1915
Well, here we are, back in circulation again and, just about the time your eager (?) eyes scan these pages, most of us should be sitting 'round the environs of Hanover Inn swapping, reminiscing and reuning to our hearts' content. Can you look back 47 years and see us as freshmen struggling to get oriented? And, as Opie Horton so aptly puts it, we greeted each other with: "Hello, old man," whereas now it's: "Hi there, young feller!" Norvie Milmore comes up with a little different slant with this one: "Vee get so soon oldt, und so late shmart!" Be that as it may, any who were "on the fence" about coming to Hanover for the Interim must have been pushed off by Jack Ferguson's admirable advance notices.
Incidentally, I can speak from experience in advising that any paraphernalia inadvertently left at the Inn has much better than an even chance of being recovered and returned by our genial and efficient host, Jim McFate! Such was the fortunate fate of some sleeping duds I left there back in May!
News of the Class since spring has been varied, spotty and slightly elusive. The Chowder House gang at Patten's in Boston has carried on weekly with King, Martin, Barker, Foster, Clough, Shea, Simpson, O'Hara in rather consistent attendance (not necessarily in that order). On occasion, they tie in with some of the older boys, such as Saltmarsh '14, Aborn '14 and Wilkins '13. Saltmarsh's annual fish fry even caused Pen Aborn to loosen up with a coupla bottles of Sautern.
Eben Clough has gone soft! Says he: "Saw a beautiful sight when I walked over to our picture window yesterday afternoon - a gorgeous ringnecked pheasant and his girl friend feedin' on some of the seeds in my new lawn. I let 'em eat and we both enjoyed seein' 'em, wouldn't you?"
Mrs. Ralph Norris expresses her appreciation for the ALUMNI MAGAZINE, not only for news of 1915 but of 1946, the class of her son, Rev. George A. Magoon who was ordained last December as Episcopal minister at Woodsville and Lisbon, N. H., churches, and also the class of 1900 which is her brother's class - Dr. Arthur L. Wallace of Milford, N. H., who is still going strong at 80 years of age.
Chan Foster thought he had bats in his - car! But it turned out to be an inquisitive little bird who was attracted by the inside plush of his New Yorker model and flew in the open window, while parked out in the environs of Cape Ann.
Casey Jones speaks of how much he appreciated seeing the old 1915 gang last fall at the Forerunner. Says he's much better and happier than he's been in a long time. Musta been the elixir of meeting up with the old gang!
Stirling Wilson '16 writes in behalf of a classmate, Livingston Cole, for the address of Takanaga Mitsui whom he intended to look up while in Japan this summer. Hope he made it.
When Russ Rice was honored as Class Treasurer of the Year at the Officers' dinner back in May, I like the crack he made when he got back to our table — "I don't know where they dug up all that stuff in the citation but, if true, I'm glad to know about it!" Russ says that Bud Doe, after their trip abroad, was back on the job of nursing his trees just as though nothing had happened.
Back in June, Paul Rotliery sent a clipping from a Springfield, Mass., newspaper mentioning Ray King as a likelihood as police commissioner of that thriving city. I don't know the final outcome, but that sounds like a good choice.
Dale Barker says he spent a pleasant evening with Gene and Zita Bissell at their Home Hill Farm up at Plainfield, N. H., some time ago and talked of plans for the INTERIM.
It is pleasing news that Mrs. Hap Leonard is to live across the street from the Charlie Griffiths in Norwich, Vt. Charlie mentioned, in passing, that he was away from Norwich in early June to speak in behalf of President Eisenhower's "People-to-People" program in the book field. Perhaps Charlie will break down and tell us more about it — one of these days.
Mrs. Dick Redfield is happy to receive the ALUMNI MAGAZINE, especially since the grand time they had at the 1955 Reunion. Mrs. Russ Livermore writes: "I deem it an honor to receive the ALUMNI MAGAZINE which I have read for years. Russ often spoke of his classmates and the happy times at Hanover, and he honestly believed that no one ever went to a finer college or had a more enriching education. Please thank each and every member for me - I am most grateful".
Pete Pray advises that they have acquired a house in Madison, Conn. - about 150 yards from the Sound, with the quite essential beach rights. Says they had been up there several weekends and planned to spend most of August there.
Eben Clough says: "That fella with the million dollar smile rang us up and wanted to know howinell to get to our place, so I met 'em at the foot of the hill and 'twas none other than Bobby Bigelow and Anna and we reminisced all over. They had browsed over from Gloucester where they vacation every year." The Cloughs vacationed-up through Maine and New Hamp- shire in July and dropped in on the Sid Crawfords at Kennebunk where they found Sid and Doris basking on the beach, both of them looking fit as two fiddles. String and Grace Downing were reported visiting up in Nova Scotia along in July.
A nice note from Dick Merrill appreciates the birthday card and says he hopes to return to N.E. on retiring next year when he'll make up for lost time in resuming contacts not possible heretofore.
A headline with pictures in a Denver newspaper pays tribute to Phil Alexander and the succession of three generations of the Alexander family in the management of the First National Bank of Denver, the largest bank in that city, following in the footsteps of his father, "P.K." is now senior vicepresident of the bank and his two sons, Philip K. Jr. and Bruce D. - both vice presidents are being groomed to take over when the president and senior vice president step down. Quite a dynasty there!
Dick Clarke uniquely announces his retirement with: "I am turning in my uniform down here with The Reinsurance Corporation, so please change my address on the class records." A note from Walt Wanger expresses regret at missing the Hopkins Dinner but is looking forward to coming up to Hanover this fall. Herb Potter gives an interesting account of their vacation trip to the west coast, during which their car was burned up. The full account must await other space, but both he and Joe Comstock (whom he visited in L.A.) urge that '15ers coming West stop over and see them. Roll out the barrel, boys, here we come!
Norvie Milmore throws a couple of bouquets at me and adds that he had some additional thrills on his birthday - a telephone call from his older son in Tokyo; a call from his daughter in Muncie; and a remembrance from his younger son in Marblehead. Says it made the "old man" feel he's quite a punkin! Johnnie Kimball and Florence summered in Asheville, N. C. Am glad to report Johnnie is much better than he used to be. Ah, that Florida life!
Kent Smith, board chairman of Lubrizol Corp., will be administrative head of Case Institute to carry on the projects initiated by its president, T. Keith Clennan, in the absence of the latter recently named head of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in Washington.
Zeke Carpenter was one of three Dartmouth mouth alumni honored with plaques and citations at a dinner in Omaha's new Civic Auditorium on March 18, the other two being Sig Larmon '14 and Will Nicholson '22. Sig reports that he had several jousts at golf with Zeke and Bob Frothingham this summer at Osterville down on Cape Cod.
And now, push over "You-All," while I join you on the Hanover Inn porch!
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Secretary, 301 East 53rd St. New York 22, N. Y.
Treasurer, 60 Stevens Rd., Needham 92, Mass.
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