Thanks, Carl, that was fun. The 1966 is the last convention I missed. Definitely John Cooper, but I think maybe the guy in the striped shirt is Don Cournoyer. Interesting story about Don Cournoyer. He was NSS treasurer for many years, but retired from the job in ~1972, when I was AVP for a couple of years. Then, as now, the officers met for an executive committee meeting between BOG meetings, and we were waiting to get the books from Don for the new treasurer. One meeting, no Cournoyer. Next meeting, he showed up, but it turned out there _were no_ books. Don had just been faithfully paying bills and depositing income without really keeping track. Things were a bit less formal in those days....
On second thought, striped shirt Dave McClurg. Oh well, it's a good story about Cournoyer anyway. PS I see somebody else recognized McClurg. I recognize the tall guy in the white shirt, but his name escapes me. And maybe a young Elaine Hackerman? Speaking of Cooper, his caving memoirs should be out before too long. I did some editing and the design and layout of the 362-page book. NSS tentatively to publish it. Title is "Cave of the Boa Constrictors." The 1964 convention in New Braunfels was my first NSS convention. Three of us from Chicago took a week vacation and blitzed down from Chicago in a VW bug. Couldn't stay for the final banquet, which in those days was Saturday night. Mexican caving was just getting started, and as relatively new and unconnected cavers, none of the three of us had heard about the caves of Mexico. In one session, this young kid Terry Raines gave a slide show about the caves in northern Mexico. Not being in the front of the room, we couldn't see the cavers for scale in the entrance shots. Where we came from, a large entrance was one you could walk into. There was a photo of that remnant of a volcano off toward the coast from the Inter-American Highway between Victoria and Mante. Terry referred to it as an "organic intrusion." Sensing a stir in the audience, he corrected himself to "inorganic." -- Mixon ---------------------------------------- Always forgive your enemies after they are hanged. ---------------------------------------- You may "reply" to the address this message (unless it's a TexasCavers list post) came from, but for long-term use, save: Personal: bmi...@alumni.uchicago.edu AMCS: a...@mexicancaves.org or sa...@mexicancaves.org _______________________________________________ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
