1914

Once again, newsy letters from Penny Aborn, Charlie Batchelder, Mart Remsen, Hod Potter, Hadley Cole, Vogie Stiles, Sig Larmon, Ducky Drake, Ellsworth Buck, Bill Hands, and Don Chase.

The Remsens are now on their way, far from the frosty places up there where it must have been very cold. Hod Potter has a newlyacquired yen for Arizona, in preference to Maine. You should hear the guy boasting of Arizona's temperature. No kidding, he almost had me down there doing another hitch on the border at Nogales. It is Hod's hope that Mart and Kathleen will be with them for a reunion with Gail Gardner at Prescott. It was good to have word from Hadley Cole.

Vogie Stiles reports: "Expect to take off for Florida next week to look the place over. May decide to make the place my headquarters if there is room for another New Englander."

Dan Chase could do nothing else but write an interesting letter, naturally. It was fun to get word from him. He keeps in touch with Chuck Kingsley and Squeak Files. Squeak is now living in Mansfield, and his principal occupation is the raising of strawberries. That is a long way from his activities at Tufts, but he likes it. Dan will get in touch with Lize Wheelock but not before the Florida vacation is over.

Every once in a while I get the notion that all of the class are fairly well in mind until something like this happens - A classmate lectured at the Yonkers' Kiwanis on Africa and Egypt. Political, economic and social factors controlling North Africa and par- ticularly Egypt were outlined by Sanford Griffith, associate director and organizer of the African Center of the New York School for Social Research in New York City. Sanford is reputably a frequent traveler in the Middle East. He attributes the greatest obstacle to Communism to the 800 different dialects to combat. Sanford went on to get his Ph.D. at Chicago, and studied at L'Ecole de Sciences in Paris.

It was perhaps just this sort of thing that Sig Larmon had in mind when he deplored the lack of general news items from all of us too far away. Sig is now in Puerto Rico for several weeks, and when he returns, and the desk is cleared, I will go into this good idea at further length.

Bill Hands came up with the expected good suggestions as regards the class history. I have sent out a few appeals on this subject and am amazed at the variety of responses but they are all good. The point is to get the programme started in the right direction, and it now looks as if we are in there with this suggestion from the guy who caused all of this trouble.

Ellsworth comes up for reply in this fashion:

1. The compilation of a Minute Book from the very beginning down to now. This would be similar to the Minute Book of a corporation and would merely be a record of formal actions taken at meetings such as election of officers, fixation of dues, receipt of treasurers' reports, resolutions adopted, etc., etc.

2. A history of the class which would be written in narrative style and would cover aspects other than those embraced in the short and more formal Minutes.

Number one above, as I see it, is the first job to be undertaken. With that completed, and using it as a framework or skeleton, we could then pass copies around to the members of the class you select and ask each to draw on his memory or records (if any) to finish the structure for particular years in narrative style.

That is our start. Now, anyone in Hanover with a few extra hours, the place is the Library where we can put you to such good service.

Now, let's see. Two more, Sno Bird or Charlie. Compromise, Ducky had such a good idea and it is more than popular with those migrating for the winter. I intend to make it a feature. This year, the Hinmans will be at 119 So. Osceola, Clearwater, Fla., and the Batchelders will be down there for two or three months at 17715 Gulf Boulevard, Box 1019, St. Petersburg 8, Fla.

Now, one more plug for Charlie. I am told that we have not been up to standard on class dues. Please, please do not let that good guy down. He is the tops, and treat him as such.

Now, about the rejuvenated Sno Bird. Ducky has a car, reservations at the Inn, and passengers. There it is. In the meanwhile, one Ellen Perrine has a birthday on February 21, and suppose you let me twist with the dilemma. I'll be with you if I can.

Change of Address:

Prof. Forrest C. Blood, Retired, 4515 Hill Drive, Lincoln 10, Neb.; Walter H. Junkins, P.O. Box 397, Sebastian, F!a.; Ernest S. Learoyd, President, Learoyd, Tanner & Mason, Inc., 200 East 42nd St., New York 17, N. Y., 140 E. Hartsdale Ave., Hartsdale, N. Y.; Caleb H. Niles, 52 Citrus Ave., Dunedin, Fla.; Benjamin H. Quarles, 4115-17 th St., N.W., Washington 11, D. C.

Secretary, Box 83, Candlewood Isle, Conn.

Treasurer, 165 Marlboro St., Wollaston 70, Mass.

Bequest Chairman,