1908

Ray Marsh is the author of "Timber Cruising" appearing in "Forest History." This fine and detailed story of Ray's work includes explanations of the purposes of timber cruising and some of the special methods used. Two fine photos of Ray in his working clothes are included. Ray is a graduate of Yale School of Forestry, Class of 1910, of which Dana Parkinson is currently Alumni Secretary.

Pop Chesley was marooned in Lake Placid by the big storm in December, which inspired him to write the following letter: "Dear Clothes-pins" Richardson: "Who could ever forget your courses in English 15 and 16? In the American Literature Course we used your textbook. Your generosity as far as marks were concerned was generosity personified. If the student in being called upon to recite, projected the answer a la your textbook he was given 100%. On the other hand, if he had not prepared himself as far as the textbook was con cerned, he was given a mark of 100% for his originality. Under no circumstances could a student fail. But to the real purpose of this letter. One day you said 'I have made it a point for several years to read Whittier's "Snowbound" each season at the first fall of snow. You students would do well to do likewise,' I adopted this suggestion, and this season marks the 63 rd year I have read this great composition. I am confident this information will please you.

"Clothes-pins, what a distinguished figure you were walking down the street in Hanover with your little dachshund tagging along at your heels. If you were accosted by one of us, your conversation had all the eloquence of Demosthenes. Your name is engraved in our hearts in no unmistakable terms of appreciation, for your inspiring contribution to your students, which were legion, over the years."

Walter' Furman, speaking of the difficulty of getting us old ones to speak up, offers an anecdote. A priest, asked what he did during the French Revolution, replied, "I survived." We are all in that business, but there is still room for a little chatter. Walter also informs us of the death of Ruth (Mrs. Stanford D.) Tappan last fall in a nursing home in Manchester, N. H. Crosby Hoar reports that fortune has been kind to his four-generation family of eight. ArtSoule is now basking in the sunlight of Florida.

This month we offer our sympathy and good wishes to certain of our distaff members. Jack Everett's Gladys is bravely overcoming a coronary. Earl Wiley's Harriet is bedfast, suffers no aches or pains, but cannot get onto her feet. Jack Thompson describes his Lucille as having had a bad year, and himself as a survivor of three. JoeGoodheart, a lively '08er in undergraduate days, who waited another year for his degree, reports that his Grace is handicapped in her walking.

ill - waiving. Larry Treadway's son, John, says that his father is very hungry for news from classmates. Dana Parkinson works three days per week as a volunteer in a Children's Hospital. Watch for an explosion from ArtWyman, who is scheming to jump from Massachusetts to New Hampshire.

New addresses: Mrs. Laurence M. (Dorothy) Symmes, The Talmapais, Room 612, 501 Via Casitas, Greenbrae, Calif. 94904. Dorothy is having an eye operation, meanwhile her correspondence is being handled by son, Larry Jr. John Hinman (Feb. 12 to early April), The Belleview-Biltmore, Belleair, Fla. 35517. Chick Currier, P. O. Box 452, La Jolla, Calif. 92037, with home at 939 Coast Boulevard, "right on the ocean."

Word has been received of the death of Clarence C. Talcott, on Dec. 6, 1969 at Novata, Calif. A Memorial will be found in this or a subsequent issue.

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