1926

Misfortune hit Hank Lamb on December 3 when fire destroyed his home in the small town of Freedom, N.H., (population 250). Fortunately, no one was injured, but Hank lost everything especially his book collection, records, and mementos. A rented mobile home on his property will suffice until a pre-built ranch house can be put in place. Possibly some classmate moving into a condominium with inadequate book- shelves could ask Hank about his book desiderata?

Bill Forrest, Woodside, Calif., answered his '26 birthday wishes with a poem addressed to the secretary:. "I need your advice I look to you

The die is cast I'm 82." Bill also reported that great-grandson Bob, a Colorado freshman and a defensive back was "red-shirted" during the '86 season; that granddaughter Denise was magna cum laude at San Antonio, Tex., Nursing College; and that grandson Jeffrey is due to graduate from Brown University.

Art Smith, Milwaukee, Wis., reported autumn trips with Katherine in to Wisconsin's north country and upper Michigan, with a visit in Minneapolis for the 99th birthday of his mother-in-law. Art's birthday also was duly celebrated, but was not quite that impressive.

George Champion also had thanks for the class birthday greeting with news that Eleanor and he had given up their annual trip to Antigua for various reasons, but not due to health for all is well.

Worthy Walters, Highland Park, Ill., invents various letterheads for his 1926 correspondence, and imprints timely cartoons, sometimes requiring parental guidance in case of juvenile readership. It is always intriguing to have his "thank you, 1926" letters in response to birthday greetings.

George and Rhoda Snell combined a holiday greeting with thanks for the class birthday message and said their son Tom and family were home for Christmas at Bar Harbor, Maine. They were looking forward to a later visit from son Roy and family.

A1 Lowell, Holiday, Fla., was pleased to have the 1926 wishes for a happy birthday. He and Polly had some medical problems late in 1986, but with improvement in hand are looking forward to a better 1987.

Second youngest member of the class, AlMorris, Aiken, S.C., celebrated his birthday just like the rest of us, and he appreciated the '26 thoughts. He and Sadie report nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren, which keeps Sadie busy knitting sweaters. With cataract removals for both grandparents and Al's eight-day December hospitalization for pneumonia behind them, health now is stable.

Class notes written in February that are read in the magazine in May cause readers to wonder why all the fuss about escaping to the Boston area snow belt. Nevertheless, we must report that Det Harwood, Chestnut Hill, prudently took haven in Winter Park, Fla., in December; Jake and Evie Jacobus awaited until most of the Falmouth snows had melted in March to cruise the Grenadines in the Caribbean; Lou and DonNorstrand came down off North Hill for a February mini-cruise of the U.S. and British Virgin Islands; and Carl Schipper timed his departure from Florida with a March roundup of his Massachusetts classmates for the annual Alumni Fund Green Derby.

Meanwhile head agent George Scott reversed the field by travelling north to visit his native Portsmouth, N.H., before the final drive to reach and surpass the 1987 Alumni Fund goal of $76,000. At this time we need 100 percent participation and the best efforts of 1926 to meet our June 30 objective.

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