1908

A letter from Harold O. Rugg states that his plans call for him to be in Scandinavia during the summer and that in November he and Elizabeth head for India where they will attend the tenth World Conference on Education. From last December until April, he was in Puerto Rico. From this schedule we can understand his expressed regret that he has been unable to attend the official and unofficial reunions. Well, '08 has at least one educated man anyway.

What the East has lost, the West has gained. Allan and Kate Perkins have bought a home in La Jolla (La Hoya to you), Calif., and at last reports were to move there as soon as their old home had been disposed of. It may be that they are already, established there. Speak up, Allan, news from you would brighten up our chapter.

Among other things, John Gray writes from his retirement home in Sebastopol, Calif., and says, "Retirement is wonderful and this is the climate for it. Temperature up to 75 degrees yesterday and down to 38 last night and no smog. What a life."

Our boys continue to make headlines in the papers. The latest is a big picture and writeup in the New York Herald Tribune o£ August 11 on Fred Hodgson. The full size picture and copy take up nearly two columns. The picture shows Fred whirling a glass slide to test the pollen in the air and carries the following caption. "Hay Fever Here. Botanist Fred H. Hodgson whirls a glass slide to test the pollen in the air yesterday outside the Seagram Building, 375 Park Ave." Fred has become an internationally famous botanist and a recognized authority on pollens, et cetera, et cetera.

The other pictured publicity concerns Innkeeper Larry Treadway and appears in the North Adams Transcript. Three action pictures show Larry in the three phases of his service at tennis of which he is a pronounced devotee — as well as shuffleboard, I might add — and comments on it are as follows. "Still Sharp At 75. L. G. Treadway of Williamstown, founder of the Treadway chain of inns, shows sharp form as he serves in a tennis game with his three sons on his 75th birthday. Mr. Treadway is a life-long devotee of tennis." We regret that we cannot reproduce the pictures in these two cases, as they are much to be preferred over this write-up.

Continuing the story of these young men of '08 is another chapter from Chick Currier of La Jolla (you know how to say it now). Chick refuses to give up either his youth or golf. This is demonstrated by his performances in the Ivy League Tournament and that of the District Rotary Conference. In both of these Chick came in with the second low net prize. He also writes of a delightful time at Scottsdale, Ariz., some time ago when he and Jessie were entertained by Art and Naomi Lewis.

A little more space to fill. As Art Rotch used to say, "If you guys don't send me some more news, I'll write my own stories about you and you won't like 'em."

A 1909 quintet at the 50th reunion last June included Harry Buchanan, Art Swenson, Jim Hitchcock, blocking out Jock Adams, and Hal Clark. Left are Al Newton and daughter.

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