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'58
Women: Ann Steffen Bradley
27 Stuart St.
Waldwick, NJ. 07643
For those of you to whom the adage applies,
"The mind is willing, but the flesh is
weak," just a reminder, though an important
one, that June 15 is the deadline for gifts
and pledges to the Cornell Fund. In one way
or another, we all seem to be in the habit of
"filing" correspondence and then forgetting
all about it until it gathers dust and is outdated.
Let's not let this happen again this
year. Cornell sincerely appreciates your participation
in this important project, and
hopefully anticipates an increase in the influx
of dusty pledge cards . . . unspindled,
unmutilated, and unfolded.
The dearth of incoming mail at 27 Stuart
St. has been quite overwhelming lately. Up
to this point, I have been attributing the
shortage to spring fever, worn-out typewriter
ribbons, and "busted" ballpoints, but if your
correspondent doesn't receive some news
soon I'm afraid that the column will become
defunct. Then again, I'm the type who takes
such setbacks as personal affronts . . . don't
you want me to know that you just had your
11th child and spent a winter in Tasmania
-Enough of this nonsense. Please, won't
you write?
Our best wishes to Nancy Foth, who on
March 5 was married to Bryce A. Frey.
They are at home at 8606 Forest St., Annandale,
Va.
Ann Friedman Schmalz and Ernest '57
announce the birth of their second daughter,
Lorraine Rosalie on Nov 23, 1965. An older
sister, Lois, is now 3V2. Ernest is employed
as an inspector for the Federal Food & Drug
Administration, while Ann is kept busy at
89-23 Rutledge Ave., Glendale 27, Queens.
Ann writes that they are currently occupied
with the pleasant task of buying a home.
On Feb. 26, Allison Sue was born to Ivan
and Paula Rivlin Glickman of Westchester
County. Paula, who was an editor of elementary
school textbooks for the Macmillan
Co. at last report, is now having an opportunity
to use some of the theory propounded
by the literati of the educational field.
Through a happy coincidence, a Cornellian
is a neighbor of ours. Phyllis (Corwin)
'59, Chuck '55 Rogers, and their children
(one boy and one girl) live at 91 Park Ave.,
Allendale, N.J., just to the north of our community.
We had coffee not too long ago and
Phyllis gave me news of Peggy Giles Buchanan,
Ron '58 and their four children,
Douglas, 7, Debby, 6, Holly, 4, and Scott, 1.
The family has recently moved to 15709
Oursler Rd., Burtonsville, Md., where Ron's
thriving veterinary practice is also located.
Making her home at Rt. 1, Lafayette,
Colo., Meg MacLachlin Dodds '59 must be
surrounded by beautiful scenery. Her husband,
known to me only as R. W., is a realestate
broker.
Put some happiness into my life . . . write.
'59
Men: Howard B. Myers
18-3A Mt. Pleasant Village
Route 10
Morris Plains, NJ.
Ronald C. Butz, 2435 S. Fillmore, Denver,
Colo., graduated from the U of Denver Law
School in December 1965 and just passed
the Colorado Bar. He is associated with the
firm of Grant, Shafroth, Toll & McHendrie
in Denver. He and his wife had their first
child, a son, Curt Hammond, in September.
William A. Tabor, 117 Southland Dr.,
Rochester, is president of United Diner's
Club Plans of America, which firm has an
address at 2930 Monroe Ave., Rochester.
Bill and his wife, the former Mary Clarey,
moved into a new home, with a swimming
pool no less, during the last week of March.
Kenny and Judy Riskind announced the
birth of Patricia Lucille Riskind, a 6-lb. 8 oz.
facsimile of her father, on Jan. 5, 1966. The
Riskinds are doing well, and, I hope, will excuse
this belated announcement.
Jeff Fry, 435 Green St., San Francisco,
Calif., married Cindy Wollock in Washington,
D.C., on Jan. 29. Jeff wrote that various
Cornellians were invited to the affair but
failed to show up because of the simultaneous
blizzard. Members of other classes
did show, proving to Jeff that the "young
crowd" is heartier than we are.
William J. Herz has been appointed manager
of chemical products at Baxter International,
a division of Baxter Laboratories,
Inc., Morton Grove, 111. Bill had previously
served as international product manager of
the Wallerstein division's products.
C. E. John Way Jr., 710 West End Ave.,
New York, won first prize in the Rockland
Foundation competition for a master plan
and prototype studio building. The Foundation
is a non-profit center for the creative
and performing arts in Rockland County.
Random House, Inc. published Richard
Farina's first novel Been Down So Long It
Looks Like Up To Me on April 28. In a prepublication
review Thomas Pynchon (author
of the widely acclaimed V. and the recently
published The Crying of Lot 49) called the
book "hilarious, chilling, sexy, profound,
maniacal, beautiful, and outrageous all at
the same time." Dick also is an accomplished
folk-rock singer and composer, having
achieved great success at the Newport Folk
Festival and on tour. His latest record is
entitled "Reflections in a Crystal Wind," in
which he plays a dulcimer and is accompanied
by his wife, Mimi, on the guitar.
David Engel, whose mother lives at 38
Liberty PI., Weehawken, N.J., is a US Foreign
Service officer and has recently returned
from more than 3 years of duty as a political
officer with the American Embassy in South
Vietnam to assume duties with the Vietnam
Working Group in the Department of State.
Dave joined the Foreign Service in 1961
after receiving the MPA (Master of
Public Affairs) from Princeton, and was assigned
in 1962 to the American Embassy
in Saigon, where he served as a security officer
in the political section of the Embassy.
Dave was charged with the specific duty of
reporting on the situation in the provinces of
South Vietnam, and in this connection made
over 50 separate trips into the countryside,
usually visiting one province at a time for a
period lasting a few days to a week. The
picture above shows Dave talking to Vietnamese
villagers during one of these trips.
He visited over one half of South Vietnam's
43 provinces, acquiring in the process an
intimate knowledge of the attitudes of the
people.
For his outstanding work Dave was honored
by the Department of State on June 11,
1964, with a Superior Honor Award which
read, in part, as follows: "He displayed a
high degree of initiative, resourcefulness,
and personal courage in keeping with the
best traditions of the Foreign Service." This
citation comes as no surprise to anyone who
knows Dave Engel, nor does a statement
made in an interview with Dave shortly after
his return from South Vietnam: "The people
of South Vietnam are under no illusions
about what life would be for them under
the Vietcong and their resistance has been so
tenacious because they want no part of
such a life."
'59
Women: Carroll Olton Labarthe
430 Olympia Rd.
Pittsburgh, Pa. 15211
A letter from Marian Montgomery Randall
announces the birth of her daughter
Sarah on Jan. 28. Her husband, Cory, expects
to finish his PhD in June. At present
he is priest-in-charge of a small Episcopal
mission, St. Andrew's Church in Addyston,
Ohio. The Randalls' address is 7253 Boleyn
Dr., Cincinnati, Ohio.
Marian mentioned some other classmates,
Dave and Sally Eaton Vrooman who live at
52V2 Park St., Canton. They have a son,
Peter Hendrick, born Mar. 1. Jackie
(Schneider) and Pete Dunning adopted a
second child last summer. His name is
Christopher Daniel and his first birthday
was May 9. Marian says the Dunning family
has a new address, but she couldn't remember
it. Jackie?
Barbara Bennett Marks, who admits she is
a poor correspondent, is now catching us up
on her news. She was married in January,
1963 to Robert Marks and has, since then,
lived at 12 Calumet Rd., Westport, Conn.
She is an employment counselor for the
N.Y.S. Employment Service in Port Chester.
Her husband is an engineer with Sperry
Semiconductor in Norwalk, Conn.
Pretty sparse column, isn't it? And you
know whose fault that is, don't you?
'60
Men: Paul Curry
Box 364
Indian Lake, N. Y.
Capt. John F. Richards, after having returned
from Germany only last May, received
a 13-month assignment to Vietnam
beginning in March. Wife Pat (Laux '61) and
two children, Debra Leigh, 3Vi 9 and John
Kenton, IVz, will live in Glen Cove Springs,
Fla., outside of Jacksonville, during John's
absence.
John Sadusky is living at 801 E. McKellips
3A, Tempe, Ariz. Jack is enrolled at
Arizona State where he is working for an
MS in industrial engineering (which he
should receive this August). The first little
Sadusky, Donald, was born in June 1965.
Jack says that he's big enough to make a
pretty good end (I hope that he doesn't follow
in the old man's footsteps by dropping
any more TD passes in the Penn game).
Howard Picking is now located at Route 1
Hoeschler Hills, LaCrosse, A^is. "Skip" is
working for the Trane Co. in dealer development.
On Nov. 8, 1965, Skip reports that
"Adelle (Case '61) and I were blessed with
our first child, a boy, Daniel Howard. Aside
from being handsome, intelligent, et al like
his father, his most outstanding characteristic
is his large feet." Sounds like another
end to me (you may recall that in '59
"Skip" was the other starting end besides
Jack Sadusky).
Dave Dresser, our class's contribution to
the All-American lacrosse team, is still on
home stomping grounds. Dave received his
master of education from Cornell in February
1966. He's still teaching and coaching
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