1915
It is to be hoped that the summer was a pleasant one for us all. The writer can truthfully report that it did produce happy and productive events which kept the home fires burning and we can look forward to another era of a similar nature. Reports from classmates would indicate that such is the case:
Accolades are in order for Marty Martin who undertook the herculean task of writing some 121 classmates, from whom he received over 60 replies, a batting average of over 500.
We have all read a number of the replies that Marty sent to Dale Barker and which Dale published in his Frontiersman of July 28. It was most interesting reading and congratulations are in order for the fine edition Dale wrote up—a tremendous job.
A late letter from Eben Clough tells of Kike Richardson's usual fishing trip being called off because of Kike's sojourn in Mary Hitchcock Hospital. Kike was due home early in August and all is well. Eben reported a gathering of the Fosters,Cloughs, and Simpsons at the Salem Country Club. The Cloughs had a wedding anniversary July 2. Later in July Eben stopped in for a chat with the Connellys and came away with a tribute to Tom's "sharp wit." A Clough reunion was scheduled for July 17 and a windup on July 31 with Amos Blandin joining in.
Speaking of wit, leave it to Eben to come up with some eye-openers such as: "Florists—petal pushers. Those who by-pass others and go to the head of a waiting line! Nothing can vex like the opposite sex! The guy who bought himself a new boomerang and then went crazy trying to throw away the old one! And the chap who kept reading about cigarettes being bad for the health—so he gave up reading!"
Here is one recently sent in by a classmate: "Which is more correct: the bottle is half full or half empty?" It would seem the former because you can drink it!
Paul Rothery comes up with a couple of choice bits: "The trouble with life is that by the time you know your way around, you really don't feel like going" and "You're not as young as you used to be when you get winded on an escalator."
Charlie Comisky and the writer enjoyed a good noonday luncheon at Luchow's back in June, after which we retired to the writer's domicile for a quick toast to all '15ers.
A phone from Thornton Fray along in June told of a summer vacation from which he was due back in September. We hope he had the best o' luck!
Dick Wyman sends in a picture postcard of Reno with the information, "Statistics tell us that one of every four of us ends up here (Reno), so who am I to resist the trend?"
Marv Frederick phones of a vacation in Hawaii for a couple of months and was anticipating being in Hanover for the October Reunion of 1915. Lucky fellow!
A belated note tells of the presence of Dave Markham of Muskogee, Okla. at the Inauguration of Robert E. Collier as President of Northeastern State College in Tahlequah, Oklahoma on May 6, 1971.
And so, we wind up this issue of 1915's contribution to the Alumni Magazine with best wishes to all for a happy year ahead.
FLASH! Congratulations to Duze Louns-berry and his team for winning the 1915 Green Derby!
Secretary, PHILIP K. MURDOCK 245 Avenue C New York, N. Y. 10009
Treasurer, SAMUEL H. CHAMBERLAIN JR. 54 Warren Ave., Plymouth, Mass. 02360
