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Postcard from Campus April 9, 2010, 11:20 a.m. Professor of Mathematics David Haines, who retired this spring, often juggled in class, partly for mathematical reasons (for example, “siteswap” is a math language that describes juggling patterns) and partly for worldly ones. “In learning math, as in juggling, it’s important to accept our mistakes, pick up the pieces, and start over until we get it right,” he once said. On the final day of his abstract algebra course in April, Haines’ students congratulated him with a rain of paper balls, the kind he uses to juggle. Then there were hugs, congratulations, and juggling, too. Photograph by Phyllis Graber Jensen.
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Class President: Alfred C. Webber, PO Box 97, Chadds Ford PA 19317, astronal@aol.com
Class Secretary: Jane Ault Lindholm, 12 Nelke Pl., Lewiston ME 04240
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Class Secretary: Barbara Abbott Hall, Apt. 614, 1055 W. Joppa Rd., Towson MD 21204 Class President: Edward J. Raftery, 11 Wyndwood Rd., West Hartford CT 06107
Class President: Elden H. Dustin, 33 Christian Ave., Concord NH 03301-6155
Class Secretary: Marion Welsch Spear, 890 West Rd., Bowdoin ME 04287, mspear1@attglobal.net Class President: Howard Becker, 1223 Pine Needle Rd., Venice FL 34292, howardb999@aol.com
Velna Adams Evans lost her husband, Robert J. Evans, on Jan. 10, 2010, in Wilmington, N.C. She has resettled in the Fort Worth, Texas, area to be near her daughter and granddaughter.
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33 Jerry Latham’s 100th birthday was recognized by the Warwick (R.I.) Beacon and by local leaders — both the current and former mayors attended his party at the Pilgrim Senior Center. Jerry lives not at the center but at home with wife Doris, who is 92 (the couple still grows all their own vegetables). When Jerry visits the center, he drives his stick-shift 1998 Ford Escort wagon. “He hasn’t had as much as a fender bender since he’s been driving,” his son, Peter ’66, told the paper. When friends from the South visit during the winter, Peter says his father insists, “I’ll drive, I’m used to driving in the snow.” At the party, he was asked his secret to such longevity. “I guess the Lord doesn’t want me,” he smiled. He worked for many years for the Providence Gas Co., and after retiring he volunteered to drive people to medical appointments, often chauffeuring senior citizens 20 years his junior.
34 Class Secretary: Ruth Carter Zervas, c/o Cindy Brown, 65 Belmont Ave., Randolph ME 04346 Class President: Doris Neilson Whipple, 216 Nottingham Rd., Auburn ME 04210
36 Class Secretary: Ruth Rowe Wilson, Apt. B-331, 3350 Cherry Hills Ct., Fairfield CA 94534, mimi-nance@comcast.net
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Class Secretary: Eleanor Parker, Apt. 414, 200 Stetson Rd., Auburn ME 04210, elchetparker@ roadrunner.com
Class Secretary: Barbara McGee Chasse, 14 Charles Cir., Scarborough ME 04074, bchasse@maine.rr.com Class President: Rose Worobel, 39 Hampton Ct., Newington CT 06111, rworobel@cox.net
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Martha Blaisdell Mabee lost her son-in-law to cancer last year. Thankfully, daughter Marcia remains cancer-free. Sister Connie Blaisdell Nickerson ’45 and husband David kept Martha company in July 2009 until he suffered a stroke. David is doing very well now.... Virginia Day Hayden is in a Bates Book Club that meets monthly in members’ homes. She and Martha Mabee occasionally go out to lunch.... Paul Farris writes of “the decline of the American Empire. It has always been and will be that power corrupts, whether it be political or economic or military, and when the combination of all three happens it is a shame.”... A. Raymond Harvey enjoys daily walks along the coastline fronting his apartment in La Jolla, Calif.... Lou Hervey is still completely independent.... Elaine Humphrey Meader and Ray ’44 enjoy their new apartment at Masonic Home in Wallingford, Conn. They talk often with Rose Worobel, and Elaine called her co-proctor Priscilla Simpson Boyan in California to chat.... After 51 years with Prudential Financial, Bob Langerman retired; son Fred took over his policies. Bob’s surgery for lumbar stenosis went fairly well.... Helen Martin Aucoin still volunteers at Cincinnati Pops and Symphony. Grandson Alex earned a master’s degree from North Carolina School of Music, and Helen welcomed three new great-grandchildren.... Barbara McGee Chasse says she is “so lucky” to continue
Class Secretary: Kathryn Gould Ball, 11 Kramer Ave., West Caldwell NJ 07006, macleodball@gmail.com Fred Downing’s life lately has been filled with music and fine dining. He lives near daughter Jani ’65, and they enjoy many outings together. He spent a week at Chatauqua learning about early Americana. Also traveled to St. John’s, Newfoundland, looking up ancestors. At this writing, he hoped to celebrate his 70th Reunion with Jani’s 45th.... Cassie Poshkus McIntire lives near a niece in North Potomac, Md., since a stroke left her wheelchair bound. She’d love to hear news of Bates friends. You can contact her at mariamc@verizon.net.... Bob Spencer has a new address: 11777 Stony Creek Way, Port St. Lucie, Fla. 34987.... Esther Strout Allen still spends winters in Florida playing cards, dancing, and dining with friends; then to Maine to spend summers with her two daughters.... Earl Zeigler couldn’t get to Reunion but stays involved with his writing and lifelong interest in physical education and sport.
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