1925

A long letter from Al Manning - too long to be reproduced here in its entirety - is condensed herewith for your edification. He is still in the directory publishing business. His New England company publishes directories throughout Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Western Massachusetts. His New York company publishes about 25 directories in New York state. His travels mostly are confined to an area between Bangor, Me., and Buffalo. His family has all grown up and left home. His daughter lives in Schenectady and has "two and one- half children." His son is in the radio-TV business in Altoona, Pa., and has one son.

The highlight of Al's letter, however, was an enclosed copy of a letter he had written to his parents in the fall of 1922 (41 plus years ago!) describing the freshman-sopho- more picture fight when we tried to prevent the class of 1926 from getting their picture taken. It was written on Aegis letterhead, "of which I happened to be on the board (hat year" and it is noted that FrancisBrown was business manager. The letter is altogether too long to reproduce here. But a few poignant quotes indicate the interesting character of this historical document. "I found my glasses yesterday afternoon. So I didn't have to buy a new pair. You see I lost them in the big fight on Balch Hill." "The freshmen got their picture but we had an awful fight. The main reason was that they cut the telephone connections of our different stations around the country..." "We were outnumbered 3 to 1 and they got the best of us, taking our clothes off and making us walk into town with nothing on." "You ought to have seen the battle-ground after the fight, littered with torn BVD's, shirts, pants, shoes and what not." "I walked 30 miles in 10 hours from 10 p.m. to 8 a.m. ... I'm certainly glad I got my glasses back because a new pair would cost $12." If anyone would like to have a Xerox copy of the complete letter, your secretary would be glad to furnish it upon request.

Bill Thompson is engaged m an interesting business as executive vice president of Executives * * Understudies, Inc., "an employer side of the fence organization," whose function is to carefully screen, interview, and investigate high grade men with a view toward placing them in important positions - for a fee paid by the employer. We can't help but wonder if his services could be utilized by those who are forced to retire at age 65 by reason of the policy of their companies.

You will recall a note on having met Clif Hill at the Boston Alumni Dinner and the reference to his current activity the nature of which was a mystery. We now know what it is. He is working at Harvard, probably for a period of about six months, on a joint project of several Harvard schools, including the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, the School of Public Health and the Center for Studies in Education and Development. The problem is how much underdeveloped countries should devote to education and public health versus other expenditures. Clif is trying to work up the method for making the study, which may go on for many years. He is leaving in March for a couple of months of field work in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya.

In the Boston Sunday Herald late in February appeared a picture with the caption "Llewellyn P. White, Marblehead, president of Bryant & Stratton Business School of Boston and family (Bobbie, Carol, and Terry), who are about to board Pan American jet at Logan Airport for flight to London. While abroad the family will ski in Austria and Switzerland. White will also visit business schools in London, Amsterdam, and Paris." A postcard from Whitey while in Kitzbuhel confirmed previous reports that in the ski areas lof Europe this winter it is necessary to go above the treeline to get just fair skiing.

These notes in the February issue mentioned "Bob" Carpenter. This was a grievous error. It should have been "Tom," of course.

The Boston Sunday Herald for January 26 ran a photo spread on Bob Misch's lectures on wine at Harvard. In a recent letter to the editor, Bob said: "Yes, I've made the break. I am Robert J. Misch — creative counsellor - available to any firm or product requiring writing, lecturing, counselling, advising, marketing - on any product or service within my competence - on a retainer or free-lance basis. My first two clients are a wine and a line of fancy commercial furniture. I'd be delighted to have my availability called to the attention of those where it may do the most good. I've had enough of the 9 to 5:30 rat race, but enough experience from it, I believe, to blow someone some good."

Al Perkins recently wrote: "I retired in April, 1957, at age 53. Previously, I had been executive editor, Sport Magazine (1946- 1951); managing editor, The American Magazine (1951-1956); manager, magazine department, Carl Byoir & Associates, 1956- 1957. My chief avocations were reading, writing, swimming, playing tennis.

"These are still my chief activities in retirement. We went first to Bermuda, because it seemed to be 'nearer home.' On a cruise 'round Africa two years ago (to see grandsons, daughter Sally and geologist son-in-law Bob Allen in the Orange Free State) we 'discovered' Madeira, and moved here permanently in August, 1961. We like it fine! (wife Jane concurs). Fine climate (neither too hot nor too cold), friendly people, low living costs. Occasional Dartmouth contacts: a few weeks ago, Ray Hinds '20 and wife were here en route to the Canaries."

Here's a note from Jim Martin: "Kit and I have made a short move so we're passing on the new address (2727 Edison Street, San Mateo, Calif.). Utah Construction & Mining Co., where I work, has its design and engineering offices in Palo Alto and its main office in the city so it works out best for us to be midway between. Not much new. Our family is all stateside now as Jim, Jr., completed his three-year teaching stint in Nyasaland as a lay missionary teacher and is back fighting the freeways, living in Whittier, Calif., and teaching nearby. Paul is in Los Angeles and Bill and his wife are in Norfolk, Va. We hope to be back for the 40th."

Secretary, 225 Wyman St. Waltham 54, Mass.

Class Agent, Elm St., Norwich, Vt.