happy New Year! I hope you had good holidays and are well and looking forward to 2007. 2007! How is it possible it will be time for our 60th Reunion? We are planning for a great event! You should have received one mailing by now, and another will arrive in the spring. Our headquarters will be at the Statler Hotel, where there will be dining, singing,much conviviality, and the piano playing of George Giroux, who will be joining us for the fifth time.

In early September Pete and Elaine Drobner Schwarz and I journeyed to campus to attend the installment of our new Cornell president, David Skorton. It was a fine event held on the Arts Quad--a warm, sunny day with blue sky and light clouds and breezes, the speakers standing in front of Andrew D.White. The speeches were very learned, with thoughtful hope and plans for the university's future. The atmosphere was important and serious and happy. A perfect Cornell day.We sat with Margie NewellMitchell and her husband Bill, and saw Ray Fox, PhD '56, as he marched in the academic procession.

I have received many News Forms in which classmates plan or hope to come to reunion. I hope as many of you as possible will do that. I want to see you in person! Jay Shapiro (jayemonroe@aol.com) is one of those who accelerated and graduated in '46 as an EE with a Math major. After changing his last name to Monroe because of fear of anti-Semitism in the work world, he started his own company (www.industrialtest.com), where he is still working today. His best known invention is the Tensor lamp. His second wife, a lawyer, is Bonnie Thaler Monroe '55. They never travel--just work and work.

Mary Steadman Rothrock, who lives in Kenosha, WI, and says she does "as little as possible," did visit the 8th Air Force Historical Museum in Savannah, GA. She then went to New Hampshire to visit with her daughter and family and planned to get to Washington, DC, last October to the 2nd Air Division Association. Madeline Rosenthal Goodwin and husband Eugene have five grandchildren, four in college and a fifth who lives with them. They were married 60 years in December and have twin sons and a daughter. Eugene is not well, and Madeline cares for him and manages the finances. She used to work with numerous charities, but now limits that because, like all of us, she got older. She belongs to the Cornell Club of Los Angeles, and her son George spoke at Cornell last year on his book, The Jews of Rhode Island. Her father, George Rosenthal, was a member of the Class of 1913 in the Ag college.

Robert Romano (RLRomanox@cs.com), a clinical psychologist, now has a part-time practice. He had a new book published in March, Art and Other Tyrannies: The Search for Harmony. It is available on the Barnes & Noble and Amazon websites, and he will mail a copy to anyone interested in looking at it. He just needs an address. He has traveled all over the globe, and visited Cornell in September 2004. George Field and his wife Ginny moved to Ithaca in September 2004. Ginny was born and raised in Ithaca, and George met her when he was a student in the Ag college. At that time, he lived on N. Geneva St.; now he's on S. Geneva St., after being away for 54 years. It should be easy for him to join us at reunion.

Marjorie Helgans Hughes, MD '50 (drmarjorie@verizon.net), Arlington, VA, is a member of the Arlington Sister City Association and through that has become involved with the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange Program. In this current school year she will be hosting her third student and feels it's a good way to utilize her several empty bedrooms now that her large family has married and left the nest. She says the two students she has had so far have been delightful and very responsible. How nice for all! She plans to come to reunion. Betty Rosenthal Newman (bnewman201@comcast.net) lives in Short Hills, NJ, and winters in Atlantis, FL. In New Jersey she spends time with her two children and four grandchildren and is a trustee of the Community Agency Corp. of New Jersey, whose clientele are needy children and families in the greater Newark area. Betty also leads its marketing and public relations committee. In Florida she is teaching a course in American political parties at the Center of Life Learning. Those are good works. She also golfs and plays tennis and bridge. Granddaughter Rachel Newman is a Cornell freshman. Betty is active in CAU programs and is expecting to come to reunion. And some uninformed persons think those our age are old. Hah!

Harold Tepperman reports that he and wife Rita (Koening) '42 of San Antonio are retired. Donald Sperling says that he and wife Margaret spent two weeks driving through Morocco. Joseph Leeds tells us that he and wife Florence of Palisades, NY, have retired to an unassisted senior residence only ten miles from their two sons and families. Henry Darlington is also retired. He lives in New York City (where he has been his whole life) and winters in Palm Beach, FL. He maintains contact with BarlowWare, Joseph Coleman, and his V-12 connections. Stay well and think of reunion! -- Arlie Williamson Anderson, 238 Dorchester Rd., Rochester, NY 14610; tel., (585) 288-3752; e-mail, arlie47@aol.com.

48 | Some of our classmates continued to absorb more education at Cornell's Adult University (CAU) this past summer by matriculating in the following one-week courses: Lillian Soelle Austin, Chapel Hill,NC--Underground Ithaca; Stephen Bermas, JD '50, Great Neck, NY--Sculpture, Bronze; Burnett Haylor, Syracuse, NY--Islamic Civilization; and Herb Lobdell, Trumbull, CT--Not-so-Pasta: Italian Cooking. 303 alumni across the classes--and/or their spouses--participated in courses that covered 36 different subjects.

At the Homecoming football game with Colgate last Oct. 14, about 20 alumni and spouses tailgated in the flower garden on Tower Road outside the Plant Science building. The flower garden has been supported over the years by contributions from the Class of '49, whose influence with the university has protected it from being destroyed by building expansion. From the flower garden we could see the gigantic new Life Sciences Technology building, several floors of reinforced concrete rising out of Lower Alumni Field to the sky between us and the crescent stadium. Cornell won, 38 to 14, moving well through the center of Colgate's line.

History: Louis's "lunch and supper wagon" on Thurston Ave. has been at the same spot since 1919. It was founded by Louis Zanakis, who operated it for 17 years until 1934. The second owners operated it for 60 years to 1994. It has been owned and operated by two brothers since then. Parked in the same spot for 87 years--on a city street!

Eileen Peck, Oakland, CA: "Enjoying life, keeping body healthy. Saw 20 rarely seen marsh birds because of an extremely high tide in San Francisco Bay. Visited the newly rebuilt DeYoung Museum in San Francisco. Had a good tour of Ireland and was surprised to see how close the climate is to the Bay Area. Last remember reading American Prometheus, a bio of Robert Oppenheimer, until 3:00 a.m. this morning. Fascinating story! Would rather be sitting by a nice seashore enjoying a gin martini or piña colada.My sister Jean and I have a lovely apartment with a view of San Francisco and the bay. Life means to learn to love people, life, and the beautiful world so I can contribute to peace in my living space."

Irene Gleason writes that her husband Roger Gleason, owner of Groton Farms in Groton City, NY, has Alzheimer's and is unable to communicate. The Gleasons have eight grandchildren and seven greats.William A. Thompson IV, Oakdale, NY: "I manage a small apartment house in the historic former Vanderbilt Estate area, and a tree farm in New Hampshire.Worked with alumni of Theta Chi fraternity in unsuccessful endeavor to re-establish Lambda Chapter at Cornell. Good to meet and work with more recent graduates. Recently read An Army at Dawn by Rick Atkinson, about the invasion of North Africa in 1943. Clarified much of the time for me."

We received this enlightening epistle from Millicent Bentley Lawrence (Greenwich, NY): "In these days of high prices at the pump and winter heating bills that strain the budget, there is a new focus on alternative energy sources. Since 1980 we have been living in a passive solar house. It is a joy--light, bright, cozy, and inexpensive. Perhaps some details about this might be of interest as people are now taking a second look at the glories of sunshine.

"We live in Greenwich, NY, 30 miles north of Albany. The insulation for our house is Super Insulated Panels (SIPs), four inches thick, R40, on all the sidewalls and under and around the foundation. The roof panels are five inches thick and R50. For the unsunny days, we have a 17"Vermont Casting Resolute Acclaim Woodstove that is 65 percent efficient with a heat output up to 33,900 BTU/hr.We burn two cords of wood a winter. Our warm air, whether warmed by the sun or the stove, is circulated through a heat bank in the cellar. The heat bank is filled with 20 truckloads, five tons each, of bank run sand. The house is very tight. A recent energy audit, using the Blower Door Test, found it to be an ACH of 0.23.We can leave the house and go to Florida for the winter without draining the water, as the temperature, heated only by the sun, drops only to 52 degrees and the pipes do not freeze.

"The house is 40 feet long, 26 feet wide, south-facing at 12 degrees west of south, and 1,040 sq. ft. on the first floor. A true Cape Cod, the roof goes to the floor on the second floor, for roughly 600 square feet of useable floor space. The ceilings on the first floor are 7-1/2 feet high. On the second floor the cathedral ceilings slope to 12 feet in the center.We have a 10' by 8' south-facing greenhouse that also has an 8'-deep solar sand bank under it.

"This past October we added an 18-panel photovoltaic system on our south-facing roof. It produces 3.0 kw and is Grid-tied with a battery backup. It supplies about 43 percent of our annual electric requirements. Now, on sunny days we can watch our electric meter go backwards! If anyone is interested in being green and considering solar, I would be glad to supply more details." -- Bob Persons, 102 Reid Ave., Port Washington, NY 11050; phone and fax, (516) 767-1776.

49 | This column is brought to you in large part by Jack Gilbert, who sends a report on the October 2006 Trustee Council Weekend. "A good group of '49ers attended the weekend.Wife Inger (Molmen) and I offered housing and escort services to Martha Rausch Ohaus '47, and also spent some time with Jerry Alpern, MBA '50, discussing possible replacements for the late Dick Lustberg as our Cornell Fund rep.We sat at table Thursday night with Tony Teppin and listened to his stories of how he played all four years of varsity soccer at Cornell, and how he survived the Battle of the Bulge and other actions in WWII. Late Sunday night at the Rupert-Foote mansion in Forest Home, more discussion ensued with Jack Rupert, JD '51, and EllenWalsh '76, Director of Regional Offices, on the upcoming role of class officers in the Campaign for Cornell."

Jack (Gilbert, that is) also shared a story from last June's reunion. "During reunion weekends, there is always the Van Cleef Dinner, which is open to Cornellians at least 50 years past graduation who are not in their reunion year. Nearly a dozen Class of '49 families attended. Before dinner, Inger and I and John Skawski '48, EdD '57, and his wife Carleen were escorted by Scott Sutcliffe '75, associate director of Cornell's Lab of Ornithology, down a long hallway to view the 22-foot reticulated python skeleton donated to the Lab by Reed McJunkin '32. At dinner there was much table talk and promises to be back next year."

Speaking of reunion, Jack met up with his pre-war girlfriend, Alma Morton Blazic '45, during Reunion 2005, and they renewed their friendship. They had not seen each other since October 1946. "Our romance lasted from October 1942 to early 1946 while I was in the Navy in the Pacific Ocean.We did recognize each other!"

Of particular interest to the many engineers in our midst, "Congratulations are in order to the Class of 1949." This from a letter from Prof. James M. Gossett, academic director of the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering. It continues: "There's a reason you are often referred to as the 'Great' Class of 1949.With some recent gifts that have come in, I am pleased to announce that you have reached--and even slightly exceeded--your goal of $100,000 to further the funding needs of the school for its Laboratory Renovations Campaign. I am pleased to announce that the class will have a space in the Bovay Laboratory Complex named in your honor: the Civil Engineers Class of 1949 Curing Room. This is a very special space because it houses specially fabricated curing chambers that will allow us to control the variables under which concrete and other composite materials are allowed to cure. This will surely add to our knowledge about concrete and ultimately result in safer structures." This fund drive was led by Jack Gilbert and Wendel Kent, with the help of Carol Eichler, director of the CEE capital campaign. A most sincere thank you to all who contributed.

Our own Virginia Hallett Hardesty was featured on the front page of a special edition of the Cornell Chronicle on September 7, President David Skorton's inauguration day. As the caption read under a cheerful picture of Ginna and a sea of empty chairs, she was "first to arrive on the Arts Quad, more than five hours before the ceremony"--she didn't know how quickly the available handicapped parking spaces would go, so she came early. "I brought lunch, a camera, and two New York Times crossword puzzles," she told the reporter, "so I should be in pretty good shape." Ginna is a great-grandniece of Cornell's third president Jacob Gould Schurman, and granddaughter of Prof. Charles Love Durham, PhD 1899, of the Classics dept.

Short notes from classmates. Bob Biggane (Stuart, FL; RJB34997@aol.com) is retired and relaxing.Marydes Chapin Britton sent dues but no news from Green Valley, AZ. Ditto for Bill Berliner (Essex, CT; btssx@cs.com), who included a business card for Berliner Technical Services that lists him as an ABYC certified marine electrical technician specializing in marine integrated navigation, communication, and electrical systems. Barbara Starkweather Brown of San Diego, CA, has been taking care of her husband Douglas and, like a lot of us, going to doctors and replacing parts.When she thinks of Cornell, she remembers the gorges.

Helen Hoffman Casey (Old Saybrook CT; HCasey41@wmconnect.com) has been volunteering and traveling, but says she'd also like to be having coffee at the Straight. Eleanor Flemings Munch remembers the good friends she made at Cornell. Retired, she keeps busy with church activities, handbells, and bicycling. Constance Hoffmann Elsaesser keeps house during the day, but is also being treated for cancer. She would rather be traveling! Her fond remembrance of Cornell: "Romance." She would love to hear from Betty Ann Murtaugh Eck. Bob Nafis (Ithaca, NY; rnafis@twcny.rr.com) is retired, and, when the season is right, he's involved with Cornell men's and women's soccer. He remembers Barton Hall and "YASNY" weekends at Sigma Pi and would like to hear from Dana Brooks, MD '57.

More updates to come in the next issue. Let's hear from you, too. Stay well. Stay happy. Be proud to be a '49er! -- Dick Keegan, 100 Ashlar Village,Wallingford, CT 06492; e-mail, rjk27@cornell.edu. Cornell Alumni Magazine Class Notes, adr4@cornell.edu.