1919
Here we go again, and this time I am glad that I have no news of falling ladies and broken bones to report. I hope the two casualties reported last month will be the last. Be careful, ladies.
San Treat reports that son Sandy '46 has just been made president of Alcan Aluminum in Toronto, Canada. Congratulations, Sandy, and congratulations to you, too, San, on your fine son.
When I agreed to take over this column for two months, I wrote immediately to Jim Davis, whose witty, humorous writings graced these columns for so many years, to ask for help. I said, "Don't tell me you haven't any news some of your best columns were newsless." Remember Freddie? Well, the answer was prompt and characteristic: "As for me helping you fill a column or two no soap. Freddie died years ago. He forgot our room number in a Holiday Inn motel and went into every room one by one. A rolled-up Ponte Vedra newspaper caught him across the rear end. Too bad!" A sad story, indeed. But thank you, Jim, that is just what I wanted. I knew you would do it.
More news of our fall reunion on September 19-20 for the Penn game. Jack Williams reports that he has signed up one of the small private dining rooms at the Inn for our Friday evening dinner, and we will share the Tavern Room with '17 and '18 for the pregame luncheon on Saturday. Hope to see you there.
Nock Wallis reports that contributions to the 1980 Alumni Fund have been coming in very well, but that some of our best contributors have not yet been heard from. If you haven't done it already, why not sit down right now, write a check, put it in the little green envelope, and mail it today.
Recently I received through the mail a very handsome book entitled Down Memory Lane, by Edward E. Martin. Yes, the author is indeed our own "Spider." The book is a fascinating story of Spider's family and of his political experiences as brother Joe's assistant and confidant during the national political campaigns from 1940 through 1960. The story of the Eisenhower campaigns is of particular interest. Spider says in the introduction that the book is "simply a collection of incidents." But it is more than that; it is a valuable contribution to the political history of our country by one who saw it from the inside. A nice job, Spider.
A letter to Spider from Don Lovejoy reports an active life in Delray Beach, with a swim every morning, golf Tuesdays and Fridays, and bridge once a week for starters. But wait, he is also president of Pan American Holding Company, a job that he says keeps him "studying all the time to keep up with this odd market where all the old investment rules seem to have changed." They sure have, and not for the better.
I regret to report that three more of our classmates have left us: Walt Cooper, Tracey Kohl, and Ab Wylde. Obituaries will appear in this or a later issue of the MAGAZINE. The sym- pathy of the class goes out to the families of these loyal 1919 classmates.
Writing these two columns has been fun, but I'm exhausted, so I'm taking off shortly after I send this off to Hanover for California for a visit with Nick Jr. My best wishes to all of you. Nichol M. Sandoe '19
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