1903

Now and then this fall and winter these notes have mentioned the lack of news or other communication from you folks "out there." Maybe sometimes there was a tinge of peevishness in the reference by reason of your apparent lack of interest in your classmates and their doings; then again in your Secretary's thoughts the question could not but arise whether maybe he and his notes were at fault and if so why and how. Possibly what follows might help to throw some light on and maybe give a partial answer to both questions.

Not too long back I received a greeting card from one of us who evidently reads the class notes. On his card he had made some comments. I would like to quote a part of his note: "I read your cry of distress regarding lack of news and I sympathize with you —it must be most frustrating - but Ag — there is nothing to write about. At our age, if one has his health, which fortunately I have, life flows on and on and it takes little to keep one busy. What with the Bank and the Home for the Aged, I find time does not hang heavy on my hands. The roof is tight, we have oil in the tank so the house is warm — the family is well — what more does an almost 83-year-oldster want."

I think the significant words to .keep in mind in the foregoing is "it takes little to keep one busy." I hope you are all as contented, fortunate, and busy at something as our correspondent, even though it doesn't help my dragging pen to get out anything exciting or interesting for your edification or information. I know that so far during the eleven years plus since I was put out to pasture by my Company, the time has passed pleasantly and altogether too fast. There always seems something to do, if it is only taking a nice nap. I try not to let my old friends still in harness forget me and I keep my contacts with the younger generation which has taken and is taking over our places in the economy.

This year we will riot be in the Green Derby Competition — it was lots of fun — but we can make just as good or even a better record just to show the folks at Crosby Hall that last year was not just a lucky break, if you each and all will pitch in and help your Class Agent to keep our gifts and participation up at the top of the Old Guard Group.

In his note telling of a recent change of address, Bill MacLennan wrote of the picture in the November notes of George Ford in his '03 sweater. It took Bill back to his freshman year and his play on the freshman football team. Ned Kenerson forwarded a newspaper clipping announcing the first lecture in the Student Association of the Harvard Graduate School of Education in its 1963-64 series. Dr. Stanwood Cobb was to start the season's lectures; the title of his talk, "We Don't Have Time to Think Here, Sir."

A removal card from the Alumni Office indicates that Horace Kidger has made his fall trek to Anna Maria, Florida (P. O. Box 23). Pray Wadham has chatted with me on the telephone a couple of times. He is another of those successful retirees — keeps up his contacts with old friends and gets out and around in his lovely Old Dutch Pennsylvania countryside. We had a splendid chat.

Also a card with a pleasant and cordial note from Mrs. and Kid Cohen recalling our happy '63 Reunion. We only hope we don't have to wait until our 65th for another visit with them. Through our grapevine we are told the Leigh Kimballs and Frank Perhams are still on the ball and want to be remembered to you all.

Dick Brown is not only a good and active classmate in '03 but a real friend and true philosopher who is a help and comforter in getting the Secretary back to normal when sometimes he starts getting sorry for himself and a bit discouraged about his job.

And now as a parting word, if any of you need it, keep busy — if it is only by twiddling your thumbs — or maybe penning a note to your secretary that you are well and what you are doing.

Secretary, 13 Vermont Ave. Binghamton, N. Y.

Treasurer, 1822 Willow Rd., Cedar Village Camp Hill, Pa.