1916

SPRING

This is not a proper afternoon for sitting in an office typing class notes, for spring is in the air, the sun is shining, and the birds are singing. Yet, the mail must go through, we always get our man, and the ALUMNIMAGAZINE deadline looms before us like a black cloud. So here goes, and if part of these notes fails to make sense, blame it on the season, for even one approaching a Thirtieth Reunion is not immune to the heady nostalgia of a beautiful spring day.

LETTERS

I received a welcome letter from our Colonel John Ames, who still hopes to tear himself away from his duties with the United States Forces in Europe long enough to attend Reunion. John mentioned in his letter that he has been doing a lot of business with a genial, good-looking major named Carleton, who seemed vaguely familiar but whom John could not quite place. Finally, John discovered that the major is Joe Carleton's son. John adds that he"is a grand person and that 1916 has every reason to be proud of him.

A letter from Bill McKenzie reports receipt of a letter from Paul ("Kike") Davis. Kike is a major in O. F. L. C. (Sorry, can't interpret) and his APO number is 887, c/o Postmaster, New York, New York. He expects to be in Paris for some time and will not be back for Reunion. He admits that he is gaining weight in his "sedentary Parisian life." However, at the time of his letter he was about to go wild-boar hunting in Normandie, and perhaps this activity will have a beneficial effect on his waistline.

Herb Lord broke loose with a long and interesting letter inspired by my query in this column anent his frequent appearances at the Hanover Inn. The Navy turned Herb down because of a deficiency in molars, and so he went to work in a war plant turning out radar devices for the Navy. After retiring from that job in September 1945, Herb did what he has always dreamed of doing, i. e„ going back to Hanover and kicking up his heels on the Inn rail, all with a free mind and without worries. Among others with whom he "chewed the fat" at Hanover are John Sterns and Earl Cranston. On Thanksgiving night he saw Ed Riley, our motor magnate. I gather that in addition to his law practice in Lawrence, Mass., Herb also practices in Hanover, thus combining business with pleasure. Herb expounds the rather delightful theory, "When business with pleasure interferes, give up business." Although it would be unwise to preach this doctrine to our sons, it sounds like a great idea for their fathers. At any rate, we are glad to receive word from Herb. Doubtless when we arrive in Hanover in July, we shall find Herb waiting for us on the Inn porch. And while we are on the subject of letters,

the only way your secretary can obtain news items for this column is through your letters. So emulate the above-named gentlemen and send us news of yourself, your family, and other members of the Class.

IN HANOVER

This month's report from our Hanover Inn snooper discloses the presence in Hanover during March of some brethern not hitherto listed as visitors there. Mr. and Mrs. Oliver J. Barr Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Edward C. Kirkland, and Mr. Leslie W. Leavitt were the fortunate ones who returned for a little while to the scenes of our misspent youth. Would that I could go and do likewise!

MISCELLANY

During March, President Dickey c»me to Cleveland for his first meeting with the Cleveland Alumni. To say that we were favorably impressed is putting it mildly. In the jargon of the day, he is "super." The college need have no worries about the future with John Dickey at the helm. Sixteeners present at the affair were Carl Holmes, Ruby McFalls, Bill McKenzie, and your secretary. Carl and I also attended a luncheon the next day, at which President Dickey addressed the principals of the local high schools and preparatory schools. Needless to say, he made a highly favorable impression upon them.

FROM THE ARCHIVES

Current news items being exhausted, we turn again to our researches among the socalled permanent records of the class, mean ing the answers to the questionnaires sent out last fall by Alec Jardine.

Bill Biel is practicing law in New York City. His daughter, Joan, is a freshman at Goucher College. Frank Bobst's daughter, Barbara, is Mrs. John H. Judge. She has a three-year-old son named Frank Bobst Judge, whom Frank (grandpa, that is) describes as the pin-weight champ. Frank's son was in the Coast Guard. Porter Blaney has two daughters and three grandchildren, ranging in age from four and a half to one (the grandchildren, not the daughters).

Bill Brown is principal of the Glens Falls High School. He has two daughters: Ruth Ann, a junior in Simmons College, and Christine, a freshman in Pembroke College. Neilson Brush of Malone, New York, is Executive Secretary of the Franklin County Civil Service Commission. His daughter, Florence Anne, is married to the Reverend A. Rees Hay.

Parker Burt is head of the French Department at Wyoming Seminary, Kingston, Pa. Charles Campbell is administrative director of the New York State Civil Service Commission and has two daughters.

Edmund F. Carey is general agent in Providence, Rhode Island, for the State Mutual Life Assurance Cos. He has two daughters and a son. The latter, John Rayworth Carey, upon reaching the age of eighteen a few months ago, was inducted into the Navy as an apprentice seaman. William L. (Pete) Cleaves is still with the Girard Trust Cos., in Philadelphia, as trust officer. Dick Coburn is with the Socony-Vacuum Oil Cos., and has a married daughter and a son, the latter a lieutenant in the United States Navy, perhaps discharged by now.

Jimmie Coffin, known more formally as C. Carlton Coffin, adds to the general merriment by the following answers to the questionnaire. To the question "Business, he writes "Good," and to the question "Position Held," he replies "Lousy." He lists a son, who was a lieutenant, junior grade, in the Naval Air Transport Service, and a young grandchild, Leslie Ann Coffin.

Ed Craver is president of the Bates Shoe Cos. Three of his four boys were in the service, one a first lieutenant pilot in the Army Air Forces, one a sergeant in the Marines, and one a petty officer in the Navy. They have various decorations. Ed can well be proud of the record of his sons, whom I remember seeing years ago at Gloucester, and a more attractive lot of boys I cannot imagine. Let us know what they do next, Ed, and come back to Bass Rocks some time

Jack Curtin, still a bachelor, is with the General Electric Cos. Sam Cutler is treasurer of the Hancock Paint and Varnish Cos., North Quincy, Mass., and lives in Newton. He has one daughter and two boys; Sam Jr., who was in the Navy as an ensign on an LST in the Pacific Area, and Richard, corporal and tail gunner on a B-29 in the same area. Congratulations, Sam, and how is Lou, my 1941 "date"?

Bob Dana is in the woolen business and is a vice president. Nice going. He has a son and a grandchild. Larry Davidson, whose unexpected telephone call I referred to last month, has a son and a daughter, but no grandchildren as yet.

End of message!

Secretary, 2542 Stratford Rd. Cleveland Heights 18, Ohio Treasurer, 34 White Oak Road Wellesley Hills, Mass.