1917
Here I am again back on the job and must admit California is a grand section of the country. While there, I had dinner on two occasions with Jim Durkee, Mort Rhoades, AlShiels and Naas Young in Los Angeles, and we had hoped to get Johnny Bathrick, FredHoughton, Jimmy Reubel, Herb Searles, BartShackford and Johnny Young but unfortunately, they were not in the vicinity and could not be with us. I learned one thing while out there and that is. that one has to travel 100 miles or so between towns; distance means nothing. I called on Tubby Tefft, who is convalescing from a very serious operation. As a matter of fact, I called on him at his home at Altadena just outside of Pasadena and had the pleasure of meeting his charming wife and one of his lovely daughters. Very few of us probably know that Tubby was in this last war as well as the first World War, and made a very great contribution. As a matter of fact, he is still laid up on account of the effort he expended this last time. Tubby was very interested in hearing about our 30th and stated he is sure to be at the 35th. Someday I hope we can get Tubby's war record as it is an outstanding one. The boys in California looked very prosperous and certainly are most enthusiastic about the College and all the Seventeeners. We had a grand time talking over the good old times.
The Steigers announced the marriage of their daughter Elizabeth Ann to Mr. William Hadden Lowe the 18th of March, 1948.
Mike Donehue has been made Director of Surgery of the Lenox Hill Hospital, New York City, and clinical professor of surgery at the New York University School of Medicine. Congratulations to Mike for this latest honor.
Duke Howe is the new president of the Montpelier National Bank.
Hunk Stillman, office mgr. of Nashua Gun & Paper Coated Co., which he has been associated with since 1919, is chairman of an "Open Forum and Office Problems," which is at present holding meetings in Boston.
I had a nice long letter from Gene Towlet, who like many of us, had a tough job digging out of the snow drifts this past winter. Gene was in Chicago at the National Livestock show and was fortunate enough to be in the ring during the judging of the world's best steaks and rib roasts on the hoof. He was pretty fortunate they didn't start to carve him up as he still carries around plenty of extra beef himself. Gene reports he saw Hal Clark, who is now running industrial sales of the Rubberoid Co. in the Chicago territory. HarryWorthington is operating a stove company at Joliet, 111. On the way from Chicago, Gene stopped at Pittsburgh and joined up with Bill Eaton and Bill Sew all, and guess we can all imagine the grand time they all had together. Probably no one was spared. Gene also reports he contacted Bob and Anita Scott and they had been marooned through the snow period but finally dug themselves out and left for Florida, where, I understand, they stayed for a month or two. He also reported that Tom and Ellen Cotton enjoyed skiing not so long ago in the Laurentians where Tom was recuperating from an illness. Thanks, Gene, for all the news; I know the boys will appreciate it too.
Our own Prof. Herbert L. Searles of the University of California had just written Logic and Scientific Methods, a book that is well-worth reading for those who can understand philosophy.
Gyp Green writes to The Boston Traveler as follows:
People's Editor:
"The suggestion in this column of fighting snow with fire has its merits. However, unconfined fire might prove dangerous. How about a movable vehicle, housing a confined roaring fire, into which snow could be conveyed and converted into steam? A chance to make a million, eh, what ?
No one can deny that Gyp is always in there slugging.
Before I left for the coast in February, I wrote a letter of congratulations to Prexy Hopkins, who, as you know, was recently made President of the National Life Insurance Company of Montpelier, Vt. X wrote this .letter in the name of the Class and Hoppy replies as follows:
"One of the greatest satisfactions of my days at the present time is the number of letters that I am receiving from old-time associates like yourself, extending good -wishes and expressing confidence. I value your letter more highly than I can tell you, and I am at the same time conscious of how much I owe you for the confidence and support you have given me in days past.
"Sentiment is a peculiar thing, but nevertheless, sometimes it is expressive of a very real emotion. Whatever the merits or the lack of these in my administration as a college president, I of course had very minor contact with the Class of '17 as compared with classes whom I was permitted to serve for four years. Nevertheless, by some peculiarity of the sense of association, I have always felt a particular affection for the Class of '17, and have ascribed to myself great credit occasionally for the achievements of its members. Perhaps without going more into detail you will understand, therefore, the particular value which I attach to your letter."
The fortunate Seventeeners who were in Hanover during February and March are as follows: Summer Emerson, the Walter Sissons,Dr. and Mrs. Sandy Lynch and son, and MelPalin.
This is about all your scribe has to report except to note the three changes in address.
Dr. Howard S. Bartlett, 126 Newbury Street, Boston, Massachusetts Frederick C. Ainsmith, (Home) 18 Ashburton
Place, Boston, Massachusetts, (Bus.) Army Base, Boston, Mass.
Dr. D. Roger Haggerty, 9 McDougalt Avenue, Hornell, New York
Secretary, 487 Berkeley Ave., South Orange, N. J. Treasurer, 9 Park Terrace, Upper Montclair, N. J. Class Agent, 21 Woodbine Rd., Belmont, Mass.
