A copy of Ina Perlstein Loewenberg's new book, The View from Seventy: Women's Recollections and Reflections, arrived just before deadline. Ina has interviewed 41 women born in 1931. Three are Cornellians: Ina, Rhoda Ratner Barr '51, and Roz Zalutsky Baron '53. In this book's photos and life stories, many of us will find traces of our parents, our friends, and ourselves. It is interesting, and available from the U. of Iowa, 1-800-235-2665.

That's just the beginning. The latest mail brought 23 postcards.Added to the 20 remaining, we have a good bit of news, much of it from heretofore silent people. The format allows for much information, which sadly must be abridged. Raymond Gallagher writes from Waukesha, WI, that having sold his small business in January 2003, he is now completely retired: "Retirement takes some time to get used to and I am just now getting to accept it."Nonetheless, the Gallaghers spent three weeks in Alaska in August and three in Kenya the year before, and hoped to visit Spain and Portugal in 2004.

Arthur Franz writes from Bolton Landing, NY, "It's never too late to try something new. At age 75 I climbed my first four high peaks in the Adirondacks, including Mt.Marcy, the highest mountain in New York. Great views from the top." Clifford and Jen Eddy ofWebster, NY, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Nov. 25, '03. Matthew Zak, Rochester, NY, writes that he wasn't at our 50th reunion because Jean (Sprott), his wife of 50 years, died prior to the event. He writes of his son Bradford '80, who stayed with him during that sad time. Bradford has managed hotels throughout the Far East and is currently creating a new hotel group in Costa Rica, Tanzania, and China.Matt closes with, "All the best to our classmates."

Arthur Reader, Arden, NC, says, "I'm still kicking after a cardiac episode Dec. 13, '03 that landed me in Owen Heart Center, Asheville, NC, for eight days. Living with defibrillator and lots of medications."He and Pat made it to the Mars Rover launch meetings in Cocoa Beach, FL. He says, "Great meeting all those bright Cornellians!" Art has set up a website for his regional alumni club. It's at http://caabrm.alumni.cor nell.edu. Bob Messner, Warren, VT, is still actively skiing, biking, hiking, and flying powered aircraft and gliders. He manages a small private airport. He continues, "Sailed across the Atlantic last month on a beautifully maintained 360-foot square rigger ex-private yacht," and reports, "three kids (no longer ‘kids') and five grandkids all doing well."

Tom Martin writes from Valatie, NY, "Moving from Chapel Hill, NC, after six years, to Columbia County, NY, in order to be near my daughter and granddaughter." Last spring he was an overnight guest of Bill Denton and his wife in Hilton Head, SC. Bill and Tom were Phi Gamma Delta brothers and roommates in their senior year. From William Koschara, Mt.Morris, NY: "They tell me I'm retired (nine years of teaching and 16 years of other state service). I still have one foot in farming, one foot in church work, one foot in private aviation (a private airstrip on the farm), and one foot in being an adult officer for the Children of the American Revolution."With four feet, he sometimes runs into himself. His wife Barbara (Shear) '50 is equally busy. They also pull a wagonload of stuff with five children, seven grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.He closes,"Hey, it all keeps you going so you don't have time to get old."

When Richard Clark wrote from Osterville, MA, he was feeling the Red Sox seventh game loss to the Yankees. He expects the Red Sox and the Cubs will meet in a Series, but not in his lifetime. Rik wrote, "Volunteer work keeps Sandy and me busy and involved, along with golf, biking, and boating. Future travel will take us to Bermuda, Palm Springs, CA, golf school at Pine Needles in NC, and a Portugal cruise next fall. We are very thankful for good health and satisfying lives."

Robert and Jeanne Irish Lewis are almost settled in their new house in Webster,NY, about seven miles from the house they built in Rochester 40 years ago. They finally signed up for an Elderhostel, only to have it canceled, so they went to Hawaii. In June they celebrated their 50th anniversary with daughter Ellen and her three boys, son Giff '82 and his wife, Jerry Irish '58 and his wife, Cindy Brandt Johnson '77 and her children, and Joe Meldrim '00, ME '01.

Robert, MS '54, and Eleanor Hospodor Conti, MS '54, have returned to Cumberland, RI, from five months at the U. of Cambridge, where Bob was a visiting professor in the engineering department.He has retired from Bryant College and is on a "permanent, unpaid sabbatical" as an emeritus professor. They look forward to spending more time with their 12 grandchildren. By Feb. 1, '04, Jack and Patricia Thornton Bradt expected to be in residence in Bethlehem, PA, just seven miles from their Easton home. (This seven-mile thing is odd.) They sent their new address and an interim address, but that's all.

Those who attended the joint dinner at the New York Cornell Club of the classes of '51 through '54 following the January Assn. of Class Officers (CACO) Mid-Winter Meeting had a good time. Consider it for next year. -- Joan Boffa Gaul, 7 Colonial Pl., Pittsburgh PA 15232; e-mail, jgcomm@aol.com