United Class 25th Reunion  

Twenty-Fifth Anniversaey Notes

As you can see by the photograph, of the United Class has a happy reunion on their Twenity-fifth Anniversary.

Members came from both near and far to join hands of friendship and fellowship. June Studebaker, coming from Thousand Oaks, California, traveled the longest diestance to be with us. Her husband, Bryon was our very first president. Other from out of town, were David and Kretchen Keil from Kalamazoo, Michigan; and Robert and Bioler Ham from Plymouth

Our president, Gertrude Alle opened the meeting with interesting anniversary comments a a warm welcome to all. She concluded her remarks with a peom by Hatty Moorhead, titled "Distant Friends" The peom fit the occasion sowell, that it seemed to be written, just for us. Your will find it printed herein.


ROth CLine read the 73rds Psalm for decotions. The Psalm has its' admonition, GOD IS OURR JUDGE. We are to stay within the boundaried of God given laws and to NOT let the apparent successes of those who operate outside these boundaries influence us.

Included in the devotional remards were memorials to the following deceased members: Harold Robinson, Mrs. Henry Duggan, Mrs. James Miracle, Joe Furness, Dr. Donald Reed and Arthur Reed. A special prayer closed our devotiona period.

The siging of a few favorite old church songs provided both memories and amuement. With Freida Clarno accompanying, and Mary Cline leading, we were asked to pick out favorites. After our voices had "thawed" a bit, the boys (?) were persuaded to sing a verse by themselves. Then the girls (?) sang a verse without persuasion. The onle trouble being, - - no prizes were offered.

Donna Edgington, Committee Chairman, then brought from many letters (some with photos), from our "far away members", asking some of the oldtimers present to read them.

The letter from Dormand and Katherine Mikesell, Sarasoto, FLordia told us they was fine. Their daughter Marilyn, who is married to a lawyer and lives in Mississippi, has one son, David. She is making a name for hersel in the field of abstract art, thereby following in Mama's footsteps, almost. Their two sons, John and RIchiew, college men, worked together last summer on a (Scholarship) project of heat trasnfer concerning nuclear physics. Their two young teen daughters are, of course, still home with Mama and Papa.

Chris and James Scott are two very busy people. Jim is personal director of EMployee Relaltions and Chris is in charge of payroll, both at Steiger, Inc. a company based at Springfield, Massachusetts, their hometown, now. Beside all this, Jum teaches a Sunday School class and is a trustee of their chruch. (He told Bob Taylor not to laugh.) Chris sings in the choir as she did int Culver. They told us many other things they were "flying around" (literally) doing, but we can't list them all----One note of sadness, Chris last her father about two years ago.

A cheery letter from Fred and Betty Wallstead, Baldwin Park, California tells us they are well and happy and combating the aging process quite successsfully, even with seven grandchildren "one a head taller than grandma!" Daughter Sue, who most of us know married Culverite Howard Hatten, have four children and live only a few miles away in Covina. Howars is still in the insurance adjustment business and Sue is working in the business office of a local hospital. Alan and wife, Barbara (Doll), live along the Colorado River. Alan is in the boat business, "of course"--- "runs in the blood". They have two children. Barb is successfull recovering from a serious accident and now by "one of God's miracles" doinf exceptionally well, driving the car, swimming as well as many regular activities.---- Daughter, Mary chose nursing as her career and graduated from Los bgeles General Hospital. She is married now to a "nice young man", who is a photo engraver.---- son RIckie is in the Air FOrce in Flordia and is married to a "little southern doll". They hace a "little girl".
Rickie is rally close to home now, so it seems to them as he was in far away Okinawa.

WHat Fred and Betty doing besides enjoying children connected activities?---Business wise they did not tell us, but otherwise they are doing many beuatiful things. Methodist church activities are a definite part of their lives---social and prayer groups as well as regular church.---Then using available weekends, they are literally building "a cabin in the sky" ---!! 5400 feet up in the San Bernadino mountains, "in the pines and big oaks (where) deer, squirrels, conveys of quail vist us". The way the discribe the beauties of nature and the far reaching view, we know God dweill in their hearts as they work on this project.

While out wet, let's see what Frank and Hellen Doglas of Riverside, California tells us about their doings. First they are busy. This word "Busy" comes to the FORE in every letter received, which is as it should be. Frank is entusiastically (for 15 years) with Allstate Insurance. Helen keeps herself "eternally busy with lodge activities". She is now Worthy Matrion of Ungave CHapter.---They have a new daughter (unkown in Culver), Janet-12, and of course, at home. Barbara lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Her husband is in the Navy. DOrothy lives in Oakland, where her husband carries the main.-- At the time their letter was received, Frank and Helen has 2 girl and 2 boy grandchildren; but they said Dorothy was momentarily expexting another child.---On a recent trip to the New York fair, they included a Cook's tour of New England, Quebec, Montreal, Washington, and visited with relatives in Detriot on the way home.
A heart warming letter from Robert and Eva Readel of Rochester New York, tells us they "would surely enjoy visiting you all again". Although the didn't hace a picture to send us, they say they haven't changed much, --- "perhaps a few more gray hairs and Non meeds every strand" Bob is happy with his new job with the Faculty Club of Rochester University. They moved into a very modern house, and with all the "conveniences", Eva found she had time on her hands, so she took a tow-day-a-week secretarial job at their Methodist Church. With that and her other church activities, we can see just how busy she keeps herself.--- Son James is a senior this year and has plasn for college. He is the proud possessor of a driver's license and is a "tremendous hel in taxi service for the family"--- Young David is thrilled to be a freshman in HIgh School and they are so grateful that his health has i improved to the extent that he was considered for football. He present aim is to attend the University of Rochester. John and Melita Kester, Elkhart, regretted that they could not attend the reunion, but sent a recent picture and they sure look good. After seeing their children through colege, the "retired" from their dry cleaning business to go into real estate. They call their new business, The Kester Reality.--- Theor daughter Diane is married and she and her husband are school proffessors.--- At the time they wrote us, they had just returned from Xenia, Ohio, where they attended installation services fro their son, Gordon, as pastor of Westminister Presbyterian Church. We congratulate them for bring up a son and daughter dedicated christain home influencing them to dedicate their lives to teaching and the ministry.

The letter from Emerson and Ruby Boyd, Westerville, Ohio, as should be expected, was pleasantly laced and salted with Emerson-ion witticiam's. We were thanked (again) for the many and varied usual, ususual, useful and unseful gifts received at the going away party held for them two years ago when they left Culver---Among the notorius being a gargantuan key purported to be useful for winding up their Volkwagon. May we risk proprity by offering these other uses: Something to hide hehind when a "good" joke goes ker-plunk and to paddle a canoe beautiful Lake Maxinkuckee when they come back to CUlver and we would like them to come back.--- At said party, they also received a live fish which turned out to be a prolifi mama fish who bore so many "Maxinkuckee minnows", tney went into the bait business, realizing more profit than the average individual receives from Social Security! (You may want to cut this out to save; in case you are called upon for a fish story.)---A somber and rewarding note struck when they told us about their son Ton, who having exceed their expectations at Wabash College, was the very next day leaving for Columbia, South America, to serve two years with the Peace corps. We are sure the pride in their hearts lessened the hurt of the lumps in their throats as they watched their son sally forth on this most worthy mission of self denial. We of the United Class stand proudly with you Emerson and Ruby.

We would still be blad to receive letter from ou "out there", and picture too. They will be read with intense interest at a future meeting and will be filed for future generations


Reminiscing began in earnest after these three letters were read. He or she having their particular incident to re-tell. This wa iterrupted by the call of the refresment committee to come into the Youth Lounge, where a typical "salad bar" selection of food was "self-served". ZConcersations as well as food was carried to the luncheon tables, were a pleasant continual talk-a-thon blanketed the room, interrupted inter-mittently by jokes directed to those alledgedly made more than three trips back to the "bar"

"Old" members both in or out of towon are urgently requested to come to United Class meetinfs, usually held on the 4th Thursday of the month. "New" members are ALWAYS welcome.

We of the reunion committe wish to thank all of you, both here and away, for your help and cooperation, very much appreciated. Without it the reunion would not have been ppossible.

The past quater of a ventury of christain companionship with you the United Class, has placed something indescribably precious within our hearts. We pray the smae preciousness for each of You.

The Reunion Committee
Mr. and Mrs. Roth Cline
Mr. and Mrs. Hampton Boswell
Mr. and Mrs Harry Edgington