1915
First things come first! At the risk of delaying preparation of income tax returns, this column must take precedence even though April is the deadline for both.
A couple of quotes received recently from New Hampshire may not be amiss: "Age is a wonderful thing - when it comes in a jug!" And - "When I run into a man with real enthusiasm for hard work, he turns out to be my boss!"
I'm sure we all join in greetings to Dartmouth's new prexy, John G. Kemeny. May he be as successful as his predecessor in injecting worth-while stimulus into Hanover life!
A 'phone chat with Pete Pray reveals AOK in his bailiwick and interesting comments on the various Dartmouth games of the day (early February) plus other local games in and around Philadelphia.
Another 'phone chat with Bob Fredericks up at Hastings-on-Hudson added zest to Washington's birthday. Bob indicates that he really reads this column and his comments boosted the morale of the writer. It is interesting to note the varying acceptance of February 22 as a holiday throughout the country. Here in New York, most business houses were closed, whereas the Mid-West and some other parts of the country don't see it that way. Each to his own!
The Jack Bowlers took advantage of the winter influx of vacationing children and grandchildren into their home and took a runout at the Norwich Inn .for a week or so. Jack enclosed a folder of Norwich Inn showing the first hotel at that location was built in 1787 by a Colonel Jasper Murdock and wondered if my curiosity might be aroused at the name coincidence - even if a couple centuries had intervened. This scribe's curiosity is not that keen, Jack!
A mid-February picture card from the Marv Fredericks says it was 87 degrees in Bangkok with flowers in bloom. Their freighter trip was "great" and they flew on to Hongkong, Taiwan, and Hawaii from whence they expected to be back in time for the May meeting in Hanover. Their picture card showed the Thai Royal State Barge, a fantastic color presentation that defies description.
Further communications from Eben Clough are nothing if not heterogeneous. Starting with a snap-shot of himself taken way back when he was young and had a real head of hair, and on through a snowed-in picture of his present home in Ipswich, he presents a further word-picture of himself in the throes of "M'selle La Grippe" (now known as the flu) which prevents his venturing out to shovel away the snow clogging up his driveway. He says: "Mama's doing quite well - haven't seen any robins yet (Feb. 20) but the megansers are still feeding in the bay, so I'll pour a beaker of the ol' spirits 'fore dinner bell rings." He reports Kike Richardson was making ready for the "Narth Pole" over the Washington Birthday "holidaze" to do a bit of ice fishing — if they can spare time from the "Ol' Pitch Game."
In a later letter, Eben reports a good gathering at the Boston Bicentennial Dinner, including '15ers Ed Dewing, Dale Barker, George Simpson, Kike and Pearl Richardson, and himself. To clarify the seating of those present, he produced a handdrawn picture, quite legible, showing those at the table - including some from other classes. He says Ed Dewing is busy as "allgitout" with the affairs of a junior college out in Wellesley where they are building a million dollar gymnasium for the girls. He reports Ed is "in the Pink"!
A late report from Hanover reveals the death of Classmate Herb Comstock whose obituary will appear in a later issue. As of this writing, the Class enrollment stands at 136.
Ending the last of May of this year, class birthday cards will be discontinued. This decision was arrived at after consulting with several classmates who have been involved in the procedure.
With which - may we add this closing thought: "March winds may bring April showers which, in turn, may bring May flowers." Happy landings everyone!
Secretary, 245 Avenue C New York, N.Y. 10009
Class Agent, 124 Highland St. West Newton, Mass. 02165
