1912

Norm Albree has had at hand a gun of some kind ever since he was given a 22 caliber rifle on his eighth birthday. He has been a student of firearms all his life as well as an inventor. He built the first monoplane in the U.S. in 1912 and four years later the United States Government bought one of his monoplanes. Ever since the Warren Commission report on the assassination of President Kennedy was issued Albree has been engaged in attempting to prove that there were two assassins and that Oswald was not the only one. This belief was predicated, first, on Newton's first law of motion that a moving body will continue in a straight line unless acted upon by some force, and, second, that it would be impossible for one person to reload and fire the particular rifle used in 5.6 seconds since each action would require 2.3 seconds. He believes that the first and third shots were fired by one person and the second by another. He has been pursuing this theory without any success to date.

From .far-off Seattle comes word that MarkAllen at 86 years continues to maintain his daily schedule at the office, plus performing all household duties and watching some TV programs in the evening. He was able o have one of his granddaughters, her husband, and his only great-grandchild from New Mexico with him over the holidays. These in addition to others of his family from in and around Seattle brought to him the joy of Christmas and the New Year.

Our faithful correspondent, Ernest Osgood, has found it easier to write on yellow paper than on white because of failing vision. This he does to the extent of three full pages, legal size. He has just finished his 1974 Income Tax report and, like Joe Doe, found it confusing. It reminded me of a game I used to play which sent me from one place to another and then ordered me to return to Centerville. When Ernest wrote early in February he said they were having in Ohio a "false spring." He is busy writing and editing manuscripts, both of which have no deadlines and therefore are enjoyable.

The College has issued its program for the 6th Annual Post 50-Year Reunion for June 9-12. Go, if you can, for I fear there are many in 1912 who cannot. Joe Doe and your secretary are constantly looking for letters from '12ers and our widows. Do write today.

Another departed veteran: Harry C. Burnett on January 27, 1975.

"The 90-Year-Old Driver, the 14-Year-Old Car" was the caption for a recentfeature story on 1907's Greb Grebensteinwho took his first lesson in 1910.

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