1911

Well, boys and girls, don't expect much today. It has been a quiet month in the 1911 family. Indian Summer is over and as winter approaches many classmates are scattering to warmer climes. This includes your secretary and wife, who when these notes are dropped at your door by your ZIPPO messenger, will be on their way to 1133 Drew St., Clearwater, Fla. Phone number 446-0729. Drop in sometime.

The Grim Reaper is still active, his latest victim was Stoney McGlynn. Although holding a degree from Holy Cross, his one year with us made a loyal Dartmouth alumnus of him. He was active in alumni affairs on the West Coast and was always on the list of those lending their support to the College.

Howard Randerson recalls old days in this message on a "Photostat of old envelope received by J.H. Randerson when first manager of the "Jack-o-Lantern" in 1909 and, that contained an order for back-cover space in the "Jack-O-Lantern" for the old Pierce Arrow cars. Maybe some of the fellows recall those early days of motoring. Others on the old "Jacko" were Bill Atwood '09, Russell Cowles '09, Jake Mason 'O9, Harold Mosier '12, Dud Redfield '12, Ned Griffin '10, Eck Hiestand '10. Two of the above became congressmen. Then there were Roswell Pearl '09 who was class poet and Bill Brown '1O. As with similar publications, men who served on the different boards have risen to high places in their chosen professions." Howard's business address is International Research Bureau, Genealogy-Probate Research, P.O. Box 801, Albany, N.Y.

Ruth Backus writes that she is making her last move short of the cemetery. She is building a substantial wing on her daughter's house in Concord, Mass., which will be like a house for her but with a connecting door for emergencies only. The lot contains two and three-quarters acres and is quite like old days in Webster. The new address is Barrett's Mill Road, Concord, Mass.

The Eben Holdens report a pleasant and busy summer at Sebasco Estates in Maine. Doris, who runs the gift shop there, says it was a huge success and a satisfaction in being a career woman in her "sunset years." They will spend the winter in Raleigh, N.C., near their daughter and hope their friends will stop to see them on their way to and from Florida.

Madelaine (Mrs. Carroll) Jones is one of the wives who is glad to receive the MAGAZINE and continue her contact with the College.

Here is an idea to pass on, that is bring your wife to Hanover on your wedding anniversary. That was what Harry Horton did. Unfortunately for the Burleighs however they were in New Brunswick looking for the elusive salmon and missed both.

Jim Conroy has a new racket. Since his birth records in Gardner, Mass., have become lost or put into the dead file he cannot prove whether his birthday is Sept. 27 or 29, so he claims it may be the 28th and thereby gets three birthday presents. Anyway he is pretty much retired, just doing a few trivialities but doing all right healthwise.

Helen Wheeler was an active participant last summer in committee work in arranging and carrying out the anniversary celebration of the town of Weston, Mass.

Here is a bit of family news about StanMacomber. His son-in-law Fred Wood has been made zone merchandising manager for the Studebaker Corporation covering New England. Jean's husband, Jim Phillips, is now credit manager for the largest general insurance agency in New England and the tenth largest in the country. Both families live in Framingham, nearby to Dad's home in Newton.

Ever since his retirement Gene Gardner and Ruth have been devoting themselves to the Devereux Foundation, a non-profit institution which undertakes to meet the academic, physical, emotional, and spiritual need of approximately one thousand troubled youngsters. It boasts of several thousands of graduates who have been successfully rehabilitated. Its residential schools and summer camps are located within a radius of fifty miles of Devon, Pennsylvania, Maine, Southern California, and Texas, with centralized professional facilities in Devon, Santa Barbara, and Victoria. The Foundation has affiliations in the field of psychological training with Pennsylvania State and with Columbia Universities, and agreements with Bryn Mawr in social work and research. The first Devereux School was opened in Devon, Pa., in 1912 as a parent collaborative venture with only three students. This is the Gardners' tenth year in this work and during the past summer they spent several weeks in collecting items and arranging for an annual sale that is held to raise money for the cause.

Just ten years ago the 1911 column carried this note: "An event of great interest to the class took place at Whitefield, N.H., on the afternoon of Sept. 9, when Mary Dodge was married to Prof. Thomas W. Silk of the Hotel School at Cornell by the Reverend Norman Vincent Peale. Following a honeymoon in Maine Mary returned to the Mountain View to close the season and Tom took up his work at Cornell. Tom will have a sabbatical this spring when he and Mary will leave on a delayed wedding trip to Europe." During these ten years the active management has passed into the hands of Schuyler and John. Two better hotel men will not be found anywhere. Don't take my word for it, but come back next June and find out for yourself.

Open up your new calendar and mark the dates June 27 to July 1 inclusive and do not forget to enter the words "Mountain View."

This will be the last chance this year, so here go Bee's and Nat's very sincere good wishes for a Merry and Healthful Holiday Season and a lot more to come.

Secretary 1133 Drew St., Clearwater, Fla.

Treasurer, Seaside Ave., Saco, Me.