I A 0 I 1 SOCIETY o OF"F"ICIAL PUBLICATION

A m3Razlne devoted to the study of Horatio Alger. Jr•• hIS life, works, and Influence on the culture of AmerlCK. 1832 - 1899

VOLUME XXXII MAY-JUNE 1994 NUMBER 3

Convention Issue 'In Search of Treasure'

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. Members: . 1 er SOciety the To HoratlO A g ttnest greetings to 'ety whO d roy wa Alger SOCI 1 leased to en {the Horatio . \994 annua 1 am p d officers 0 •

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HORATIO ALGER SOCIETY

To further the philosophy ofHoratio Alger, Jr. and to encourage the spirit ofStrive and Succeed Owt for haifa century guided Alger's Presitlent's coCumn undaunted heroes - lads whose struggles epitomized the great American dream and flamed hero ideals in countless millions of young Americans. The 30th annual convention of the Horatio Alger OFFICERS oci ty is over, but will be remembered for a long time. MARY ANN DITCH PRESIDE T Thanks to the hard work and graciou nes of our ho t , JOH CADICK VICE-PRESIDE T Chris D Haan and Milt Ehlert, the convention was a MURRAY D. LEVI TREASURER wonderful experience for everyone. Friendships wer ROBERT E. KASPER EXECUTIVE SECRETARY ren wed, the food was excellent and, needless to ay, ROBERT COLLMER (1995) DIRECTOR there wer plenty of books. By Sunday, departing mem­ BOB HUBER (1995) DIRECTOR ber had big tacks ofbook under their arms and bigger JESSICA CADICR (1995) DIRECTOR mil . omplete convention highlights are included in CHRISTINE DE HAAN (1996) DIRECTOR BARf J. NYBERG (1996) DIRECTOR thi is ue of ewsboy. JOSEPH T. SLAVI III (1996) DIRECTOR Th 1995 convention will be ho ted by Richard L. MILTON F. EHLERT (1997) DIRECTOR Pop (PF-740) in historic Corning, ew York. Dick has NEIL J. McCORMICK (1997) DIRECTOR had pr viou xp ri nc a ho t of the 1986 orning JOHN R. JUVI ALL (1997) DIRECTOR ries Book nference and the 1995 H.A.S. convention LEO MBOa" BEN ETT EMERITUS promi to b another gr at gath ring. W hope every- RALPH D. GARD ER EMERITUS on will be able to attend. We ar currently eking a ho t for the 1996 conven­ Newsboy, the offiCial new letter of th Horatio Alger tion. PI a e contact u if you would like to volunteer. Soci ty. i publi hed bi-monthly (six i sues per year). Member hip fee for any 12-month period is $20. with orthern lllinoi Univer ity wa chos n in a vote of ingle is ues ofNewsboy costing $3.00. Please make all all m mber pre ent during the annual bu iness meet­ remittance payable to the Horatio Alger Society. Mem­ ing a th national repository for the Horatio Alger ber hip applications. renewals. changes of addre sand Society. The univer ity wa ably repre ented by Samuel other corre pondence should be ent to Executive Sec­ T. Huang, urator of Rar Bo ks and Sp cial ollec­ retary Rob rt E. Ka per. 585 E. Sl. Andrews Drive. tion . Thanks to th hard work and per everance of the Media. PA 19063. m mb r of the Repo itory Re olution Committ e, the Newsboy is indexed in the Modern Languag Horatio Alger S iety now has a repository that will Association's International Bibliography. honor and trea ure the works of Horatio Alger, Jr. Huang outlin NIU' plan and goal on Page 5. BOOKS RECOMMENDED BY B.A.S. The new officer and director elected at the annual -HorattoAlger.Jr.. A ComprehensiveBibliography. byBobBennell (PF-265). bu in s m ting ar listed in th masthead at the right -HoratioAlg r or. TIle American H ro Era. by Ralph D. Gardner of thi column. A a pecial note, Carl Hartmann (PF­ (PF-053). 102) ha r tired a Executive Secretary, a po ition he -TIle FIctional Republic: Horatio Alg r and American Political think Discourse. by Carol Na kenoff (PF-921). • held for 32 years. At least, we it was 32 year; no -Publication Formats ojthe 59 Stories by Horatio Alger. Jr. as n can r member anymor , including Carl, how long Reprinted by theJohn C. Win ton Co.• by Bob Sawyer(PF-455) he ha be n doing this job for the Society. In recognition and Jim Thorp (PF-574). of hi long and devoted rvice, Carl r ceived the Luck -Horatio Alg r Books Published by A.L. Burt. by Bradford S. Chase (PF-412). and Pluck Award at the annual banquet. He will be the -Horatio Alger Books Published by M.A. Donohue & Co.. by la t r cipient of thi award b cu e henceforth it will b Bradford S. Chase (PF-412). renamed the Carl Hartmann Luck and Pluck Award. -The Lost UJe ojHoratio Alg r. Jr.• by Gary Scharnhorst with Immediate pa t pr sident Robert E. Kasp r (PF-327) Jack Bales (PF-258). ha agreed to erve as the new Executive Secretary until Ne1lnboy ad rat s: Full pag . $32.00: one-half pag. 17.00: one­ th nd of time. Send your due, addr chang, etc. to quarter page. $9.00: per olumn Inch (lin h deep by approx. 3 1/21n hes wldel. $2.00. send ads. wllh check payable to Horatio Alg r Society. Lo him at the addres Ii ted on thi page. Robert E. Kasper. 585 E. Sl. Andrews Dr.. M d1a. PA 19063. Th above rat apply Lo all want ad . along wllh ad ofli ring non-Alg r book for Your partic'lar friend, sale. Howev r. It IS lhe polley of lh lloratio AI r Society Lo promote lhe Mary Ann Ditch (PF-861) change of Alger book and related Alger rnateral by provldlng pace free of charge to our members for lh we only of su h maLerial. Send 4657 Mason uch ad or "LeUer to lhe Editor- to Ne1lnboy editor William R. Gowen maha, ebra ka 68106 IPF-706) at 923 Soulh Lake Sl.. Apt. 6. Mundelein. IL 600 O. May-June 1994 NEWSBOY Page 3 'In Search ofTreasure' '94 H.A.S. Convention in review by William R. Gowen (PF-706) t m lil< th annual Horatio Alger Society conven- I tioncomesandgo in an in tant;that'swhathappen when you're having fun. "In arch of Tr a ure," held April 28-May I, 1994 in rand Rapid, Mich., was no different. D pite teady rain which fell during arrival day on Thur day and again all day on Saturday, more than 60 members and guests enjoyed the camaraderie of the weekend, renew­ ing acquaintance in many ca e for the first time since the previou May' convention in Fort Washington, Pa. ur co-ho t, hri DeHaan (PF-773) and Milt Ehlert (PF-702) w nt all out to make "In Search of Treasure" a ucce . De pit unannounced State of Michigan road con­ truction at th 1-96 interchange adjacent to the hotel, the I ction of th Harley Hotel was an out tanding one. The room w re large and comfortable and grouped do ely tog th rand th hotel provided a large, c ntrally locat d ho pitality room. The room used for the emi­ Photo by Joseph T. SIa"", III nar, annual bu in s meting, book sale, auction and Carol Nackenoff (PF-922) autographs a copy of her annual banqu t wa al 0 ideal. book, "The Fictional Republic" for Angelo Sylvester The ho pitality room wa alr ady filled with Partic'lar (PF-928) at the H.A.S. convention in Grand Rapids. Friend upon our mid-afternoon arrival on Thursday. Ralph Gardner already had his donation basket for tho e elusive title that became additions to memb rs' caricature et up and there was already talk of books, collection . books and more books. Friday moming's directors meting in th ho pitality W wer saddened to learn of the serious illness of room had three main topic on the agenda: the site of the 1991 con ntion ho t Bill Mc ord (PF-360), and card 1995 convention, the nomination ofnew officers and the wer bought to be igned by all members pre ent. Two Horatio Alger Repository. w eks after the conv ntion, Bill di d at hi Cat kill, .Y. Potential 1995 convention site wer di cu sed at home ( ee Editor's Notebook on Page 4). length, with the directors finally voting to call Richard L. We al 0 learned of the r cent d ath of longtime Pop (PF-740), whohas had a long-standing offer to ho t memb rs St wart C. McLei h (PF-231) and Floyd R. a future convention in Coming, .Y. Martin (PF-580), the latt r who annual donation of The nominating committee for new offic rs made it two ham from his Montana farm had become a conven­ report as follows: Mary Ann Ditch (PF-861) for Pre i­ tion tradition. Martin' daughter donat d the hams thi dent and John Cadick (PF-858) for Vic Pr id nt, with year in Floyd' memory. the three new directors (with terms xpiring in 1997 a Sp aking of ham, th big event Thur day night was follows: Milt Ehlert (PF-702), N il J. M ormick (PF­ a pig roast at the D Haan farm in Wayland, Mich., outh 506) and John R. Juvinall (PF-537). To fill the one year f rand Rapid . While the weather put a damper on the remaining on adick' term b cau e of his I ati n to occasion, hris and her family had set up a contingency Vice Pre ident, hi daughter Jes ica was nominated to plan for u of on of th farm' spacious modem bam, complete hi term. o the feast went ff without a hitch. Jerry Friedland wa How the Society would adju t to the retir ment of happy that the pig lent an ar to the occa ion! Carl Hartmann (PF-102) after thre d cad a Execu­ Ralph ardn r di tributed his annual Alger Quiz, tive Secr tary was di cus ed at length, with the direc­ and the members filled in their an wer h ets during the tors naming outgoing president R b Kasper to thi great m al of roa t pork, b an , salads and beverage . appointed po ition. Carl di cu ed how the changeover Following our r turn to rand Rapid there wa a wa already well und r way, with most of hi i ty long night of b k talk, along with buying and elling of (Continued on Page 8) Page 4 NEWSBOY May-June 1994

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Tribute to a true Partic'lar Friend One of the strengths of the Horatio Alger Society is the lifelong friendships made. I can till remember the arm-twi ting Bob Sawyer (PF-455) made to get m to join while attending his 1983 convention, "Collected in olumbu ." I've thanked Bob many time since then. One of tho e friends hasnow left us. Bill McCord (PF­ 360), who join d th Society in 1973, died May 14 after a long battle with cancer. Prior to the recent Grand Bill McCord, right, poses with three of his Partic'lar Rapid convention, w I arned that his health had d t ­ Friends, from left, Owen Cobb, Bob Sawyer and riorated and at the convention we filled two cards with Eddie LeBlanc, atthe 1989 convention in Chillicothe, p ronal note and signatur s. Ohio. McCord, a 21-year H.A.S. member and host of When Brad hase stopped at the ho pital on his way the 1990 Catskill, N.Y. convention, died May 14. home from the convention, Bill, although weaken d by larlycollcerning i sues such as the Beattie-Powers site, McCord the final stage of hi illnes, told him how he appreci­ indicated early on that he would never again stick his neck into ated hi Partic'lar Friend ' thoughts. the buzzsaw of local politics. I could pend the re t of this space truggling for the He was one of those rare men who lOa truly a gentleman right word to de cribe he qualities of Bill McCord, but and ascholar. He was awell read man, an illtellectual without Bob Sawyer solved that problem by sending me an being snobbish about it. He had a manner that bespoke that x ellent editorial tribute published in the May 19 edi­ intangible asset called class. Possessed ofadeep, commanding tion of the Catskill Daily Mail. Many of you may not voice, he had a wonderful turn of phrase and a highly know that aft r Bill r tir d from busin s , he and hi developed sen e of lwmor that enabled him to see what was wit Hel neventually moved to the scenic mid-Hudson funny in asituation all the while he acknowledged hi frustra­ River Valley illage of at kill. It proved to be an vent­ tion with it. We will not soon see his like again in this village. fill d r tirem nt; 0, without further delay, here' the Catskill Daily Mail's tribute to Bill McCord: Enelo ed in the July-August Newsboy will be a With the death of William J. McCord on Saturday (May Roster Update Card that we strongly urg everyone to 14), the village of Catskill lost a unique alld contributing return t new Executiv Secretary Robert E. Ka per (PF­ citizen. 327). We are in the initial stages of computerizing our McCord would have been 73 in June. He was a former member hip list and we want to eliminate the typos and Catskill Village President and also erved as trustee. other error that exi t on the current list. W also plan to He erved in tile U.S. Army Air Force and wa a veteran add a section on "other collecting intere t ." of World War 11. He was the first male graduate of Vassar If the card ar returned promptly, w hope to have College, CIa of 1948. He was also at one time a member of a new H.A.S. roster ready for distribution in the fall. tile Rhinebeck School Board before moving to Catskill. He had In this issue: Don't overlook Jim Lawrence, Jr.'s enormous knowledge about and respect for history and was moving tribute to hi late father, Stratemeyer Syndicate active in the Greene COllllty Hi torical Society. Several years writer James Duncan Lawrence, on Page 23. a 0 he erved a spokesman for Catskill Residents Against Al 0, complete '94 convention coverage is enclo ed, Pollution, a citizens' organization made lip primarily of including auction r sult and an an article (Page 5) by Spring treet GIld area residents to oppose a construction and Samuel T. Huang, special collections curator at North­ demolition landfill. ern Illinoi University, which was chos n a the Soci ty's McCord never said he was a politician. A philosopical official repo itory. conservative and all articulate member of the Conservative Th re's al 0 more on the Nancy Axelrad paper by political party, he spoke hi mind, wherever a,e chip flew. Jame D. Keeline (PF-898) on Page 11; plu an article on One term a Village President was enough. Fru trated ports writer Hugh Fullerton and his Jimmy Kirkland with conflicting signal from other board members, particu- eries by Kathleen hamberlain (PF-874) on Page 17. May-June 1994 NEWSBOY Page 5

Founders' Memorial Library at Northern Illinois University is the site of the Horatio Alger, Jr. repository. NIU extends welcome to Alger collectors, scholars by Samuel T. Huang approximately 130 areas of tudy. Curator, Rare Books and Special Collections The orthern Illinois University Librarie y tern orthem Illinois University con i t of Founder Memorial Library, branch librari which include Faraday Library, the Lorado Taft In truc­ e would lik to xpr sour incere thank to the tional Material Center, the Map Library, the Mu ic W Horatio Alger Society for electing orthem llli­ Library, the Hoffman E tates Education Center and the noi Univ r ity Librarie a the official permanent re­ orthem Illinois Regional History Center. The Univ r- po itory library for the Society. We are proud of being ity Libraries System contains more than 1.8 million the ones who will work clo ely with the Society in volume as well a periodicals, government publica­ "furth ring the philosophy of Horatio Alger, Jr. and to tion , microfilms, maps, recordings and audio-vi ual encourag the pirit of trive and Succeed that epito­ material. mizes the r at Am rican Dr am." NW Librarie is a participant in lllinet Onlin (II ), North m lllinoi Univ r ity (NW), founded in 1895, a network involving more than 800 academic, public i a tate-a i ted c ducational in titution of approxi­ and specialized librarie throughoutIllinois. We ar al 0 mately 25,000 tud nts. As a compr hen ive univer ity, a member of the Online Comput r Library nter NW engag in in truction, re earch and prof ional (OCLC). Through LC and Internet, librari all over ervice in a variety of fi ld . the world can access NW Librarie ' unique coil ction . orth mIllinoi Univ r itycapitalize onit D Kalb, Th Univer ity Libraries ha a long hi tory of int re t Illin i location, which i ituat d close enough to hi­ in collecting Horatio Alger works. Of Alger's 117 books, cago to draw upon and contribute to th cultural and the NW Librarie hold 104 title in a group mad from intell ctual richnes of on of the nation's largest metro­ various purcha e and donations. politan ar a. U ha off red work leading to graduate There are sev ral other small groups of books in the degre s inc 1951 and the univer ity curr ntlyoffers University Librarie writt n during the o-called"Arneri­ graduate tudy in more than 85 academic major in (Continued on Page 6) Page 6 NEWSBOY May-June 1994

PholobyJoseph T. SlaWlIII Northern Illinois University special collections curator Samuel T. Huang is presented a copy of "Facing the World" by outgoing H.A.S. president Robert E. Kasper, left, and repository committee chairman Brad Chase. Collection area at Founders Memorial Library. They NIU extends welcome ... are available and accessible for examination and re­ (Continued from Page 5) search purpo s all year-round. The library's service can Hero Era" of 1870 to 1910 - books by Oliver Optic hours for this special area are Monday through Friday (William Taylor Adams), Harry astlemon ( harle from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sp cial arrangement may be Fosdick), ilbert Patten, John Goldfrap and the requested by scholars and re earcher beyond the e Stratemey r yndicat p eudonyms ("Victor Appleton," hours. Write to: University Librarie , Northern Illinois "Clarence Young," etc.). University, DeKalb IL 60115-2868. In addition, th NIU Librarie hold a unique collec­ orthern illinois University Libraries ha made the tion: Albert Johannsen's own collection of Beadle & following commitments in upporting the HoratioAlger Adam dime nov I, along with other popular literature Society repo itory: of the 19th century to complement the Horatio Alger * Cataloging all item depo ited by the Society and coll dion. The e collections comprise the major portion making them acce ible through Illinet, LC and of a burgeoning assemblage of popular and juvenile Internet; literature that appeared in the Unit d State during the * Mounting periodic exhibitions r lat d to the life latter half of the 19th century and early decades of the and works of Horatio Alger, Jr. and similar writers; pr nt entury. * Pr paring a complet catalog of Alger'S writing The Horatio Alger Society has elected the be t site for distribution to the Horatio Alger Society and other for the p rmanent repo itory, which is dedicated prima­ scholar and librarie ; rily to building a complete collection of the works by and * Purchases of all doctoral dis ertations pertaining about Horatio Alger, Jr. and preserving examples of all to Horatio Alger, Jr.; the writings of Horatio Alger, Jr. for potential use in * Purcha es on a continuing basis of all monographs re earch and th continuation of the development of the that are related in whole or part to th works of Horatio Am rican Dream. Alger, Jr.; Th currentcollections ofworksbyand aboutHoratio * Hosting a future annual Horatio Alger Society Alger, Jr. ar hou ed in the Rare Books and Special convention in D Kalb, Ill. May-June 1994 NEWSBOY Page 7 MEMBERSHIP ew members: Brian Takaki (PF-937) 12402 Mill Ridg Dr. Cypr ,TX 77429 (713) 894-6007 Brian i a ale manag r who oth r hobbi include word coli cting and computer . He learned about the i ty fr m Jim Ryb rg (PF-533).

dward Ro h im (PF-938) 1009 Sieg I Tarna, IA 52339

Brne . wan on (PF-939) PhotobyJosephT S1aWlIIi 5033 Clinton Dr. An era ends rie, PA 16509 (814) 866-1109 Long-time Dime ave} Round-Up ditorEddie leBlanc (PF-015), left, receives a certificate of appreciation from Bruc i a manag r ofcorporate training who e oth r J. Randolph Cox (PF-598) during the American Cultur int r t include h , antiqu , t reoptican cards and A ociation/Popular Culture A ociation conferenc in walking. HI am d about H.A. . from Ralph Gardn r. Chicago on April 7. leBlanc i r tiring a ditor aft r 42 year , with Co taking the reins thi ummer. H ward L ney (PF-940) The citation read as follow : 2748 B nni sHill R ad Certificate of Appreciation awarded to Edward T. leBlanc, Middl town, MD 21769 for hi lifetime devotion to tile collection, re eardl and pre erva­ tion of old-time dime and nickel novels, libraries and popular Arthur P. Young (PF-941) tory paper; for hi scholar hip in creating bibliographies, which fwve enriched researcher for half a century and will one 310 Ridg Dr. day be depo ited in tire nation's two greate t collections of thi D Kalb, IL 60115-1742 (815) 753-9801 literature, the Hess Collection at the University of Minne ota Arthur i a librarian at orthern Illinoi University and the Rare Book Room at tile Library of Congress; for Ilis who al 0 coil ct th r b oks a well a World War I genero ity to all who seek his expertise and insight; and for hi po ter . Hejoin d the i ty nth r comm ndation of forty-two years of dedicated leadership and service as Editor of amu I T. Huang, NIU' curator of rare books and tile Dime ove] Round-Up, July 1952 tllrough June 1994. p cial collections who library ha b n named the offical H.A. . repo itory. G org . Sharrard rthur T. yb rt (PF-942) Ann T. Sharrard (PF-325) 6 24 W t Ardrnor A 6292 124th Ave. Fenn ill ,MI 49408 hieago, IL 60631 (312) 775-2223 Arthur, who occupation i r al tate, i a former Paul F. Miller (PF-351) H.A. . memb r who ha d cided to r join. His other inter t i hi tory. Ruth W. Miller (PF-894) 4365 B lmar Terrae ,P.O. Box 527 Change of address: Vi nna, OH 44473 (Po t office box numb r added to current addr ). Richard L. PP (PF-740) 11822 v rlook Dr. J. Randolph Cox (PF-59 ) rning, Y 14830 (607) 936-6610 P.O. Box 226 w tr t numb r). Dundas, MN 55019 (507) 645-5711 Page 8 NEWSBOY May-June 1994 'In Search ofTreasure' '94 H.A.S. Convention in review ( ol/fil,uedfrol1l Page 3) mat rial ha ing aIr ady b n pa d n to Ka p rand ew boy ditor Bill w n. The Friday morning minar follow d in the hot I' banqu tim ting room. Opening the ion wa arol a k n ff (PF-921), A ociat Prof or of Political Sci- neat warthmor (Pa.) oIl ge, who keynot talk wa titl d "R di coy ring 1ger." ackenoff al 0 brought veral c pie of her new book, "Th Fictional R public: H ratio 19 r and Am rican Political Di ­ cour e," which he autograph d for m mber . Th n t pr ntation wa by Dian L. John on of Photo by Josepl1 T Sia III J hn on' Librar rvice in rand Rapid , wh poke Outgoing president Rob Kasper (PF-327) and new n "Th ar and F ding of Your B ok ." Th talk president Mary Ann Ditch (PF-861) take a break from in Iud d d m n tration on proper book pre ervation, examining Bob Huber's Alger first editioins. are and I aning. Th third p ak r wa rdon Huber (PF- 43) of r pon :University of Minnes ta, Univer ity of South u h ga Fall, hi, a d alerI c llector whoaddr ed Florida, Uni r ity of Wyoming, orthem Illinoi Uni- th topi f urr nt Al er pric and wh re the market­ er ity, niv r it of uth m i i ippi and th pIa i h ad d. Horatio Alg r A ociation of Di tingui h d Am rican, rapping up th ion wa ew boy ditor Bill Inc lowen's pres ntation," ilb rt Patt n: A L ok B yond f tho i, h aid lw Univ rSlty of outh th M rriwell ," whi h with the aid of lid pr nt d Florida and orth rn Illinoi Univ r ity - fit our rit ­ an ver i w of th' ar er of the Maine writ r who ria mo t clo ly and had b n m it d to th con entl n b am liKing of th Dime v Ii t ." to mak pre ntation on their behalf. ft r lun h on ur own, the r maind r of Frida B au UF wa unabl to nd a r pr ntati to aft rn n wa fr f r b ok-hunting, a memb r car­ rand Rapid, Rob Ka p r di cu d that in titution' p I d thr ugh rand Rapid and th r t of w tern bid in detail for th memb r hip. and outhw tern Michigan, leaving few dealer or orth m IIlinoi Uni r ity' librarywa repr ent d antique mall untouched. by pial colI ction and rare bo k curator Samu IT. Frida night' meal f cold-cut andwiche and al­ Huang, who outlined hi in tituti n' propo al with th ad wa h Id in th banqu time ting r m, with th aid of overh ad lide. annual bu in m ting imm diat ly following. Following b th pr entati n and a dLcu ion p - Pr id nt R b Ka per br ught th meting to order riod, it wa mo ed that orthem Illinoi ni er ity be and outlin d th fi main it m on th agenda: r ading d ignat d th official H.A.S. Repo itory. and ac pting th trea urer' r port for the period May Th motion wa cond d and the vot wa by 1,1 3 - April 30, 1994 ( Pag 22); th card for Bill a clamation that IU bod ignat d. rd; th 1995 on ntion ite; th I cti n of direc­ "What this die tabli h a pr through which t r and Hi r; and th Hicial H.A.S. R po itory. peopi can d cid what to do with their c II cti n.," Aft r th fir t two it m of bu in wer compl ted, ha aid. Ka p r r p rt d that h w uld r p rt at aturday' Ralph Gardn r then m ed that n th ugh it I t banqu t onfirmati n n Di k P p' ff r to be ho t of it bid t b com th official H.A.S. r po itory, that w lh 19 5 n nti n. continu ur dial gu with Horatio Alg r A iati n The !>Iat of n IN Wcer and dir etor a propo ed by for Di tingui h d American and it cutive director, lh n minating mmitt wa put b f r th m mb r­ T rr n irou , in rd r to help pr vide Alg r b ship, .. ith th final vote by m mb r at aturda' and th r a i tanc for the iation' ch lar hip annual banqu t. program . Th m tion wa nd d and approv d by Th main rder of bu in wa the r po itory. om- acclamation. mitt hairman Brad ha e r p rt d that from the 21 In oth r new bu in s , John adi k m v d that the instituti n onta t d la tar, th re w re i po itiv Luck and PI uck Awar db r named th Carl Hartmann May-June 1994 NEWSBOY Page 9

Luck and Pluck Award, with the motion seconded and Corning, .Y. John Cadick moved that we accept orn­ unanimously approved. ing as the site and the motion was conded and pa ed The remainder of the vening was devoted to the unanimously by voice vote. member ' auction (15 p rcent of proce d going to the Kasper al 0 announced the slate of new officer and Society). Th sale broughtin a total of$I,189.50, of which director , Paul Miller moved to have it accept d, the $178.42 w nt to the Soci ty. The two highest bids were motion was econded and pa s d unanimously by voice $200 for a fir t edition of "The Odds Against Him" vote. (which went to Bob Huber) and $175 for a r d Hardy Th fir t award was the Luck and Pluck Award, Boy in dust jack t (high bid to Jerry Friedland). presentedby1993 winners Bob CollmerandJohnCadick. The we k nd' dealing in books continu d at Satur­ In k eping with it being renamed the Carl Hartmann day morning' annual H.A.S. book sale, which had Luck and Pluck Award, the first winner was none oth r around 30 m mber etting up table for the two-hour than Hartmann him elf, in honor of hi many year a period. B cau books had already been bartered Executive Secretary. Hartmann received a tanding throughout th week nd in our room, ales on Satur­ ovation. day morning w r a bit luggish. "Over the past 30 years thi is the nice t group of Th r t of the rainy Saturday was available for more people J've work d with," Hartmann aid."And I think book hunting and ight eeing. A large group went to the book collectors are great!" erald R. Ford Pr idential Mu um in downtown The ewsboy Award, pre ented by 1993 winn r GrandRapid whilemanyother continued th ir earche Brad Cha e, was presented to the Horatio Alger As 0­ of Michigan b k tore and antique mall . ciation for Di tingui hed American, Inc. with pecial Saturday night' buffet- tyle banquet was followed mention to late executive director Helen Gray, one of by th annual H.AS. award ceremony. the primary mover behind the 1982 Horatio Alger Prior to the award, outgoing president Rob Ka per commemorative stamp; and present executi e director wrapped up two major agenda items from Friday's Terrence Giroux. busine s me ting. He announced that Dick Pope had "It is important that our two organization maintain accept d our invitation to host the 1995 convention in a dialogue and continue to work together," aid ha e, who said he would deliver the award to Giroux on behalf of the Society. The Dick Seddon Award, given to the member who personifies the spirit and comradeship of the lat Dick Seddon, was pre ented by Jerry Friedland to John R. Juvinall. Rob Kasper then gave the President's Award to Michele and Murray Levin, ho t of the highly ucc ful1993 H.AS. convention, "Forging Ahead in Philly." The award concluded, the official two-year term of Kasper as President wa over, 0 he handed the official HAS. gavel over to new President Mary Ann Ditch of Omaha, Nebra ka. The final event wa the annual fund-rai ing auction, which included a large array of books and memorabilia donated to the Society. The biggest individual donor wa former HAS. President and 1983 convention ho t Bob Sawy r (PF­ 455), who donated orne 20 items from hi per onal collection. The Society wishes to thank Bob (and all the other donor) for their generosity. (For a compl te li t f results of this auction, see Pages 21-22). The auction rai d 1,190, which combin d with the $178.42 commi ion from Friday, earned the Society a

Photo by Joseph T. SlaVIn III total of $1,368.42. Jerry Friedland auctions a "Collected in Columbus" With the end of the auction, the official ag nda of "In T-shirt from the 1983 Convention, one of a large Search of Tr a ur "wa over, and Pr ident Mary Ann group of items donated by Bob Sawyer (PF-455). Ditch aid he hoped to ee u all in orning in 1995! Page 10 NEWSBOY May-June 1994 Three decades of H.A.S. convention memories• 1. The Mendota Affair 16. The Connecticut Conclave Mendota, 111., May 21-22, 1965 Windsor, Conn., May 1-4, 1980 Host: Kenneth Butler; Attendance: 14 Host: Bradford S. Chase; Attendance: 37 2. The Milwaukee Event 17. The Capitol Caucus Milwaukee, Wis., May 20-22, 1966 Annapolis Junction, Md., May 14-16,1981 Host: Lee Langlois; Attendance: 19 Host: Bob Willimam; Attendance: 38 3. The Des Moines Session 18. Philed in Philadelphia Des Moines, Iowa, May 18-20, 1967 Willow Grove, Pa., May 1-2, 1982 Host: Jack Row; Attendance: 23 Host: Bill Russell; Attendance: 47 4. The New Englander 19. Collected in Columbus New Haven, Conn., May 23-26, 1968 Columbus, Ohio, May 5-8, 1983 Host: Ed Levy; Attendance: 25 Host: Bob Sawyer; Attendance: 52 5. The Kalamazoo Occasion 20. Nostalgia in Nashua Kalamazoo, Mich., July 8-11, 1969 Nashua, N.H., May 3-6, 1984 Hosts: Forrest Campbell, Max Friedman; Attnd.: 10 Host: Jim Thorp' Attendance: 44 6. Sixth Annual Convention 21. Twenty-One in the Sun Revere, Mass., June 19-21, 1970 Boynton Beach, Fla., May 2-5, 1985 Host: George Clark; Attendance: 14 Host: Gilbert K. Westgard II; Attendance: 18 7. Seventh Annual Convention 22. Horatio's in Houston Sioux Falls, S.D., May 14-16, 1971 Houston, Texas, May 1-4, 1986 Host: Judson Berry; Attendance: 14 Host: James Ryberg; Attendance: 23 8. Eighth Annual Convention 23. The Monticello Meeting Mt. Pleasant, Mich., May 11-13, 1972 Charlottesville, Va., April 30-May 3, 1987 Host: Leo "Bob" Bennett; Attendance: 21 Host: George Owens; Attendance: 61 9. Ninth Annual Convention 24. Alger in Ada Indianapolis, Ind., May 11-13, 1973 Ada, Okla., April 28-May 1, 1988 Ho~: Paul House; Attendance: 30 Host: Frank Jaques; Attendance: 24 10. Tenth Annual Convention 25. Horatio in Ohio New Philadelphia, Ohio, May 9-12, 1974 Chillicothe, Ohio, May 4-7, 1989 Host: Dan Fuller; Attendance: 27 Host: Will Wright; Attendance: 54 11. Eleventh Annual Convention 26. Land of Rip Van Winkle Geneseo, N.Y., May 8-10,1975 Catskill, N.Y., May 3-6, 1990 Host: Les Poste; Attendance: 36 Host: Bill McCord; Attendance: 57 12. Rosemont 12th Time 27. Indiana Bound, Hoosier Edition Rosemont, III., May 6-9, 1976 Greenwood, Ind., May 2-5, 1991 Host: Gilbert K. Westgard II; Attendance: 36 Host: Bernard Biberdorf; Attendance: 54 13. Booked in Boston 28. Baylor - Class of '92 Waltham, Mass., May 12-15, 1977 Waco, Texas, April 23-26, 1992 Host: Dick Seddon; Attendance: 52 Hosts: Bob Colimer, John Cadick; Attendance: 45 14: Jacksonville Jamboree 29. Forging Ahead in Philly Jacksonville, III., May 4-7, 1978 Fort Washington, Pa., April 29-May 2, 1993 Host: Jack Bales; Attendance: 39 Host: Murray Levin; Attendance: 58 15: The Cleveland Connection 30. In Search of Treasure Cleveland, Ohio, May 10-13, 1979 Grand Rapids, Mich., April 28-May 1, 1994 Host: Dale Thomas; Attendance: 31 Hosts: Chris DeHaan, Milt Ehlert; Attendance: 61 May-June 1994 NEWSBOY Page 11 The secret of Box MSS 107 or, What the Naney Axelrad papers revealed

Part II - The Axelrad notebooks

by Jame D. Keeline (PF-89 ) ne fancy Axelrad' a ignment whil working O with th trat mey r ndicat in the 1970 wa to a mbl th ba ic factual information b hind a biogra­ phy f Edward trat mey r that Harri t S. Adam intend d to writ . Appar ntly, dir ct information on author hip wa not organized, b cau e A elrad pent much f her par time r i wing bu in corre pon­ d n on fil at Harri t' h m and th yndicate office. As a I tter w uld mention a p cific titl ,it \i ould b not d in on of fiv not bo ks k pt by lrad bet-. n 1973 and 197 . Th n t b k wer includ d in the d nation f ndicat document from ancy A elrad t th B in ck anu ript oll tion at Yal Univer- it '. Th n t b ha had r trict d acc until Jun ,1 4 and this articl pr nt me of the arlie t r velation from thi n w ourc mat rial, now a ail­ abl t r arch r . 1'h r ar man fa inating fa t and photograph d um nt d in th n t b . inc photocopier w r n t common during thi p riod, much of the mat rial wa handwritt n by Ax lrad. This article will fo u n th n w author hip information for Syndicate "Andythe Acrobat," published in 1907 byChatterton­ ri . l' cr at a mor ompl t picture, information Peck, is credited in the Axelrad notebooks to Weldon will b drawn fr m the ground-br aking article by J. Cobb, under the "Peter T. Harkness" pseudonym. tanl y A. Pa hon from the Dime ovel Round-Up titI for Howard R. ari whi h gi e u a mor m­ (April 19 5: Vol. 54, 0.2, Whole 0.572). pI te picture of hi diver ity. Howard R. Gari (1873-1962) Motor Boys. Th earlie t ri p cifically men- It i w ll-kn wn that dward tratemeyer and tion d in th A eLrad ot books. The contract for the Howard R. ari w r I fri nd . In "My Father wa fir t otor Boy titl (ba ed upon an outlin from ncl Wi gily" ( craw-Hill, 1966), Rog r ari d- dward tratemeyer) wa reproduc d in the fir t part of crib dward and hi father acting out a cen in a thi article (ee ewsboy January-F bruar 1994, p. 12). prop d b ok. m nti n d in th 190 contract Thi erie wa publi h d by uppl & Leon under b tw n trat m y rand ari ( ewsboy,January­ the" lar nce Young" p udonym. This place ari' F bruary 1994, p. B), ari promi ed to write 10 boo arli t work with Stratem y r in 1 06, although th r i f r trat m yer. r a on t b lie e that th work d tog th r arli r. An aminati n fth n n- dward tratem y rtitle Th A elrad ot books menti n Volume 1 (1906), fr m 190 will r al that H ward wa th mo t ignifi- (190 ), 7 (1909), 8 (1909), 9 (1910) and an un p cified ant gho twrit r for th trat m y r yndicate during ed, Bob and Jerry olume (191 -1920). ari is g n r­ that p ri d. Hower, h wa not th only ne a will b ally con ider d to be the ole gho twriter behind th h wn lat r in thi article. Motor Boy and the curr nt information fr m th ari att nd d mechanical ngineering cour at B inecke d not contradict thi . th t v n In titut in H b ken, .J.Th re h learned Great Marvel erie. Thi fanta tic erie f Vern ­ basic t chni al knowl dge which i n in many of hi like i nce fiction tra el tori publi hed by uppl & b ok . Th A Irad ot b k do Ii t v ral p cific (Continued on Page J2) Page 12 NEWSBOY May-June 1994

Deep Blue S a" (1918). The secret of Box MSS 107 Having a Howard R. aris attribution for volume a or, What the Nancy Axelrad papers revealed late a 1935 is problematical. In part one of "Mechanic (Continued from Page 11) of the Stratemeyer Syndicate" (Newsboy, November­ December 1992), I suggested that Garis left the Syndi­ L on under th "Roy Rockwood" p udonym has long cate in late 1932 or early 1933 and wenton to write books b en as ociated with Howard R. Garis. However, the from the Rocket Riders series on his own behalffor A.L. only two title specifically mentioned in the Axelrad Burt. otebook are: "Under the Ocean to the South Pole" Mildred Wirt i known to have paused in her author­ (Vol. 2: 1907) and "Through Space to Mars" (Vol. 4: ship of the Nancy Drew erie in 1932 and 1933 because 1910). It is worth noting at this point that W. Bert Foster the payment per volume from the Syndicate was to be is li ted in th otebooks as having written an unspeci­ reduced from fied volume from this series (see below). $125 to a little a Jack Ranger series. A mentioned in the 1908 con­ $75. It i equally tract, Gari was paid $125 per volume for these longer likely that Leslie torie , a compar d with $100 for volumes from th McFarlane dis­ Motor Boys. The Axelrad otebooks list three of the six continued writ­ volum from thi rie published by Cupples & Leon. ing Hardy Boys It i reasonable to guess that Garis wrote all of the books after Vol­ volume in thi eries. ume 11 in 1932 Darewell Chums. This five-volume series was pub­ and re umed lished betwe n 1908 and 1911 by Cupples & Leon under with Volume 15 the "Allen Chapman" pseudonym. At least thr e vol­ in 1936. The ra­ ume from the erie were attributed to aris in the tionale for the ot book . It is reasonable to guess that all five were by Syndicate's ari . lower paym nts Webster series. This series is a collection of Alger­ towriterswa the like care r and succe torie published by Cupples & reduced sale of Howard Garis wrote at least the L on under the "Frank V. Webster" p eudonym. One of books caused by it not worthy f ature i a very large breeder et of 10 first three titles in Cupp.les & the Great De- Leon's College Sports series. . Aft titl in 1909. ontracts for at least two of these volume pre S10n. er are in the B inecke collection. All 10 volumes are listed reading some of th books in question, Volume 25 from in the x lrad otebooks. aris may have written other 1932 conforms to Garis' writing style but Volume 27 titl in the s ri s but at lea t two author are credited from 1934 doe not. When opportunity permits, I will with pecific volume from the eries, including St. check Volume 26, "The Bobb ey Twin on an Airplane eorge Rathbome and J.W. Lincoln of Cleveland. Trip," to determine its likely authorship; however with College Sports series. This series was published by the aviation topic, Garis is th most likely candidate. upple & Leon under th "Le ter Chadwick" pseud­ Later volumes in the series are attributed in the Axelrad onym. The fir t three title of thi six-volume serie were paper to Elizabeth D. Ward. li ted underGaris. He likely wrote all volume from this Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue. This tots' eries rie . was publi hed by Grosset & Dunlap und r the "Laura Bobbsey Twins. Some cholars have listed Lilian C. Lee Hope" pseudonym. The first volume of the series ari as th primary gho twriter for this series. Others from 1916 was attributed to aris. He is probably th have attributed the earlyvolume of the series toHoward sole gho t for this serie . R. Gari . The author hip li t preparedby ancyAxelrad Six Little Bunkers. This is anoth r tot' erie pub­ in the Beinecke Manu criptCollection attributes the first lished by Grosset & Dunlap under the "Laura Lee thr titl to Edward Stratemeyer in deference to the Hope" pseudonym. Thre of th five-volum breeder firm b lief of Harri t S. Adams that her father wrote set from 1918 were attributed to Howard R. Garis in the them. Axelrad otebooks. Pre umably all fiv volume plus Subs quent volum in the erie, beginning with sev ral others were written by Gari . V lum 4 in 1913 through Volume 2 in 1935, ar Flyaways serie . Thi unusual Stratem yer Syndi­ attribut d to Howard ari. All of the title in que tion cate series feature nursery tale character and illustra­ w r publi h d by ro t & Dunlap. Th Axelrad tion by Walter S. Rog r . The thr -volum serie wa otebook p cifically note "The Bobb ey Twin on the publi hed by Gro t & Dunlap under the "Alice Dale May-June 1994 NEWSBOY Page 13

Memorandum of agre~ment, For t.he sum of sevent.y- five dolla.rs in cash I hereby agree to sell t.o the St.ratemeyer Syndicate, (Edward Stratemeyer propriet.or) all Illy right, titl~ and int.erest in a new story written by me, ~.bout 60,000 words long, Md rela,ting the adventures of a hoy na.med Ralph Fairbanks whil~ at WOl'k in an<1 around a railroad Rouncihouse, the story at present being ca.lled Ralph of the Rou1ldhouse, and being written lC

This contract-release (or "memorandum of agreement") from the Beinecke Manuscript Collection confirms that Weldon J. Cobb wrote the first volume of the Ralph of the Railroad series, Information found in the Axelrad Notebooks reveals that Cobb wrote the first five books in this series. Hardy" p udonym in 1925. Hi torie often follow the Horatio Alger, Jr. tyl of Lilian C. Garis (1873-1954) success and career tories. Howard R. ari' wif Lilian wa a promin nt n w - Ralph of the Railroad, In addition to th fir t olum paperwoman and wrote v ral book for the of the Ralph of the Railroad ri ( e contract-relea , tratem y r yndicat. Although cr dited with the abo ), Weldon J. Cobb i cr dit d with th fir t five Bobb ey Twin , her nam d not app ar in the au- volum (1906-1911)ofthiscareer-succ s erieswritten thor hip Ii t for that rie. under th "Allen Chapman" p udonym. In addition to the fir t alum of the Motor irls The fir t title was publi hed by M r hon in 1906 and ri , h i cr dited with four of th fir t fi e volume lik ly r printed by Chatt rton-Peck. The econd tit! of th Dorothy Dale eri both publi h d by Cupple & wa publi hed by Chatterton-Peck in 1907, although the L n und r th " argar t P nro "p eudonym. It i copyright me age stat M r hon. R print of th likely that all 13 volum wer writt n by Lilian. volume and all ubsequ nt volum in th erie wer Weldon J, Cobb publi hed by Gro et & Dunlap. In part on f thi articl ,dim noveli t and Chicago Boys of Business serie , Thi publi h r' library of new pap rman W ldon J. obb wa cr dited with au­ four Alg r-like car er- ucc torie wa publi h d by thor hip for th fir t titl of th Ralph of the Railroad Cuppl & Leon (1906-1911), al a by"Allen Chapman:' ri . Th A lrad ot book hav li ted many more fifth olume wa publi hed in the Boys ofPluck rie bo k by thi gho twrit r. obb wrot 75 olume in th and th fir t four w r rei u d in thi eri. U fi e ick Carter library. Al 0, om of the corr pondenc were written by Weldon J. bb. qu t d by an y A Irad indicat that bb wa con- Deep ea eries, Wh n thi ri wa r print d by ider d to b a" low writ r" and h "r fu ed a hunting eorge Sully & Co. in 1918, it wa known a th Dave tory b cau h wa 'tender hart d about animals'." (Continued on Page 14) Page 14 NEWSBOY May-June 1994 The secret of Box MSS 107 or What the ancy Axelrad paper revealed ( Ollflllued from Pa e 13) earle rie . Th fir t titl , by "Roy Rockwood," originall app ar din rialforma "RivalOceanDiver " 1Il olden Hours magazin from Jan. 5 to Feb. 23, 1901. It i redit d by John T. Dizer to Edward tratemeyer ("T m wift & 0." 19 2, McFarland & Co., p. 155). Th c nd and third volum of the erie, al 0 und r th "Roy Rockw d" p udonym, were pub­ Ii h d in hard-cov r and written by Weldon J. obb. "Th cui f the Tr a ure Ship," wa first publi hed b M r h n in 1906 and th third titl , "Adrift on the Pa ifi ," wa publi h d by ro t & Dunlap in 190 . "And the crobat." Thi volume wa publi hed by hatt rton-P ck in 1 07 and r print d by ro et & Dunlap a part of the Enterprise Books publi her' librar und r th "P t r T. Harkn " p eud nym. Thi b ok 1 attributed to eldon J. obb in the Axelrad t b 0 . u ket Boy . Thi hi torical fiction eri wa pub­ Ii h d by uppl L n under the" orge . War­ r n" p ud n m. lthough not Ii ted in " tratemeyer P ud n 'm and ri B 0 "by 0 idre John on, thi The Between the Lines series, by "Franklin T. Ames," s ri . i r dit d t W Id n J. bb in the oteboo . iscredited inthe Axelrad Notebooksas a Stratemeyer ond upple & Leon ne by" orge A. Warr n," Syndicate series written by St. George Rathborne. the Banner Boy cout, 1 credited to St. G org " raham B. Forb "p udonym. It wa later reprinted Rathb rn ( below). by arden ity as part of the Frank Allen eries with dditional titl w re attributed in the otebooks to veral new titl added. A few volumes were printed W Id n J. obb. Thu far, no book r cord has b en in hard-co er and all wer printed in pap rback. found f r the titl : "Frank Jordan's Triumph" and Pioneer Boy . Thi outdoor rie was publi h d by "Luke th Li n Tam r." L. . Page & o. of Boston (1912-1928) under the t. George Rathbome (1854-1928) "Harri on Adam'" p udonym. wner hip of th Harr t. eorge Rathborne wa born in Kentucky rie wa claimed by the Stratemeyer Syndicate. Th and, lik Weldon J. bb, wa a dime nov Ii t and individual copyright w re al 0 conducted by Harri t . n w pap rman. Mo t of his tori focu on the out­ Adam and her iter Edna C. Squi r. d r.. Rathbome wrote many rie olume for th Banner Boy cout. Thi outdoor eri wa pub­ trat m r ndicat but h al 0 wrote tories that are Ii hedby upple &Leon(1912-1916)und rthe"G orge n t pr ntly a iat d with the ndicat. . Warr n" p udonym. lthough not a ociat d with r dit for mo t of th following li ting are attrib­ the yndicate in Johnson, the u age of the ame p eud­ ut d t tanl A. Pachon from th alr ady-mentioned onym a th usket Boy (written by Weldon J. obb), 1 articl in Dime ovel Round-Up. a newly confirmed Syndicate rie, attribut thi e­ eb ter erie . Two volum from thi career ri rie to th trat meyer Syndicat . Two additi nal title "er Ii ted in th Pachon articl a having b en written were published in 1937 when the erie wa r print d by b Rathbom in 1911: "Darry the Life aver" and "Dick World Syndicat Publi hing o. The ewer not writt n the Bank Boy." Th eri wa published by Cupples & by Rathbome. L n und r the "Frank V. Web t r" p udonym. Fred Fenton erie . Thi port eries wa publi h d Outdoor Chum . Thi outdoor eries wa publi hed by Cupple &L on (1913-1915) under th "Allen b r t & Dunlap (1911-1916) under th " aptain hapman" p udonyrn. Quincy All n" p udonym. addle Boy . Thi outdoor erie wa publi h d by Boy of Columbia High. Thi chool eri wa uppl &L on (1913-1915) under the" aptain Jam pubIi h d by ro et & Dunlap (1911-1920) under the Car on" p eudonym. May-June 1994 NEWSBOY Page 15

Between the Lines eries. Thi World War I eri printing in 1921 as a erial story. wa publi hed by Dodd, M ad & Co. (1915-1919) under Comer House Girls. This erie wa publi h d by the "Franklin T. Am s" p eudonym. It i sometime Bar e & Hopkins (1915-1926) under the "Grace Br k call d the European War rie. The fir t two volum Hill" P udonym. It i uncertain if Fo ter wrote all or wer publi hed in 1915 and illu trated by Walter S. merely orne of the volumes from thi erie. Roger. The rie, al 0 r printed by Gro et & Dunlap, "The White Ribbon Boys of Chester. " Thi wa th is li ted as a yndicat rie in the Axelrad otebooks. fir t volume of the White Ribbon Boy erie and the Air ervice Boys. Thi World War I aviation eri only one publi hed. The Axelrad ot books attribut wa fir t publi hed by orge Sully & Co. (191 -1920) this story to Fo ter. However, everal re earcher , in­ under the "Charle Amory Beach" p eudonym and i cluding John T. Dizer and my elf, b lieve it to b th li ted a a Syndicate erie by Johnson. work of Howard R. Gari . This book wa publi h d in According to Pachon, Rathbome al 0 wrote volum s 1916 by upples &L on under the "Raymond p rry, for M.A. Donohue & Co. which are not presently asso­ Jr." pseudonym. ciat d with th tratemey r Syndicate, including: the Great Marvel series. An un p cified volum from Motor Boat Boys (1912-1915) by Arundel, the Boy Scout this serie was attributed to Foster. The serie wa rie (1913) by Fl tch r, the Bird Boys (1912-1914) by published by Cupple & Leon (1906-1935) und r th Langworthy, th Motorcycle Chums (1912-1914) by "Roy Rockwood" p eudonym. With the arly volum Lincoln. Rathbom wrot everal eries for A.L. Burt: a attribut d to Howard R. Garis, the mo t likely olum Boy cout erie (1913-1917) by Carter, the Broncho written during Foster's lifetime was Volume 7, "The Rider Boys (1914-1916) by Fowler, the Big Five Motor­ City B yond the Cloud" (1925). cycle Boys (1914-1916) by Marlow. Finally, the Hickory Evelyn Raymond (1843-1910) Ridge Boy Scouts serie (1913-1919) by Dougla wa In addition to writing the two-volume Dorothy publi hed by the ew York Book Co. Chester erie now attributed as a Syndicate-controlled W. Bert Fo ter (1869-1929) property, another volume, "Carlo and Carlotta," wa Like mo t of the ignificant gho twriter for th listed under Raymond' name. A brief initial search ha tratemeyer yndicate, Walter Bertram Foster was a not disclo d the publi hing record of this book. new paperman. Mo t ofhi torie were aimed toward Matthew White, Jr. (1857-1940) girl featuring torie of choo!. Contracts for two torie that had previou Iy ap­ ''The Que t of the Silver wan." Thi volume was peared a erial storie w re mention d in the fir t part initially publi hed by Chatterton-Peck in 1907 and re­ of thi article. Onebook, "Two Boys and a Fortune," wa print d by r t & Dunlap in 190 a one of the publi hed by hatterton-Peck in 1907 and r print d by Stratemey r-controlled Enterprise Book publisher's Gro set & Dunlap in 1908 as part of the Enterprise library under Fo t r' own name. Books publi her' library und r Whit ' nam .A c­ Speedwell Boys. Thi erie was published by ond title, "Ru sell Gray's Search," ha not been trac d upple & L n (1913-1915) under the "Roy Rockwood" and may not have b n publi hed in that form. p udonym. Thi rie is attributed to Fo ter in the George Waldo Browne (1851-1930) A elrad ot books. Only one volume wa listed in th Axelrad ote­ Ruth Fielding serie . Thi rie wa published by books for thi author, who wrote numerou non- yndi­ Cuppl &L on (1913-1934) under th "Alice B. cate boy' b 0 in th 1900-1910 period under hi own merson" p udonym. n ource, unavailable at the name a well a the p eudonym "Victor St. lair." time ofthi writing, indicat d that Fo ter wrot approxi­ veral of th se appear d in the Str t & Smith (and mat Iy 10 of the fir t 22 volum . Itis likely that he wrote later, David McKay) Boys' Own Library. mor than 10. The Notebooks' incomplete listing for Brown r ad Janice Day series. Thi eri was publi h d by Sully "Young Builder of ..." This is tantalizingly clo e to th &1<1 inteich(1914-1917)andlaterby eorgeSully&Co. "Young Builders of Swiftdale," a probabl phantom titl (191 -1919)a theDo omething erie underthe"Helen intended to be published by Chatterton-Peck und r th B cher Long" p ud nym. At lea t one un p cified "Allen hapman" p udonym around 1907 or 190 . olum i attribut d to Fo ter in the Axelrad ot books. This citation likely ref rs to a letter to Browne a king him ape Cod erie . Thi rie wa publi hed by Sully to write the tory and hould not bud a id nc of & KI inteich (1917) and later by George ully & o. the publi hed ver ion' exi t nee. (191 -1921) und r th "Jame A. Cooper" p udonym. J.W. Lincoln Each of the f ur volum i a parat tory with th Two volume from the Webster ri wer attrib­ ubtitle " tory f ap od." At lea t n volume, uted to j.W. Lincoln of Ie land, Ohio: "Th High " hila of Big Wr ck ov" (1922) mention an earlier (Continued on Page 16) Page 16 NEWSBOY May-June 1994

published by the raham & Matlack (1912-1916) and The secret of Box MSS 107 later by Charles E. Graham company (1917) of Newark, or, What the Naney Axelrad papers revealed New Jersey: Tommy Tiptop (1912-1917) under the "Raymond Stone" p eudonym and atleast two volumes (Continued from Page 15) of whatbecame the Fairview Boys (1912-1917) under the hool Rival " (1911) and "Comrades of the Saddle" "Frederick Gordon" p eudonym. The Donald Dare (1910), li t d a "Two hums of the Saddle." A "John erie by the same publishers under the Raymond Stone Willard Lincoln," born in 1875, wrote a book called pseudonym is "Young Home t aders: A Story of How Two Boy Made likely the work of a Home in th We t" in 1913 for W.A. Wilde Co. and is Hewitt, although likely the author's full name. it is not specifi­ J.F. Carter cally enumerated Thr e volume from the Frank Allen series are at­ in the Axelrad tribut d to J.F. Carter in the Axelrad Notebooks from Notebooks. lat 1926 and early 1927: "Frank Allen at Zero Camp," Some of the "Frank Allen Snowbound" and "Frank Allen After Big informationinthe am ." Th e volumes were publi hed in hard-cover Axelrad Note­ and concurr nt paperback ditions by Garden ity, a books has served were the r print and new titles for the Dave Fearless to confirm what ri (only in paperback). many researcher arter i credited with an unspecified volume of the had speculated Dave Fearless eries, a well as the last volume of the about authorship Ralph of the Railroad eries, "Ralph and the Train and provide sur­ Wr ck rs" in 1928 as published by Gros et & Dunlap. A W. Bert Foster's "The Quest of prise in the form "John Franklin Carter" (1897-1967) has a biographical the Silver Swan" was one of the of new names for citati n in ContemporaryAuthors volume 25-28R. Once Stratemeyer Syndicate's Enter­ our researchers to th citation ha been examined, an opinion can be gen­ prise Books library. contemplate. erat d as to wh ther John Franklin Cart r is the same a This article J.F. arter. would have been impossible without the kind assistance Josephine Lawrence (1890-1978) of Indianapolis re earcher eoff Lapin, who examined Thi author of children's stories has long been tanta­ the notebooks and supplied me with fir t-draft copie . lizing b cause of her lit rary career and the fact that she lived in ewark, ew Jersey all of her life. She wrote veral ri b oks under her ownname and is credited with two series for the Stratemeyer Syndicate: the WANTED Riddle Club (1924-1929) under the "Alice oat Hardy" Books in the Bob's Hill Series by Charles Pierce p eudonym and at lea t two volumes ("Seashore" and Burton, published by Henry Holt and Co. Volumes " ountry") from the Sunny Boy series (1920-1931) un­ should be nice, clean copies. Especially looking for der the "Ramy Alli on White" pseudonym. Additional the following: title for the Syndicat by Jo ephine Lawrence are al­ mo t certain to e i t. The Boys of Bob's Hill (1905) Elizabeth M. Duffield (a.k.a. Mrs. Watson F. Ward Jr.) The Trail Makers (1919) A mentioned in the fir t partof this article, Elizabeth Also wanted: 'The Bashful Man, and Others" D. Ward (nee Elizabeth M. Duffield) is credited with at (1902) published by the Blue Sky Press in Chicago. lea t two volum from the Outdoor Girls erie and I will reimburse postage on all replies. likely more. In addition, he wrote the Bobbsey Twins v lume after Garis left the eries and the Syndicate Jack Bale (PF-258) around 1933 or 1934. Also, a title which has not been 422 Greenbrier Court trac d, "Barbara Dr amer of Dreams," is listed in the Fredericksburg, VA 22401-5517 Axelrad ot books. lizabeth M. Duffield was the au­ Home (703) 373-8423 thor of a f ur-volum Lucile erie publi hed by Sully & Kleinteich and later by eorge Sully & Co. Work: (703) 899-4587 William G. Hewitt FAX: (703) 899-4499 This author i credited with three Syndicate series May-June 1994 NEWSBOY Page 17 'Remember that the game is the thing' Hugh S. Fullerton and the Jimmy Kirkland series by Kathleen R. Chamberlain (PF-874) n day wh n I wa idly flipping through my c py of the Harry Hud on/Univ r ity f uth Fl rida bibli­ ography f b .' books, I noticed a familiar name ­ "Hugh . Full rton." H wa the author, the bibliogra­ phy aid, of a thr e- olum ba ball ri call d The Jirnm Kirkland tori . ow ddly nough, a man nam d Hugh Fullerton wa a c 11 agu of mine; he taught j umali m at the mall ir inia II g wh r I tea h Engli h. But ince th Jimm Kirkland b k had b n \ rit­ t n in 1 1 , Iknew that ~~"'I "m " Hugh Full rt n, I ...~~ who is 0 at th m t, c uld not b th . am Hugh Full rton wh wr te th • ri . till, I th ught, th c incld n wa inter ting, o I ph t pi d th pag of th bibliography and put it in Hugh' mailb . Lat r that day, Hugh ph ned t ay that th "Hugh . Full rton" Ii t d in th bibli graph wa hi grandfa­ The first edition of "Jimmy Kirkland of the Shasta th r, High Ill, kn wn a "Hughi" or "Pop." ( y col­ Boys' Team," published by Winston in 1915. league i Hugh V.). Hugh Full rton III had b n a fam u ba ball writer, pr dict an amazing tring of World rie winn r . fam u that hi name on a erie f by' ba ball (Cditor' 110te: a imilar "do ag ind "i u d t day b b k would have b n a ur -fir commercial bet in hor racing writer to pr dict Kentucky 0 rby and 1915. Y tin 1 15, hi mo t fam u hour had yet to com : oth r take winn r ). h wa. ne f the fir t p opl inv Iv d in port to Fullert n' fir t big ucc with hi y tern wa pur u th t r f th gr at hi ag "Black 0 "w rId during the "all- hicago" World ri of 1906, when h ri -fixin candal of 1919. pr dicted that the White 0, with a mer .227 batting About Hugh . Fullerton III averag , would d feat the I g ndar ub ' t am f Hu h ull rton III a born in 1 73 in Hill boro, "Tink r to Ever to hanc." Fullerton wa n't content hi ,t afamil thatpla dahighpriorit neducation ju t t call th out om of th ri, though. He n and rudition (Hugh I and Hugh 11 pok both Latin and for ca t th core of the gam . th would win. r k). ft r att nding hio tat (and b ing P 11 d t urpri ingly, hi ditor h itat d to run th t r . for a prank, fa mil 1 g nd ay), h worked on th Aft r all, th ub had won 116 gam in th r gular incinnati Enquirer in th 1 90 ; the t ry g that h a on and w r 3-t0-1 fa orite to win th ri .. got int ports writing \ h nth pap r' r gular ba eball Finally, the ditor aid h 'd print the"d p "if Full rt n rr p nd nt wa barred fr m th R d ' ballpark. By would al pr dict rain for n of th day; that wa , if th lat 1 90 , h wa. working in hicago, and it wa a the ri did not go a Fullert n aid, th tor auld b a ba b 11 writ r f r th Herald and xaminer that h f bb d ff a a joke. Hugh agr d. fir. t gain d fam i a t r 0 fanta tic that it r ad lik Th re t, a th y a , i hi tory. t nly did th x on f d ard tr t m y r' m r utlandi h yarn . win actt the game that Fullert n aid th y \ uld, U ing ompli ated mathematical f rmula that in- but th w ath r al obliged - it rained n Frida , ju. t olv d ( 'igning numeri al alu to a h positi n, a Full rton pr dicted. aturally, h b am a ba ball Full rt n t up a"d ping" yst m that allowed him t (Col1til1ued 011 Pase 18) Page 18 NEWSBOY May-June 1994

'Remember that the game is the thing' "Touching Second" in 1910. Compl t with chart and diagrams, this book about the " cience of ba ball con­ (Continued from Page 17) tain Hughi 's ystem of keeping a ba eball cor book. nation; when hi World Serie prediction al 0 came He also wrote about McGuffey read r ; Mc uffey had tru in 1907, 190 and1909,HughFullertonwasba eball' be n pr ident of Miami Uni er ity of hio, which r igning guru. He uffer d etbacks in 1910, 1914 and Hughie' father and probably his grandfather att nded. 1922, but between 1906 and 1921, he pr dicted 0 many In the mid-1930 ,he erved, along with Henry Ford, winn rand 0 many pecific cor that he eem d a an a sociate ditor for an anthology of M uffey almo t up matural. He continued to u e the y tem piece. A he aged, Fullerton' literary output lowed into the 1930 . and h turned away from ba ball ubject, but he Hughi Fullerton cemented hi fame (and for a time, continued to hi infamy) by b ing the main reporter to ferret out the write during tory of th "fixing" of the 1919 Chicago-Cincinnati the 1930 and World S rie . Hi "doping" formula had told him that 1940 .H died the White ox hould have an easy win. Quite early in in 1945; his last the ri ,h and a few other realiz d that Chicago wa article wa notplayinga it hould be, 0 he and ChristyMathew on published b gan k ping track of very u piciou play. Th fix po thumously was 0 ubtle that there weren't many obvious flaws; in Esquire in till, rumor fl w and hint reached the paper a early th May 1946 as tob r 5. issue. Titled Aft r th eries ended on ctober 9 with Cincinnati "In id Sa e­ winning, Fullerton continued hi inve tigation , though ball," the e say h didn'tr allyhavethe upportofhis paper (by the late covers orne of t ens, he had moved from the Herald and Examiner). his own expe­ H went to ew York, wh re he follow d clue that I d ri nce with to ariou gambler, including gangster Arnold the game. His R th t in. Finally, on D c. 15, 1919, th tory wa r ady grand on, to print, but its conclu ions were 0 explo i e that the HughV.,note ditor f The ew York Evening World, which had that th article agr d to publi h th tory, remov d orne of th more Hugh S. Fullerton "rev al mor damaging implication. ven in this form, the tory about the man r ck d th ountry. Titl d "I Big Leagu Ba eball B ing than about the sport," but still, it i fitting that hi final Run for ambl r , with Player in th Deal?" the article pie hould be about th game Fullerton lov d. ontained d cription of Fullerton' e perien dur- The Jimmy Kirkland Serie ing and after th ri. Th thr e volume of Hugh S. Fullerton' Jimmy Even though oth r had al 0 b n circulating the Kirkland Seri w r publi h d by the John Win ton rumors, Full rt n wa attackedbyba ballwriter acro ompany in 1915, during a time when Full rton wa th land; h wa e n threat ned by Arnold Roth tein. wid Iy known and r ad as a ba ball writer. The rie Hughie pr d on, howe er, and e entually hi expo e wa clearly not meant to la t for more than thr e title, at which ther had nly hinted or had flatly denied, wa inc th books quickly cov rap riod of v ral year , r cogniz d a fact. ending with Jimmy' marriage. Full rton' rol in uncovering the Black Sox candal As literatur ,the torie cannot hon tly be called i di cu d in Eliot A inof's book "Eight Men ut" anything more than adequate; Hugh V. sp culate that (1963, Hit, Rin hart and Win ton) although Hugh V. hi grandfather wrote the books quickly, p rhap while point out that th book contain v ral factual rror. busy with oth r project. "Aft r he rer ad them, he rion Picture mad a film of "Eight Men Out" in probably wasn't anxiou to r p at th exp riment," aid 19 in whi h Hugh Fullerton is portrayed by Pulitzer Hugh V., laughing. Prize-winning Chicago author Stud T rk l. D pite their literary d tici ncie (manycliches, 0 er­ In addition to th Jimmy Kirkland books, Fullerton written tyle, and so on), the Jimmy Kirkland books can wrote ov r 150 magazin tori and articl , not all till int r t a mod rn rader, e p ially in term of th ir about ba ball. (In 1914, he wrote a two-part article often prophetic plot. While the books aren't a common titl d "Am rican ambling and ambl r "-an int r- to 011 ctor a , ay, "Th Hou on the liff" (a copy of ting m n). With the great John Ever, he wrote which I find at lit rally every u d-book store and yard May-June 1994 NEWSBOY Page 19

take the forlorn Jimmy under his wing, treating him with exceptional kindne sand genero ity. He invite th baseball-mad Jimmy to eat with the team, giv him training tips, buy him a uniform and take him to e a game. The appealing Krag i a common early ba ball tereotype, th ballplayer hero who is little more than a big kid himself and who e talents do not extend to busine savvy. When Jimmy meets his guardian, "Uncle" Jam Lawrence, a ranch owner, he finds another tereotyp ­ the bluff, blustery bachelor with a heart of gold wh ranch lif in generaL and ba eball in particular a the way to school a boy in the ways of manhood. In one of the dditie of the eries, he decides to call Jimmy "Larry," with the re ult that the main character of the "Jimmy" Kirkland erie is never again referred to a Jimmy except on the covers of the books. At the Sha ta View Ranch, Jimmy/Larry organize a baseball team out of the children of ranch work r . Chine e, Japanese, Mexican and Irish kids all tast the moralbenefit of teamworkand practice. ThoughJimmy/ Larry and the narrator tend to take a rather cond cend­ ing attitude of Iloble e oblige toward the thnic kid, the books do how a far- ighted view of race for the tim . The second-format dust jacket featured an action Of cour e, Larry face plot complication in the form of scene from a baseball game. Benny, a Mexican boy who i a grand tand r, and of a rival rancher who import near-profe sionaLs to play ale I attend) th y app ar often nough to suggest that the again t jimmy/Larry's team in the informal "ranch" seri s oldfairlywell.Ad ontheonedu tjacketlhaveseen league. how that the eri s wa till in print a late as 1920. Through it all, Larry writes religiously to "Gatling" The book w r publi h d in two irnBar but di tinct Krag and receive detailed coaching Ltter in repLy. format. The fir t format i lightly taller than the u ual Clearly, in the e pre- candal day, Fullerton wa willing erie book; th cover ha a yellow/ tan background and to ee professional ball player as genuin h roes. By the a red-and-white picture of a ba eball batter. The spine is end of the book, Larry's team is victorious and he ha d corated with cro ed bat, two ball and a glove. learned valuable Ie ons about hard work, I ader hip The econd format contains the ame illustrations, and trust. but the book are horter and the cloth i a darker "JimmyKirkland of the Ca cade College Team" find mustard-tan, imilar to Winston' Brighton Boys erie Jimmy/Larry at age 18 preparing to enter coll ge. Like of the am p ri d. Th cloth i al 0 a coar er weav than the ranch, Ca cade College em to be a model of thnic the fir t format. Th player' white uniform i printed in diversity. Baseball detail are interwoven with om brown in th lat r format. typical college "fun," uch a hauling a pig into a tuffy The dust jacket for the fir t format is in uncoated classmate's bedroom and then losing said pig. paper, a browni h-tan, r pli ating the cover of the books Larry al 0 has trouble joining th college ba ball e cept that th player's uniform is plain, not white. The team, partly becau e he has a light tendency to e dust jacket for the ond format i on coated pap r with himself a b tter than curr nt player, but mo tly be­ a white pin including th title and eros ed-bat in ig­ cau e the coach i unfair and plays favorites with the nia. However, the front ever i now a full-color paint­ tudent ,among them the son of Larry's uncle' bigge t ing of an action cene from a baseball game. rival. Th fir tvoLum ,titl d "JimmyKirklandof the Sha ta For advice, Larry tums to "Gatling" Krag, wh i Boy' T am," tell how Jimmy (James Lawrence now working at the Shasta View Ranch, having injured Kirkland), a IS-year-oLd orphan traveling to live with his hi pitching arm and 10 t hi career. For a time all look godfather, meets "Gatling" Krag, a profe ionaL ba e­ well, but then a rumor urfaces that Larry ha played ball pitch r. ball a a professional. He' almo t kept out of th big " atling," con tantly de cribed a a "young giant," (Continued all Pa e 20) Page 20 NEWSBOY May-June 1994

ariou cha e , kidnappings and do e call, Larry ar­ rive at the ballpark in th nick of time to help win the pennant-elinching gam . The erie clo e with Larry finally b coming n­ gag d to the "right" girl (th daughter of the tam' manager) and b coming r concil d with hi uncl . Mo t of the book' weakn are literary. Fir t of all, this tory is not lik ly to app al strongly to boys. Larry' character i now too mature and adult, a move that make en e in term of chronology but not in terms of the audienc . The plot, t , with its gang t rand aloons, crooked politic and problematic romanc , i al 0 too adult. Yet the book do hay appealing character and amu ing twist of tyle. P rhaps the most int r ting lement - and th one that make thi book th "be t" for me - i the pennant-fixing cam. iv n th real Studs Terkel, right, played sports writer Hugh Fuller­ candal th real Fullerton would face after h wrote thi ton and John Sayles, left, was Ring Lardner in Orion olume, this tale is eerily pr phetic. Pictures' 1988 film of Eliot Asinof's "Eight Men Out." The Jimmy Kirkland ri may not rank among th b t of the gem , but neither i it the wor t. The many Remember that the game is the thing' ba ball d tails, though am time a bit tediou , u ually (Continued from Page 19) help th torie come aliv . Th Y certainly show how well Fullerton under toad the gam . In hort, it' ba ­ gam, but in true ba ball tory fa hion h ' clear d at ball, not characters or melodrama or trite plot , that the la t minute and goe on to win the game. mak the Jimmy Kirkland boo worth call cting. An inter ting ubplot conc ms Larry' romantic Intellingthesethr etale of]ame LawrenceKirkland, invol ment with H len Baldwin, ni ce of th gr at Hugh Fullerton effectiv ly dramatiz d hi own "Ten ranch rival. The read r can clearly e that Helen is ommandment of Sports:" hall w and manipulativ , though he fools Larry. To 1. Thou halt not quit. g t out of trouble at chool, she pre ure Larry into 2. Thou shalt not alibi. propo ing to her. 3. Thou shalt not gloat over winning. B ing th honorabl boy that he is, Larry determines 4. Thou shalt not sulk over losing. if to tick by th ngag m nt, ev n it means leaving 5. Thou shalt not take unfair advantage. college and hi uncle, who has refused to accept the 6. Thou shalt not ask odds thou art unwilling to give. match. Th book end with Larry on th run, on an 7. Thou shalt always be willing to give the benefit of astbound erland train, "... bravely choking back the the doubt. lump that per i ted in ari ing in this throat ... looking 8. Thou shaltnot underestimate the opponent orover­ out into the darknes of the ierras and trying to plan his estimate thyself. future." 9. Remember that the game is the thing, and he who "Jimmy Kirkland and the Plot for a Pennant," the la t thinks otherwise is no true sportsman. olum , is both the b t and th wor t of the erie. 10. Honor the game thou playest, for he who play the Larry, now u ing the name Mc arthy, manage to game straight and hard wins even when he loses. cur a po ition on the ry profe ional ball team that u ed to mploy "Gatling" Krag. (This team, by the way, The Jimmy Kirkland Series ju t happ n to b own d by Mr. Baldwin, Larry' by Hugh S. Fullerton uncle' ri al.) Larr i trying to amenoughtomarryHelen Baldwin, 1. Jimmy Kirkland but h ha bec me weary of b ing ngaged to orneone of the Shasta Boys' team Winston 1915 a lowly a a ballplay r. Sh pr f rred him a the rich h ir of a major landowner. 2. Jimmy Kirkland In th main plot complication, Larry and hi t am­ of the Cascade College Team Winston 1915 mat I am that gangster hay offered to secure politi­ al v te for Mr. Baldwin' puppet candidate ifBaldwin 3. Jimmy Kirkland will arrange f r his team to 10 e the pennant race. After and the Plot for a Pennant.. Winston 1915 May-June 1994 NEWSBOY Page 21 Annual H.A.S. convention fund-raising auction results Item Donor Buyer Price Item Donor Buyer Price

Stamp invitation Carl Hartmann Chris DeHaan $2.00 Gerald Ford HAS. letter DeHaan, Ehlert Jerry Friedland $160.00 Bedspread Rohima Walter Jerry Friedland 75.00 Painting Margaret Baach Krista Juvinall 9.00 Walking cane John Walter Bemie Biberdorf 25.00 3Algers and Castelmon Chris DeHaan Bob Routhier 11.00 Stamp invitations, signed Bob Sawyer Carol Nackenoff 3.00 Swinton's Reader Chris DeHaan Murray Levin 5.00 Stamp invitations, signed Bob Sawyer Samuel Huang 3.00 Gardner Alger biography Chris DeHaan Van Daele Mabrito 35.00 Napkins and invitation Bob Sawyer A~sColimer 2.00 TV Guide game Chris DeHaan Cara Juvinall 5.00 Pester of first-day covers Bob Sawyer Ivan McClymont 22.00 Hardy Boys lunch box Chris DeHaan AlysColimer 10.00 "Birth of the Sun Series" Bob Sawyer Carl Hartmann 2.00 "The Fictional Republic" Carol Nackenoff Chris DeHaan 32.00 "Birth of the Sun Series" Bob Sawyer Mary Ann Ditch 2.00 Horatio Alger bottle Milt Ehlert AlysColimer 5.00 "Birth of the Sun Series" Bob Sawyer Paul Miller 2.00 American Boy magazine Milt Ehlert Mike Morley 7.00 Norman Rockwell Calendar Bob Sawyer George Sharrard 12.00 American Boy magazine Milt Ehlert Murray Levin 17.00 Mise. Alger memorabilia Bob Sawyer Lou Peters 5.00 American Boy magazine Milt Ehlert Bob Routhier 16.00 Book, "Brave and Bold" Bob Sawyer Mary Ann Ditch 2.00 American Boy magazine Milt Ehlert Bob Routhier 11.00 Convention pen Bob Sawyer Juanita Durkin 1.00 American Boy magazine Milt Ehlert Mike Morley 12.00 Convention pen Bob Sawyer Juanita Durkin 1.00 Mise. books and letter Dunning Mike Morley 1.00 Book, "Opportunity Knocks' Bob Sawyer Ruth Miller 13.00 Mise. books Dunning JohnCadick 1.00 "Civil War in Song &Story' Bob Sawyer Brad Chase 40.00 Mise. books Dunning Angelo Sylvester 4.00 Dime Novel Round-Up index Bob Sawyer Brad Chase 16.00 Misc. books Dunning Bob Routhier 1.00 1983 convention T-shirt Bob Sawyer Mike Morley 2.00 Misc. Algers Dunning Van Daele Mabrito 5.00 Book about Alger stamp Bob Sawyer Murray Levin 10.00 Mise. books Dunning Bob Routhier 2.00 Hand-carved Alger chest Bob Sawyer George Sharrard 60.00 "Treasury of Amer. Folklore" Dunning John Walter 2.00 Travel Books Bob Sawyer Jean Hartmann 10.00 Mise. plaques Brad Chase John Walter 1.00 Audiotapes Bob Sawyer BobCollmer 2.00 Plaque Brad Chase AlysCollmer 3.00 Hand-made hat Rohima Walter Chris DeHaan 5.00 Alger article Bemie Biberdorf Mike Morley 3.00 Blue Necklace Rohima Walter CaraJuvinall 1.00 "Phil the Fiddler" Mary Ann Ditch Bob Routhier 6.00 Indian Necklace Rohima Walter JohnCadick 4.00 "Canal Boy to Presidenr Mary Ann Ditch Bart Nyberg 10.00 Clock Ann Sharrard Velnor Dunning 3.00 "The Young Miner" Mary Ann Ditch Bart Nyberg 15.00 Miniature golf bag Ann Sharrard Lou Peters 5.00 "Only an Irish Boy" Mary Ann Ditch Bob Routhier 4.00 Troll Ann Sharrard Cara Juvinall 2.00 Ruth Fielding book Mary Ann Ditch Bob Routhier 3.00 Book, "Tanglewood Tales" Lou Peters Juanita Durkin 11.00 Mary Wells book Mary Ann Ditch George Sharrard 2.00 Book, "Johnny Appleseed" Lou Peters Van Daele Mabrito 6.00 "Tom Brace' paperback Mary Ann Ditch Mike Morley 31.00 Mise. writings Ralph Gardner BobCollmer 16.00 Student and Schoolmate Mary Ann Ditch Chris DeHaan 12.00 Mise. writings Ralph Gardner Bill Leitner 3.00 Apple butter Ruth Miller George Sharrard 3.00 Mise. writings Ralph Gardner Bill Leitner 2.00 Apple butter Ruth Miller Bob Routhier 3.00 iscwritings Ralph Gardner Jean Hartmann 1.00 Apple butter Ruth Miller George Sharrard 3.00 Misc. writings Ralph Gardner Rohima Walter 3.00 Apple butter Ruth Miller Milt Ehlert 4.00 Stamps Ivan McC~mont Carol Nackenoff 1.00 Apple butter Ruth Miller Murray Levin 5.00 Canadian maple syrup Ivan McClymont Murray Levin 12.00 Basket Routhier Ann Sharrard 4.00 Books, "100 Stories' William Baach Mary Sylvester 5.00 Mother's Day plate Routhier Don Cripe 5.00 Edith Van Dyne books William Baach Jean Hartmann 20.00 Sugar shaker Routhier Jerry Friedland 3.00 3misc. books William Baach Percy Seamans 7.00 (Continued 0/1 Page 22) Page 22 NEWSBOY May-June 1994 Annual H.A.S. convention TREASURER'S REPORT fund-raising auction results (May 1, 1993 - April 30, 1994) (Continued from Page 21) INCOME Donor Buyer Price Auction $2,690.00 Advertisements 175.00 Decanter Routhier Bill Leitner 2.00 Balance transferred 658.96 2Hol~ Hobbie cups Routhier Marg McClymont 5.00 Caricatures 49.00 Hol~ Hobbie egg Routhier Ralph Gardner 1.00 Convention sales 157.40 2Avon wine glasses Routhier Bob Routhier 2.00 Donations 205.00 Vinegar decanter Routhier Lou Peters 2.00 Dues 3,734.00 Goose Roulhier Marcy Biberdort 5.00 Late convention registration fee 45.00 Bird egg Routhier Ralph Gardner 1.00 Gross Sales: Watch Routhier Carl Hartmann 27.00 Newsboy back issues 15.00 Watch Routhier Juanita Durkin 20.00 Dan pictures 5.00 Plate Routhier Bill Leitner 1.00 "Mabel Parker" 33.00 Hardy Boys coloring book Chris DeHaan Rohima Waner 2.00 Membership pin 5.00 "Sam's Chance· in D.J. Bill Russell Paul Miller 20.00 Plate 4.00 'Wait and Hope· in D.J. Bill Russell Bob Huber 25.00 "Road to Success" 30.00 Baked ham Floyd Martin John Juvinall 15.00 HAS. tiles 126.00 Baked ham Floyd Martin Paul Miller 20.00 Total Gross Sales 218.00 Burroughs Princess of Mars Lou Peters JohnCadick 4.00 TOTAL INCOME 7,932.36 ·Japanese &Amer. Planes Lou Peters Percy Seamans 11.00 "Lone Ranger" book Lou Peters BobColimer 5.00 EXPENSES RCA record Lou Peters Bemie Biberdort 5.00 Auction Proceeds $817.50 Book, 1he Harvester" Lou Peters Ivan McClymont 4.00 Bank supplies 25.86 2Alger books Lou Peters Murray Levin 5.00 Charitable donations 36.00 "Camp Fire Girls· book Lou Peters John Juvinall 3.00 Convention expenses 203.62 "Girls of Central High· book Lou Peters John Juvinall 2.00 Copies 28.83 "00 and Dare· Lou Peters Ivan McClymont 3.00 Dining out 24.27 Dave Dawson· book Lou Peters Oon Cripe 5.00 Newsboy misc. expenses 211.08 "Pony Rider Boys· book Lou Peters John Juvinall 1.00 Newsboy printing 2,169.22 Book on Alger Bill Leitner Paul Miller 20.00 Other expenses 32.75 Old-lime radio tape John Juvinall Lou Peters 6.00 Postage: Old-time radio tape John Juvinall Jerry Friedland 12.00 UPS 10.91 Other postage 26.94 Old·time radio tape John Juvinall Jerry Friedland 10.00 Total postage 37.85 Old-lime radio tape John Juvinall Jerry Friedland 7.00 Misc. printing 79.77 Old-time radio tape John Juvinall Mi eMorley 5.00 Reimbursement 1,800.50 Old-time radio tape John Juvinall Percy Seamans 4.00 Telephone expenses 692.94 Old-time radio tape John Juvinall JohnCadick 8.00 Other misc. expenses 563.00 Fish V. Mabrito Jean Hartmann 5.00 Garlic string V. Mabrito Jean Hartmann 1.00 TOTAL EXPENSES $6,723.19

Donated items or lots: 115 Total raised: $1190.00 Net income for reporting period $1,209.17 ,May-June 1994 NEWSBOY Page 23 • • . a talented and illlaginative writer' Jim Lawrence: a son's tribute by James D. Lawrence, Jr. n March 18 of thi year, the art of torytelling in the O true pirit of Edward tratem y r took one tep clo er to lipping into ob curity. That day I received a call from the doctor aying that my father had pa ed away. Who wa my father? He wa a talented writer by the nam ofJam Duncan Lawr nce and h had storytelling in hi vein . am of you may know my father work d with the Strat m y r yndicate. My fath r became a part of the tratemey r I gacy when h an w red an ad in a maga­ zin I king for fr lance writ r .That wa 1954, not th b ginning of hi car r a a writ r, but of a long relation­ hip with th trat m y r ndicate. During thi tim he pr duc d 50-plu books under vari u yndicate titl ,rna t ignificantly Tom Swift, Jr. For tho e of you who may not have had th opportunity to r ad it, John Dizcr wr t a wonderful article on my fath r' work in th January-F bruary1993 i su of ews­ boy (Vol. XXXI, o. 1). rowing up in a home with a regular chattering of typ writ r k y , and watching my dad pac th flo r a he created hi t rylin ,I wa alway can ciou of my father' craft and proud of hi accompli hm nt . What I Jim Lawrence as a Naval Academy Midshipman. didn'tunder tanduntilaft rhi pa ingwasthatin orne way ov r th y ar I har d my father with thou and of ily vacations. While rna t familie cramp d in a ar for a oth r childr n a h influ nc d and entertained them long dri e may become irritable and unplea ant, with through his writing. image of fath r reaching into the back at to subdu Ironically, in pit of hi accompli hment , he consid­ quabbling ibling, our car wa u ually quiet. A our r d rums If n ting m re than a hack, writing only to father told tratemeyer-lik torie with character ba d u tain hi family. othing could be further from the on hi own children, we wer usually itting till, atten­ , truth. tion-bound. He would drive and tell u a tory, c ntinu­ During hi car r, Jim Lawr nce touch d virtually ing until he ran out of idea . ry form of publi h d m dia: radio, televi ion, n w ­ Th e pau nev r topp d rum, though. H w uld paper , books for ery age, comic trips, t xtbooks and always find orne way to bring the tory to a c1ima and ncyd pedia, omicb ok and v ncomput r . Among clo e th "chapter" with "more to follow;" 15 or 20 min­ thehighlight ofhi work w r the radio show hewrote ute later he would begin again with an op ning line lik in th late 1940 and arly'50 for show lik "5 rgeant "withourh rola t ..."Iamquit ur am ofmyfath r' Pr ton" and " ky King." I know he wa proud of hi be t torie were never recorded. ntribution her . My fath r' creative mind wa the r ult of an ad n­ Hi work with th trat m yer Syndicate was al a turou pirit and an incr dible app tite for reading. A a ery ati fying to him; h t ok great prid in Tom wift, boy, Dad wa driven by hi parents to do w 11 in cho I. Jr., and certainl among the many comic trip wa Jam His chola tic fforts paid off with hi graduation fr m B nd, which h wr t for m 17 year for the London high chool at age 14 and hi admi ion to the U.. a al Daily Expres . Academy at 15. While at the Academ ,my fath r crui d With hundr d of torie in print, my fath r prided th world a a Mid hipman, vi iting countri that d n't himself on hi ability to mas -produce fiction. He wa even exi t any longer. abl to pin a yarn at a m m nt' notic . A the r ult of the 10 of a family m mb r, Dad I ft Among my fond t memorie are tho e from our fam- (Continued on Page 24) Page 24 NEWSBOY May-June 1994

'... a talented and imaginative writer' library in the ar a. I r all that at hi p ak, Dad wa r ading 10 or mor novel a w k; all the be t- ller, ( ontmu d from Pag 23) man technical bo k and magazin ,too. With all hi th A ad my earl to ontinue hi tra el on hi own. I r ading, Dad wa a walking catalogu of knowledge. Hi ha nly hard torie of hi hitch-hiking around th tra l, hi e p ri nc and vari d int re t fu 1 d hi c untry and hi further travel through Europe. creativity. He wa a gr at man, a talent d and imagina­ m tim following hi time at Annapoli , Dad got a tive writer; he will be gr atly mi d. job on a tran -Atlanticocean liner and worked hi way to I found in the week following his passing that Dad Eur p . I can only wond r howhi experiences in Europ wa lov d and appreciat d by mor than ju t hi family. and the p pIe he m t mu t have enriched hi imagina­ Fanletter inhi fil r fl ctth admirationofmanyofhi tion. oing through ome family picture recently, we for his work. There I tt rs ar a tribute to him. cam acro a portrait igned by Richard Haliburton th For tho e of you who may hav written to him, thank plorer and everal portrait of Dad taken by Hamilton you. Dad was, in many ways, a v ry privateman. R ading R v 11, a stag and scr en star of th 1920. Although hi fan lett r would help, us, ev n hi family, to know him trav I w r lowed considerably by the growth of our b tter. If he touched your life in ome way, I would family,m parent did manag to tra eltoEnglandwhile encourage to write to m at 17 Th dor St., Wharton, Dad wa at th yndicate and h kept hi imagination ew Jer ey 07885, and hare your fe lings with u . ali throu h hi reading. I want ery much to k p hi life and work ali e, and Dad pentmuchofhi tim at the public library, v ry your letter will alwa hlp.

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