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Died. Dr. Albert Ashton Berg, 77, surgeon and bibliophile, onetime (1946-48) president of the International College of Surgeons; in Manhattan. As a surgeon, Berg pioneered in the radical treatment of stomach and duodenal ulcers (cutting out a large part of the stomach). As a bibliophile, he assembled a treasure in books and manuscripts, donated it to the New York Public Library...
Most active ham in college today is Jim Hirschman '52 of Adams House. Hirschman has managed to rig a 33-foot antenna outside his fifth floor bedroom window, and he keeps in constant contact with friends back in Indianapolis. John Ashton '51 and Bob Treadwell '51 operate out of Leverett F-41, while Dave Hagen '50 transmits from Dunster House...
Despite all these handicaps, "hamming" it still gives these students a big kick. "It's a challenge to see how well we can do under the circumstances," according to Ashton...
...Little Afraid. Most astonishing to Ashton fans was the new, contorted violence of his work. When Illuminations came to an end (with the shooting of Rimbaud by Poet Paul Verlaine), the sellout audience brought the house down...
...Freddie Ashton had been a little afraid of "laying an egg." But if he had, he had at least cooked it to Manhattan taste. The British will get to sample the gamy dish too: the New York City Ballet is taking it to England on a tour this July...