1928*
Class Agent Paul Kruming included in a recent letter to the Class a brief questionnaire designed solely to help get more interesting material for these notes. The returns indicate that of those who sent in their reactions, 80% are against Roosevelt running for a third term in 1940, 15% are in favor and 5% are uncertain or state certain conditions. In answering the second question (If Roosevelt runs, how will you vote?) we found that 12.5% would vote Democratic, 71.3% would vote Republican, and 16.2% were uncertain.
Neither Paul nor your Secretary had any ulterior motive in selecting the questions, or any false ideas of the value of the answers—we simply felt you would be interested in the reactions of your classmates on a timely matter. Consequently your Secretary was disturbed to read the following excerpt from a letter to Paul, written by a classmate teaching in a western university:
"The questionnaire is returned herewith. I might add also a gripe on this subject. While I have the greatest admiration for Os Skinner and all that he has done for the Class and the College, I must confess to having been somewhat put out by the extent to which he has used the space for class news in the ALUMNI MAGAZINE in order to promote anti-administration propaganda. I think I am fairly safe in saying that doubtless a considerable majority of the Class shares 05' point of view on Roosevelt and the New Deal. Nevertheless there are some of us who admire Roosevelt's objectives if not some of his methods to obtain those objectives."
We have attempted to be unbiased in doing our monthly stint for the ALUMNI MAGAZINE. If any political comment was made we are sure a rereading will show that it was quoted from letters received from members of the Class. We don't think our friend has any basis for his criticism, because certainly you are all entitled to your own views and to the privilege of airing them. In fact nothing would please us more than to be flooded with letters containing your views on any subject. And, if at any time you have a pet gripe, write us about it—if it's within our power e'll eliminate it.
The big news this month is that George Davis was elected Secretary-Treasurer of the Glens Falls Insurance Cos. and affiliated companies on January 31. We are indebted to P. R. Peck '3O for the flash, which also will be found listed in the WahHoo-Wah column in the front of this issue Bill Kimball read a paper January 17 at the annual meeting of the American Society of Civil Engineers, held at the Waldorf Astoria in New York; the title was "Settlement Records of the Huey P. Long Bridge."
These notes are being written in Hanover, as is frequently the case. The unusual element, however, is that Carnival has just ended. We are back for our second Carnival in twelve years and it has been great fun. For some reason staying up all night didn't seem as exciting as it used to, so we retired early (3:50 A.M.) in order to get up early and ski on Oak Hill, which is the best practice slope we've seen yet. The usual list of events and the usual crowd of beautiful girls kept a fellow right on his toes all day. On Sunday, when a sudden thaw ruined the skiing in Hanover, we drove to Mt. Moosilauke and skied Sunday and Monday on the new, wide and exciting Snapper Trail, which parallels Hells Highway. The new D.O.C. Ravine Camp is a great place to spend your skiing vacation or week-ends, with shower baths, big fireplaces, good food and good company.
An enjoyable feature of our fortnightly trips to Hanover is the opportunity to see old friends. After the ski jumping Saturday we were among the fourteen who trooped into the Kimballs and warmed up drinking quantities of hot buttered rum prepared by the expert hands of Howie Chapin, who, with Bobbie, was a week-end guest of the Kimballs. Margaret and Bill's little baby, Shep, appeared with a big green "D" on his white sweater and made friends with everyone. We heard that the Hazen Sturtevants and the Dan Hatches were in town for part of Carnival but we missed seeing them. We saw Peggy and Milt Hoefle in Hanover and at Mt. Moosilauke. Milt's skiing was interrupted frequently by people with dislocated knees and sprained ankles which needed attention. Milt is a physician in Brooklyn. At the aforementioned ski jumping, Bill Kimball was director and announcer, and his familiar voice boomed out over the assembled thousands While North and South alike were having prolonged cold weather, Mary and Paul Kruming were spending a month in Puerto Rico—"on a short business trip," Paul said, thereby convincing us that advertising is indeed a great business. By the way, have you replied to Paul's letter?
Two more '28 bachelors have fallen by the wayside. On January 23 Ernie Wright was married in Miami, Florida, to Miss Catherine M. Curran, of Philadelphia and Coral Gables. After the ceremony there was a reception at the bride's home in Coral Gables. Catherine is a graduate of the Friends Central School in Philadelphia and Fairfax Hall in Virginia. Ernie is vice president of the E. A. Wright Bank Note Cos. in Philadelphia. He says that if he had known what the weather was going to be like, he would have taken his skis south with him.
The latest member of the class to leap into the fold of matrimony is Paul Annable. The lucky girl was Miss Jane Thatcher, daughter of Mrs. P. L. Klencke of Mt. Vernon, N. Y. The wedding was held at the Community Church in Mt. Vernon, with your Secretary, as best man, handing over the ring without a single fumble. A reception was held at the Studio Club. The honeymoon was spent skiing on Mt. Washington. Paul is manager of Genung's Department Store in Danbury, Conn. He is one of the top skiers in the class.
Births equal marriages this month. From Rutland, Vermont, comes news of the arrival on Jan. 9 of Clara Jane Bond, weight 8 lbs., 11 oz. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Franklin Bond (Bondy to you). From Syracuse we have a picture of Bobbie Morton and a lovely baby; under the picture is written: "Presenting Linda Link Morton—Feb. 1, 1940—7 lbs., 11 oz."
The activities and elusiveness of Curtis Robinson Crowell are thorns in the side of the New York police, who have been looking for him for three months. Continuing complaints indicate that he is still around New York. His latest effort was to go to Hoboken, get a job as cashier of a firm there, and walk out the next day with $25 from the cash register. Shortly before that he bought an overcoat in Macy's, gave them a rubber check, and next day waited near the fictitious address until the deliveryman came along. Shortly after the last issue of the MAGAZINE appeared we received a number of letters from ac- quaintances of Curt's in other classes thanking us for the warning. A practical joker in the class of '29 came in the Secretary's outer office two weeks ago and posed as Curt Crowell—before he knew what was happening two burley New York City detectives appeared and gave him quite a scare.
The sympathy of the class goes out to May and Jerry Pitts, of Riverside, Conn., whose three-year-old son, John Edward, died February 9th after a brief illness.
Secretary, Tucker, Anthony & Cos. Iso Broadway, New York
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