Montana oil and mining journal., 1937-06-12

Bellamy of New York and Southamp-
ton, in English w.
/ If it had not been for this peculiarly
! close relationship of Bellamy and Ben
ton, F'red's educational career undoubt-
edly would have ended as it began. And
as it continued until the beginning OF
his junior year in college.
Fred was a big man in the Saukett
high school. Tennis was his game
too light for football. But he exceIled
more IN the arts than in athletics He
was editor-in-chief of the Saukett
high school annual, Mask and Bells.
When there was talk Of getting out a
high school magazine, though nothing
ever came Of it, his was the only editor
ialship under consideration. He was
voted most likely to succeed" which
was the only reason he wasn't voted
most popular" or "handSomest man" I"
he was always on committees. See
ing people about this and that. It
wasn't because his father owned the
biggest shoe store in town and was q
public-minded citizen, If there ever
was one, nor because his mother was
prominent in the Saukett Women's
club. Fred made good on his own. Led
the senior dance with Mildred Hopper,
whose father was president Of the
First National bank.
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sity. Fred had thought of going. Then
decided to go east to school. 1t really
was the thing to do. Marcus Miller, the
biggest man in town, was a Yardton
man
He went to Yardton, accompanied
by Saukett'S best in mems apparel and
a letter to Professor Wadley, who had
been Marcus Miller's favorite profes-
sor-more like q friend. Fred was all
set to do big things.
It was different than he expected.
1t would take him while to get ac-
climated. OF course. Not having gone
to an eastern Prep school he started
in cold. Cold was right He sent the
letter to Professor Wadley, who had
him to little supper with half dozen
embarrassed youths, who had arrived
with similar letters from old grads. He
was glad that was overl
He roomed with boy named Horace
McKelVey from Monroe, Me-, in one
of the cathedral looking dormitories
that seemed to take up most Of the
campus. McKelvey had weak eyes and |
sinus. His girl was teaching school, /
and he wrote her a long letter every |
week. 1t was his greatest outlet
Fred fit into the general flow Of ac-
tivities. Food at Commons when the
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at the Far East. Food at
the Jigger Shop or q one-arm lunch
room when Commons proved impos-
sible. Glasses beginning at $40 three
mornings a week, and 9:10 the other
three. Lab in the afternoons. He liked
some of his professors never saw
them out of the classrooms. He hated
others and avoided them exactly the
same.
The first weeks he made an effort
10 get into things. To be somebody. As
be knew he would have been at the
state university. he went to the big
get together" right after school start
I'd, though he felt 1t was rather rude
hing TO do Still-you had TO get ac-
Iuainted some way. All the big men
we're there. They spoke TO him with a
,OO hearty cordiality that didn't de-
,eive him. BE felt he'd be invisible the
lext time he passed any OF them He
vas.
he played tennis, though his game
wasn't good enough to get him any
1lace, even III 1t had been the season
or 1t. BE hadn't had any swimming,
70 he learned TO swim rather tndiffer-
.ntly IN the pool. He put on running
1ants and tried out for track. BE
itdnt run very well. After that he
confined most Of his athletic tenden-
des to attending football games
He Jared little better along literary
ines. He tried out practically at the
anne time, for the Daily, the Magazine
md the lat. He didn't make any Of
hem. Nor did he make the Dramatic