1931

In the February column reference was made to the fact that Art Boardman was appointed executive vice president of the Irving Trust Company. The article I was working from didn't mention the fact, as another notice in the "American Banker subsequently did, that Art's appointment was rather unusual since he is only the second executive vice president in the bank's history. Leave it to '31ers to do things differently we're too old to break space frontiers, but there's no reason at all why, with our experiences after thirty _ years,_ we can't keep expressing our individualism, predicated on our experiences, and do away with ordinary routines and do things differently and establish or break through our own frontiers. To each of us this undoubtedly presents a different type of challenge, but accomplishing the challenge can be fun and invigorating.

I personally can vouch for that fact after establishing a new frontier for myself last June when I shifted gears out of one job of sixteen years into a new one. Now that the break-through has been made, I'm certain that I couldn't possibly have been as happy in my old situation as I am in the new one, the challenges of which have been very stimulating to me mentally and physically. I am certain that this combination of stimulations and the newness of them will continue to keep me on the young side of age as the years roll by. The importance of this was forcefully brought to my attention recently by a little squib that read "the frightening thing about middle age is the realization 1 -it we will soon outgrow it." How true, how true! Don't let it sneak up on you - double cross it by being or daring to do something different, and thereby probably keeping mentally and possibly physi- cally on the young side of your age. I don't mean to lecture, and I realize I have no right to, but after having had four weeks in which I have had the luxury of time to think about myself and such things, I can't resist passing my thoughts along. Please accept them as they are intended (just my personal thoughts) and as you see fit.

Beanny mentioned in his last newsletter the fact that I wrote the March column while in the Waltham Hospital just prior to a repair job in my chest. The nice cards of best wishes have been very helpful and gratefully received. All went well in all respects and thanks to the good condition I enjoyed prior to the repairs, I responded well and was able to get out of the hospital in a hurry. At the moment (February 24 at noon) I feel very well, particularly since on my first office call yesterday, after a thorough "inspection," the doctors gave me a complete O.K. - now it's just a matter of patient recovery and getting rid of the soreness in my left side ribs that feel as though a team of mules had all kicked me in the same spot. Being "patient" has been the hard part, but doing such items as writing this April column have helped me pass the time very nicely so far. As I write this, I am sitting looking out our picture window enjoying to the fullest a lovely New England wint. -'s scale. During the two weeks I have been home, it has snowed like mad four or five times, with the result that not only has it entertained me, but has piled up about twenty-fear to thirty inches of beautiful white stuff on our trees and throughout the wood in which our house it set. It started snowing about 8:00 a.m. and is still going strong no* at 1:30 p.m. Our scene is mighty reminiscent of those you all experienced in Hanover for four years - so much so, I sincerely wish that those of you who are not in New England could be here to refresh your memories to the fullest with the winter beauty of New England. My window scene is full of real white birches mostly twelve-fourteen inches in diameter, many big old lovely pines 40-50 feet tall and in numerable oaks that challenge the pines in height and bulk. They're all mighty pretty in their new white dressing. Because of the heavy snow covering on the ground, the birds have been presenting a heavy traffic picture to two of the feeders we manage to keep filled for them. Numerous squirrels on the ground are enjoying the spillovers the birds create. All in all it's a wonderful scene Under such conditions it is no wonder I have been able to recuperate so fast. This along with Harriet's wonderful attention to me will get me out again in a hurry ready to do even a better job on my new frontier.

This April column is much shorter than customary and different from "the usual" for two reasons - one, we have been asked to be brief for reasons explained elsewhere in the magazine and, two, different from "the usual" just because I felt in the mood to make it different. Hope most of you go along with me.

I have plenty of material on hand, but will send it to Beany whose newsletter space is not limited. Special thanks, however, to Bill Duncan, Al Jones, Bill Walsh and JackWarwick for their nice letters.

Please remember the Alumni Fund Drive. We were terrible last year - not due to percentage of contributors, but due to the small amount of dollars per contributor. The College and our class fund agents will bless each of us who "ups" his ante this year. Please be guided accordingly.

Serving as Head Class Agent for theClass of 1932 is Robert D. Reinhardt.

Secretary, 36 Shaw Drive, Wayland, Mass.

Class Agent, 227 Wells St., Bridgeport 6, Conn.