1914*

Hello again!

Golf is a funny game. When a golfer admits he is good that is NEWS because it seems to be a confirmed symptom of the disease that most everyone's game is rotten most of the time. So we think we should let you, in on a little secret. One of our classmates in the metropolitan district admits in print that he has managed to scramble into a Class "A" golfer. Inasmuch as he travels around the country a great deal, unsuspecting classmates really should know of this proficiency lest they get into a first tee proposition which should turn out disastrously. We boys in the country must stick together against these city slickers and so we are tipping you off that this new Class "A" golfer is none other than our ex-President and Chairman of the Alumni Fund, Mr. Sigurd S. Larmon.

And speaking of Sig, the class heartily extends their thanks to him for the very fine job on the Alumni Fund Campaign last year. After two years of extensive effort as General Chairman of the Fund he undertook to handle the class work until a more permanent agent could be appointed. Perhaps the class at large does not realize the loss we have suffered these past few years from the passing of men who were in a position to contribute sums above the average gift. The loss of these men has increased the task of the Class Agent and the showing made last year was a real tribute to Sig Larmon, and the College and class should be proud of his work. Last June at Commencement a class meeting was held and Mart Remsen, who is now established on his farm at Etna, agreed to assume the duties of Class Agent and also Chairman of the Committee for the 1914 Memorial Fund.

In fact, the highlight of the 1940 Commencement for fourteeners was a visit to the Remsen farm where more than adequate hospitality was extended by Mart. From all have come glowing accounts of the occasion and in particular of the glorious sunset which can be viewed from the front porch of the Remsen farm. Sully was so impressed with the beauties of nature that he plans a solemn pilgrimage this fall that he may see it again. In fact, so impressed were we by Sully's description that with a little luck we may go along with him.

Success and good luck to Dutch Burnham who has been made General Manager of the plate glass sales of the Pittsburgh Glass Company, and got himself a nice big picture in the Pittsburgh papers. Dutch sends his regards to all the boys and hopes they will look him up when in Pittsburgh.

Parker Margeson, we learn, now has his headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, where he is administrative assistant to the President of the Agricultural Corporation Ltd. His office is at 494 Spring Street, Atlanta. Incidentally, his daughter Jean graduated from Smith last June.

Bert Wood, when sending along his billet-doux to Jack Conners, reports that everything is well with him in Detroit, and we suspect he is continuing as a radio impressario. We would be glad to hear more about Bert and his scenarios.

Two of our stalwarts have been a little under the weather this summer, Charlie O'Connor and Red Loudon, both of whom we are glad to report are fully recovered.

The class extends its sympathy to Robert Hopkins and President Hopkins on the passing of their brother, Doctor Lewis Hopkins, who for many years had been President of Wabash College.

Jim Heenehan writes that his eldest son, James Jr., is a member of the Class of 1943 at Hanover. His daughter, Janet, is now in the first year at the Ursuline Convent at New Rochelle. He has two other children, David G., eleven, and Dorothy, four. Jim, by the way, is one of our top-hole bridge players and, of course, you know he is one of the eminent members of the New York Bar.

George Tilton writes he has had a very pleasant summer in Lancaster, New Hampshire, and will soon be back in Manhattan. He says he expects to be in Hanover once in a while this fall as his son is in the freshman class.

Janet Leech is entering the Connecticut College for Women this fall where Elmer Robinson's daughter, Margaret, will be a member of the senior class.

Doctor Harold Bean writes interestingly that after years of general practice he has now settled down with a specialty as an orthopedist. He is a Lieutenant Commander in the Naval Medical Corps, Reserve, and hopes for an early elevation to a full Commander's rank. Beanie has a hobby of copying furniture, building and upholstering. He says he has been specializing in chairs and he now has so many different types that even his wife can not name them when she shows them off. Beany, always out for a joke, says he is designing a special wheel-chair for some of the boys at the Fiftieth Reunion. He has two daughters. The eldest is working for Abe Newmark and expects to take further work in salesmanship. His other daughter is in Simmons College. A nice letter, Harold, and some more 500n.... please.

Page Junkins sends a quotation from the National Bulletin of the Military Order of the World War: "Major W. A. Green Jr. was elected Commander of the Dallas Chapter at the annual meeting held on June is." Page reports also receipt of a card from the Carl Bucks who had been spending the summer in Juneau, Alaska. While Page and Edna were spending their vacation in northern Michigan at Portage Lake they had a couple of happy reunions with the Reber family. Page and Edna send best regards to all and hope they will see some fourteeners in Detroit soon.

The Burleighs are back in town after an extended trip through the Canadian Rockies. John is busy at insurance again and Pauline has resumed her weaving, spinning and other textile intricacies which form her very interesting hobby.

Stubby Johnson spent a week in Hanover and saw a lot of the Larmons and Remsens. Apparently Mart has already acquired the title of Squire of Etna. Stubby says he is "... .sitting on top of the world with a one-thousand gallon vat of water in the cellar." This could take a little investigation, which we propose to give it at the earliest opportunity. Stubby has a son starting sophomore year at Hanover. His daughter who graduated from Wheaton College last June is now doing graduate work at the Smith College School for Social Work.

Here is a "Dog Bites Man" Lavin story. Ted goes on a cruise (he does this two or three times a year) and makes a bet with a fellow passenger. Ted wins bet after cruise is over. Loser can't think of Ted's name or whereabouts except that he went to Dartmouth, so the poor fellow has been chasing around for months, accosting every Dartmouth man he meets. He finally runs across Jim Ramage who knows Ted but not his address and implores the Secretary, who finally gets winner and loser together. Treasurer note: Should not Ted do something about this when we three meet again?

One of the pleasures of being a class Secretary is the glow of pride one has when learning of the achievements of a classmate who has so long hid his light under a bushel. In fact, modesty is an outstanding attribute of the class as a whole. We have often heard of these shining lights in the field of business, arts, education, and so forth, and it is only with the greatest difficulty that the true facts come to light. Hard as we try to peruse "Who's Who," the rosters of learned societies, and the like, frequently we do fail in our listing of these new honors. We are so sorry that in our letters and bulletins we failed to record among the degree holders our only College President, Ralph C. Jenkins, M.A., Ed.M., Ph.D., who for some years has been administrative head of Danbury State Teachers College.

Doubtless there are many more omissions of similar achievements which it would be a great pleasure to record if the man, his wife, or another fellow would merely drop us a line so that the proper record could be made.

Secretary, 16 Grove St., West Medford, Mass. Treasurer, The Stanley Works Amer. Tube & Stamping Plant Bridgeport, Conn.