alumni at large 1920s-30s-40s Correspondents
1920s-30s, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1945, 1947 c/o Meg Bernier Boyd Colby College Office of Alumni Relations Waterville, ME 04901 207-859-4312 classnews1941@alum.colby.edu classnews1942@alum.colby.edu classnews1943@alum.colby.edu classnews1945@alum.colby.edu classnews1947@alum.colby.edu 1940 Ernest C. Marriner Jr. 10 Walnut Drive Augusta, ME 04330-6032 207-623-0543 classnews1940@alum.colby.edu 1944 Josephine Pitts McAlary 131 Russell Avenue Rockport, ME 04856 classnews1944@alum.colby.edu 1946 Shirley Martin Dudley 639-C Fairmont Avenue Safety Harbor, FL 34695 727-726-4116 classnews1946@alum.colby.edu 1948 David and Dorothy Marson 164 Commodore Drive Jupiter, FL 33477 561-575-2967 classnews1948@alum.colby.edu 1949 Anne Hagar Eustis 24 Sewall Lane Topsham, ME 04086 207-729-0395 classnews1949@alum.colby.edu from the Class of 1939 to about 1959. The club, founded in 1979, is for those alumnae in the Boston area bounded by routes 20 and 95 and routes 128 and 495, though they have two loyal members from Cape Cod. Anyone interested? Also, Celie is relieved that she doesn’t need a new knee, just arthroscopy. All of us with new joints rejoice with her! Y Jean Desper Thurston caught up over lunch with Elaine Noyes Cella, who was visiting her son two towns away. Jean reported that Bert and Anne (Hootie) Houston Stiller spent a weekend with Bud and Jean (Jebby) Bonnell Day this summer. Hootie and Bert were returning from a cruise along the Maine coast and Jean joined them for lobsters at 38 COLBY / WINTER 2009
Muscongus, “a beautiful afternoon right on the water.” Y I’m just back from another trip, this time to the Rockies in my 19-foot leisure travel van. My sister-in-law and I joined a Tracks to Adventure RV tour to national parks from Yellowstone through Utah to the Grand Canyon and back through Four Corners and Mesa Verde. It was a 33-day tour. Of course we had to get to Cody, Wyo., and then home again, so it was 7,458 miles (all driven by me) and seven weeks on the road. I never drove so many switchbacks and hairpin curves in my life as we went up and down the mountains. However it was all worth it—a wonderful trip with lots of new sights and memories. An added bonus was when my son joined the tour for five days in Utah. We spent the last weekend with him at his home in Colo before heading east. Y Remember, June 2009 is our 60th reunion. Put it on your calendars now. In the meantime, send me your news even if you think it’s not important! —Anne Hagar Eustis
50 Charlie ’49 and Ginny Davis
Pearce went on a Viking Cruise to Russia this fall. They went from St. Petersburg to Moscow through rivers, lakes, and canals, stopping along the way. They saw spectacular palaces adorned with gold. Moscow really surprised them because it was so beautiful with many modern buildings and expensive shops. Walking on cobblestones and climbing all those stairs didn’t slow them down a bit! They enjoyed the people and had a great time. * As a retired minister, Charles Smith continues to do pulpit supply. He serves as chaplain of two organizations: a World War II Navy amphibious group and the Rhode Island Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. He has returned for a second term as president of the board of directors of Hamilton House, a nonprofit senior center in Providence. Y My sister Allie (Alice Jennings Castelli) was in Italy this fall, visiting several of the ancient, walled, hill towns of Tuscany with their narrow streets lined with shops selling delicious local cheeses and wines. Of special interest was a visit to Modena and an invitation to visit a house where balsamic vinegar was made in the traditional way, aged in barrels in the attic. It left them with a new appreciation for balsamic vinegar. She looks forward to visiting Italy again. —Betsy (Dudie) Jennings Maley
51 I heard from Bruce Carswell,
who is semi-retired and teaching law. Y A news clip about George Wasserberger mentioned that he is avoiding lawsuits in New Hope, Pa. Y Ted Shiro taught tennis at a summer camp in Maine and enjoyed a wonderful golf season. Y Ian Robertson has had several books and broadsides he printed included in the exhibit “Alabama Bound” this fall at the Mobile Museum of Art. The exhibit is limited to Alabama artists, presses, and bookarts programs such as the one at the University of Alabama. The Mobile Arts Council planned a one-man show in January of Ian’s graphic design, books, and allied printing, beginning way back in the l950s and up to the present. (Thus far, his 81-year-old hands still hold up!) He’ll include a couple of pieces done at Colby during his college editor days in the ’60s. All this depends entirely, of course, on weather—read: hurricanes. Y Arnold and Leda Whitney Sturtevant have completed Cradle to Nest, the last volume in their series Home-Nest Chronicles. The book chronicles their family story, starting in 1929 and moving up through the 20th century. Leda and Arnold live in Fayette, Maine, on Home-Nest Farm. Y Colby apologizes for an error in the fall issue that incorrectly reported that Nancy Nilson Archibald traveled to Arizona with her husband, Bob, who has been deceased since 2001. —Chet Harrington
52 Greetings friends. Russ Wal-
lace reports that not much is happening, “not European travel since my social security is paid in U.S. money. Anne and I did some domestic and Canadian travel earlier in the year and it was a lot of fun. My big issue after that was moving out of the Mill Valley house after 46 years.” Y In October Herb Nagle was elected to the Brockton (Mass.) High School Athletic Hall of Fame for both basketball and baseball. The induction ceremony took place Nov. 22. “If nothing else,” writes Herb, “this does substantiate that ‘longevity’ has its rewards.” Herb and Judy got together with Sheila and Don Hailer and Lum Lebherz at the Brookside Golf Club in Bourne, Mass., Oct. 10 for lunch. The next day Herb and Judy’s granddaughter got married in Mashpee (Cape Cod). Herb also sent the sad news of the passing of our classmate Tom Crossman Sept. 19. Y Paul and Mimi Russell Aldrich cruised up the Rhine, starting in Amsterdam, then through The Netherlands, Germany, France, and
Switzerland, ending in Lucerne. Many castles, great beer and wine! Grace Fawcett ’59 was in their group and she brought a photo of Colby’s Lion of Lucerne reproduction. The three of them were photographed in front of the original! Colby’s lion honors Colby men who died in the Civil War. Lucerne honors the Swiss mercenaries who, in 1792, were killed defending Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette during the storming of the Tuileries and those captured and beheaded a few days later. Y Dick Chamberlin was at Colby this fall with his granddaughter, 11, who attended a week-long soccer camp. When Dick and Madeline entered the field house, they met coach Mark Serdjenian ’73, who recalled that Dick’s youngest son, Chris, attended Colby’s summer soccer camp in 1979 or ’80. Not only did Serdjenian remember him but he recalled several funny stories from the years Chris was there. His recollection helped Dick’s granddaughter feel at ease and more at home. Y Thanks to all those friends who contacted me with phone calls, cards, and visits after my dear husband of 56 years, Chuck ’53, died July 5. It has meant a great deal to me. Y I’m afraid that there may be one or two messages missing from this newsletter, and for that I do apologize. I had big computer problems this fall and a few things seem to have disappeared. So next time when you write I promise that this computer will behave. In the meantime, have a good winter and stay well. —Jan “Sandy” Pearson Anderson
53 The last time I wrote I men-
tioned that Chuck Anderson was convalescing at the Cape. Just a few weeks later, July 5, 2008, Chuck passed away. George Laffey ’52, Barbara Bone Leavitt ’52, and Nelson Beveridge attended the memorial service July 26. Nelly said that Janice “Sandy” Pearson Anderson ’52 gave a nice talk about Chuck, as did his children and grandchildren, saying how much he meant to the family. Sandy and Chuck were married for 55 years. Y I had a brief call from Ted Lallier, who finally closed his law offices and is enjoying retirement. Y Ginny Falkenbury Aronson did, indeed, go to Guatemala last summer. She went with 14 others to visit an interdenominational group called CEDEPCA in Guatemala City. They went to listen to the folks involved in helping Guatemalans who were in despair and forced to leave their homes. Ginny said she saw some happiness and smiles in