1915

Roy Porter writes that on Aug. 11, Lelandand Ruth Smith of the Attleboro Smiths were visiting Hanover and celebrating their twentyfifth anniversary. Congratulations from the Class, Lee. Fletch Low's daughter Joan is transferring from Wilson College to Skidmore this fall, and Roy's daughter Patricia is entering the University of New Hampshire this September. At the combined Harvard-YaleDartmouth smoker in the Boston Harvard Club, Sept. 27, the Class of 1915 was represented by Cloughie and Kike Richardson. The boys did justice to the clam chowder, pie, cheese, and coffee, but as Cloughie is dieting, he had to be satisfed with only three helpings. Chan Foster returned from his vacation last week looking hale and hearty, and with renewed strength to count all the dues that you fellowsare sending in to him this month. CaseyJones was honored this month by Boston University, which invited him to compose a new song for them. He has also composed a concert fantasie for their band, which is to be used at some of their football games this fall. Between the halves of the B. U.-Syracuse game on Oct. 30 they are to put on his "At The Circus," with floats, bands, clowns, etc. Understand that Casey has been at the Lahey Clinic recently and am glad to report that they found his high notes and low notes O.K. Here's an addition to the vital statistics of the Class. Art Nichols pens with glee the arrival of Miss Leslie Elaine Nichols on Aug. 31, his first grandchild. Art was bearing up well at last reports.

Here's a letter that makes a secretary feel good. Its from Iru Daniell and he writes as follows:

"This year our eldest daughter, Virginia (for the record he has four glamor girls) spent the summer in Sweden visiting a classmate of hers. They went on the Inaugural Flight of S.A.S. (Scandinavian Air Service) from +ur new Tdlewild F:Hd in New York on the first DC6 to fly the Atlantic on July 22, 1948. Her home address was Djursholm, a suburb of Stockholm, but during her stay they visited in Copenhagen, Falsterbe, Djurhy, Orebro, and numerous other places. Virginia is now in Boston, pursuing a twelve months internship at the Massachusetts Memorial Hospital as a Michigan State College senior Medical Technician.

"I, myself, had a very interesting experience in August when as a guest of the Ford Motor Cos., I made a seven hour flight in the Blimp they use for advertising. We flew from Milwaukee down the lake shore (Lake Michigan) over Racine, Kenosha, Great Lakes Naval Training Station, Fort Sheridan Army Training Camp, Chicago, and on around the south end of the Lake over Whiting, Ind. (where Standard Oil Co's gigantic refineries are located) and then over the steel mills in Gary, Ind. This part of the trip was made in daylight and at an altitude of 500 to 1000 feet, so I was presented with a good close view of everything on the ground. We circled the Railway Centennial Fair in Chicago numerous times and on our return after dark we cruised above Chicago more than two hours, watching ball games, seeing "Chicago at Night" with its myriad of lights, large and small, dim and bright, and kaleidoscopic in color, as well as numerous cars and trains buzzing in and out of the city from New York and Boston. Many times I could have dropped cigarette butts or pennies down the smoke stacks of the Tribune Tower, Wrigley Building, Drake Hotel, the Stevens, the Blackstone, or even the Y.M.C.A., all of which I spotted during the cruise. Back in Milwaukee, we buzzed that city for an hour, looking over Wisconsin's Centennial Fair, watching Schlitz, Pabst and Millers beer being made in their respective plants. We landed back on the Milwaukee airport at 12:15 A.M. on Friday, Aug. 13.

"Must not forget to mention (please note. BuckBradley), that I received the first '49 Ford delivered in Green Bay and it's a fine car. even the wife and daughters are pleased with it. (Wonder how much Dan drives it?) My vacation took me to dad's cottage, The Birches, just north of Menominee, Mich., on the west shore of Green Bay, where the family have been most of the summer. Just loafed around, took the youngsters fishing, hauled in wood for the fireplace (it was cold every night) and hauled in groceries (WOW—can they eat!). I allowed the youngsters only one swim a day from dawn to dusk (P.S. they did come out two or three times to eat). Saw Al Cahn and Mai Mac Donald in Chicago this Spring."

Ralph Brown writes that last fall he was kept busy as campaign chairman of the Community Chest and this spring he headed the borough drive for the Greater New York Fund. This summer as Skipper of the family sloop, the Shawnee IX, he reports having a grand cruise in Vineyard and Nantucket Sounds and also Buzzards Bay with his wife and daughter (81/4) as crew. His visits to Nantucket and Race Week at Edgartown were the highlights of the trip. His oldest son Nat, a sophomore at Princeton, spent the summer as Counselor in tennis and baseball at a boys camp. His second son Geoffrey, who is entering Columbia this fall, was spending his second term at the Summer Theater at Putney, Vt. The youngest son was in Camp Treetops, Lake Placid, N. Y.

Leo Burt spent his vacation with the family in Canada, but adds that there is no place like the U.S.A. to live in. He took in the Hanover Holiday where he reports seeing Jack Mason,Johnnie Johnson, Murray Austin and FletchLow. From Boston comes the report that Ashley St. Clair has been promoted to General Counsel of the Liberty Mutual Insurance Cos. He has been assistant vice-president and special claims counsel since 1943. Johnnie Johnson confesses that he is now a grandfather for the third time. Wally Shambaw is still busy with his music even though he is confined to a hospital. He has just composed the music and words to a song entitled "Wave Old Glory Again", which has been sung by Ranny Weeks on the radio. He tells me that he has entered this in a "march song contest" being conducted by the U. S. Army.

I received a nice letter last month from Jack Heist, once a member of that never to be forgotten North Fayer gang, who together with Middle Fayer, terrorized that side of the Campus our Freshman year. Jack is now a bloated citrus tycoon in Florida, is married and the proud papa of three children. Better try and come back to the 1950 reunion, Jack, you won't know the old school now. Another grand letter from Don Law, who writes, and I quote, "I have a good home, a swell wife, two fine boys, eat regularly, pay my bills, am attending obstetrician at the Staten Island Hospital, have some swell friends, play golf occasionally and bowl once a week. I could not retire if I wanted to, and wouldn't if I could." That philosophy speaks volumes. From the star dishwasher at the old Orrill Club, Horace Holton, comes the following, "At present I own a small farm, pure bred Dorset sheep, goats, hens, turkeys, small fruits, a few peaches, pears, apples, etc. along the lines of Ed Robinson's "Have-more Plan." This farm work takes up the slack and gives me something to do when I have no sales appointments. I am employed by Chamberlin Cos, of America, covering part of three counties, all of Plymouth. I find the work very interesting. Our son, after three years in the Navy is in Indiana Tech at Fort Wayne, taking a civil engineering course that he will complete in six months more."

Among the guests at the Hanover Inn last month were Jack Mason, and Mr. & Mrs. Herb Lanterman.

Secretary, Paul Revere Rd., Westwood Hills, Worcester 5, Mass.

Treasurer, Ames Bldg., 1 Court St., Boston 8, Mass.

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