1914

It was nice to hear from Jack Harris, Ralph Jenkins, John Knoop, Abe Newmark, and of course, Charlie Batchelder, Penny Aborn, Bill Hands, and Ellsworth Buck. The event of the month was a stopover at Candlewood by Bill and Daisy Hands, en route from the Cape. The pleasant visit afforded Bill and me a chance to go over many of the questions confronting us. Shortly, everyone will be brought up-to-date on the several projects.

The new apartment at 192 West Street, Needham Heights 94, Mass., looks good to Jack Harris after a losing fight against crab grass and jap beetles. That gives him the time necessary for the nine grandchildren. Hal Van Riper is well and is still active. Leland Spore was elected president of the American Crayon Co. Seven grandchildren. Palm Beach and a bald head are the other news items.

Ducky Drake reports a rather tough winter and spring, followed by a prolonged stay at his Maine camp. That did the trick, and he is all right now. A busy doctor finds time for 25 years on the School Board and thirty years as Library Trustee, plus all the service for 1914. It is a relief to know that he is O.K. once more.

Ralph Jenkins plans a December-March stay in Florida. It is estimated that fifty percent of the class will be with him. That leads to a good suggestion by Charlie Batchelder. If all with such plans will report the winter address before late October I will include it in the December notes, and pass the list along to Mart Remsen for Newsletter blurb. A mid-winter reunion is Charlie s thought. And more about reunions. Bill Hands' idea for the fall of 1961 is catching on. Everybody likes it. The big news item this summer concerns Mart and Kathleen Remsen. That Etna farm up in the clouds has changed hands, and the Remsens are moving to Hanover.

You will have had forewarning from Bill Hands about this history business. Ellsworth will be back from Thunder Mountain Ranch, November first, and a New York meeting is planned soon after, when the whole matter is open for a round table. There is a lot to be done. To repeat, the Minute Book is ready. We must now decide upon the form of the Golden Book. What activities should we stress? It has been suggested that we get pictures, then and now. And so on. Then, there is the matter of expense. But most important of all, we must find someone who will write it. I know him, if he only will. Now we are back to the starting point, the history.

Thanks to Ducky and Penny Aborn, our records are better than good. The history and Golden Book work can go on hand-in-hand. Our principal worry is those who left us prior to 1929, but thanks to such good help from the Alumni Records Office, the job may be easier, but still a tough job.

One parting point. I wonder if we all appreciate how lucky we are to have Charlie Batchelder at the helm. Charlie needs to get down there for that mid-winter reunion, and so, just to ease his mind, give early attention to class dues. Returns have been very good to date, and I think that those still missing should join us so that Charlie and Jeannette can leave the snow banks for the fun that they both deserve. Please and now. Easy on the turkey.

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