1930s – 1940s

1934
Happy New Year, classmates! Little has changed in my life at 94 years. It feels good to be as active as I am (at a slower pace). At Christmas, I was able to see all of my very huge family, including all of our 20 great-grandchildren. I especially would like to thank Lillian Burt Goodrich, who sent news for the first time. Lillian lives in Walnut Creek, Calif., in an apartment in an independent living home. She reported that in spite of age and declining health, she is glad to be in her own apartment, enjoying books on tape and cooking her own dinner, taking it one day at a time. I thought classmates would be interested in an update on how our scholarship fund is doing. There were two recipients for the 2005-2006 academic year, two juniors, one from Burlington, Vt., in the College of Arts and Sciences, majoring in psychology, and the other in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences with an undeclared major. Thanks also to Kay Shaw Johnston, who also came to my rescue. Kay and her sister Agnes Shaw ’31 have been living at the Gary Home in Montpelier for the past three years. Kay wrote that Marion Waite ’31 recently moved to the Gary Home, and Kay is very glad to have her there. That’s all for this time, but please send something about yourselves for next issue. I guarantee someone will be very glad to read about you.
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Ellinor Bean Hauke
class.notes@uvm.edu

1935
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Ray Collins
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1936
I am sad to report that my wife, Inez, died on July 7, 2005. She was a graduate of Albany State Teacher’s College, and her career as a teacher spanned several decades.  Her volunteer efforts in the Glens Falls area were numerous. I think she was as much a UVMer as I am, because she attended all of our reunions.
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John Williams
class.notes@uvm.edu

1937
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Gilbert Rist
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1938
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Elaine Griffith Nawrath
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1939
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Mary Shakespeare Minckler
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1940
Phyllis Williams Adkins spent Christmas with her daughter and grandchildren in Washington, D.C. She has happy memories of college friends, especially Alpha Chi sisters, and sends best wishes to classmates. Arthur Bailey is probably the only professional Santa Claus in Vermont. For 13 years, he has visited kindergarten children, and he attends family night events at the State Prison in Springfield. For seven months, he is Santa Claus at his North Pole headquarters in Putney. Florence Lafayette Bridges of Morrisville, Vt., reported good news from a Boston bank. An anonymous donor has contributed $250,000 for an addition to the town library. Ed Irwin was pleased that 26 classmates attended UVM Medical School’s 50th reunion. Esther Moore Doran recently enjoyed a family gathering in Lake Placid. Her daughter, Margaret ’71, is an attorney there. Recently, she visited with Flossie Wade Eaton. Esther brought me up to date on assorted news items: Snow is being made at the ski resorts. Vermont Governor Jim Douglas is a son-in-law of Helen Reed Foster, and a new dormitory just opened at UVM. I had a pleasant conversation with Donald Grady, who taught agriculture at Essex Junction High School in Vermont. He also served as assistant principal, retiring in 1979. Over the years, he has enjoyed hunting, fishing, and a variety of activities. He likes to read and is enjoying David McCullough’s 1776.  Dr. Robert Johnstone, a specialist in obstetrics and gynecology in Cincinnati, Ohio, has been retired for 17 years. He and his wife, Edith, follow developments at UVM. Gertrude Burbank Folsom, now a widow, has five children, four of whom live in Vermont and one in neighboring Canada. Several members of her family, including a Phi Beta Kappa grandson, have attended UVM. She follows University and alumni news, maintains an interest in the environment, and is an active member of her church. I am very sorry to report that Bob Dudley died on October 30, 2005. He was chief of plant design and construction in the Bureau of Indian Affairs within the U.S. Department of the Interior. His widow, Wanda Bevins (’43) Dudley, maintains ties with UVM and her Vermont relatives. She is a library volunteer, a Mayflower descendant, and  a member of Eastern Star and several other clubs. I was delighted to receive a recent note from Bob Dunning. He and his wife have a lively social calendar in their retirement village, and they enjoy visits from their great- grandchildren. Bob does watercolor painting, runs errands, and reads. He is pleased to keep up with the Class of 1940. Your class secretary participated in the History Tour of the Champlain Valley, sponsored by the Vermont Historical Society. The tour included the Vergennes waterfall, the John Deere Museum, the hilltop town of Lincoln, Middlebury College, and Mount Independence, which is across Lake Champlain from Fort Ticonderoga. There is also a museum relating to the Revolutionary War, depicting the site where troops, including soldiers from New Jersey, my special interest, constructed barracks on their retreat after failing to conquer Quebec in 1775-76. This evening’s program featured a very interesting lecture on Vermont’s historic sites given by Howard Coffin, author of Full Duty and The Battered Stars, excellent books describing Vermonters in the Civil War. Seven students were awarded grants from the Class of 1940 Scholarship Fund during the current academic year. Recipients are from Vermont, New Jersey, Maine, New York, and Indiana.
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Mary Nelson Tanner
marytanner@earthlink.net

1941
All of us have received news of the events planned by our 65th Reunion co-chairs, Carole Stetson Spaulding and Frank Nye, and Rae Sheehan Cummings, vice chair. The committee members helping them are Oletha Thompson Bickford, Jack Bloom, Bob Davis, Jane Allen Hadley, and Shirley Gray Stevenson.  They urge everyone to attend our reunion and participate in our class gift. A registration form will be mailed in mid-April with details of the reunion events. The highlight of our reunion will be the class dinner on Saturday, June 3, in the Waterman Manor. Please be sure to return your  Memory Book Questionnaire by April 1 so that you will be included in our Memory Book.
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Maywood Metcalf Kenney
maywoodak@comcast.net

1942
Pearl Marvin Welch is now living at Wood Ridge in Barre, Vt. She would enjoy hearing from friends. Please send your news for the next issue. I can’t write it if I don’t know it.
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Gwen Marshia Brown
class.notes@uvm.edu

1943
I’m writing this column on New Year’s Day, but you will be reading it in the spring. I guess wishes for a wonderful year in 2006 are always in order as are those for a happy spring. I wish you both. I have some upbeat and interesting news to share. Our classmate, Patti Pike Hallock, unwittingly (she says) designed a new game called Extreme Gin, which she is now marketing. The patent is under “pattipike.” It is barebones gin rummy with some challenging options. The game will be found in bookshops, gift shops, and game stores. Bravo to Patti for her creativity and drive! Patti and her husband, Houghton (Hal), live in Rutland, Vt. In August, I received a delightful letter from Margaret Charles Lang. She told of spending two weeks last summer at the Trapp Family Lodge in Stowe. Pam Frabotta Crawley joined her there, and they had a great fun exploring and hiking. Margaret also enjoyed a visit from Rose Eisman Boyarsky ’46, last winter at her home in Florida. Congratulations to Margaret who, although she is retired from her private practice in psychology, continues her good work on several mental health boards. Recently, she also was involved in a fundraiser to help pay for mental health services for the indigent. Harry Twitchell has continued to do a lot of traveling. In February 2005, he traveled to Tanzania with a group from Greenwich, Conn. They visited many small villages and communities on a 950-mile safari, and they distributed clothing and books. Last year, Harry also spent three months in England with his son renewing old acquaintances, and he said that doing an Elderhostel in Ireland was a great experience. Harry spent Christmas 2005 in Oregon with his two sons. I received a phone call in October from Mark McLean. He started at UVM with the Class of 1944 in engineering; however, with intensive course work he was able to graduate with our class. After graduation, Mark settled in Emporium, Pa., where he was involved with some impressive work for Sylvania Electric. Mark, who still enjoys skiing, is a great advocate of a healthy lifestyle. If you are interested, he would be glad to share his thoughts and knowledge
in that regard if you send him an email at mlmclean@zitomedia.com.  Finally, I encourage all of you to write or call to let me know what is going on in your life. Stay connected!
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June Hoffman Dorion
junevt@sover.net

1944
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Alison Carr Wood
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1945
Last July, five members of our class from Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine met at the home of Bethia Noble Munger in Middlebury, Vt., for a 60th reunion. Helen Murray DeVoid and Muriel McKee Davis wrote, “Muriel McKee Davis and husband Charlie, Clara White Wells and husband Mervin, and Helen Murray DeVoid and husband Carroll, Earline Webber Westcott and husband Melvin were present. As usual, we had a good time with lots of laughs and great conversation as well as good food. We have been doing this every year since our 50th reunion, but it is getting increasingly difficult to make the trips. Guess we hate to admit we are all getting over the hill.”
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Kay Hennessey
class.notes@uvm.edu

1946
Today is a snowy day in Vermont, but it will be June and time to celebrate our 60th reunion before we know it. Make your plans early so your old roommate knows you are going to be there. I had a phone chat with Olga Schoelles Wackerman in Palm Coast, Fla. Since both of her daughters are on the West Coast, her travels take her there instead of to Vermont. Rae Giddings Van Coevering of Schenectady, N.Y., will not make it to reunion because her husband cannot travel. Betty Clark Vialle spent the summer in South Hero enjoying her grandchildren. Four of our classmates enjoyed the UVM reception at Shelburne Farms last October: Betty Johnson Bahrenburg, Mary Lou Robinson Adsit, Ginny Coffman Allen, and me. I had lunch with Leslie Bell recently, and she plans to attend our 60th  reunion. If you haven’t yet sent in the questionnaire you received, go look for it, and get it in. We will all appreciate hearing your news.
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Harriet Bristol Saville
hastories@mymailstation.com

1947
How many of you ’47ers will I see at Reunion in June? Remember that next year will be our 60th Reunion, so let’s practice this year at our 59th.
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Louise Jordan Harper
class.notes@uvm.edu

1948
It has been a wonderful life, says Marion Bellville Hazelton. She wouldn’t change any part of it. Marion retired from the Cedar Rapids, Iowa, public schools in 1987 after a remarkable career in education, including establishing a school that recently celebrated its 50th year. She has three children and five grandchildren. Marion has traveled to Alaska and Hawaii, and she now volunteers at St. Luke’s Hospital with home and hospital assignments.  Betty Bohne Douglas received her master’s degree from Castleton State College during her teaching career. She is now retired from the Addison–Rutland School District, and she lives in Shoreham, Vt. Her travels include a trip to Salt Lake City to hear the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, California, Bermuda, and Jamaica. She wrote that she has lived in an orchard all of her life, and she finds it a beautiful way of life.
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Theresa Guzowski Johnson
normangjohnson@earthlink.net

1949
Ralph Conant wrote that after his wife, Audrey, died, he married Sheila Stevens in 2003.  They live in Trinidad, Calif. Over the years, he has written and published a dozen books. Toward a More Perfect Union:  The Governance of Metropolitan America can be found on the chandlersharpe website. Next, Ralph hopes to do a case study on one of the ten countries recently admitted to the European Union. I had an interesting encounter Labor Day weekend after my friend and I attended the reception prior to a Red Sox game organized by the UVM Alumni Office.
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Pat Brush Hunt
pat.hunt@kingcon.com

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