George L. Earle, Jr. ’36, divisional manager of the Earle Equipment Company, is a member of the Rotary Club, Hi-Twelve Masonic Club and the Traverse City Shrine Club. “K-nock” offers these comments: “Hearing of Dick Darrow’s sudden death was cause for triggering my memory. He was a Phi Gam from class of ’36. I remember so well his former wife, Nelda Darling, class of ‘Bb, speaking about the death of Wendell Butchei ’35, who died in the 1960’s. Nell and Butch were friendly in their college days. I sensed in her remarks that she had always felt very kindly towards Butch. This conversation took place at our last class reunion of 1971.
“An additional item of interest might be that our daughter, Mayrene, has graduated from Northeastern University in Boston, Mass., in 1g24. Her very first job was with the Physical Education Department of Wellesley College. Her major responsibility is with the crew and basketball. She’s brought Wellesley up from the cellar to become one of the contenders in the Women’s Ivy League Schools. She’s been offered another two year contract. Then she will be going for her master,s degree at some school not yet decided upon. “After losing everything in a financial disaster down in the state of Maine plus owing thousands of dollars in loans that must be repaid sometime, I appreciate the opportunity of being able to work each day. I expect that I will be able to do so, until I am called into the next world with much promise of a life to come.
“I miss hearing anything about Howard Wiant, who was a transferred Beta to OWIJ. He is now a minister in Canton, Ohio. I drove through Canton several years ago and talked with his secretary, but never had a follow-up from he or his wife, Betty. He would have been a member of the class of ’35.
“At Christmas time I always exchange cards with Bill Pickering, John Mitchell, Bob Beckett and Burt Elder. 54 W. Lincoln will always be the heart and soul of Theta Chapter to me. Mywife, Eva, and I reside at 2202 Munson Ave., Traverse City, Mich.”
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