Dr Donaldson is Assistant Professor of Zoology, California State College at Los Angeles, and has done research in ecological studies in changing environments, as in summer fire and brush control. Prairie chickens and doves are included among his studies. His schooling took place in California with his graduate Ph D awarded at Oklahoma State. He also has worked at the Hot Creek Fish Hatchery above Bishop.
Plan on being at the banquet on April 18th!!! The place, same as last year will be Rudi's Italian Inn. 6 PM gabfest, 7 PM eats, steak that is, 3773 Crenshaw Blvd, Los Angeles. Price $ 3.50-can't beat it! Mail check to John Robinson 2627 Blackthorn St. Newport Beach 92660 and include self-addressed stamped envelope. This banquet will be a winner!
SAD N0TE- Bud & Bep Bingham
A great many people who have known Jo Ann Jones will be sad to hear she passed away Feb 2O, l968.
In spite of poor health she was always most cheerful and always game for a good trip. Although climbing was out of the question the last years, she would shuttle cars or take us ashore when we were on a sailing trip. Never was there a trace of self pity when we visited her in the hospital, and until the last she looked forward to a Baja outing that we had planned in the near future.
Our deepest sympathy goes to her husband, Vern, and their four year old son, Randy. Their address: 2186 Cook Circle, Thousand Oaks, Calif 91360.
Ed note: The Joneses were formerly very active DPS members.
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Member Roger Mitchell recently made the decision to get out of town before it's too late. His new abode: 1451 Lazy A Dr1ve, Bishop, Calif 93514. Roger, we envy you and your family!
DPSers Tom & Trudie Hunt of the Central American Department writes "Our last letter was written while sitting under l0,000 foot Mt Baldy in So Calif. Today we are looking a quarter of a mile over a recent lava bed to the 7,000' cone of Volcan Pacaya, 2,000 foot above us. Every two or three minutes there is a vast explosion, steaming rocks are thrown up 300' in the air, to come hurtling down the forty-five degree slopes, sometimes taking several hundred foot bounces! Between explosions the slopes sizzle and crackle with rocks that have broken off. Some of the plunging rocks are red, and some are as large as small rooms." Most of us know that the Hunts are on a teaching tour in Guatemala.