1925

Alex Laing has a new book titled "American Ships." The dedication reads "To My First and Best Shipmate Bill Griffin, 1903-1958." The publisher is American Heritage-McGraw Hill and it was scheduled for late October.

Tom and Betty Carpenter spent some time in the high country of Colorado this past summer and attended a grandson's wedding in California at the end of the summer before driving back east. They report that Tom Jr. got his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin this year and is now an assistant professor at Boston University.

Ted Geisel was the subject of a recent feature article in the Los Angeles Times prompted by the appearance in September of his latest book, "The Lorax." This is reported to be a Dr. Seuss book for adults as well as for children and has a serious message on the necessity of improvement of our environment. There are four Dr. Seuss specials scheduled by CBS television this season. The first "Horton Hears a Who" was on September 29. "The Grinch" will repeat in December, "The Cat in the Hat" in January, and "The Lorax" will be shown in March. Even with all this work Ted managed to be at the dedication of the LBJ Library in Texas.

Harry White and ss "One Man Show" spent the first half of the year in Washington, D. C. appearing in two restaurants and then moved to the Statler Hilton in Cleveland. Harry was horrified by the crime situation in the nation's capital, especially after a personal experience one night at two a.m. "I drove my car into the basement of the Woodner Hotel. Two dark gentlemen grabbed me by the throat, pushed me to the floor and said (three times) 'Give us your money or we'll kill you!' I gave it to them."

The 50th reunion of the class of 1921 at Portsmouth, N. H. high school was held this summer and in attendance were LarryLeavitt, Ken McDonough and BobSweetser. A fourth '25er, Bill Beacham, did not attend. Larry says "I found that I remembered many of the girls but not so many of the Guys. I wonder why?"

Lou Kimball, having sampled retire ment, has started on a new career with the Koger organization in Jacksonville.

Frank and Elly Wallis have moved from Swampscott to North Chatham on Cape Cod which is getting to be a real nest of '25ers.

Early last year Bob Cubbms and his wife bought property in Tequesta, Fla., and both became legal residents of the state. Their home is on the twelfth tee of the country club and Bob writes "Baba and I have a small boat with which we explore the water... we fish a great deal... we walk the beach... we read... enjoy music... do some taping... some photography... socialize a bit... and in general just enjoy our life."

Roland Allen Whitney (he is known as Roland in his home town of Keene, N. H. but most of us called him Allen or Whit) writes that he retired completely on December 31, 1970. That word "completely" is contradicted by the list of things that occupy his attention: President of the Woodward Home, an endowed institution for the elderly, President of his Keene High School class and running the 50th reunion this year, Director of the local Salvation Army, President of the Keene Community Concert Association, Trustee of the local hospital. Whit's son Richard who went to the University of New Hampshire is a professional artist and started on a promising career.

A fine long letter from Barrett Lyons this summer outlines an extended career of public service and busy times devoted to his family and keeping him currently fully occupied. Starting with the federal relief program during the depression he reached a high administrative position in the state of Michigan and also taught and lectured at both the University of Michigan and Michigan State. During a "year off' in the middle sixties he was Child Welfare Supervisor of St. Thomas and St. John in the U. S. Virgin Islands. He says he finally retired in 1969 but from his description of his current activities it does not sound as though he had much spare time even now. His home is in East Lansing and he spends the summers at Mullett Lake.

Alex Laing '25, on the right, dedicated his new book "American Ships" tohis classmate Bill Griffin, who died in1958. The photo of the two was takenprobably during the summer of 1925.

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