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Archibald when he makes frequent trips to
Chicago to check on his Midwest branch
spice outlet. We feel obliged to follow the
meanderings of our adventurous leader, as
he leads us into many new and exciting
places. His latest attempt to get away from it
all with Dottie was a West Indies cruise to
Aruba where they basked in the sun without
telephones. Son Doug and wife flew down
for a conference on the sand, while Walt
and Dottie completed their cruise by ship.
We were well represented at the class officers
meeting in New York by Prexy Walt,
Secy. Hank Benisch, and VP Dick Έdson.
Inasmuch as the class dinner "bunnyed" out
last fall, it was decided to hold a spring dinner
meeting of the class council at the Cornell
Club of New York on Tuesday, April
18. All classmates are invited and urged to
attend. No bunnies this time, but the promise
of a most interesting program. So put a Big
Red circle around the 18th of April and save
the date!
'20
Women: Mary H. Donlon
201 Varick St.
New York, N.Y. 10014
Agda Osborn and I represented our class
at the midwinter meeting of class officers at
Hotel Roosevelt, New York, on Jan. 14* and
found time for a good visit with one another
and with classmate Dick Edson, who was
representing '20 men.
In her letter to me in my cherished book
of classmate letters, Margaret Fortune Court
wrote a newsy letter which I gladly share
with you. Peg lives at 2602 52nd St. South,
Gulfport, Fla. Peg and husband Everett
moved from Albany to Florida in 1951. She
writes:
"Everett was ill then and we hoped the
change would prolong his life. He died in
1953, and I have stayed on and feel like a
native. We bought a house in a location
where I could take tourists, and over the
years I have met and housed many people
from many places.
"Perhaps the reason I have never answered
the questionnaires is because I have not felt
that what I have done would be especially
interesting; but now I would like to 'check
in' once more with all my classmates of '20."
Well, Peg, we are certainly glad you did,
and we truly hope you will continue to keep
in touch. Next time you come north, as you
did last summer, please let your classmates
know so that we can have a visit with you.
Another Floridian, who sent welcome
news with her Christmas card, is Alberta
Johnson, whose address is 1210 N. Garden
Ave., Clearwater. Alberta recalls our senior
year student government officers' farewell
picnic, and that it was "held, of all places, in
the cemetery." What a memory! I do not
recall that. Do any others?
Alberta writes: "I promised myself when
I moved to Florida not to become involved
in organization work. But I did - and enjoy
it as much as ever, and have made many
friends. I belong to the local Zonta Club, of
which I am treasurer this year. I am also
involved in Eastern Star activities." Alberta
inquires about Cora Cooke.
Several of you asked whether Cora came
north last summer. She did; and let me share
with you her account of her trip:
"I had a nice time with my sisters in northern
New York in July. Good old Lyons Falls
looked good to me, although the first few
days were as hot as they were when I left
Arizona, but at least they cooled off at night.
I had visits from my nephews and nieces -
not all of them, but still a fair sample - and
after all, what can you expect in three weeks'
time.
"I went the day the airplane strike began.
Can you imagine the fear and trembling
when I started out with, I knew not what,
facing me. But I went through on time and
with no trouble. Coming back it was different,
but by that time I had decided the
airlines had me in tow and they were responsible
for me. And I was right. I rushed
right through all the traffic and was put on
the very plane that I had been supposed to
take - only a couple of hours late. I didn't
take a chance on going to St. Paul and that
was probably a good thing."
The main advantage of her new residence
at Devon Gables (6150 Grand Rd., Tucson,
Ariz.) is that she has more places to walk.
"The patio is my favorite and I walk seven
times around, five times a day, which is seven
times more than I did when I first came.
That means that I walk better, and keep myself
in better trim."
Cora would like to hear from old friends
and classmates and hopes that anyone getting
to Tucson will come to see her.
Dorrice Richards Morrow and husband
Glenn R., PhD '21, returned to their home in
Swarthmore Pa. at the end of September
after a year's residence in Europe. Dorrice
had to have an operation at the end of May
while they were still living in Athens, but
she made a good recovery and the Morrows
were able to carry out their travel plans in
Scandinavia for the month of August. At
Goteborg, Sweden, he took part in the small
international group, Symposium Aristotelicum.
Dorrice says she is getting her strength
back all the time and feels she has a lot to
be thankful for. Her address is 515 Rutgers
Ave.
Some of you have asked what it means to
be a Cornell trustee emeritus. It is something
like being an emeritus professor, I guess.
That is to say, I continue to go to meetings
whenever I can, but I no longer have a vote.
At the time of writing these notes, the
committee on alumni trustee nominations
has not yet announced whether it is going
to recommend this spring an alumna for
election to the Cornell Board. I hope it will
do so, and that we shall soon have a second
woman trustee to serve with Adele Rogers.
I plan to leave for Europe in mid-April,
but shall try to keep 1920 news coming to
you even when I am away. With your help,
of course. Remember: Dues and news! We
can't do without both.
'21
Men: James H. C. Martens
317 Grant Ave.
Highland Park, N.J. 08904
By now our secretary, Allen H. Treman,
and his wife, Pauline, will be far away from
Ithaca. They sailed from San Francisco Feb.
9 on the SS Monterey for some of the South
Sea islands and New Zealand. After traveling
around New Zealand, Tasmania, and Australia,
they are expecting to visit more South
Sea islands and Honolulu, finally getting
back to San Francisco May 2.
Raoul F. Cowley and wife Emma are still
living in Havana, Cuba, after several years
of retirement. According to their son, Raoul
A. '57, they are hoping to come to the US
soon.
Maynard L. Bryant retired in October
1962 after 38 years of service in the US Department
of Agriculture. He lives at 4 Edward
St., Montpelier, Vt., a good area for
his hobbies, which include hunting, fishing,
hiking, and skiing. He has four children and
10 grandchildren.
Hermann F. Vieweg has retired after 20
years with the US Rubber Co. He and wife
Alice (McNulty) '20 live at 647 Lincoln Rd.,
Grosse Pointe, Mich. Son Robert has graduated
from law school and works for a law
firm in Detroit. Having known Hermann
since we entered Cornell in September 1917,
your correspondent doubts that retirement
will bring much decrease in his activities.
Col. Donald C. Fabel has retired as head
of the Department of Metallurgical Engineering
at Cleveland State U. In addition to
a long teaching career, he has at various
times been employed by industry, and served
in the US Army in World Wars I and II. He
has done research on the metallurgy of special
alloy steels and on the testing of their
physical properties. Don is expecting to
spend next summer traveling in Europe.
After 36 years in the municipal engineering
profession, Robert A. Mitchell has retired
from his position as commissioner of
public works for the city of Wilmington, Del.
Albert L. Lentz, living with wife Sarda at
2936 Selwyn Ave., Charlotte, N.C., praises
the mild climate and promises southern hospitality
to classmates who stop there.
'21
Women: May A. Regan
436 Australian Ave.
Palm Beach, Fla. 33480
Although I did receive a large number of
very lovely Christmas cards from you, I did
not receive the news items which I anticipated.
However, there was a meeting of the
Cornell Assn. of Class Officers in New York
on Jan. 14 and I am hoping that those who
attended will have garnered some data which
can be enjoyed by all of you.
Our first vice president, Helen Bateman
Heath (Mrs, Raymond D.) has finally sent
me a lovely photograph
but a very teeny
bit of biography. So I
shall have to do some
memory recall on my
own to fill in the background.
When "Shrimpie"
packed up her BA
degree along with her
many honors and her
Phi Beta Kappa key,
she moved directly to
the staff on the Hobart-William Smith campus
as a member of the psychology department.
It was there that she met her husband.
They moved to Rome where he did a column
for the local newspaper and Helen took a
position in the schools. After her husband's
death, she returned to William Smith College
as dean of women students. The many-faceted
demands and responsibilities of this professional
job have kept her very busy ever
since. In these days of undergraduate campus
upheavals, I can definitely understand
why she could only take time to send me a
brief note:
"I've just called 'Public Relations' to see if
they have a glossy print (should have done
it last summer - actually did try but there
was no one around to do anything, so gave
up). If there is one (and I do take an awful
picture), it will be enclosed.
"Perhaps I should send you a copy of the
portrait the Class of 1965 presented to the
college that year. It was all done from photographs
and I knew nothing about it until the
last minute.
"I have been dean here since October
1944 and expect to retire this coming July.
Our very likeable new president talks about
my staying on in another capacity. Love,
Shrimpie."
You will be saddened, I know, by a report
from a New Jersey newspaper sent to me by
Agnes Fowler. It is a splendid tribute to
Margaret Campbell Shephard (wife of Leslie
M.) and announces her death in Bradenton,
Fla. Before her retirement in 1961, Margaret
had led a very busy professional life in
the field of home economics. This included a
Sunday column in a Newark newspaper and
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