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It really makes your day. \u2756 Dorothy Taylor<\/strong> Prey<\/strong> (email Dorothy<\/a>), 1 Baldwin Ave., #501, San Mateo, CA 94401; tel., (650) 342-1196. Class website<\/a>. Alumni Directory<\/a>. Share your news here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Who from the Class of 1947 attended Reunion in June? The answer: class president Peter Schwarz<\/strong>, BEE \u201946, and me, treasurer Israel<\/strong> \u201cJay\u201d Milner<\/strong>. We who were able to attend Reunion proudly represented our wonderful Class of 1947. Pete, his alumna daughter, Mary \u201981<\/strong>, MAT \u201995, her husband, Brian, and grandson Joseph Vinegrad \u201915<\/strong> warmly welcomed me and wife Edith, son Joseph \u201989<\/strong>, and son-in-law Barry. At our delightful meals together, and at times including other alums, we shared our current news and experiences as well as reminiscences of the \u201cold days.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Packed into weather-perfect days were nostalgic campus and off-campus activities including: visiting the current Electrical Engineering college, attending faculty lectures, visiting Beebe Lake, joining a piano-led Cornell sing-along, and a trip back to beautiful Buttermilk Falls (P.S., no swimming).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Some of us attended the traditional tent party (mildly lubricated by some beer) that was held on the Arts Quad Friday evening with pop music and dancing by the many most-friendly old and young \u201cRe-uners\u201d and undergrads. As we were leaving, I was presented with a vintage 1947 wall calendar by a gracious younger alumna who somehow had kept it all these years. What a souvenir!<\/p>\n\n\n\n On Saturday, Cornell alumnus Bill Nye \u201977<\/strong> the \u201cScience Guy\u201d entertained us on a wide range of pleasant, informative, and current topics. Later, Cornelliana Night took place at a packed Schoellkopf Stadium. By means of amplified sound and a large video screen, we enjoyed musical and comical entertainment offered by undergrad student groups. Also, each of the Reunion classes got a shout-out, with cheers and whistles starting with the newest returning class, 2017. When it came to our Class of 1947, we waved and yelled back to the crowd, who in unison turned toward our upper box location with ear-to-ear smiles and deafening roars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Throughout the entire Reunion, we were warmly greeted by Cornell staff, volunteers, young alumni, and campus visitors alike, who saw us and recognized our identifying class badges. Speaking for Pete and myself, we are left with a beautiful memory of Cornell Reunion. \u2756 Class of 1947<\/strong> (email c\/o Alexandra Bond \u201912<\/strong><\/a>). Alumni Directory<\/a>. Share your news here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In my last column, I wrote that the typical family in our generation had a working husband and a wife at home running the household and raising the children\u2014a conclusion I came to because my wife\u2019s sorority sisters did not have paid employment and only one of the many couples of our age that we met over the years included a working wife. However, I have heard a differing view from classmate Barbara Cole Feiden<\/strong>: \u201cI\u2019m writing to disagree (though politely and pleasantly) with our class correspondent\u2019s finding that most of the women members of the Class of \u201948 didn\u2019t work. I did\u2014and most of my friends and colleagues did. I, in fact, was also in the Canadian Army for two years. Many went back to work when our children started school (or earlier) and were employed as social workers, teachers, lawyers, writers, and more. I believe that the Greatest Generation set a good example for our children and those who followed us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Richard Landsman<\/strong> reports, \u201cAt 96 years old, I still live in my own home. My time is filled with reading books, playing games online, and visits from daughter Betsy \u201976<\/strong>, nieces Jennifer Landsman Chobor \u201985<\/strong> and Deborah Landsman Parker \u201984<\/strong>, and son Sam. I enjoy cooking and baking apple pie. I date Marlene Medjuck Green \u201955<\/strong>, who lives nearby. Life is quiet but enjoyable. I would love to hear from my Cornell friends and classmates.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Three family members who graduated from Cornell and <\/em>dating a nearby Cornellian! For me, I have three children: one with a Cornell bachelor\u2019s degree and PhD from the University of Colorado and another with a PhD from Northwestern. My career took me all over: Pennsylvania, Illinois, Florida, California, Massachusetts. And my son resisted going to Cornell, not wanting to be accepted as a legacy rather than earning his own way. But he was admitted on his own, loved it when he got there, and has maintained ties mostly through his fraternity ever since.<\/p>\n\n\n\n At my age of 99, I can also say companionship is very important, and, being a widower for a dozen years from the Cornellian I married, I have female companionship with a 97-year-old neighbor who graduated from Northwestern. I have lived in the house I built here on Hilton Head Island, SC, for 35 years and expect my daughter to move in at some point. In a previous issue I described my pleasure in watching the wildlife\u2014birds, squirrels, rabbits, and deer\u2014visit my property as a welcome break from the substantial reading I, like Richard, also do. \u2756 Ray Tuttle<\/strong> (email Ray<\/a>), 65 Oyster Reef Dr., Hilton Head Island, SC 29926. Alumni Directory<\/a>. Share your news here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Greetings, classmates! How great to get back in touch with you all. Please send me all your news! Address it to Cornellians<\/em>, 312 College Ave. Suite B, Ithaca, NY 14850 or via email to Alexandra Bond ’12<\/a>. We shall celebrate hearing from each and every one of you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n My computer finally went to take a nap, so my daughter and I bought a new and fancier one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We moved house from \u201cin town\u201d in our small town of Wellsboro, PA, to just beyond the city limits in the countryside. Yes, it is very lovely country, but now we carry our garbage to a central location, our water comes from our well, and when it snows, a delightful boy will come and clear our acre-long driveway! No, I am not seriously complaining!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Classmates, we should all enjoy hearing about your daily life these days. Has much changed recently? My morning generally begins with driving my daughter\u2019s three children to their schools. That\u2019s usually fun. Later in the day I do retrieve them! They are 13, 14, and a very tall 16 years old! Everyone seems to be passing me in the height department these days. My afternoons are generally made interesting by domestic travel to the grocery store and by the school pick-up trips.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We had a great trip to Puerto Rico last summer for the wedding of my granddaughter. So far, no one in the family is getting married this summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We visited the Florida west coast for ten days in May. I had wanted to bring our dog and cat with us, but after the 20-hour drive down (broken up by a night in a hotel) I realized that they probably would not have enjoyed the trip very much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Now, classmates, it is definitely your turn! Write! What have you all been doing? What is your day like? Please send me your news! \u2756 Dorothy Mulhoffer Solow<\/strong> (email Dorothy<\/a>), 484 Fischler St. Ext., Wellsboro, PA 16901. Alumni Directory<\/a>. Share your news here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Back to the top<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Class Reunion: On June 9\u201312, 2022, seven indefatigable classmates pulled off an official 70th Class of the Century Reunion. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, a virtual Zoom Reunion had been held in June 2020, \u201cattended\u201d by a then-record 32 classmates. Subsequently, class officers decided that we should have an official face-to-face Reunion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Classmates in attendance were president James Brandt<\/strong> and Gordon Dibble<\/strong> (Engineering); Dick Silver<\/strong>, MD \u201953 (Arts & Sciences); treasurer Ben Williams<\/strong>, Al Mitchell<\/strong>, <\/strong>and John Mellor<\/strong>, PhD \u201954 (Agriculture); and Walt Spalding<\/strong> (Industrial and Labor Relations). Guests included Jim Brandt\u2019s son Doug, Ben Williams\u2019s companion Marlene, and the wives of Mellor, Dibble, and Spalding. All had accommodations at Cornell\u2019s four-star Statler Hotel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Reunion activities: Thursday: Reception and welcome by President Martha Pollack and an elegant dinner with the classes of \u201947 and \u201952, followed by the typical Savage Club Show. Friday: Service of Remembrance and Thanksgiving in Anabel Taylor Chapel; a conversation with President Pollack and three students reporting on their Cornell experiences; and an elegant dinner followed by the Centennial Concert in Bailey Hall featuring the Glee Club and Chorus, with former Chorus members recognized in celebration of the group’s 100th anniversary. Saturday: \u201cScience Guy\u201d Bill Nye \u201977<\/strong> gave a clever, funny lecture in Schoellkopf Stadium (Bill was attending his 45th Reunion); Corey Earle \u201907<\/strong> and Evan Earle \u201902<\/strong>, MS \u201914, gave a presentation on Cornell\u2019s history; the Olin Lecture by world-renowned architect Di\u00e9b\u00e9do Francis K\u00e9r\u00e9; the annual Reunion banquet; and the eclectic Cornelliana Night held in Schoellkopf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Short note from John<\/strong> \u201cJack\u201d Rose<\/strong>, MD \u201954 (Lancaster, PA), class fund representative: \u201cLooking back, it\u2019s hard to recall and talk about years ago. Lil (McLellan) \u201954<\/strong> and I retired 29 years ago, Lil from her catering business and I from my urology practice, and we never looked back. Then for 29 years we traveled to different continents, and for 20 years from May to October we lived at our Western Quebec cottage.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n From Sonia Pressman Fuentes<\/strong>: \u201cI\u2019m one of three women featured in The Great Stewardess Rebellion: How Women Launched a Workplace Rebellion at 30,000 Feet<\/em>, by Nell McShane Wulfhart (published April 19, 2022, Penguin Random House). It is the story of American stewardesses\u2019 fight for equality. I drafted the opinion for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in 1968, finding that American Airlines terminated or grounded stewardesses on grounds of marriage or reaching the age of 32 or 35, thereby violating Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n I\u2019ve been to every U.S. state, all the provinces of Canada, half of the states of Mexico, and 33 foreign countries on five continents.<\/p>\nPaul Joslin \u201950<\/strong><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n In my 95th year and looking back, I\u2019m thankful that in a nebulous way Cornell contributed to the satisfaction of my childhood love of travel\u2014I\u2019ve been to every U.S. state, all the provinces of Canada, half of the states of Mexico, and 33 foreign countries on five continents. While experiencing those wonderful and instructive travels I often wondered what it would be like to have lived in one of those other countries and often pondered this question, which I now pose for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Suppose that, for some reason, you had to leave the U.S. to live in another country; what country would you choose? Make a list and prioritize it. What would your top countries have in common? They might have the highest standards of living in health, longevity, education, income, housing, recreational opportunities, and perceived happiness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Canada would be high on my list. Geographically it is the second-largest country on earth and has huge forest, mineral, and freshwater resources\u2014and has all the socio\/economic\/political advantages of the other desirable countries. Also, global warming will open more of its land for food production. Australia would be a good second choice for the immediate future, but long term it cannot continue to live almost exclusively on exports of its many natural resources. Also, global warming will expand its current huge desert and reduce its arable farmland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Think about it and send me your thoughts and comments\u2014and include some personal news. \u2756 Paul Joslin<\/strong> (email Paul<\/a>), 13731 Hickman Rd., #4207, Urbandale, IA 50323; tel., (515) 278-0960. Alumni Directory<\/a>. Share your news here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Paul Jones<\/strong> writes, \u201cI continue to oppose the California High Speed Rail. I hope to ride the Spanish high-speed rail from Madrid to Barcelona, a route for which I led the first feasibility study.\u201d Paul adds that he gets great satisfaction from watching his grandchildren develop their families and careers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Douglas Young<\/strong>, BA \u201954, has been volunteering, for 15 years now, for a local hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Shelley Epstein Akabas<\/strong> let us know that she\u2019s been learning to manage life in a wheelchair, without much personal mobility. She\u2019s been listening to books through Audible, watching lots of TV shows on her computer, and trying to get in the pool for regular therapy. Her greatest satisfaction comes from her family, which includes nine adult grandchildren\u2014four married\u2014and seven great-grandchildren so far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Paul Reszel<\/strong> never imagined that he\u2019d reach the age of 92, noting, \u201cMy father died at 62.\u201d Paul assists at St. Vincent\u2019s Catholic Church and reports that he has 10 grandchildren and one great-grandchild\u2014\u201call with happenings.\u201d He adds, \u201cI am happy in my neighborhood and community of Fort Wayne, IN, with local availability of colleges, symphonic orchestra, ballet, shopping, church, sports, and family.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ronald Arky<\/strong>, MD \u201955, is still working as a teacher, advisor, coach, and mentor of Harvard Medical School students. \u201cI attend local, regional, national, and international meetings and conferences via Zoom. I\u2019ve also been teaching medical students who are at home, and meeting their families via Zoom.\u201d Ronald notes that he\u2019s proud of the accomplishments of the many students he\u2019s been in contact with these past 60 years. \u2756 Class of 1951<\/strong> (email c\/o Alexandra Bond \u201912<\/a>). Alumni Directory<\/a>. Share your news here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thank you to every single one of you who responded with a news form. I have 21 of them. Not bad for nonagenarians! In addition, I am emailing several of those who attended our 70th Reunion for their reflections on the whole thing, 70 years later. I would have emailed all record-breaking 25 or 26 of them\u2014but come on. If you were at Reunion and did not get my email, feel free to chime in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A word on Reunion. We broke attendance records. New class officers are Tom Cashel<\/strong>, LLB \u201956, president; Sid Goldstein<\/strong>, MD \u201956, vice president; Cappy Heyl Innes<\/strong>, membership chair; Sue Youker Schlaepfer<\/strong>, treasurer; Bibbi Antrim Hartshorn<\/strong> will continue as class historian; and I will continue as class correspondent\u2014but only if you send me news. (No Reunion chairs needed for the 75th.) That list may not be complete. But, on to the news.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The news form\u2019s first question, \u201cWhat\u2019s something you\u2019re doing now that you never imagined?\u201d brought a variety of answers. Marion Lotz Rutan<\/strong> (Haines City, FL) wrote that she is now legally blind, but still enjoys cooking and baking. \u201cEnjoying our community swimming pool year-round in the warm Florida weather. Warren and I are active members of the friendly and warm parish of St. Matthew Church in Winter Haven.\u201d Her most satisfaction these days comes from \u201ctalking books (by mail) from the Library of Congress.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n Eli Manchester<\/strong> (Westwood, MA) writes, \u201cAnne and I now are full time at Fox Hill Village, a wonderful retirement community. We sold our house in Cohasset last May. We were in Cohasset, on the water, for 63 years. We missed Reunion, as our granddaughter graduated from Dartmouth that same weekend. Fox Hill is just wonderful. It will keep you going with activities from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. I had a nice little talk this past weekend with Don Follett<\/strong> and Bob Conti<\/strong>, MS \u201954. There are not many of my Engineering college classmates left.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n I am still working as an actor on TV and the Internet, in commercials, music videos, and political satires.<\/p>\nRichard Bergman \u201952, MA \u201954<\/strong><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Ted<\/strong>, MS \u201953, and Trudy Krueger Winsberg <\/strong>are in Boynton Beach, FL. Ted writes that he never imagined \u201cwatching someone else do the heavy work around the farm and taking care of Trudy.\u201d They are \u201cencouraging and enabling local gardening projects, working on League of Women Voters, NOW, NAACP, and an ACLU project.\u201d Family happenings: \u201cFive grandchildren are getting married and settling down.\u201d He finds the greatest satisfaction in \u201cdaily two-mile walks with early morning walkers at nearby Green Cay Wetlands.\u201d Ted closes with: \u201cWe are sorry we were not be able to attend Reunion.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n Caroline<\/strong> \u201cBecky\u201d Booth<\/strong> Cipperly<\/strong> writes that house and garden keep her busy. She has six children, 15 grandchildren, and 13 great-grandchildren so far. What brings Becky the most satisfaction these days? \u201cFamily.\u201d Richard Bergman<\/strong>, MA \u201954 (New York, NY) writes, \u201cI am still working as an actor on TV and the Internet, in commercials, music videos, and political satires.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n Walter<\/strong> Harrison<\/strong> is still in Stanford, CA. Gerald Read<\/strong> (Rochester, NY) writes that he never imagined helping care for his wife, Shirley, who has Alzheimer\u2019s. \u201cWe are living in an apartment in Rochester. We both retired from teaching in Plattsburgh City School District, Shirley in elementary and I in vocational agriculture. Ours is a blended family. We have six children, 14 grandchildren, and 15 great-grandchildren.\u201d Gerald gets most satisfaction from visits with family members. No new hobbies, but, he says, \u201cWe traveled for many years after retirement, having visited all 50 states and 24 other countries.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trudy<\/strong> Serby Gildea<\/strong> (Columbus, MS) never imagined \u201cbeing taken care of.\u201d In retirement, she is living in her house and watching \u201cAndy Griffith\u201d reruns. Her children visit her often. She gets the most satisfaction from singing\u2014\u201cfolk songs and church songs, mostly.\u201d Trudy\u2019s new hobby is \u201cwalks in the neighborhood.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n David Matson<\/strong> (Ft. Wayne, IN) never imagined \u201cliving in an assisted living facility.\u201d His son Tom lives in Portland, OR, and daughter Sarah lives in Seattle, WA. His most satisfaction these days is \u201cgetting mail.\u201d No new hobbies: \u201cI gave my stamp collection to my son.\u201d Ann Coffeen Turner<\/strong> (Keene, NH) never imagined \u201cseeing 1984<\/em> as a threat.\u201d She is part-time tutoring at home. Her grandchildren are in college. What gives her most satisfaction these days is \u201ctutoring dyslexics and selling (at reasonable cost) my teaching materials to other dyslexia tutors.\u201d For more info, you can view this website<\/a>. Any new hobbies recently? \u201cNo, still reading and playing piano. I miss singing, but I know better than to do it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n I wish I could give you some news on a printed magazine or paid subscriptions. As soon as something is known, it will be sent out. Meanwhile, you can certainly email me here and it will appear online. I have news for the next issue and that is great. \u2756 Joan Boffa<\/strong> Gaul<\/strong> (email Joan<\/a>). Alumni Directory<\/a>. Share your news here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ever wonder why there was no ice hockey team at Cornell when we were there\u2014despite plenty of frigid weather? Ed Gibson<\/strong> explains, \u201cI was on the 1949 New England Championship hockey team at Exeter. While there, I received a letter from Cornell hockey coach Bud Boeringer welcoming me to the Cornell team. But when winter came around in our freshman year, alas! The hockey team, established at Cornell in 1900, was cancelled! The reason: natural ice on Beebe Lake had become too unreliable. There went my dream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSo my Chi Psi roommate from Minnesota, Jerry Potter<\/strong>, and I organized a Cornell club league. We recruited 25 enthusiasts to put up the boards needed to play. It looked great\u2014until the ice melted! Jerry and I were left by ourselves to recover the heavy boards from the frigid water \u2026 from a canoe! That was the low point in Cornell hockey history! We both ended up playing industrial league hockey in Syracuse, but for three years we proceeded to lobby the trustees to build an indoor rink. In 1957, the modern era began. Walter Carpenter 1910<\/strong>, president of the DuPont Co., donated $500,000 to build an artificial ice rink that is named after James Lynah 1905<\/strong>, Cornell\u2019s first Director of Athletics. Did I miss out? Probably for a few years; but from 1960 on I doubt that I would have even made the team. It has a glorious record that incudes 24 Ivy League championships, 29 All-Americans, and 53 Cornellians who have played in the NHL.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Following the death of her husband, Gordon<\/strong>, in 2021, Janet Kilby<\/strong> Lankton<\/strong> moved from Massachusetts, where she lived for many years, to Bonita Springs, FL, to be near daughter Susan. Janet lost her vision some years ago, so Susan has sent us the news that she is living in a retirement community where she has an aide to help her. \u201cI love the hot weather year-round, which I never thought I would,\u201d says Janet. \u201cI especially enjoy singing and going for walks in the park.\u201d Daughters Karen Lankton-Schmidt \u201983<\/strong> and Lauren Lankton Weisshaar \u201987<\/strong> live in other states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Barbara Querze Weinreich<\/strong>, MEd \u201954, has lived in Orlando for 62 years and recently took on a new responsibility. \u201cI could never imagine that at age 90 I would be chosen to serve on the board of directors of the newly established merger of the Jewish Federation of Orlando and the Jewish Community Center,\u201d she says. The groups share a campus that includes a Holocaust Center, Jewish Community Center, academy, and preschool; they also sponsor a program, called RAISE, that serves disabled adults. Barbara has served as a job coach in the RAISE program, preparing potential employees to find jobs in the general community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I could never imagine that at age 90 I would be chosen to serve on the board of directors of the merger of the Jewish Federation of Orlando and the Jewish Community Center.<\/p>\nBarbara Querze Weinreich \u201953, MEd \u201954<\/strong><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Barbara also participates in two book clubs and still manages to have fun playing Mahjong and to spend time with her ten grandchildren when they visit! She\u2019s looking forward to becoming a great-grandmother for the first time and notes that her family brings her the most satisfaction. Her family includes a few other Cornell graduates: son Joshua Weinreich<\/strong> \u201982<\/strong> and his wife, Roberta (Falloon) \u201982<\/strong>; daughter Ilene Weinreich \u201989<\/strong>; and granddaughter Dara Canchester \u201918<\/strong>. When Barbara\u2019s husband, Robert \u201952<\/strong>, died 20 years ago, the family established a scholarship in his memory to celebrate the affection he had for Cornell. One of her treasured memories is of the McGraw Tower bells chiming the haunting melody of the Kol Nidre at sunset on Yom Kippur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Herb Neuman<\/strong> was widowed several years ago when his life partner, Stephanie, passed away. \u201cWe were lucky to have 66 years of marriage plus five years of courtship,\u201d he observes. \u201cNow I enjoy watching our grandchildren progress with their careers.\u201d Herb still operates a real estate business and is convinced that non-retirement has kept him healthy and alert\u2014with a little help from one Advil daily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Marguerite Goetke Larsen<\/strong> enjoys watching the animals in her wooded yard in Middletown, NJ. \u201cIt\u2019s amazing just being alive to celebrate my 90th birthday in September,\u201d she says. Her undergraduate life was a little different from most of us as she was married to Bernhard Deutch \u201951<\/strong>, MS \u201953, and lived off campus her sophomore, junior, and senior years. She enjoys her family, which includes three grown children and four grandchildren, and loves having a cat for a pet. Her newest hobby is \u201cremembering to eat properly.\u201d We could all take lessons!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ruth Christoff Landon<\/strong> spent a lot of time working in the garden this year after having a large new area cultivated. At 91, she\u2019s a survivor who takes care of the garden, the house, herself, a dog, and a cat. \u201cI enjoy visiting the \u2018children,\u2019 five of whom are now in their 60s, and seeing their success and happiness.\u201d And there\u2019s lots of family to visit! Her oldest great-granddaughter graduated high school this year and is off to BU for college. \u201cWe have two new baby boy \u2018greats,\u2019 which adds up to a dozen grands and seven greats\u2014all of whom are doing well!\u201d In addition to the gardening, Ruth also spends time writing. Thinking about her years at Cornell, she remembers rolling up her PJs and covering them with a raincoat to prepare for a trip to the food truck at the curb outside. Remember those yummy hot dogs? \u2756 Caroline Mulford Owens<\/strong> (email Caroline<\/a>); Jack Allen<\/strong> (email Jack<\/a>); Bob Neff<\/strong> (email Bob<\/a>); John Nixon<\/strong> (email John<\/a>); Ed Gibson<\/strong> (email Ed<\/a>). Alumni Directory<\/a>. Share your news here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is Reunion week in Ithaca as I write this column. On May 15, five Connecticut friends from non-Reuning \u201950s classes met for a mini-reunion lunch at the Woodway Golf Club in Darien, CT. The event was hosted by Tom Gillespie \u201955<\/strong> and included Dick Shriver \u201955<\/strong>, Jack Brophy \u201953<\/strong>, and from our class Clancy Fauntleroy<\/strong> and your correspondent Bill Waters<\/strong>, MBA \u201955. Also present were wives Martine Brophy and Barb Shriver, whose presence guaranteed there would be no improper trash talking!<\/p>\n\n\n\n For two hours of fellowship, we exchanged memories and stories of our days on the Hill and beyond. The meeting finished with a rousing singing of \u201cGive My Regards to Davy\u201d led by Cayuga\u2019s Waiters stalwart Brophy. Surprisingly, all five of us (average age 89) knew all the words. The ghost of Theodore Zinck would be pleased. After the lunch, Dick and Clancy, both All-American lacrosse players at Cornell, retired to Clancy\u2019s apartment to watch the current Big Red lacrosse team beat Ohio State in the first round of this year\u2019s NCAA tournament. In subsequent weeks, Cornell beat Delaware and Rutgers before losing to undefeated Maryland in the national championship finals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Joanne Wilson Wietgrefe<\/strong> (Shrewsbury, MA), whom we featured in an earlier column, recently sent me a beautifully written letter entitled the \u201cEvening Song,\u201d to which I related since it is my favorite piece of Cornell music. Joanne sang in the University a cappella<\/em> chorus for all four of her Cornell years. There, she met her late husband, Walter<\/strong>, MS \u201963, who also sang in the group. The following is from Joanne\u2019s letter in her own words, lightly edited:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cFor three and a half years I sang the \u2018Evening Song\u2019 every Saturday night before sitting down to dinner in the dorm. While we didn\u2019t realize it, the first verse was closure for the week\u2019s work, and it signaled a shift in lifestyle for the weekend. \u2018When the sun fades far away \/ In the crimson of the west, \/ And the voices of the day \/ Murmur low and sink to rest.\u2019 There\u2019s no hint of pulling all-nighters, evening classes, or spending the night in a library carrel. A gentle daily closure floating down just as a sunset does.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe second verse suggests the effect that cessation of high intensity college living has on the individual. \u2018Welcome night and welcome rest; \/ Fading music, fare thee well! \/ Joy to all we love the best, \/ Love to thee, our fair Cornell!\u2019 Then the refrain: \u2018Music with the twilight falls \/ O\u2019er the dreaming lake and dell; \/ \u2018Tis an echo from the walls \/ Of our own, our fair Cornell.\u2019 In Shrewsbury, if there\u2019s a lovely sunset, you just might hear me standing in the window and singing the \u2018Evening Song\u2019 once again.\u201d Thank you, Joanne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If there\u2019s a lovely sunset, you just might hear me standing in the window and singing the \u2018Evening Song\u2019 once again.<\/p>\nJoanne Wilson Wietgrefe \u201954<\/strong><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n On a somber note, we mourn the passing of another class officer with the death late last year of our longtime class president Ken Hershey<\/strong>. Ken came to Cornell from Rochester, NY, played on the Big Red golf team, earned his degree in Civil Engineering, and was commissioned a lieutenant in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers just in time to be deployed to active duty during the Korean War. Under his command, Ken led a survey team to create the first topographical map of New Guinea. After his tour ended, he returned to Rochester, married his wife, Su, and became a partner in a successful civil engineering practice serving the needs of many water and sewer districts throughout Western New York.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Golf was a lifetime passion for Ken. He valued his 60-plus-year membership at the Monroe Golf Club. Also expert skiers, Ken and Su skied weekends at Bristol Mountain in Western New York and made an annual pilgrimage to Utah. In his 40s, Ken\u2019s love of sports drew him to try platform tennis. He was hooked, becoming a lifetime member of the sport\u2019s American association and a certified teaching professional. Ken is survived by Su, three children, and eight grandchildren. RIP. \u2756 Bill Waters<\/strong> (email Bill<\/a>); Ruth Carpenter Bailey<\/strong> (email Ruth<\/a>). Class website<\/a>. Alumni Directory<\/a>. Share your news here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Beverly MacNamara Wait<\/strong> spends her winters in Bonita Springs, FL, playing lots of bridge and some golf. She\u2019s still in contact with Sandy Montgomery Elder<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Daniel Sachs<\/strong> reports that he\u2019s \u201cbusier than ever in retirement! I\u2019m teaching two learning-in-retirement courses: one titled \u2018Fairy Tales\u2014Not for Kids Only,\u2019 and the other a religious history course called \u2018Orthodoxy and Heresy Across the Millennia.\u2019 I\u2019m also singing in a 16-man singing group here at Riderwood, called the Gentlemen Songsters, and I\u2019ve taken up painting again, in acrylics. Two of my paintings are hanging in a current exhibit of residents\u2019 work. I also participate in a monthly meeting of the German Conversation Group at Riderwood, where we speak, in German, of whatever seems important to us. As a result, my German conversation ability has improved immensely. In 2007, I was initiated into the ManKind Project, and a group of us meets weekly to support each other in self-awareness and authenticity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhenever I receive Cornell mail, it lights up my day, and I remember back so many years when we were young and carefree,\u201d writes Irene Adler Hirsch<\/strong>. \u201cSeveral years ago, our oldest of three sons, Mark, delighted me with the news that his second of three lovely daughters was accepted at the Veterinary College. They have four dogs, and Emmy, who always has loved animals, decided to become a veterinarian. I asked if she mentioned my name, and he proudly answered that she didn\u2019t but was accepted on her own account!<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIn 1990, my husband, Henry, took early retirement from IBM, and we made a move that he had dreamed about, to Israel, the Holy Land. When our three boys were little, we couldn\u2019t sell our house, but he, who had a tragic childhood in Germany during the Holocaust, insisted that we make the move when he retired! We settled in, and after several years I discovered that quite a number of Cornellians lived there too. I decided to organize a group called the Israel Cornell Club, which drew quite a few very interesting and highly educated members. Some years later, when I unfortunately had several operations, I was fortunate to find that one of our club\u2019s members, Gershon Lewental<\/strong> \u201903<\/strong>, was able to become my co-chairman, and our meetings drew some younger members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Whenever I receive Cornell mail, it lights up my day, and I remember back so many years when we were young and carefree.<\/p>\n
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