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2009 Jan-Feb January-February 2009The horatioNEWSBOY Alger Society Page 1 OFFICIAL PUBLICATION A magazine devoted to the study of Horatio Alger, Jr., his life, works, and influence on the culture of America. VOLUME XLVII JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2009 NUMBER 1 2009 H.A.S. Convention preview The Charlottesville Charivari -- Page 3 Registration form Schedule of events Hotel information Historic Michie Tavern in Charlottesville, Va., will be the site of the annual Horatio Alger Society banquet. Photo by Jeff Looney Worthy challenger to the Stratemeyer Syndicate A.L. Burt’s inexpensive series books -- Page 8 Page 2 NEWSBOY January-February 2009 HORATIO ALGER SOCIETY To further the philosophy of Horatio Alger, Jr. and to encourage the spirit of Strive and Succeed that for half a century guided Alger’s undaunted heroes — younngsters whose struggles epitomized the President's column Great American Dream and inspired hero ideals in countless millions of young Americans for generations to come. OFFICERS In my last column I told of the book that started my LAWRENCE R. RICE PRESIDENT collection. What has always intrigued me are the in- ROBERT G. SIPES VICE-PRESIDENT scriptions in the front of many books. They are usually CHRISTINE DeHAAN TREASURER given as gifts for Christmas, birthdays, Sunday school ROBERT E. KASPER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR attendance or from school teachers. BERNARD A. BIBERDORF (2009) DIRECTOR I would like to tell about three of my books. The first KYOKO AMANO (2009) DIRECTOR two are inexpensive and in poor condition but have CAROL NACKENOFF (2009) DIRECTOR memories. ROBERT PETTITO (2010) DIRECTOR The first is a Donohue copy of The Store Boy. The BARRY SCHOENBORN (2010) DIRECTOR inscription reads “Barna Eastman 1926 ... from Fred MARY ANN NYBERG (2010) DIRECTOR Duncan”. Mr. Eastman was my scoutmaster when I was ARTHUR W. SMITTER, JR. (2011) DIRECTOR ROBERT L.KERSCH (2011) DIRECTOR 12 years old. I don’t know where I purchased the book J. JEFFERSON LOONEY (2011) DIRECTOR and had not seen Mr. Eastman since I was in his scout LEO “BOB” BENNETT (1932-2004) EMERITUS troop. RALPH D. GARDNER (1923-2005) EMERITUS The second book is also a Donohue copy of Jed, the Poorhouse Boy. The inscriptions are stamped and read PAST PRESIDENTS “Stacy Harrington Vestal N Y Broome Co”. KENNETH B. BUTLER GEORGE W. OWENS A second stamp reads “ Handle With Care Property JACK ROW WILLIAM R. WRIGHT of Stacy Harrington”. A week after Vivian and I were DR. MAX GOLDBERG ROBERT E. KASPER STEVE PRESS MARY ANN DITCH married in 1955, I started a new job in the Circulation JUDSON S. BERRY JOHN CADICK Department of a daily newspaper in Endicott, The LEO “BOB” BENNETT CARL T. HARTMANN Endicott Daily Bulletin, where I worked for 18 months. JERRY B. FRIEDLAND ARTHUR P. YOUNG Mr. Harrington was the photographer for the newspa- BRADFORD S. CHASE CAROL NACKENOFF per, and I have not seen him since leaving the paper in ROBERT E. SAWYER ROBERT G. HUBER 1957 to go to work for IBM. EUGENE H. HAFNER ROBERT R. ROUTHIER The third book is an Alta Edition of Helen Ford and D. JAMES RYBERG MICHAEL MORLEY is in fine condition. There are two inscriptions. The first Newsboy, the official newsletter of the Horatio Alger reads “Horace from Ida, Wishing you a happy birthday Society, is published bi-monthly (six issues per year). February 17th 1890”. The second, on the opposite page, Membership fee for any 12-month period is $25 ($20 for reads ”Alicia Wilbur, from Aunt Ida 1931”. This book seniors), with single issues of Newsboy $4.00. Please make was Alger’s first and only effort to write a book for older remittance payable to the Horatio Alger Society. girls, and I find it very interesting that it was first given Membership applications, renewals, changes of address as a birthday gift to a boy in 1890 and many years later, and other correspondence should be sent to Horatio Alger as a used book, it was given to a girl by her aunt (also Ida). Society, P.O. Box 70361, Richmond, VA 23255. If any of our readers have similar inscriptions from Newsboy is indexed in the Modern Language books in their collections they would like to share with Association’s International Bibliography.You are invited to visit the Horatio Alger Society’s official Internet site at us, please drop our editor, Bill Gowen, a note and he will www.thehoratioalgersociety.org include them a later issue. The mailing address is at the bottom of the column at the right. Newsboy ad rates: Full page, $32.00; one-half page, $17.00; one-quarter page, $9.00; per column inch (1 inch deep by approx. Mike Morley reports that Deidre Johnson (PF-596) 3 1/2 inches wide), $2.00. Send ads, with check payable to Horatio has been working on a Newsboy index (an annotated Alger Society, P.O. Box 70361, Richmond, VA 23255. compilation of all articles that appear in each issue) that The above rates apply to all want ads, along with ads offering non-Alger books for sale. However, it is the policy of the Horatio currently dates back to 1995. There is a link to Deidre’s Alger Society to promote the exchange of Alger books and related index on the home page of the H.A.S. Web site, Alger materials by providing space free of charge to our members www.thehoratioalgersociety.org. Mike reports that he fre- for the sale only of such material. Send ads or “Letters to the Editor” to Newsboy editor William R. Gowen (PF-706) at 23726 N. (Continued on Page 4) Overhill Dr., Lake Zurich, IL 60047. E-mail: [email protected] January-February 2009 NEWSBOY Page 3 2009 convention preview The Charlottesville Charivari By Jeff Looney (PF 903) books, and make this sale a big success. verything is now set for this year’s convention, the If necessary, we will also finish up the auction Satur- ECharlottesville Charivari, 29 April–2 May 2009. We day morning. Saturday afternoon will be open, with the are now accepting registrations, with the registration optional tour of the Rare Book School mentioned above, form and schedule of events enclosed with this issue and followed by an optional tour of the editorial suite of the also readily available on the Society’s Web site. Papers of Thomas Jefferson: Retirement Series, where I The convention hotel is the newly refurbished Holiday will talk a little bit about what goes into creating the Inn on Emmet Street, conveniently situated just north of anticipated 23 volumes of this definitive edition of town with ready access to the University of Virginia and Jefferson’s writings. This will be followed by an optional the beautiful private after-hours downtown mall. tour of Monticello, The hotel has an during which we indoor heated pool will have this and a fitness facility. unique historic Registration mansion to our- will begin in our selves for an hour. hospitality room on The annual ban- Thursday, April 29, quet will take place with the board of immediately after- directors meeting ward just down the later that afternoon. road at the Michie On Friday mor- Tavern, a historic ning we will offi- structure dating to cially open the con- the 1780s and re- vention and hear nowned for its fried presentations by chicken, stewed to- Jack Bales, Terry matoes, and other Belanger and Bill The Monticello Visitors Center in Charlottesville, Va. Photo by Jeff Looney delicacies (see en- Gowen. Terry, who closed brochure). is the director of the prestigious Rare Book School, will The banquet will feature the awards presentations, in- also be giving a tour of the school’s holdings of Boy Scout cluding the always inspirational Strive and Succeed series books and Harry Castlemon’s Gunboat series for Award, and a keynote address on Thomas Jefferson’s those who are interested during free time on Saturday book-collecting proclivities by Eric Johnson, a research afternoon. After Friday morning’s presentations, we librarian at the Thomas Jefferson Foundation. will have the business meeting and begin the auction, Charlottesville is the center of a district full of won- which will continue after lunch at the hotel and will derful historical, cultural, and scenic sites, of which I feature the Larry Rice Collection, the Les Langlois Col- will say a little more in the next Newsboy, and I hope lection and additional books from the Ann Sharrard that many of you will add a few days to your stay on Collection. A number of Alger first editions have al- either end of the convention. ready been consigned. Friday evening we will meet for My wife, Judy, and I are convinced that this will be dinner at the China King Buffet, located about a 5- one of the most enjoyable and interesting conventions minute drive from the hotel. ever, and we invite you to join us. I look forward to Saturday morning we will hold the annual H.A.S. renewing acquaintances with old friends and making book sale. I have urged some local dealers and collec- new ones. Please don’t hesitate to contact us with any tors to bring books to this sale, and I hope that mem- questions or suggestions, and we will see you soon! bers attending the conference will also bring some of Hotel reservations: Phone the Holiday Inn’s direct your better duplicates and surplus holdings of Algers, toll-free line at 1-800 242-5973. Please call by April 1, after series books, and dime novels, as well as your check- which our rooms will be released to the general public.
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