1914

By the time you read this, many of the hardier migratory birds will have returned from the Southland (Cap Lawrence, Elly Buck, etc.), leaving some of those who, like the robins, wait for milder weather, only to be greeted by sleet and snow in the early spring. The Deke Wescotts, Paul Smiths, and WinWebber, are some of the latter. Speaking of robins, we've had some around all winter. Whether their IQ's are subnormal or the withered apples on our trees enticed them, I don't know. Mayhap Jim Hawley or other bird-watchers can enlighten me.

Back in January Cap Lawrence attended the funeral of Mary Taft (Bill's widow) in Greenville, N.H. Tribute was paid to her many good works in that vicinity. Cap reported this news and spoke of the many ways in which Mary had been of help in the Greenville area. Dutch Burnham reports that he's back in the ring, maybe not punching quite so hard and vigorously, but still punching. Dud Colby Hew into town the other day on his way to New York via Montpelier, Vt. Made a few telephone calls between planes but that's all. You will recall that Dud is treasurer of the Southwestern Bell Telephone Co., based in Omaha. Saw Vogie Stiles the other evening on his way to Washington, as I was getting the midnight to New York. He was on his way to see some of the V.I.P.'s about the Quartermaster's Depot in Natick, Mass., where he holds forth. How many of you know Wagner College, Staten Island, N.Y.? Not many, I'll wager, and my only excuse for boasting is that I am acquainted with the personnel officer there. It is a Lutheran College, which was started in Rochester, N.Y„ in 1883 and was recently in the news because it received a gift of a large house and an acre of land from one EllsworthB. Buck, of whom you may have heard. He received an honorary LL.D. from Wagner in 1941.

Rumor has it that the Gordon Sleepers were in Hanover around Christmastide.

If you have ever wondered how many occupations were represented in our class, you will be interested to know that there are approximately 45 broad categories with so many subdivisions that space does not permit listing all of them. Do you want to dig for oil or prospect for uranium? We have geologists to advise you. Do you want to build? We have the architects and construction engineers, as well as suppliers of materials. We can supply insurance of all sorts, legal advice, financial advice, medical service, advertising assistance, counsel on building power plants, be they steam, electric, hydraulic, or a combination, and so it goes. The diversity is amazing! Some 42 claim retirement, but judging from their activities, it is questionable whether some of these should be so classified.

The announcement of January 16 of the Georgia Engineering Society lists the speaker Winthrop ]. Snow, subject," "Early American Architecture," with color slides. It almost goes without saying that the pictures will show brick houses. Win represents the Cherokee Brick and Tile Co. How did you like Treasurer Batchelder's New Year's Greeting? Didn't your mouth water for one of those juicy (?) steaks at 25¢?

Secretary, 40 Byron Rd., Weston 93, Mass.

Treasurer, 165 Marlboro St., Wollaston, Mass.

Bequest Chairman,