New Britain herald., 1930-05-29
Has Weakness for Cafe teria Midnight Lunch and Uses Weird klaxon On Auto.
BY HENRY NV\OTT

Cambridge, Mass, May o9 (UP)- Though Allan Henry Hoover is near Ing the halfway mark in his career as graduate at the Harvard School Of Business Administration, the younger son of the president is al- most a stranger tp a great majority of the student body.
 When young Hoover, following the footsteps of his brother Herbert, Jr.. arrived 'at the business school last September it was with the expressed hope that his college activities would be given minimum of publicity.
 Since then, he has broken into print in q large way only once. That was when he and fellow students turned out to assist firemen during the Harvard locker building fire last winter.
 Allan is>busy now with final ex- aminations and within a week will terminate his first year at the tusi- ness school. During tta summer, in line with the Harvard policy, he is expected 10 seek pract:"ai experience in subjects which h is s.udring. It is reported that in this .ninrCtton hG may be associated Wlth his older brother
 Extremely modest Allan has con- sistently refused to discuss his grad uate work, but it was learned today that his scholastic record for the past year has been above average.
 Works Long Hours
 If this were not SO it would not be AIlan's fault for he has worked hard, devoting something like SO hours a week to his studies. His courses have included accounting, marketing, finance, business statis- tics. and industrial management.
 Aside from the preparation de- mand by this schedule, young Hoov- Ger has had 10 write a report in one course each week, calling for l5 to 80 hours out-of class work. In con- neCtion with these reports, the stu dents form themselves into groups of about 1 c men for informal discussion Of the subject under consideration, i Allan has belonged 10 what is known as the army and navy group SO l called because most members are Annapolis or West Point graduates. l Allans group has met in the base 1 ment smoking room of the library | every Sunday afternoon,
 Being a graduate student, Allan i has not been eligible to participate i in Harvard athletics, and tho only l undergraduate activity open 10 him | has been the gloe club. He hasn't l joined that. i
 This spring the various business | school dormtories organized 3. base | ball league, but the team represent ! ing Mellon Hall, where Hoover lives, did not include the presidents son.
 Despite Allan's aloofness, he Is i popular. He always has friendly l nod for any classmate whom he may 1 chance to meet while traversing the 1 pebbled paths that wind through the grassy greens fronting the college i buildings.
 Prefers Own Room
 But the tall. slender dark com rlexioned youth is not q familiar figure on the campus. Most of his time, out of class. is spent in his modest little room in the rear of the first floor of Mellon Hall overlook ing the Charles River. The room, like those Of less famous students, contains only small bed, desk, dresser, table, and two chairs as the principal furnishings.
 Allan's first year at Harvard has cost him only about s2,Oo0 Tuition is $500 Room rent was S225 or s250 for the year. Board at the dormitory dining hall is only S10.5o week.
 One of Hoover's favorite haunts has been the basement cafeteria at the business college club. Many nlght. usually between l0:@0 and il 0 clock, he has interrupted his stud ies to go there for huttered toast and coffee or an order of doughnuts and coffee.
 Just now Allan is thinking of buy ing a new automobile. His present car is 1928 model La Sale broug- ham which has been g 900 miles. It is dark green with black wire wheels and is equipped with an ex- traordinary klaXon. The horn was fashioned from a trombone operates from the exhaust, and gives you the that steamboat is con- ing