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A magazIne devoted to the study of Horatio Alger, Jr., his life, lNorks, and InOuence on the culture of Amerlcl<. 1832 - \899
VOLUME XXXI JANUARY-FEBRUARY 1993 NUMBER 1 'Forging Ahead in Philly'
-- '93 convention preview, Page 3
'The Odds Against Him' -- See Page 5 Page 2 NEWSBOY January-February 1993
HORATIO ALGER SOCIETY
To fl/rther tlu philo ophyafHomtio I 'er, Jr. and to enCOI/Tn e Presitfent's column thespiritof trivealld llcceedthatforhalfacentury lided I er's undaunted herO/! -- lads whose struggle epitomized the great American dream and flamed hero Ideal in cOl/ntle mil/iolls of YOllnx Americans.
Make your reservations now OFFICERS En I sed in this i sue f ewsboy y lU will find ROBERT E. KASPER PRESIDE c mpl te nventi n in~ rmati n, in luding our regi MARY DITCH VICE-PRESIDENT n~ nin~ trati rmandm telr rvati rmati n(th blu J DY ROOBIAN-MOHR TREASURER heet) and I ator map and agenda (the yell w h t) CARL T. HARfMAN EXE UTIVE SE RETARY plu th au ti n book listand bid h t. Ourc nvention WILLIAM R. GOWE (1993) DIRECTOR hot,Murra Le in,hasbeenw rkingveryhardth last JIM THORP (1993) DIRECTOR few w k and ha produ ed a full and int re ting OWE R. COBB (1993) DIRECTOR pr gram. BERNARD BIBERDORF (1994) DIRECTOR It h mid be n ted h r that th Ramada Inn i M RRAYLEVI (1994) DIRECTOR h )Iding 4 r ms f r the x:ie but cann t guarantee IVAN McCLYMONT (1994) DIRECTOR ROBERT COLLMER (1995) DIRECTOR th m (a w 11 a th pial H. .. onvention rate) BOB HUBER (1995) DIRECTOR after March 29, 1993. In oth r word, th m tel will JOHN CADICK (1995) DIRECTOR r I ather m onafir tc m -fir t rveba i Oda LEO "BOB" BE E1T EMERITUS pri r to ur c n enti n. If y u make our r ervatio RALPH D. CARD ER EMERITUS after Mar h 29 it i5 P sible that the motel ould be full and u will have to find altemati e ace mmodati ns. Newsboy. the offiCial newsl tL r of the HoraUo Alj1;er f >Ur e,ther areother,m ree pen ivem tel nearb Socl ty. Is published bi-monthly ( be Is u p r year). but it' n t much fun t be awa from th ent r f Membership fl for any 12-month period I 20. with acti i slnj1;,le issues ofNewsboy co Unj1; $3.00. Pleas make all remltlanc payabl to th HoraUo Alj1;er Socl ty. Mem I hr the Alger 011 - b r hlp appUcaUons. r newals. hange ofaddr and ti n d n ted b Mr. Ralph nd r n (PF-l44). The be t other correspondenc should be ent to Ex cuUv 26 k re el t d ~ r mail bid that m mber r lary Carl T. Hartmann. 4907 Alli on Driv . Lan Ing. unabl t) att nd the onventi n w uld have a chan e to MI 8910. impro e th ir olle ti ns. There will be appr) imatel New boy Is lnd x d In th Mod m Lanj1;uaj1; 100 oth r lx k fl' er quality in th ucti n. Mo t of AssoclaUon' lnt maUonal BlbUowaphy. the lx)ok wiU be pia ed in bo I t and will be a ailable for Ii e bid only. Plea e remember that the BOOKS RE OMME OED BY HAS. u"Horati AI r. Jr.. A .omprehen Iv HlbUography'" by Bob ntire pr e d f thi a~ ti n will g t th H.A.. BeIIIlt'll . lr au, ) be gener u with our bid ! --"lIoratio AI r or. Th Americ. n Hel'{) Era..' b l{a1ph D. A u can ee fr m th n I ) ed agenda, there i a Gardn r. I t of fr tim on Frida and Saturda aft rn n. Thi u"PuuUcall n Format of the 5 lork by lIorallo A1~t·r. Jr. a Rt'printed by In John " Win Ion ,'. ;ompill"d by Bob wyer wa deliberatel plann d 0 that m mber can take in lPF-455) and Jim TI10!') (PF-574). the I( al ight. toni are th re I t )f u ed book- ••..lIorall A1~er Book Publi heel by A.L. Burt," by Dradf< rei S. tore, flea market and oth r pia t find that lu iv Chase (PF-4) 2). Aig r titl ,but plenty of historical place t vi it als ). In --'Illt' Lost Life:' of lIordllo Alger, Jr...· by Gary S 'hamhor I with Jack Bal s (PF-258). the Mar h-April ew boy we'll have m re details n the many touri tattracti n inand ar>und Philadelphia. Remember, b the tim u get ur n t i u f ew boy (the fir t weekof pril), the nventi n motel will n tbeabl toguarant room for H.A.. m mber . Mak our plan now 0 u W( n be di appointed. Y ur parti 'Iar friend, Robert E. Ka P r (PF-327) 585 E. t. Andr w Drive Media, PA 19063 January-February 1993 NEWSBOY Page 3 'ForgingAhead in Philly'
by Murray D. levin (PF-851) I am plea oed an:i proud to be the h l'l of the 199 on ention ofthe Horatio Alger ) ie .I ho e the title "Forging Ahead" for e eral rea~on . Fir t, of our e, b cau'e it i the title of d wonderful Iger b lk; e )I1dl ,thecon enti mwillbeheld 10 et histori aile Forge; and third and finaJl ,beCdu e Iam on in ed that und r th in pir d and capable ledder hip of lur pre oj dent, Rob Kasper (PF-327), H.A.5. i indeed forging ahead. h 1993 on ention willtak pia pril29 - Ma 2 in on enientl I( ated ort Wa hjn~on, Pa., at Exit 26 of the Penn~ Ivania Turnpike. For tho~e traveling b tran portation other th n their lwn dutomobile , Ii 'ted un Page 20 dre public tramportation lption a aildble with local and toll-fre phone number~ that ma prove u eful. Fort Wa~hinhrton i er con enient to major histuri al aUra tion in Philadelphid and Vall Forge. Fort Wa~hinhrton it~elf features Fort Wa~hington tat' Park, hi h ommemorate the ite of e lrge Wd~hingt()n'~ n lrtherndefen lineagdin 'tthe Briti~h in Independence Hall and the Commodore Barry 1777; Hope Lodge, a oj mal eorgian man ion which statue are prominent fixtures of "America's most wa h adquarter~ for neral John ochran after the historic square mile," in downtown Philadelphia. Battle of Germantown, and fedtures hi tori furni h ings, paintinKS and ceramic; and The Highland, a award . Included will be th pr ntati n If th triv Georgian man'ion m 4 a res built by Anthony orri, and ucc d Award toade r ingnew bo lrnew g-irl. who wa active in both state and fed ral g vemment, Thi event will be held in the Palae of A ia, a beautiful and which includes ~ rmal garden and cr nelated wall re taurant located adjacent to our con ntion hot I, th built in 1813 that ov rI k Whitemarsh Valle . Ramada Inn. I have, along with theh IpofRob Ka per, Bill G<: wen unday morning i' our gt.>tawa da ,dnd u are and oth r ,arranged for an e citing chedule ofevent . welcome to enj y a free contin ntal breakfa t in thE' We will kick things ff with a m st unu ual e ent -- a Palace of A ia a ou ay y ur good-b private Thur da night tour )f world-renowned Beth I will be plea ed to provide ou with dir etion' to holom ungr gation in nearb Elkin Park, Pa. It i the Renninger' AntiquE' Market in Adam town, Pa.1t i one onl synag01,'Ue in the world de igned b Frank L10 d ofth large t indoor antiqu c nter in th nit d tate Wright, and itisth ta tworkhed igned. Additi 11<111 , and h uldn't bE' mi d as it i onl one hour from th there will be a de ert reception there. con enti n ite and i al () locatE'd right off thE' P nn 1 On Frida morning w will be treated to an informa vania Turnpike. tive pr gram curr ntl being planned by ewsboy To make r ervation for the con ention it elf, plea e editor Bill lwen. In the evening, there will be a uper u e th tear-off regi tration form (at the bottom of th ubmarine andwich party, followed b the annual blue information heet encl E'd with thi i' 'U f ew bu in meeting and two e citing auction. boy). If ou ha E' an qu tion, plea e feel free to all aturday morning is our annual H.A.. be )k ale, 0 mE' at (215) HR6-4750. If I am not home when ou call, plea e bring plenty of book t ell. We are e pecting a m wife, Mieh Ie, will be happ to try to an wer our large turnout, othi' i ourbe topportunity fthe ear que tion . to bu and ell Alg r and other book. Makingyourmotelr r ationsha'ne erbeE'n aIr. aturday afternoon will be free and it will be a great Ju tcaIl1-800-2-RAMADAb March 29 and a kf r opportunity t ) ~ight ,r hit area bookstore . You are the pedal Fort Wa hington, Pa. Horatio Alger >ei t aI 0 welc me to come to m hou e to ee m collection rate )f $4H per double r m and $60 f r a mini- uite. at that time a well. Thi rate i ver rea onabl for the Philadelphia area aturda night will betheannual H.A.. banquetand (Continlled on Page 20) Page 4 NEWSBOY January-February 1993
and th n n gl white paper, with I ttering and illustrati n (identical t the book coy r ), printed in red and gr n ink. 'Et!itor's note6oot Until now. Thank' to inf( rmation re eived from om wift colle tor eil J. Morri 'on of we now kn w that the fir t T m Nice jackets for wintertime ... wift quadrant D.). doe Mo tofu tartedcolle tingbo and/oq~irl erie n t haY red and gr n boo wa back when n t man f u car d wh th r or I ttering on unc ated pa n t the k included a du t jacket. That pha e f th per, but was print d in h bb ha changed,ofc ur .Gil O'Gara (PF-627) noted red only. M rri n b in th t r 1992 Yellowback library that "Hikeand tain d a copy f" m the Aeroplane," that carce -t f all bo " book', last wift and his Airship" in April brought $19,250 at ew York" wann Au tion thi' carce format la't Gallerie. four e, the 1912 in lair Lewi authorial 'ummer a proof that it debut book (written under the p eudon m "Tom Gra doe e i~t ( ee illu tration ham,"hadadu tjacketthatwa keptpri tineb th fa t at right). that the book wa al 0 end ed in a lipcase. Sub quentl ,I wa That i an e trem ample, but in the ca e of m ri- able to btain phot opie an 20th entury fi ti n, the du t jacket i e erything. of the ja k t for th B b and Am Ha man' antiquarian book column in trateme er-Alger th Jan. 4 i u f AntiqueWeek tat that c pi in c mpl tion "From Farm First jacket format jack t II f r veral tim more than their c unt rpart t F rtun " (from Brad with ut jacket. 1n the case of certain writ r like Ernest ha e) and th Strat Hemin!,'Wa , F. ott Fitzgerald and William Faulkn r, eme er-controlled "Jack the premium for a D.). cop i a much a 10 tim that rth' Tr a ur Hunt" fan n-jack t d c P . (from John Dizer) all in Ith ugh du t ja k t f rfir t- diti n un at d pap r -- again th m tpartanunkn wnquantity,th r tofthes ri with r d printing nl . bookfieldha beenhitb "D.J.madne- ."ATom wift, The book ad erti e H rd B) , an Drew or L) Edward book without ment on all thr ja ket a ja ket i nearl worthJ . in man II t r 'e . It' Ii -t onl the Tom wift n of th reasons the co 't of th hobb ha been ri ing br d r t (the fir t five at an alarming rate. title, which were cop , if we ha e to ha e jacket n our book for th m righted in 1910). Below i t be (n idered complete, what' wrong with haringa what M )rri on (and thi little ne information th t ha ju tome to light? editor) belie e i the Itpertain tothefir't tateofGro et&Dunlapdu t pr p r equ n : jacket that ame n th ene ar und 1 . The be t- • T m wift title 1-5 Second jacket format kno n e ampl ar th arly G&D Rver B k cam out in 1910 with n -c I run nated du t jacket, and oth r Edward tratem yer-c ntr lied pr p rti c ntinuing G&D' n olor printing p Ii that had that wer witched v r to G&D fr m Chattert n-P k dated backat lea tto 19 .TheTom wift adverti ment following' ttl m nt f th fam us -P v. trat m er nth back f th jack t Ii ts onl the e five title. law uit in th pring of 190 . The k ' dust jacket .In 1911, th T m wift ries added five n w titl . w r un ated paper ( imilar, but h avi r, than n w At thi time, th D.J. r mained uncoated pap r, with ]0 print), with lettering and illu trati n in a ingl color title n w Ii ted n th back c v r f th jacket. But (gr n, in th ca f the Rver Bo and red f r th in tead f red nJ , th printing i in red and gr n. trat mer-Alger completi n ). Th s ja ket d igns .In lat 1911 or arl 1912, am r durabl , c ated w re identi al t th c ver of the thems Iv . pap r tock wa u ed for th jacket, which for the Tom We beli v that multiple-c I r jack t printing b wift quadrant jacket ntinued until 1917 with the G&D am al ng in 1910, th Y ar the Tom wift ri publicati n f the 20th titl f th eri . made it debut with the fam u "quadrant tyle" du t Oth r G&D eri tarting after 1912, like Th Mov- jacket which were pnxtuc d fir t, on unc ated pap r, ( ontinued on Paxe 20) January-February 1993 NEWSBOY Page 5 Taking a look at 'The Odds Against Him'
by Robert . Ka per (PF-327) "The dd Again t Him" wa fir t publi h din 1 90 b the Penn Publi hing ~ lmpan ,I( ated in Philad 1 phia. hi wa the fir t of e n Alger titl publi h db Penn during the p riod 11WO-19 . The fir t printing ( ample 1) i bound in oli e ~reen Ilth ith blac tamping( n the 0 erand gold tamp- ing on th pine. The er ize I 5 1/ "b 7 1/2". The tith:' page i dated 18 0 and th re are no ad- 1,,4~ atIUutt ~ I erti ment in the . ba k of the book. Thi printing ontain 11 illu tration~ (in ludin~thefnlllti~pie e)which i' m lrethanan other AI~er fir t diti n. It i int re tin~ t n te that th illu tration in thi editi n are printed on each pa~e of t t and are an int ~ral part of ea h i~ature. Th illu tration in aim l t all other Alg r fir t edition are printed n glo paper and ere tipped in (glued tJt.tw en th page) after the i~ature were bound together. The e ond editi 1Il i the Ie familiar "B l ' had" binding ( ample 2) attra ti el printed in gold, green and red color. Th re are two tat )f the e nnd edilion. Th fj r t tate i identi aI to the fi r t d ition (e ept for th binding) and ontain~ th 1H90 title page. The cond tat i dated 1H91 and contain i pag Ex. 1: The front cover and spine of Penn Publish fad erti em nt ,jncludin~a full-pag ad for thi titl . ing Company's first edition of Horatio Alger, Jr.'s In thi printing, the number of illu tr tion i redu d "The Odds Against Him." It is in olive-green cloth from 10 t 5, and th yare printed on th more c mm 1Il with black lettering on the front cover and gold glo tock. in e th original 10 illu tration (e lud lettering on the spine. ing th fr mtispi e) wer numbered, Penn had to a - unt ~ lr five ~wer page b re etting th chapter Ii ted. The cop Ie amined had a title pa~ dated 1 9 heading'S and mo t of the page number. lmeone at but I would p ulate that an editi n ith an 1892 titl Penn mu t have anticipated the reducti n in illu tra pag wa~ probabl i ued, in e this binding wa a ail ti n' ~in e mo t of th chapter' Ii t d in th tabl of able in Jul 1892. content in th fir t edition d not match up with the Th fourth edition wa also publi h in 189 with c rre pondin~ pag . The table ofc ntent i c rr tin printingl> mtinuing thn ugh at lea t 1 99. Thi binding th cond editi n, ond ~tat ,and ub quent print i a rough-te tured blue-gra c\ th with il er r p lik ings. de ign urr unding the title tamped in 'ilver again t In 1~93, P nn produced a third edition bound in tan a black background (E ample 4). cloth with red and brown stampin& picturing a bo in Th fir t printing f the f urth edition u Arabi a at r wing on a lake (E ample 3). Thi~ i th am numerals (i.., 1 93) nth title page with lat r printin~ binding u d f )r th fir t editi 1Il f "The Young Boat wit hing t l Roman numeral .I ha e en c pie dated man" (1892). Thi editi n c ntain five illu trati nand 1897 and 1899 in Roman numeral. ndoubtedl, there ven pag of ad , includin~ a full-page ad for "The ar other. Y un~ Batman." "Th Odd Against Him" i not The fifth and la t edition (n t pictured) i th ame f rmat u f r th fir t editi n f "For~ng Ah ad" Editor' note:Tltislsth!' "1r/1tl'lttltishapfdnillbeaCQntrnuin (Penn, 190 ). It depi t tw l itting bo reading in fr nt "erre ofarticles exan"nm 1/1 depth the first edItion of Horatiu of a group of tree . The tan binding i tamped in red, Alger, Jr. 1/1 tlli fir t article ew boy luu at the fit'!' PI'IlII edition 0 "TIll' Odd Again t HIm." ( ol/Iil/lled 011 ra~e ) Page 6 NEWSBOY January-February 1993
Ex. 2: The second edition has a much more Ex. 3: The third edition, also in tan covers, has a colorful tan cover depicting a boy's portrait in new design in red and brown of a boy rowing a red and green. Gold is also present on the spine. boat. The title on the spine is in gold. Taking a look at 'The Odds Against Him' ( ontill/It'd rom Pag£' 5) we n and gold (popular olm at Penn) and ha bla k lettering )f1 th 'pine. Th eculie t printing onlain the Penn logo in bla k ript at the bottom of the pine. In 11)0 ,the ript a hanged to blc k letter . In later editi >11~, Penn eliminat d all col lring on th over and wit hed t )gold printing on the pine. I ha e enilll)l1editioninthi format and I ouldgue th rt' Til o d Again t Hilll Carl Crawford' Exp rielre M' H ratio Alg r Jr HILAI P:LI'H1A .. IIl:Ia. 0\ Fit All Tllr \IO 1 0 The frontispiece and title page for Penn Publishing Company's first edition of "The Odds Against Him." Pri ilia 'ddrling' and offer [~i ] to ki 'h r." Alger and Reader's Digest Regdrdle:.:. of th ir age and maritdl tdtu, the ladIt' by John T. Dizer (PF-511) were e cellent cook and nd had a hear appetite. In th II C1mpu' omed"'e tion of th tober The ladie invited And t l edt. 1992 Reader' Dige t app ared the following item: II hall I give ou )me meat." IlTI,ank ou, ma'am." "Thi teak could tand to be a little more IIWili IU ha e it rare or w II done?" rare," I overheard a fellow tudent ay. "Pipe down," whi pered her companion. IIWell done, ma'am. I ha it rare n lugh, an ho II lphid, Andre ha made a ike," aid Pri ilia, "Once a year j rare enough!" with a de orou 'mile. The ontribut)r r ei d $400 from Reader' Dige t nd ~o he had. I' e al a liked th joke; 0 dId f r thi item. I Wd ann ed. I ha e been u ing the dme tor for ear and ar. I n r got $400 but I ha e Reader' Dige t and ) did Alger, apparentl. 0 one rid lot If, IIDad, we' e hedrd that a hundr(> MEMBERSHIP Change of addre Florence O. Schnell (PF-344) New member : M thodi t Manor HOll e, Room 131 an Bourke (PF-906) 1001 Middleford Rd. B 96 eaford, DE 19973 1040 Brus el 4 Florence note that he ha not m ved to Berk Ie Belgium (32 - 2) 725-6357 Spring, W. Va. a Li t din th n w H.A. . ro t r. an i a Eur pean ivil rvant who e th r c 1 lecting inter include Am rican erie b k in Peter C. Walther (PF-54 ) b th Engli h-Ianguag and f r ign edition ; and coI 11 Apple St. I ting crim no el . Hi other hobby i book r pair Glovers ille, 1207 and binding. H learned about th iety from th r LI t r and through Yellowback Library. E. Christian Mattson (PF-067) Truman Holland (PF-907) 1 Center Road, A1 315 outh Royal t. Tow on, MD 21286 (410) 25- 967 Ale andria, VA 22314 ( ew ZIP code and new area cod ) Truman i an th r oHector who heard ab ut the i ty fr m Gil O'Gara (PF-627) in Yellowback Li- Percy . Dean (PF-753) brary. Hi other 11 tin inter t in lude 010 EP ranza Way trat m r, Frank M rriw H, HaJ K n and atty Boynton Beach, FL 33436 (407) 736-1296 Atkin. ( ewar a code) E. Merlin quyres (PF-908) John H ine (PF-764) Rt. 1, Bo 29 -B 4841 AlIi d Road atchitoches, LA 71457 (31 ) 357-1527 an Diego, A 92120 (619) 583-14 3 M rlin, a certified publica untantwhoha been (Phone number in ro ter i incorr ct) oLl tingAlg r' f rab uta year,aLso {H tsantique office furni hing uch a tapler', pencil harp ner , Mark A. Preston (PF-453) t . H I arn ab ut th i t thr ugh a I al antique dealer. 9 High Street, Apt. 2 Bar Harbor, ME 04609 Fred K. Fox (PF-909) 13150 El Capitan Way Donald E. Shoemaker (PF-760) Delhi, A 95315 (209) 634-7544 2158 .W. Mast Place Fred i a writer-editor-publi her fold-car maga Lincoln City, OR 97367 (503) 994-8545 zin , wh a1 c Uect Id car , mainlyStud bak r . H aJ ha a ri b k c llecti n ofov r 2,000 title , Dr. Paul Rich (PF- 37) p ializing in W rid War 11, auto-reLated and Cali- c/o The Hoover Institution f )rnia-r Lated rie. Helearnedab utH.A.S. through tanford, CA 94305 (415) 723-2050 Yellowback Library. Moving? Jam L. Bush (PF-476) If you are changing your address or phone 2520 Lay St. nUmber. or if your current H.A.S. roster listing is o Moine, IA 50317 (515) 262-2702 incorrect. send your new address and phone Jam ha decided to r new hi memb r hip aft r number immediately to Executive Secretary can b ingnut )fthe iety for everal ear. Hecurr ntly Hartmann. 4907 Allison Drive, Lansing, MI4891 o. ha 94 Alg r titl . Welcome back! January-February 1993 NEWSBOY Page 9 Mechanics ofthe Stratemeyer Syndicate ... as related to the Tom Swift senes th me ng in 1955 that wa n £or used. 1 Th r i lm c ntr er a t what role Johnn (Part 2 -- 1954-presentJ Almqui tpla in the nd v lum , "Tom wiftand hi Jetmarine" (1954). L tter fr m th dicate fil by James D. Keeline (PF-898) indicatethatRichardC h n f ewY rkCitywr teand nle m hani s )f th trat me er Syndicate during wa paid for th te t of "Jetrnarin ." In the am file, theT m wiftJr.erawerenotedb s v ralchangesfrom lett r thank H. William Paine Jr. of East Orange, ew th m thod pioneered by Edward tratem er and Jer for hi:, work a edit r for "T m Swift and hi c ntinued b hi daught r Harri t Adam after hi Flying Lab" and"J trnarin ."2 death in 1930. The e letter would eem to imply that J hnn B thi point, Harriet Adams had additional confi Almqui t had no vi ible c nnecti >n with thi volume, f den and pLayed a more a tive role in pr viding de which h is credited. Th Syndicate fil d ntain tailed pI t outlines on a chapter-b -chapter basis. ew extensive inforrnati n supplied b J hnn Almqui t f r empha i wa placed n the actual title f the volum what has be me th fifth volum f the Tom wift Jr. and th inv nti n with which ung T m would amaz s rie ,"T m Swiftand Hi At mic Earth Blaster" (1954). hi r ader .A widel prom ted empha i was placed n ApparentJ , he conceived thi t ry in d tail and pre the ci ntificac urac ofTom' inv nti n . Actuall ,th sented it t the Syndicate Partn rs, Harriet Adams and g al was t avoid bvi u error uch a:, vi Lating the Andrew venson. ec nd law f thermodynami (.g., en rgy i aJwa Fortheseearlyvolum , cien eand technicald tail 10 t; perp tual m tion machine ar not po ible) and were ch ked b R bert H. n der and D n rote. lther logical rrors. Later, Thoma Mulve w uld edit Tom wift Jr. ks The yndicate hired a number f Ph.D. cientist t f r cientific c ntent. He wr te two volum in the edit the with re p t to aviati >n t rmin llogy and ri :"T m wift in th f u I ar Fir "(19 ) i n e i ue in additi n to th u ual editing f lr gram and "Tom wift and hi G-F lr Inv rter" (1968).3 mar and pun tuation. 0 pite thi , the T m Swift Jr. B th fifth v lumeofth eri' (theaf rementioned seri ha:, n It predicted an maj r w rid inventi n . "At mic Earth Blaster"), T m wiftJr. had a perman nt This did n t st p th u and f "bab boomer" fr m author. Jam Dun an Lawr n e, wh now Ii in avidl readingand enj ying th volum. This is why Summit, ew Jer y, was the ghost f r 24 of the n t 25 the are c II ted toda . Of c ur , when reader real v lum thr ugh 1967. Although Almqui t pr )posed ized that meofthebooks referred to "OldTom," th e the title, Lawrence claim t have written it a' hi first read r began to coli t the original Tom Swift eri as T m Swift Jr. as ignm nt. well. The internal mechani f theSyndicate had chang d The Tom Swift Jr. Adventures b the time work n the Tom wift Jr. serie had begun. During the tratem er yndi at ' transition ear " In th "old 'erie ," the main f us wa . th tor. With preparati >n wa made to begin a n w, m re modem T m Jr., th fir t eft' rt in man ca was the inventi n T m wift rie'. that w uld surround th title of th t ry. H r , the Th "old" Tom wift seri s wa m thballed in 1941. pr posal h t in the fil ha e pag with 20 r m )re Andr wE. yen on j ined th yndicat in 1948. In late imilar titl /inventi n .4 The title wer v ted up n b 1951, work began n the initial v lum ftheT mSwift th dicatestaff,includingth ecretari .Afteratitle Jr. eri . The first five v lum wer publi hed in 1954. wa ch en, a t ry would written ar und th title/ Of that eri , volum two and thr are credited b inventi n. J hn T. Diz r (from a per nal int rview withSyndicate Anne Hagan, an edit r at Gr t & Dunlap, had partner anc A elrad) and ther to a J hn "Johnn " me input and w rked cI I with th yndicate a Almqui t, wh i related t the earli r J hn Arthur evid n ed b letter in th file. he en uggest a Almqui t. Johnn Almqui tal 0 wrot aT m wift Jr few titl f r th ri.5 The inventi ns wer very integral t th to . Usu Editor's note: 71lis article is excerpted rom a paper given at tlTe all a weak st ry line would urr und T m Jr.' lat t 22nd all/lllal mt'l'tll1g uftlTe Pup"lar C"lture As ociation on March in nti n. That n w devi ft n pr ved to actl 21,1992 al Lo"i. T·iIIe, K1'IItJlcky. Part 1 appeared in Ihe Ot'ember what wa needed to det t and capture a band of December 1992 ewsboy. Tom Swift is a regtstered trademark ubmarin pirate or om th r thr at t Am ri a )r ofSimun & chu ter, Illc ., registered ill the United tates Palmt and Trademark a ·u. (Continued on Pa e 10) Page 10 NEWSBOY January-February 1993 Mechanic of the tratemeyer yndicate traditioll. Thu the Tom wift Jr. eries was tarted. "Traveling widely in. earch ofnewalld interestil1g locales ( olltillued from Page 9) for Tom'. adventures, Mr. Appletoll al 0 read exten. ively to humanity. The iencec n ultant ~ r the yndicate, like keep up to date on development ill thi fa t-moving technical Th rna Mulv and D n Grote, w uld cour cien e age. In addition, the author ha freqllent discu iOI1 with a magazin in arch of new cientific di coveri and top-notch scientists to familiarize him elf with the Ina t propo d invention to e pand up nand e ploit in the advanced thinkil1 ill thefield ofinvention. The invmtion of om wiftjr. eri ,.6 De'piteallofthi ,the torie have YO/Ill Tom him elfare keepin ahead ofthe world ofmodenl et t prediet a deuce and his pre ent-da in exploit are cur v nti nwhich i rently leading ver imilar t him farther and n on of om TOM 5WUX Al(D !US SOUTH .POLS VRILL farther il1to aliter wift Ir. inven space." TOJ4 8 WIlT AIil> lUe 1'QLAR DR1 LL tion. ( yndicate Fil ) The yndi- TOll 8W.uX ADD IUS AlI!rAAOTrc DRILL (OR DRILIJiR) Around the ate continued !.VII snn AlUl HIS ATOMIC lca DRILL&R 'am tim ,Har t pread mi ' riet Adam wa ~ I.I'r IJID KIS AfCIIIUC ICE ~6't!i..J--~ inf rmati)n claiming to p r- TOIC 8U1T AND HIS tox C4P DR1LLm .J about th id n onally have tit f Vict r rQ4 6Ul"T AdD :Us 8uPJIllm't8D lCJ!i DIU!. written all ofth ppl ton II and '1ml swur AnD lUll AfOlUC BAR1!H .8.LA5TER - ~ ancy Drew the ther yndi and Dobb e 1'0)\ sun AlID HI S MOllI.lC IROll BCOOI'ER cate gh t. In a Twins book~. letter, th H.W. :rOM 319l1f AJll) RIS l'O~ HrnRo-DR!LL (Jllt>aOQ-13) Th T m Wil on c m T016 S"Ill' AIID lUa ATOue EARTH DRILL!R wift Jr. 5 rie p n ask d for '1'QM 5 lPT AIm IUS ATOMIC DRILl. end d follow ing th publica inf rmati n TVi'd ~WI1''l' AN!> JUS Id!OloUC MDiX DRlI...I.ER bout Mr. p ti n f th~ 33rd pI t n for a vol TO'I :iWl.FT ABD IUS MA/I'.MOTH DRlll.SR title in 1971 with urn of Current TOM SWiFT AND filS ATomIC TORen lme minor group of pa Biography. Th TOM :mI.PT AJW BIB Nro'I'HC BLAZER jul 195 r pI p rback r~ I~ ign b M r TOlII Un.FT AIm lUS ATO BAHTa BI.A.Z.I:ll print a' late a ' rill n John 'on 197R. [ ic] was a cre Dy 1970, a ati ~d' tortian: postm rt m TOM SWLI'T AND UT.S SOUTH l'OLt SCOROHER "The trat wcl~ p rform~d elneyer yndicate TOM SW.T.1"T A)Il) Hrs ATOlUe BLt\ZE DRI.LL b the Syndi- i the literary ate nth am agmt for Victor Jr. series exam Appleton ll. Thi ining what mi~ is a p eudollym, take not t re A Tom Swift Jr. proposal sheet for 1954 shows 20 or more title suggestions. ince the author peat. A A's In this case, the title was changed from the originally selected "Tom Swift al 0 write ill m nlandin in and his Atomic Ice Blaster" to "Tom Swift and his Atomic Earth Blaster." other field . 1969 learl had "Mr. Appleton i related to theauthor ofthe old Tom wift an effect on the serie -- that of halting it popularity. A eries, and wa born and lived mo t ofhi youth in the ea tern new serie wa ugge ted d ign d t tak the Tom part ofti,e United tates. Hi interest in thing cimtific wa wift name far into the futur : developed alld encouraged by hi mentorand namesake through "ln32 books he ha probed the earth to the nth degree, ullder childhood and early adult life. Mr. Appleton oon became a and over it, into outer space. He ha improved on hi invl'1l loyal devotee of the origillQl Tom wift. tion , made new ones ollly to keep, I believe, a hort decade "In college, the author enjoyed creative writing, and 0011 ahead ofa very prominmt rival, NA A. after graduation, he detennined to carry 011 the Tom wift "1 would propo e that Tom wift Jr. take a giant tride January-February 1993 NEWSBOY Page 11 fOnllQrd toan unmentiolled centllrywllere hi "machine" ( 2 t r d and written} books old) are takenforgranted, where hi invention are truly The infam u law uit, which confirm d Mildr d the realm o!''!anta tic po ibility and probability," i.e.flltllr Wirt' auth r hip of th an Dr w book ,8 left th i tic, technically ound, far in advance of American and future ofTom Swift ina quandary. On arti I aboutth Ru sian technology...stori where, e.)? the atmosphere law uit r lat d the pini n that under a 1951 agr m nt, makin)? machine ( olartron) ha been ma produced and Gro t&Dunlapretainedtherightstoth Tom wiftJr. operatill)? on variou planet and team of cienti tare bu eries. It wa th int nt f th yndicate at th tim to ily preparil1)? to vi it other )?alaxies where "space traffic" r ert all publi rung right over to Simon & Schu t r. It exi t . I do not i P ibl that wi h to IIgg t me of the that Tom wifl/r. right t the l'11ter the realm of om wift r. pure cil'11ce fiC- erie w uld be tion which wOllld c lYer d under jar the continuity the judgment, of the eries. 1do And til. GaLlxy hard which al 0 al sugg-e-t, however, And the C1I.allenge of the "yot ery Brain lowed imon & chu ter to that the potential And the Galaxy Mygtery Braln of hi inventions print new n- And tha Aaterold be filially IIn di ate erie My tery .8n1ll lea.hed and thl' and allowed kllowable con l' And If; C081llc Gro t & Dun- qlle71cesoftoday' The curlou8 Stellar Brain Brain Giant It'ap 0 r prtnt 6cie11tifLC pro:?,es The Myatorlo\1ll Stellar Brdn ~ th Id tori be put il1tO print!O The Breln tfhArd in their pr i- (Syndicate file ) The Wlurd Bre in ~ 5 ()... ou I 0 ned Prom Outllr Space And the Planet l/t S ri in hard- Simon and 0 er editi In' Schuster )111 .9 Thi t And the Vldtor 'rJ..v. early a de- ekl ~e Mystery llrain I FrOID Planet X I-J 5 ~ ~ up th unusual ade later, in IK" 'J>. ituation that •.r-~\ Pro. Out&r space Q 1979, th yndi- nowe i~t with cate m ) ed all ~ Mechanics of the tratemeyer Syndicate 6. The Tom wift ri wa al 0 upplied with t (Continued from Page 11) id a fr m cien e magazin ,m) t n tabl cientific American. F r ampl, a 1905 i sue c ntain both an yndi at for 52 ear. hedi din 19 2, whil wat hing articl about ynth tic diam nds and th d ription f "Th Wizard f Oz" n tel vi ion. II the trial flight b "Dr. Bart n" f a c mbinati n Thi left an un tabl ituation at th yndicat. airplan and dirigibl (like Tom wift' Red loud of yen n, wh wa a maj r partn r, had pr viou I died 1 10). J)hn T. Diz r ha n ted that Tom wift n Inger in 1975. The r mainingempl -tumed-partn c uld u thi~ Ie f air hip after 1914. It an be n in i n t k P th Syndi ate together and Id th ntir den e that thi f)ll w a Scientific American arti I in perati n t im n & hu t r, along with all f th thatyeartitl d "Th Fallac fth mbined A roplan right, in luding th e f r film and tel vi i n,12 f th and Dirigible Ball n." trat m r dicat in 1984. 11'\ fil and dTchival 7. For th old T m wift seri ,title with p right ollection wer packed up and moved toa "Philadelphia date before1913w rer n w d(in1939)as"Propriet r war h u ."Ther lie th tru r toftheStrat me r f C pyright in a work made f r hire." F r lx ks with yndi at . cop right from1913through1927r n wal w remade Th third T mSwift ri wa n vera cepted b the (1940-1955) u ing "Vi t r Appl ton" a th nam f the publi and wa aband n in 1984. auth r. F r ks 1928 through 1930, Harri t . Adam in e th n, im n & hu ter ha publi hed an w, and Edna uier r n w d th c p ri~t a daughter of furth, T m wift ri beginning in April 1991 und r Edward Strateme er writing und r p udonym. Later its Ar hwa imprint. Th rie ,with 11 tit! in print a~ till, th w r renewed a "Vi tor Appl ton," the )f th end f 1992, is pr uced b a handling ompan p ud n m fHarriet . Adam and Edna uiera 0 that d i 'e plot utline and hires gh t writer in th auth r for th title published aft rStrateme r' d ath. am fashi n that the Strat me r yndicate did! 8. Farah, Da id. "Farah' uide." Harper W( Will thi n w ri bec m popular with oung Mich. If-published (1985,1989). p. 2 . r ad r r will it f II w the r ad of the third T m wift 9. "Judge Rul in Di 'pute r an Drew, Tom rie (whi hi n w nv ni ntl and ju tifiabl forgot- wift, tal." Publi hers Weekly. Jun 27, 19HO. r. 14. ten or ign red b im n & Schuster)? C ntent f th 10. oda there are three anc Dr w ri and t rie will d t rmin it fate. three Hard B) ri in print. Th Hard B rie In th pini n f thi r arch r, th i publi h d b Min tr I Band b r hwa B lk harm and Ii vabl charac r that ha n in the" a efile" eri . Th fir t olum in th ir Tom wift k th fir t 5erie . re i ed form are till in print und r the Gr t & Dunlap imprint. an Drew ha th am di tribution NOTES with 56 title print d b Gr et & Dunlap. 1. Lapin, ff. "T m wift' Th me mg." 11. "Adam, Harriet tratem r."" Yellowback Library. July-Augu tIl} . p. 15. A uttheAuth r."V lum 106.0 tr it. al Re ar h. 2. Lett r fr m Harriet S. Adams t Ri hard ohen, 12. ntil recentl, olumbia Pi ture lased th film dated Jul 2 and Aug. 14,1952; and t H. William Pain ri ht t< Tom wift. The e w re tak n b produc r Jeff Jr., dat d F b. 13, 1952. ( yndicat Fit ). o itz wh n h left lumbia in lat 1991. Thi wa a 3. A r lated in Ernie Kell ' "In ide th trateme er pr j ct that 20th entury Fo and produ r Frank yndi ate" (Yellowback Library, D cember 19 ,Pag Marth failed t) omplet in 1 68. 9),anunkn wn~) twrit rwa hir d to write "G-F rce In erter." ft rdoinga v ryp rj b, T m Mulve wa all d in to r work the t ry. F r thi rea on, thi titl i 8u"e.~ed Tom Svlft ~lt1e. tor Bouk '19, g n rail attribut d to him. 4. In th e ample h >wn on Page 10 f r title n.5 in TOM S~IF1 AIID HI8 TRIPUInIOU5 ATOMICAIt the rie, th re wa a hange f mind b th yndi ate. Nil SI/IFT AlB> 1118 Ul.TRATOIlIC POI/ER PLAIIT riginall h n wa "T m wift and hi Atomic I e TOM .I 5. Th di at 0 propo al h thing G&D ~ ditor no Hagan' ucc ful ugge tion for titl o. TOH SWIFT Al/D HIS TRIPIIIDIAH ATOMICARntith II\lUll5ted by 19, "T m wift and hi Triphibian At micar," ( op Anne lIagan --6/6/61 right 1962) i hown at right. January-February 1993 NEWSBOY Page 13 B ok: nAnn tated heckli t f trat 01 rand WORKS CITED trat meyer yndicat Publicati ." W tp rt, t.: (A partial Ii t of r ference w r r lating t ) Tom wift r nw d Pr (] 2). 3 pp. and Edward trat me r). Jordan,CharlesJ. "Tom wift and the Hardc er H r Collectibles Illustrated. May/June 19 2. pp. 6 -73. AUi on, Gordon. "T 01 wift Quit Inventing in '41; Hi' "Judge Rul . in Di 'pute r an Drew, T 01 wift, t Futur r t." ew York Herald-Tribune. April 14, a!." Publi hers Weekly. Jun 27,19 . p. 14. 1946. Kelly, Ernie. "In ide and trat me er ndicate" (in tw< Billman, arol. "The rtfth trat 01 r yndicat ; par ). Yellowback Ubrary. t ber, Dec mb r 1 ancy Dr w, the Hard Bo 'and th illion Dollar Kensinger, Faye Riter." hildren f th ri and H w Ficti n Fact ry." w York: Ungar (19 6). they Grew; r, a entur f Her in , and Hr., Bleiler, E.. "Fr 01 the etw rk team Man t Tom wift." Romantic, omic, Moral." B wling Green Uni r it Kent tate Univer it Pr Abstracts. 30:2 (19 9) pp. Popular Pr (19 7).21 p. 101-11 R. Lapin, Geoff. "Tom wift" Th me ong." Yellowback Calerdine, Lyn. "My ter of th Unknown Auth r." Un Ubrary.July/Augu t19 . pp.l -17. publi hed (199]). Lapin, Geoff. ''TheGh t fancy Dr w." Book atlowa. Collin, Frederick. "Artificial Pr ducti n of Real Dia April 19 9. pp. -27. 01 nd." dentific American, ptember 9, 1905, p. Ma on, Bobbie Ann. "The irl leuth: A Femini t Guide." 204. Id W tbury, .Y.: Femini t Pr (197) 144 p. Dizer, John T. "Impr ion of Edward trat me er; r, Ma ter on, Linda, and Child, Julie Ma terson. "Edward trateme er-th Mdn." Am rican ultureA ociati n tratem yerand th FabuJ u Fifty nt r .Th on paper. March 10, 1 90. man b ok machine wh u d . or' f nam and Dizer, John T. "T 01 wift and mpany: 'Boy Bo k ' produced a bewild ring blizzard of b ok '." American by trateme r and Other." J ffer' n, .c. McFarland Collector. ptember 1974. pp. -7 (4 p.). . (1 2) 183 p. McFarlane, Leslie. "Gh t of th Hardy Bo .: An Aut bi- Donahey, John W. ''Tom wift and hi Magic Type graphy." T r nto: M thuen/Tw ontin nt . 1 7 . writer." oncept. pt mber 1963. pp. 1 -24. 211 p. Erisman, red. "Two Ver ion' of Technology: Howard Molson, Francis. ''Thr Generati n of T m wift." ari' ience-Adventure ri b k." LamarJour- Children's Uterature Quarterly. Wint r 1 . pp. 0- nal of the Humanitie . Fall 1 5. pp. 23-29. 3. Eri man, Fred. "Tom wiftand hi AmericanAdventur ." Moskowitz, Sam. "Tom wift and th 5 ndicate." World odal dence Journal. tob r 1 3. pp. 13-22. of Tomorrow. Augu t 1 6. Farah, David. "Farah' Guid." Harp r W od , Mich.: Phillip, Thomas Jr. "Th Influence f the T m wift If-publi hed. (19 5, 19 9).292 p. ri ." ov.26,190. " 'For It Wa Indeed He': The fifty-eent juvenile, which Prager, Arthur. "BI My Collar Butt n, if it isn't T m Anthony om tack included am ng the 'trap for the wift, the World' Great t Invent r!" American Heri young.' The publi h r (principally thr ), the auth r. tage. December 1976. (on in particular) and th profi (fabul u) f litera Prager, Arthur. "Edward tratem r and hi B k Ma- ture for adol ent." Fortune. April 1934. pp. 6-89+ chin." aturdayReview.July 19, 1971. pp 15-17+ ( p.) Garis, Roger. "My Father Wa Uncle Wiggily: The t ry Prager, Arthur. "Rascal at Large; or, th Clue in th Old of th Remarkable ari Family wh created Uncle talgia." ew York: D ubleday (1971) 334 p. Wiggily and wr te countl. adventur of the Motor Svenson, Andrew E. "BI Y u, T m wift." Boy' Book Boy , th M t r Girl , Ba ball J, and the Bobb y Collector. 1970. pp. ]30-133. Twin, and th Outd or Girl." w Y rk: McCraw Swift, Earl. "Th Perfect Inventor." American Heritage of Hill (19 6).217 p. Invention and Technology. Fall 1990. pp. 24-31. Gowen, William. ''The Publicati n Hi tory f Tom wift" Syndicate Files. Thi phra i u. d t d rib internal (in t par). Dime ovel Round- p. April, Augu t paper f the trat mey r yndicate that were ph to ]979. copied with permi i n by T m Phillip Jr. in 19 Hud on, Harry K. "A Bibli graph f Hard-Cover, ri hil vi iting th ndicat for r arch w rk. Mr. Typ Bo s' B k" (Re i d Edition). Tampa, Fla.: Data Phillip ha kindly I an dOle thi material for ane ten Print (1977) 280 p. ded peri d of time that I might conduct m current John on, Deidre A. "C ntinued ucc : The Early Boy. ' and future ndicate r arch. Fi ti n of Edward tratemeyer and the trateme r "Trial Trip f the Barton Air hip." Scientific American. yndicate."Doctoraldi rtati n,Univer ity fMione pt. 9, 1905. p. 19 . s tao Minneap< Ii., Minn.: (1 90). 3 5 pp. Up on, R.H. "Th Falldc ofth mbin d A roplan and John on, Deidre A." trat 01 y r P udon 01 and ri Dirigible Balloon." cientific American. Ma 23,1 14. Page 14 NEWSBOY January-February 1993 Victor Appleton's nephew Jame D. Lawrence and the yndicate by John T. Dizer (PF-511) enture' ofTom wift the Firt ere r orded i tor ppleton. II the 40 book a o. Of our , a eall kno , Howard R. ari wa Tom' real amanu en i fr lm 1910 into the 1930 , alth(lu~h he wa not in 01 d with th final lxx)ks in th erie. Tom' la t r orded ad enture' appear d a a "Bet t r Little B >ok" in 1941. Th re ha been mu hsp ulation that om wa a ti el in I~~"'I...~~ venting in World War II -- a he a in WWI -- but that go ernment bureau era pre ented the publi ation of tales of hi later triumph. Be that as it ma , Tom had married Mar e tor, po ibl ,ithasbeen ugg t ,afterherh roicAirFor e e phit und r the gui' of" ipp We ton." In the our 0 e ent , Tom wift Jr. and hi sister andra arri ed and, heredi being what is is, Tom Jr. rapidl equaled hi father in ngin rin~ abili . Furthermore, th ~o ernment had not put an restri tions on hwni ling the oun~er T lm's a hie ements. er one to It e an opp rtuni of this 'ort, the Author and editor James Duncan Lawrence trat m er yndi ate in 1954 i ued the fir t olum of th Tom wift Jr. eries. Wh should do the writing? we pent a very m m lrable aftem()on talkin~ to Mr . Vi t r Appl t< n was till writing but had no int rest. Adam', ndr w v n mandJimLawren about n Vi tor Applet n II, nephew ofOld Vi according to the dicate s rie and the author. yndi ate,was,however,bothwillinganda ailableand Iam still embarraed at h )w much time all of them, hi nam appear onatotalof33Tom wiftJr.books.Th and particularl Lawren e, sp nt talkin~ t) us and boo wer well-re earched,well-writt n in general and an 'wering questi Ins about th om wift and the ertainJ w II re eived. )thers. t that tim , Jim was in-house editor f)r th intheca eofTom r.,Vi torllhadtheh Ip )fwell trat m er yndi ate. He wa working on th urr nt qualified a i tant , Ln fact, apparent! even f them. )m wiftJr. volume. His large de k was overed with i of the en wrote onl n or two titl , but the re earch material f )rthe erie. In lted cientific Ameri enth author, James Dun an Lawr nce, wr te 24 of can, a well anum r >Us i n e and ngin ring j )ur th lxxlks in the T m wift Jr. rie. He left an nal .It was ob iou to th r ader ofT m wift Jr., )th indelibl imprint nag nerati n of den e and adven oung and old, that th auth)r wa on the uttin~ edge tur -10 ing uth, who pn babl never knew hi name. -- or a little ahead )f th utting dge -- current Jim Lawr nce wa principal cribe for ictor cientific/engineering knowl dg . ppl ton II, but h w did it happen? What kind of It i omm >n kn )wl dg that th ideils or om' training f r inventing and ad ntur did he ha e and in entio~ were re iewed b di ate partner and h )w did he happen to work with th trateme r ut id c n ultant but th main thru t -- the tone of th di ate? rie -- am from Jim Lawren e. I first met Jim Lawr n in 1 63 when I isited the Inlater earsheon aidh f)lIowedHarrietAdams' dicatewithm olde t onanddaught r.M parti u utline in hi fir t T m wift Jr. books but wa entirel lar intere t (du ,I suppo , to m age and ngineering onhis wninthelaterone .Hdalk dt my hildrenand hackgr lUnd) ha alway been th first Tom Swift seri s me about his engineering background. He attended but we had all read most f the major yndicate s rie . nnapoli but left be au )f a death in the famil . He Harri t dam had very kindl in ited us to i it and ( ontinued 0/1 Pa~e 15) January-February 1993 NEWSBOY Page 15 lat r r eiv d hi engin ring d gr from D tr< it In ti Lel rell I ft th nd i ate in 1967 on rea onabl tute of Te hnol 19y but pent hi car r ntiall a a amiabl t rm (alth lugh there had been ome fri tion pr If ional wnter. H talked to u el 'Ut Howard Gari with nd ven on) dnd h onlinued to do om and the ori¢nell Tom wift book and elbout hi (Jim') writing for the S ndi ate. lilt re tinth torie ofL.Fr,lnkBaum.Hewa friendl , lim wa not dble tn tell me dll the name of i tor 'ordiell and h Ipful and topp d off th ,lftemoon b pplelon I\' h (per, 0 on an lth r i it to th ~. ndi gi ing m on Tom an autograph d cop )f ,l om wift cate III 1975 I a k d an \ Irad, th n a pMtner, for Jr. book (In an wer to numerou que tion, e did not ht'lp. ~ he \i ent to th ard fit and gelW me her re ord of nallle m on ,lftt'r 1m wift!). lheauthor . In pileofboth lim' and elnc' h Ip there W ha ekeptintou hov rth ear ,mainl through remained a few unan w red que tion . For e ample, phont' all . Jim wclnted copi . ( f ~om of hi Tom wift ( ne book Wel~ 0 poorl ritten that it wa e~ 'entiall elnd .hri 001 book and I would nd th m wh n r r ritten b anoth r author. Who h 'uld be r dited? ame aero . the book:>. He w mId an wer m qu 'tion Tht'r wa al 0 a que tion a~ to actual author hip of a elnd we would talk about hi tim at th ndicate. coupll:' of book~. Lawrence :>p >ke elt th m morable orning rie In rt' nt eM ,both rnie Kell and )anw D. K~linl' book onf r n e in 19R6, ell ng with Mabel Gari , Hal ha e om up with an wer whi h ~ em to make n e. )(Jdwin, Margaret utt n clnd Dett cl anna, among Foil )\i ing i a Ii t of auth lr hip, which I belie e to other. The me thing r reelll ant d Jim to do wa~ Ii~t e nti II omplete and orrt' t: hi writing 0 th,lt we W( uld kn lW with lUt que tion Titlt' 1, William Dough r ; titl 2 and 3, lohn what h had written for the ndi ale and el e here. In Imqui t; titl 4, Richard klar; titl 5 thr ugh 7 and 9 June 1986 he t'nt m th li·t of hi riling hi h i~ through 29, Jdme Duncan Lawren e; title Hand 0, reprodu t'd ith thi articlt'. It d( n lt in lude an - Thoma ulve; title 3] and 32, Ri hard M Kenna; and thing after 19 , nd Jim did writ 1me anc Dre\ titl 33, in ent Buran IIi. for immand hll~terafterth ~ ndicat a old,but I mu t n lte that Ernie Kell ~a "Jim Mc erma" for th lit I till quit omplete and h wid be of help to title 1 and 2, whil La rt'nc aid the final b< lk wa r ,lrch r . " ...b Mul e ,pr >babl ." Duran IIi (attributed b both Del king up a bit, th fir~t fi e T m wift Jr. Ix k Keeline and Kell ) et>m mor pr babl . wer ,llli ut'din1954a a"bret'der et."Lawren ewa While all f the ,lb the fir ~h uld not go out, and wh re hunger h uld The Cheerful Heart nev r haunt him m reo And th n int that dr am of a better life -- into that A STORY FOR CHRISTMAS EVE i ion ofa cheerful home far offam ng the gr n hill - How wearil th little new bo plodded al ng th cam a plea antface--theface fhi bel vedm ther.He d rt d and de olate tr t n that hri~tma~ Eve! could h r a h at b th lattice atth qui t v ning Th c Id rain wa beating fi reel and a ~ w tattered hour reading th acred Bible, with th la t red ra garm nt erved but p rl t protect him from it rag . r ting like a gl ry up n h r br w, while th TO I af All da I ng had h been ut amid the t rm, and wa tr mbled at the window, and th little iolet folded n w returning, weary and hungry, to hi humble h m . them Ive tip. Th tr t lamp ere lighted, and a he pa sed b th m Very plea ant wa th pictur th re pa ing before au c uld ee b the gl am that his fa e wa pal and th gaze f that ragged child -- v ry gl ri u th pan erna iat d -- c uld ee that, oung a he wa , omething rama ofgreen hill and brightflower and inging bird hadbeenther air ad t attenuatehi feature ,andgiv --ve beautiful that humblecottage, half veredb the himthatwanandde lat I kwhi hcanbegiv n nJ lu tering f liag -- and hi heart thrilled and heaved borne gr at afflicti n, om pinching want or ver with a strange raptur n ver kn wn be re -- uch wh Iming grief. Y u c uld t II at a glanc that a dark raptur, uch j a th trick n poor can 1lever kn )w, hadow wa r ting up n his pathwa -- a hadow lUt ave wh n om g ang I m d wn fr m the >f which there med, ju t then, but little hop of hi h av n and beckon them awa fr m the haunt f w ap . and want in which th uffer, t th fr air and th Born amid poyer and wretchedne ,and I ft fa ble ed unlight. th rle while et in hi cradle, hi life up t that h ur But the dream had pa sed -- th un had t -- the had be n n thing but mi ery -- and the wh >Ie rec rd f fI wer faded -- th c ttage di app ar d. Of all that thatlifewa writt ninhi pale face and tattered rag . Yet beautiful vi i n, 0 ch ring and 0 gl riou ,n trace with all thi ,a h pa sed al ng a cI b rver might r mained; no ve tige of I af or tr r bird; n I tt r f ha n ticed a trange light in hi clear, blue e e -- an his m th r' Bible -- n I v -light fhi~ moth r' e. The e pre i n f kindl cheerfulne , uch a we rna n t darkn cam ar und him, and he fund him If th re ft n ee in thi w rid of care and gri f -- f r amid the t rm in th il nt tr ts f that gr at and bl sing was up m him -- th bl sing fa ch rful heart. inful ci . gath ring hi garment m r cI I a ut The rr w fhi life,h w erdeepandabiding,the him,h hurriedal ngt hi h mewithapra erup nhi gl m up n hi pathwa, h wev r dark and fearful, lip and God' unJight in hi heart. dimm d n t the light that bum d qui tI ,and eto Turning int an b cur tr t, a few step br ught teadil within. Like th Ve tal fir f old, it grew n t him to th d r of a wretched dwelling, whi h h dim, but thr w it· ra far ut over th gr at gl m entered. Follow now and beh Id a cene f want and around him -- en n w the cold t rm beat upon him p nury, such a rna be fund m tim in thi w rid unheeded. Th rearewakingdreamsthatc>m up nu ofour -- a cene up n which m n I k with un nc m, . m tim wh n w lea t e pect th m -- bright dr am but n which, thank G! th ang I gaz with j) : a f I v ,and h m ,and Heav n -- beautiful i i fa home where p erty struggle with a bra e h art and i' future, all glori u with its burd nof ngand gladn s ! c nquered. -- and uch a vi i n, of u h a futur ,n w filled and Bef r th fire at a pal ,sad w man, up n wh e cr wded and bl ed th hart f that fraken bo . feature th traces of great lov line were till vi ible, He wa dr aming a h walk d al ng f better da th ugh rr w had harpen th m m what, and to m -- f a tim wh n the poverty in hi pathwa gha tl want done much t dim th ir auty. Upon h r w uld d part, and th beautiful fI w r h uld pring high and qu nly br w the blu vein were c1earl upt ble himwiththeirpre ence-- fabrighth mefar vi ibl as the bl c ur ed thr ugh th m with un awa fr m that great city, up n wh e ch rful h arth wanted rapidity. Her larg , dark were dim with tear. Editor's note: TI" anonymoll Iy 11 nttm hart tory appeared i" m n w rrow had tarted afre h th ealed till' Od. 19,1861 i lit a Glea on' Literary Companion (Vol. fountain fh r grief-- and n w he gaz d ilentl upon 2, 0.42) and was submitted 1Jy Gilbert K. Westgard II (PF"()24). the red ember in all the utter ag n fde pair, it mi ht Beenll I' Horatio I er, Jr. was al 0 appearin in Glea on's Liter ary ompanion at that time lInder I"s ownllame, a wa his si ter m that h P had ne forever and God for ak n h r. Olit'e ,1l1gll ta \lger, Westgard say it is dOllbtful the story came " ther! D ar M th r!" aid the bo ,a h ent r d from ,\IRe,s pi'll. Hower'er, sillce the lead flllrncter ofis that ofa all dripping with th rain."I hay m at la t and I am new boy, it hould be 0 i"tere t to ollr readers. (Continued all rage 18) Page 18 NEWSBOY January-February 1993 In th m tcr wded stre twa th n w boy, butnot The Cheerful Heart the di cons late, wretched lad who had plodded hi ( ontilllled from Pa e 17) wa through the st rm th night before to a de late tired and hungry." home and a upperle bed. You we uld not have rec g "M n! M on!" replied th m ther. "Th r i n niz d him as he hurried along, eagerl intent upon hi m)r I f food in th hue," and h r lip qui ered."W a ati n, and hi fac all radiant with th great hop mu t tarv ! -- we mu t tarv! od help u !" and her that truggled at hi heart. tear br ke f rth afre h. That night jo vi ited the forak n fire id .The had Thu had it n ~ r many a weary m nth. With paid th landlord hi r nt, and till had uffici nt left . ar el f ufficient t upp rt lif that moth rand wh r with to purcha food. It was a m rr hristma her 00 had truggled, and uff red, and wept, and ~ r them. pra ed -- and now that the c Id winter wa coming on, Y ar ameand went. Greatchange had tak n plac . no w nder that her heartshudd red and h r cheekgrew Th boy had grown t manhood. High h n r wer pale at the h pel s pr peet ah ad. How could th y c nferred upon him. Wealthfl wed intohi coffers--hi pa th dreary da and the I ngnight ,the torm and prai e wa up n every tungu . And at thi very h ur, th terriblecold, with utfood, and raim nt,and ~helter? up n the bank of th maje'tic Hud on, hi~ mansi n And th n where uld the go when th hearties tand conspicu us among a thou and other' for it· landlord hould thru tthemfromth irpr entwret hed taste and elegance. dwelling, a he had threaten d to do on the m rr w? He has but me ompanion -- hi aged mother u the Veril thegl( mand thede pair were great and fearful! I nel widow whom we aw (1m ear since, gazing And et even at that de olate hour an e e looked m lurnfully into th fire, and wat hing its flickering down from heaven at that friendle~~ wid w. There b light. Hi influ nce i felt far and wide, and th p)()r and theh arth tom'--b thed ingem~r anangelho ered the wr tched f very lass and kind c lme around him -- an earthl angel, even in the gui e of that cheerful with th ir ble ing '. child. For Thank God! Thank God! -- for eery uffering on of Eartll has its angels, tholl h their form are mOlllded man, who thu~ com up fr m the d p hado of Rllt of Itch day as fashiolls all bdow; de~pairinto th blessed unlight, and, turning, give hi Thollgh harps are walltin ,and bright pinions folded, w rd f cheer t the gr ping milli lOS ~neath him. WI' ~11tIU' them by the lorle-light Oil their brow." ThankGod!ThankGoo, thatscattered here and there "M lth r!" said he, "we will not starve. God ha not through ut the world in many an humble hom, ma be forsaken us. There are better da s to come -- better day found men and women, unto whom li~ pre~ent· but t com ,mother! Isawitinm dream.Oh!lhad obright littleoflove,orh pe,orj ,and etwh passal ngamid a dream, and in it, I ~held y ur own dear elf, and ou it de olate path with ut a murmur, su tained and were inginga pleasant ongawa in thatble ed h me. soothed, and bleed by thi alone -- A Cheerful Heart. Oh! Mother, cheer up! heer up." When th little lay down upon his wretched couch that dreary ni ht h was changed. His m ther's '7~~~Ut'P~' tear' -- hi mother' great despair had transformed him The Horatio Alger Society's 1993 convention fr ma uff ringchHd into a trong-h arted man--from is all set for April 29-May 2, 1993 in Fort Wash a weak and helple dep ndant int) an earn st and ington, Pa., just north of Philadelphia.You'll be th ughtful worker. Henceforth his path was one ofd uty able to visit historic sights like Independence alone -- and no allurement, be it ever so bright, could Hall, the Liberty Bell and Valley Forge and take turn him from it. Before him glittered forever a guiding part in a full schedule of H.A.S. activities, in 'tar; and his intense, ab 'orbing gaze, neither the care' cluding auctions and the annual book sale! nor the pi asure , nor the anitie of life could for an To make reservations for the convention, use ~ instant di ert, E i ten e had r him but ne bje t, and the blue registration form enclosed in this issue hi utmo~t energies were ta ed for it attainment. of Newsboy. Cost is $45 per person. e erdidthesunri eingreatersplend rthanonthe For hotel reservations, simply dial 1-800-2 hristma m rnmgfollowingthatnight fhunger,gild RAMADA by March 29 to ensure getting the ing the spir s and domes of the city with its ra s. The special H.A.S. convention rates of $48 for a str b were air ad rapidl filling with the ga crowd double room, $60 for a mini-suite. seeking pleasure, and men walked as though new life Don't delay, make your convention and had been given them b the general hilari and the hotel registrations today! bra ing air. January-February 1993 NEWSBOY Page 19 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 100 year••&0 There was an exciting runaway on Tejon o ar Dill: Street. A horse belonging to Mrs. Wentz and I till hay two t of my fir t- diti< n un ries, hitched to a light buggy got away arid ran whi h in ludes the following fir t-edition Alger 5torie : down the street. Several carriages had nar " adelin th emptre 5," "Th r t Drawer," "The row escapes from a collision but at the cor ooper's Ward," "Herbert Id n,"" ans n the Mi- ner of Tejon and Huerfano street , Torn er," "Th Gips ur e," "The Di ard n," "Th Vaux, a young boy about 16, caught the ani Mad Heir " and "Mari 13 rtrand." mal and got into the buggy. The young fel I al hav]04 pi f th Street and mith Alger low did a very daring thing and was congra tulated upon his pluck by the crowd that ri s in paperba k .I hay had th e bound in hard had assembled. vers with the overs and backs of the books inta t. The Sun Serie is offered f r $125 f r nine books; the & Alger ri $1,400 f r th 104 book . Dear Carl: Your partic'lar fri nd, 1th ught the member might get a laugh ut f th B b awyer (PF-455) attach dclipping(abo ).1tappeared inth 0 .3,1992 4473 Jani e Marie Blvd. editi< n of ur local n wspaper,' would ha n in En hant d Acr 1 92 wh n the incident t k pLace. C lumbu ,OH 207 You ha nl toadd a few imagina detail to ha e (614) 491-5569 an th r Horati Alg r hr. M imaginati n tak s the f 11 wing appr ach: o ar Partic'lar Fri nd : in e u attended th H >rati Iger Society c n- 1. T m' fath r m ved th famil to I nti m in Wac la t April, u might like to hear about rado Spring in order that he might enter on of anoth r p ssibili of returning t th ame place n t the I al anitorium f r curing hi tu rcul) i . fall. T mil ft t take ver the upport f hi The Am rican tudi m th rand - ear-old iter. it annual c n ention at Ba lor Uni er i m m 2. Mr . Wentz' I v I 14- ear-old daught r ber H~-20, 1993. 1 have been a ked t put t geth r a i in th buggy with h r wh n the h r bolt. i n ntitled "H rati Alger and th Am rican h i immediatel namoured f T m. Dr am" fr m p r m c nn cted with the H.A.. wh . Mr. Wentz c me up nth c ne a T m ar familiar with th campus. Even if u didn't attend brings the h rse t a top. He invite ur her la tear's HA. . meeting here, y u're still welcome to to acc mpan him h me, wh re h r ward participat . him with a pur e containing $100. A king our I'm I king for three pap reach fappn imatel 9 her t ta f r dinner, Mr. W ntz i impr ed 10 d ubi - paced pag fr m an acad mic per p ctive with hi dep rtm nt and manl behavi r. d alingwith Alg rand whate era pectofth American Finding that T m i in traiten circum tanc , dream eem int r ting. Yuh uld nd the c m h ffer him a place a a cl rk in hi c unting pleted pap r b March IS, 1993, t me at th addre h u ,at a ala that i m r than d uble bel w. T m' pr ent inc m . Y u kn w that th e acad mic gath rings are a litt! 4. T m take hi lea e to g h m and lik Wimp 'duckdinner("Y ubringtheduck") ,if inf rm hi m ther f hi g f rtune. As T m u get n the program, u are re ponsible for all the is leaving, Mr. Wentz, haVing noticed that Tom p nsf attending, etc. rr ab ut the ha outgrown hi uit, hand him an order f r impo r hm nt! hi tailor to hay a n w uit mad f r him. Ofc ur ,we're I king f rward t th Philad Iphia m ting of th HA.. April 29-Ma 2. The n Iu ion I I a t ur imaginati n, but I C rdiall our, imagin that T m will n be giv nap iti n f tru t in th firm. R rt G. C 11m r (PF-866) o partm nt of English B t regard, 6a lor Univer i F r t P. Porter (PF P.O. 60 97404 844 E. intah t. Waco, Texa 7679 -7404 >Iorado pring, H090 Page 20 NEWSBOY January-February 1993 Ifyou're not driving . . . Thi ~M' on ention, "F rging h~ad in Phill ," b in an ideal k ation if ou'r driving, be au~e it will be h Id ju t off it 26 f th Penn I ania Turnpike about 10 mil north f Philad Iphia. Out if ou're n )t abl t dri ,Philadelphia i well ~r ed b publi tran p rtati n. For ample: Airline: All th rnaj rdome ti and f lreign arrier r e Phildd Iphid Internati nal Airp rt. The e in Iud Ameri an, nit d, Delta, orthw t and • Air, plu mmuter and r gional airlin . he k with our travel ag nt for h dule~ and fare informati n. The general number at Philadelphia International i' (215) 492-3181. Airport tran portation: To get fr)m Philadelphia International t I the Ramada Inn in Fort Wa hing-ton, our publi tran~portation option ar : Ta i, 20i Lim ou in ,$65; irp Irt rail line, 5. O. Train ervice: MTRAK's Metroliner 'ervi e and nthl:'r train c mn t Philadl:'lphia with the Wa hington The Palace of Asia will be the site of the annual Oaltim )rl' ar a and ew York and ew ngland. For H,A.S. banquet on May 1. ARK information call 1-800- 72-7245. ommuter rail: The EPT high speed rail com 'ForgingAhead in Philly' mut r ~tem co er' Philadelphia and the uburb . For ( ol/til/lled from Page 3) informati m all (215) 574-7800. Rental cars: t f the maj )r r ntal firms ~erve and l:' en in lude a dail ontinent I bre kfa t. E en Philad Iphia International Airport: Hertz, Ai, Oudgl:'t, better, ou do not ne d to pa or th n min advan e ational and Dollar. For the lowe t a aiJable rate it i unle ~ ou want to gi e a redit ard number wh n ou be t to make re er ati()n~ thr >Ugh our tra el agent at phone In our r er ation t guarant a late arrival. Rem mber,diall-BOO-2-RAMADAanda k lrthe theame time (IU arrang air tran~portation. ~pe ial on ention rate. Thl' rate can onl be offer d until March 29, 0 make our re rvation a )on a p ) ~ible. 0 cau e the Mar h-April ewsboy will be f£t!itor's note6oot mail d around Aprill, this is the la t time we an r mjnd ( ol/tilllled from Pa~e 4) ou ofthi deadline. Make our motel re rvation~ now! ing Pi ture 0 ~ dnd 00 s of olumbi Hi~h ( tarted in The on entionit' Ifhasar ~istrationfeeof Inl $45 1911), u'ed thl:' red/greenon whitec att'd paperformat. p r per 'Oil, and include II of the foil )win~: ) tho f ou T( m wift oll~ tor who want •A timuldting guidt'd tour and de ert re epti nat ab olute fir t printing f the fir·t five title, ou'd better world-renowned Frank Ll d Wright-d signed n- ttHt hunting f r th unc ated papl:'r/rt'd lettering-onl ~re~ati( n Oeth h 10m in Elkjn Park, Pa. quadrant- 't I jacket '. Incidentall , wh n comparing •A full program in luding, on Frida ,tw auction~ that f rmat with the ond tate, )u'll n tice that ther dnd an educational eminar; and aturda m lrning' are n clouds in th ~k in th 4 illu trati n in the rt'd annual H.A.. k 'ai, onl f rrnat and Tom' hat b mi ing it red band. • uper 'ubmarine andwi h par Frida night. In th later f rmat ,the illu tration~, rul and 0 al • Full u e f the H.A.. h 1 pitali room through lUt m th fr nt co er are in green and the title/duth)r the on enti( n. I tterin i in red. AI ), the cI ud and Tom' hatband •A umptuou baJlquet and award pre ntati nat are n in luded in their accu~tomed red c lor. the Pala e of ia aturda night. To ummarize: Fir t t'diti( n of the fir t five title •A pial sou enir f the on nti n. me in unc ated paper with red printing onlYi fir t Please make ur r ervation a ~o(m a~ P) 'ible. t'dition ofthe ne t five titl are in un )ated pap r with Make ur he k pa able to Murra D. Levin wh n ou red and gr n printing; and fIr titl 11 through 20, the en 10 e it with the blue registration orm. fir t-editi n jackets are coatt'd white paper with red and We can'twaittose-eyou a~ we beg-in "Forgin~ Ah~ad gr n printjng. Good bookhuntin~! in Phill ."