1921 CLASSNOTES The College of Liberal Arts James Dewart C’48, T’51 shares the lovely tribute to yours truly on page 3. loaned heavy white iron metal garden chairs 48 that he celebrated his 90th birthday Nick’s Nursery is actually more interesting, and a birdbath by a local antiques dealer. this past July. and it—like Dakin—can always use your Someone got us dozens and dozens of roses support. There’s no such thing as a retired (seconds) from a local florist to entwine over John Borden board member! The PDF version of the Dakin everything, plus ivy that I have no idea from 58 [email protected] Stories can be found at dakinhumane.org/ where it came. It was supposed to look like a I regret having geographically dakin-stories-magazine.html. Southern garden. We made the male waiters misplaced Eugene Snyder. He told me he wear white ties and tails! And I didn’t even does not live in New Jersey as I had averred Ellen M. deLalla go to the dance! but rather continues to live in Amityville, 59 [email protected] I sent a copy of my letter to Enid who Long Island, and also spends time at his lake I have not received any news from commented, “Imagine us having all the house in Nesquehoning, Pennsylvania. He our class members, so you’ll have to put up energy to do all that stuff.” Enid stays busy says Morgan will be getting her master’s with mine. maintaining a big house without her late next year, and although tuition will stop, During this past June, with paid help, I husband, Sidney Tate T’60. She still does student loans will kick in. finally cleaned my basement. It was worth church work and volunteer activities, and Rolf Ahlers recently celebrated a birthday every penny spent. I admit that I tossed all her family is nearby, so she sees her children at home at Lake George. His wife baked a my college texts, class notes, etc., but saved and grandchildren from time to time. It was cake, and salmon and sparkling wine were some of the artwork I created when I bravely nice to remember our Drew activities when also served. His older son, with wife and took Mrs. Korn’s art history and drawing we were co-chairs of the Social Committee children, and Rolf’s younger son, Marcus, class. I was surprised to find that my mother in our senior year. also attended. had saved every one of the letters I wrote Rather than having to read about me, Maury Green says he attended a family home from college—nearly 200 of them. A please send some news about yourself for event in Tucson, Arizona, where the temper- true blast from the past. Did I really want the next issue! ature was 110 degrees! As for us Northern to read them? Of course! It was as if I were Californians, it was 113 degrees on Friday, Sep- reading about a different person. Carl Verrusio C’60, P’93 tember 1, during a week of 100 degrees plus. I emailed Joan (Patchen) Naab and Elva 60 [email protected] Llew Pritchard writes the following: I Shultis to reminisce about when we three As you get older, three things happen. continue to represent the bishops of the decorated our “Mad” House triple room in The first is your memory goes, and I can’t western jurisdiction of the United Methodist the fall of 1956 with identical turquoise remember the other two. I also seem to have Church in their fight on behalf of LGBT clergy. cotton bedspreads that we purchased in a hard time remembering the deadline for We were successful in sustaining the election Morristown. I found my Bates bedspread Classnotes. Now if I were to get oodles of letters, of the first lesbian bishop, the Rev. Dr. (tan with black, blue and red stripes) from it might help jar my memory. Just saying! Karen Oliveto C’80, G’91,’02. At 80, I am my freshman year. Bates spreads were the My spousal unit, Elaine (Norris) Verrusio still practicing law. Jonie (Ashby) Pritchard must-haves for any college coed. C’60, P’93, and I were delighted to get a C’59 and I have recently celebrated our 58th I read in detail of all the hard work that visit from Gerie (Snell) Schumann C’63 wedding anniversary. Enid (Smith) Tate and I did in decorating this spring. It’s always fun to see old friends Marion Copeland sent the following the new large gym for the 1958 big Fall and awaken events and experiences asleep message: I thought you might be interested Weekend informal and formal dances. For in our memories. Gerie was on her way to in this issue of Dakin Stories from the Dakin the latter, we “borrowed” white columns and Drew for a scholarship committee meeting Humane Society in Massachusetts, especially railings from the attic of Mead Hall and were and stopped by for lunch and an afternoon University Archives 112 Drew Magazine I Classnotes I College of Liberal Arts of playing “Remember old so-and-so?” Time retirement. Gardening, walking the dog and view of life, she is probably sitting somewhere stopped, shifted and went lazily into reverse. doing crossword puzzles occupy my time watching and chuckling about her posthu- The passage of years means nothing—the between naps. Oh yes, I’ve read, and reread, mous appearance in Drew Magazine. She will call of the past bridges it in an instant. Jane Austen to help me keep sane in these be missed. See In Memoriam, page 129. What a wonderful afternoon! turbulent times. I truly believe I was born Ellie (Selfridge) Field continues to teach Fortunately, we get together once a year after my time. Sigh! at Stanford, write and try to keep up with with Elaine (Price) Berkoff, Nancy (Marshall) Gads, we’re almost 80! Do you believe other numerous projects. Her husband, Clive, Stroh, Judy Smith, Norman MacArthur it? Robert Frost was right. “The afternoon officially retired two years ago but remains and others who are available, or there knows what the morning never suspected.” active in laser physics at the SLAC National would be very little news for the column. Accelerator Lab. Her son and family are in Elaine Berkoff and her three border collies Barbara (Yin) Fern central New Jersey, where their two grand- hosted this gathering. I learned quickly why 61 [email protected] daughters are budding chess champions. a low-energy breed like the basset hound is Bob Bossdorf C’61, T’64, P’95 enjoyed Don Rudalevige C’62, T’66 writes from more suitable for me. Elaine’s pack keeps her a great ride on the M/S Mount Washington Portland, Maine, that he had hoped to attend busy with agility, scent and sheep-herding on Lake Winnipesaukee for a friend’s 50th the reunion, but it conflicted with a long- activities. She travels all over the state look- wedding anniversary. planned river boat trip from St. Petersburg ing for farmers who will let her dogs herd Bob Davidson and Mary (Peck) Davidson to Moscow, where Don met with President their sheep. Who knew? C’62 drove to Florida in February to see their Putin (just kidding). Don and his wife, Sue, Nancy Stroh announced her retirement oldest grandchild, Shannon, get married travel as much as they can since retirement from the ministry. She celebrated this mile- at the OK Corral Gun Club in the town of from United Methodist ministry in 2006, stone by spending three weeks touring Poland, Okeechobee. Mary missed her 55th Drew visiting two of their children on the West Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, St. Petersburg, reunion in June due to a family reunion in Coast and relatives and friends in England. Russia and other tourist hot spots. She Philadelphia with their two Philadelphia Eldest son, Andrew, is close to them, teaching toured concentration camps in Poland and families. government at Bowdoin. Don and Sue remain learned about the harsh conditions endured John and Mary-Ann (Kennerly) Clinton active in a number of causes, including in the Baltic countries during their occupa- are both dealing with the exigencies of aging, Asylum Seekers and support of the LGBTQ tion. She describes the trip as informative. but Carol (Magee) Davis reports that they community. They have three grandchil- The high point of her Russian stay was when still share their wonderful sense of humor. dren—a first-year student at the University she learned that the emergency exit from Monty Montgomery has recovered most of Chicago, a high school sophomore and a her ninth floor hotel room was a window of his former mobility after a bad automobile 10-year-old. equipped with a rope for rappelling down accident two years ago. Don and Sue are in regular contact to the ground. I can only guess that her son I had a wonderful visit with Judy (Anderson) with Tony Shipley C’61 who preceded us in the State Department planned this trip Sullivan in Lancaster, California, last April. at Drew. For those of us who knew Tony, for her. Although it was the end of the region’s big it was great to learn that he had recently Judy Smith continues to work with the poppy festival, the landscape was still amazing. remarried after the death of his first wife. Blue Hill Troupe, an all-volunteer musical I also played tourist one day, taking a double- Finally, we should all be proud of the theater group in New York City that produces decker commuter train into Los Angeles to see fact that the Class of 1962 won the Alumni a Gilbert & Sullivan operetta and a Broadway the Disney Concert Hall and to soak up the Giving Participation Award for this year.