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the published reports on future weather that have emanated from Abbot's long and careful studies, which he is still making although long since officially retired except as a research associate of the Smithsonian Institute... Arther Tidd is having a wonderful time carrying on his geneological studies on the Tidd Family in America. Woburn, Mass., which is the city from which Arthur came to M.I.T., seems to have been the center of Tidd immigration back in the early 1600's and the point of departure for numerous Tidds to all parts of America. Art's researches have been of great interest and value.-- S.C. Prescott, Secretary, Room 16-317, M.I.T., Cambridge, 39, Mass.

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On May 12, 1961 our efficient secretary, Luther K. Yoder left us, after several years of gradually failing because of the hardening of the arteries. During the last three weeks before his death he was in a coma in the local hospital in Ayer, Mass. Luther had an enviable record as a fine and efficient class secretary and for filling the bill when vacancies occurred. He had an interesting and varied career from the time he entered Tech, during which time he was our secretary for a year. Returning in 1925 from Pittsburgh, Pa., to New England, he retired to 69 Pleasant Street, Ayer. At that time he became our class secretary and remained so until he went to the hospital. He took great interest in local affairs, especially the hospitals, and he often went on camping trips with the local Boy Scouts.
 
Luther Keller Yoder was born September 1, 1872 at Reading, Pa. In the fall of 1891 he entered M.I.T. and was graduated with us as an S.B. in Course II. He was a member of Delta Upsilon fraternity and the "Odd Fellows." On January 7, 1903 he was married to Edith Bennett Morton. Their son, Morton Yoder, was born September 13, 1908.

From June, 1895 to April 18, 1897 he was with the Maryland Steel Company at Sparrows Point, Md., serving as a machinist. His work included the manufacture of blowing engines, compressors, suction dredges and tug boats. Luther worked on the suction dredge "Mississippi;" helped install blowing engines at the Troy Steel Company in Troy, N.Y.; and assisted in the erection of a viaduct between Fairhaven, Mass., and Duff's Island at New Bedford. From April 18, 1897 to December 23, 1897, with the Cleveland Rolling Mill Company of Newburg, Cleveland, Ohio, he worked on design and installation of rolling mill equipment. From December, 1897, to November, 1901, he was assistant to the head of the Experimental Department of Deering Harvester Company, Chicago. After that he was in charge of the department for one year. After November, 1901, he was with the Jones and Laughlin Steel Company of Pittsburgh. He started on the drawing board in designing, and before long was placed in charge of all outside installation and erection with a corps of 52 "Engineers of Erection." This work proved to be the most interesting and fascinating of all his experience. Installations covered Bessemer plants, open hearth plants, all types of rolling mills, buildings, sewers and tracks of all descriptions. The most notable feature was the installation of the first 200-ton tilting open hearth furnace of the Talbot type. Jones and Laughlin was the pioneer in installations of this capacity. 

In 1905 he had the unique experience of fighting a cinder bank fire which occurred 40 feet underground. It was necessary to keep the machinery and building above ground in operation. The fire area covered about 25,000 square feet and eventually after a fight of about three months it was conquered. In March, 1908, Luther was transferred from the engineering department to the operating department as assistant in the shops and foundries. Work in that department covered the building of new machinery and repair of plants for maintenance, as well as the manufacture of all kinds of cold, rolled and cold draw shafting, rounds, hexagons, squares and slats, and power and transmission machinery. In 1915 he was in charge of the department as superintendent of shops and foundries, and during this year erected and equipped the finest factory building in the United States for the exclusive manufacture of cold drawn steel products. It may be interesting to know that the Jones and Laughlin Steel Company was the first, we believe, to roll shell steel billets and blooms sucessfully direct from a "blooming mill," thus avoiding the re-rolling in the "finishing mills." In World War II he was past draft age and was elected to care for the Home Defense as a part of an organization which contributed about 3,000 soliders for active service. Someone had to keep the "home fires burning."--Andrew D. Fuller, Secretary, 120 Tremont Street, Boston, Mass.

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Mrs. Campbell, Driscoll, Pierce and Smetters were at the Alumni Day Luncheon. Bob and Mrs. Davis usually attend but they were absent because of difficult driving and parking conditions. They told me this when I stopped at their house in Sandwich recently. I had known that their house was opposite the bank. The bank is now back from the road, and the vacated area is tastefully landscaped so that the lawn livens up the village and is of special benefit to the old Davis home....Herbert D. Newell writes from Portland, Ore., a nicely typed letter acknowledging the felicitations from the class on his 90th birthday, August 6. He finds hearing and sight somewhat impaired; he, too, is chagrined at the immobility incurred by not driving an automobile. "I hope you are enjoying sailing. It is something I never had the opportunity of doing."

Fred Owen writes from Fort Wayne, Ind., "I looked over an article in a Boston paper and see that I would hardly recognize the place... I sure would like to visit the M.I.T. buildings." Last month a Boston paper had a paragraph about Henry Hedge's daily visit to the shore that the bronze statue of Massasoit overlooks; the article told how through several decreased proxies he had shaken the Indian's hand.

The Alumni Office has received information of the death of Moritz Sax, Edward A. Eames and Eduardo E. Saldana; no further information has been received. We also received notice earlier of the death of John H. Pardonner, Jr., who died February 5, 1949; Leebert L. Lamborn, who died January 21, 1956, had been a private banker in Mexico for some years; and Pierre E. Richards was a sales manager with Colgate and Company, in London and Paris. 

Here is the first instalment of a letter from Bill Coolidge: "Dear Jim, Dorothy and I have recently returned from an interesting tour of the Scandinavian countries and Finland. For 10 days of the 35 we were north of the Arctic Circle. To mention only a few of our many new impressions: In Denmark, we were sensitive to the absence of slums, the complete freedom from rubbish on the streets and sidewalks, the absence of billboards along the roads, and the general profusion of flowers both indoors and out. The country is so flat as to emphasize the many thousands of Bronze Age burial grounds. The remains of the old Viking camps and boats are interesting. A visit to the Museum of Hans Christian Andersen Memorabilia at Odense was, of course, a must.

"In Norway, we visited Oslo and later the northern fjord area from Tromso to Cape North. In Oslo, we were greatly impressed by the wonderful Vigeland statues in Frogner Park.

"Our visit to Sweden was limited to two days in Stockholm. Here it was possible to see much of the city by boat from the water around its various islands. 

"Finland and Finnish-and-Norwegian Lapland had perhaps most novelty to offer us. Although we had read of Finland's many thousands of lakes and islands, it was still surprising to see them; and to learn how much of the southern half of the country could be seen from the deck of a lake boat. The lakes and their islands, surrounded by the heavily-wooded pine forest, are very attractive. To the tourist, the ever-present sauna is of unfailing interest. This little building, preferably at the edge of a lake or river, is the first to be erected by the home-maker. It furnishes housing while the dwelling is being built and thereafter serves as the facility for the weekly vapor bath, which can be closely followed by a cold-water plunge or, in winter, a roll in the snow. The vapor comes from water thrown on heated stones."--James M. Driscoll, Secretary, 129 Walnut Street, Brookline, Mass.; Henry R. Hedge, Assistant Secretary, 105 Rockwood Street, Brookline, Mass.

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In spite of our pleas, a smaller than usual group of the faithful members turned up for the luncheon on Alumni

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