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were not aware of the war until
Pearl Harbor several months later.
That was shortly followed by
every male graduate receiving
notice that he was to be drafted.
Plans made by half of the 1941
graduating seniors (those healthy
enough to pass the government’s
required physical exam) were to
be delayed at least by the length
of the war.
1942
For information about becoming a
reporter for this class, please contact
Sharon Henry, 315-229-5585 or
, or Kim His-
song, 315-229-5837 or khissong@
stlawu.edu.
Next Reunion: 75th, 2017
1943
Richard C. Austin
3119 Wake Robin Drive
Shelburne, VT 05482
802-985-5710
Next Reunion: 75th, 2018
1944
Richard Spooner
Peconic Landing
77 Mallard Lane
Greenport, NY 11944
631-477-8299
Next Reunion: 75th, 2019
Jan Kellogg Johnson writes
about her recent trip to Michigan
to meet little Sadie Mineo, her
13th grandchild, whose mother is
Audrey Johnson Mineo ’68, “We
all miss my brother Delong ‘Bud’
Kellogg, who died last year soon
after my 90th birthday party in
Florida,” she wrote.
Greetings, fellow class members.
I am saddened by the recent
passing of my good friends Gus
Wetterhahn and Frank Chambers.
I hope and pray that the rest of
you good people are healthy
enough to enjoy life and maybe
even live to be 100.
Even though we look forward
with enthusiasm to each morning
sunrise and have things we want
to accomplish each day, we often
think about some of the pleasant
experiences we have had in the
distant past. I’m sure this would
include our introduction to St.
Lawrence as freshmen in 1937. The
following is a condensation of a
letter you all should have received
before the holidays:
As I recall, tuition was $250
per semester, board and room
$50 per month. There were five
sororities and five fraternities,
which soon after the beginning
of classes started “rush.” I don’t
remember any student owning a
car. We all walked across campus
and into Canton, and were happy
to do so. I don’t remember ever
seeing a telephone. “Television”
was not yet a word in the
dictionary.
A Chevrolet could be bought for
around $500. A loaf of bread cost
five cents. News of the day could
be read in a newspaper, if one
could be found, or tuned in on a
radio, one of which was owned by
most students. Moving pictures
could be seen, in black and white,
for less than a dollar, at the movie
theater in downtown Canton. I
remember eating dinner at the
Tick Tock for 35 cents.
By the time our graduation day
arrived, World War II had already
begun, but I believe most of us
Betty List Gardner is enjoying
life at “Edgehill,” a retirement
complex in Stamford, Conn., and
wintering in Estero Island, Fla.
Edgehill “is like college,” she said:
“Interesting people, lectures,
classes in languages, crafts,
bridge, never a dull moment. They
take us to New York City and
nearby theaters or wherever. I
mention all of the above for those
who are wary of giving up your
homes when the time comes. My
kids don’t have to worry about
me and we visit frequently.”
I often think of the great life I
have had and continue to have.
St. Lawrence was a big part of it.
When I retired 31 years ago from
the U.S. Naval Academy, where I
taught mathematics for 34 years,
I decided not to finish a project
unless I had another one started.
My workbench still needs to be
cleared. My son and his sons live
nearby, and my daughter lives in
the Chicago area.
1941
Ray Lewis
609 N. Ohio Ave.
Roswell, NM 88201
575-208-9542
Next Reunion: 75th, 2016
1940
Nathan O. Niles
222 Wardour Drive
Annapolis, MD 21401
410-263-2858
Next Reunion: 75th, 2015
Alma Lasher Fick writes of a new
apartment building and a new
health center under construc-
tion at her complex. “We have
discovered it’s more fun to let
someone else take care of the
housing problems while we go
about enjoying life otherwise!”
she said. She had summer visits
from her daughter, son-in-law and
granddaughter from Oregon and
Connecticut, then her 98-year-old
sister and her daughter, who lives
in Reno, Nev.
Mary Jane Lang Chilton wrote of
heading toward her 96th birthday.
She spends November through
March with her son and daughter-
in-law in Versailles, Ky. They took
a cruise with main stops at Cura-
cao and the Panama Canal. She
keeps in touch with her Pi Beta
Phi sister Jean Clifford Cree. “The
conversations are long and full of
many memories,” Mary Jane said.
1945
Helen Aitchison Ellison
1405 Greenbriar Lane
West Grove, PA 19390
610-345-0908
Next Reunion: 70th,
May 28-31, 2015
It was sad to hear about
Art Hilkert ’47 passing. In Boston
after graduation, we went to see
the movie The Red Shoes, with
Moira Shearer. We returned the
next night to see it again. That
was 67 years ago!
In other Navy news, the
computer loop keeps going with
Paul Durkin, Bell Herndon ’47,
Buzz Smith ’47 and Walt Hluch
’47. On the West Coast, Buzz
plays golf regularly, wins most
times and enjoys retirement and
giving advice to the other Navy
men.
I had a nice phone chat with John
Quirk '48, originally ’44, who lives
in a retirement home in Maryland.
He wanted to be remembered to
all the Navy men he served with
at SLU. He was a civilian student
and a Navy member of V-12. He
was a loyal attendee at most
alumni weekends, along with
Jim Maley '49, who is deceased.
They were known as the Sunshine
Boys!
My best wishes for a happy 2015!
Please let me know how you are
and what's happening in your life.
1946
Ann Miller Hilchie
7720 Indian Oaks Drive
Apt. I-309
Vero Beach, FL 32966
772-562-2149
Next Reunion: 70th, 2016
I have learned that a fellow
Laurentian lives in the same re-
tirement development where
I am. We have not seen each
other, because we have two
separate campuses . He is Earle
Kirkbride '48. We do have mutual
friends, so maybe someday we
will connect.
I was saddened to hear
Gloria Wright Lyng passed away
May 22, 2014. There was a notice
in the last issue’s "In Memory"
section. We treasure the happy
memories of Gloria.
I had a wonderful telephone
conversation with Ginny Bailey
Bingham. She still has her musi-
cal laugh. Although she is quite
incapacitated, she has managed
for the past 10 years at home
in Fayetteville, N.Y., with her
husband, Al. Once in a while they
even take a trip.
I am doing very well, although my
male companion for seven years
passed away in June, so I am
single again.
Let's stay in touch—I would love
to hear from you and share your
news with our classmates.
1947
Guilford “Chip” Forbes
23910 Trailwood Court
Bingham Farms, MI 48025
248-646-5898
Next Reunion: 70th, 2017
A while ago, Fred Zito sent a
picture of himself and some
friends observing the Fourth
of July. Fred reminisced that as
a Navy man and reservist, he
served in three wars: World War II,
the Korean War and the Cold War.
He also mentioned helping build
the lunar module, “the Eagle,”
that was used in the moon land-
ing in July 1969. He has several
advanced degrees.
1948
For information about becoming a
reporter for this class, please contact
Sharon Henry, 315-229-5585 or
, or Kim His-
song, 315-229-5837 or khissong@
stlawu.edu.
Next Reunion: 70th, 2018
1949
For information about becoming a
reporter for this class, please contact
Sharon Henry, 315-229-5585 or
, or Kim His-
song, 315-229-5837 or khissong@
stlawu.edu.
Next Reunion: 70th, 2019
1950
For information about becoming a
reporter for this class, please contact
Sharon Henry, 315-229-5585 or
, or Kim His-
song, 315-229-5837 or khissong@
stlawu.edu.
Next Reunion: 65th,
May 28-31, 2015
The University looks forward to
welcoming classmates to campus
for their 65th Reunion. Registra-
tion materials will be sent in April.
1951
Janet Tag O’Loughlin
510 Lake Dornoch Drive
Pinehurst, NC 28734
910-246-6415
Next Reunion: 65th, 2016
Another deadline—and
Jane Raymond Ciarcia told me
that this job would be easy! I was
fortunate enough, in August, to
escape hot, humid North Carolina.
Our daughter and son-in-law,
Pat ’79 and Dave Cameron
’77, headed for Upper Saranac
Lake, near St. Lawrence’s Camp
Canaras. We drove over there and
were so pleased to run into John
’52 and Margot Hitchcock.
We then traveled to the campus,
where we marveled at the many
improvements over these past
years. The athletics facilities are
amazing, and the new residence
hall, artistically placed alongside
the Quad, is really quite unbeliev-
able! Hope the kids keep it nice
and clean. Do you remember
when Mrs. Ryan would check your
room and fine you ten cents if it
was not up to standards?
Katie Connors Conners was neat;
I, not so orderly.
The chapel looks rather bereft
without its steeple, but that
should be remedied before too
long. “Whiffy” Hickox Phelps
McDowell, my erstwhile room-
mate, told me the other day that
her husband, Boyd ’47, was a
bell-ringer. She said, “Last April
I bought a house in Elmira, N.Y.,
which I am happily sharing with
my daughter, Lydia Phelps ’80,
and her husband, Jim Eldridge.
Several days a week we have
their 3-year-old granddaughter,
Drina, here with us. I can still play
hide-and-seek and tag and read
Mother Goose and Winnie the
Pooh aloud...sitting on the floor is
a different proposition! "
As always, it would be so nice to
hear from any of you who have a
few minutes to spare. It is always
interesting to read of our fellow
alumni of all ages, and the various
paths they have taken in life.
1952
Barbara Robertson
Mitchell
9 Pepperidge Road
Morristown, NJ 07960
973-267-9542
Next Reunion: 65th, 2017
Hi to all. I have not had news from
any of you, but do email with Mel
Yost and Steve and Betty Bellois
’53 Sherer. I think of Beverly Van
Wert and Perham Eastwood.
I spend two to three days a week
watching my granddaughters
play field hockey. They score well,
as Bev did on the SLU team with
me. Bev was my right wing in
high school and at SLU.
David Hull, I hope your new busi-
ness is doing well. I hope to meet
Lillian Meinholtz Stock. Shirley
May Montgomery at the shore
next summer.
I hope you all have a pleasant
winter. Please drop me a post
card, email or a phone call and
let me know how all is going and
what keeps you all so busy.
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