Of all the gifts that come to cheer
The best one is a brand-new year.
Snow-wrappeci and holly decked, it comes
To richest and to poorest homes.
Twelve jeweled months all set with days
Of priceless opportunities.
A silver moon and golden sun,
With diamond stars when day is done,
And over all a sapphire sky.
Where pearly clouds go floating by.
Be grateful for the year that brings
So many and such precious things.
B. E. Jaques.
Christmas has come and gone. But its spirit
and all it stands for still lingers. The warm glow
of friendliness, of giving, and thinking more
kindly toward one's neighbor, prevalent during
this holiday season, still remains. It is unfortunate that this special friendly feeling does not
last throughout the year. If it did there truly
would be more pe'ace on earth.
Old Man Fifty One is on his last legs and
fast fading out of the picture. Just on the other
side of the door waiting to enter is baby Fifty
Two. Something "brand-new" for us to start
with. What the coming year has. in store for us.
depends somewhat upon world affairs and developments. But it is within our power as individuals to build our own bed of roses. Our attitude, our philosphy of life, our ambitions, determines what Fifty Two brings us. This is the
moment to pause and reflect and then go on with
determination to make this coming year the best
one ever for ourselves, our families, and our
fellowmen.
All and all it has been a good year for the
Greenkeepers Club of New England thanks to its
officers and to the fine spirit showm by its members. Sometimes we forget to thank and praise
those who do good things for us. So on behalf
of all our members our hearty thanks goes to our
retiring president Harold Mosher for an excellent
job of leadership and guidance—To the careful
and painstaking care of our treasury by our
treasurer—to our diligent and conscientious secretary whose work is never done and to all others
who have kept a shoulder to the wheel.
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George Yollmer . . . . Trustee three years.
Joseph Butler . . .
Auditor
Joseph Dinardi
Auditor
The annual meeting will take place at the
Waltham Field Station. An excellent lunch has
been promised and assured for 12:30. This meeting you should not miss. Installation of new
officers, interesting reports, awarding of 25 year
pins, and an informal round table discussion of
events. The following greenkeepers are hereby
commanded to be present for the honor of receiving their 25 year pins.
John Counsell
Harold Mosher
Paul Hayden
Michael O'Grady
John Latvis
Edward Phinney
Twenty Five years of giving and receiving comradeship, associations, turf knowledge and professional service. It's an honor to recognize such
a long period of service and effort. Likewise,
it should be an honor to receive it. Congratulations gentlemen.
While on the subject of congratulations and
thanks the editor wishes, to thank Jack Counsell
for the excellent job done on the November Newsletter.- It was a better product than the present
editor turns out Jack. Incidentally, the editor
again wishes to be excused from the coming
meeting January 7, as he is planning to be
absent from this community for a few weeks.
Our business manager, Tony .Sperandio, has
agreed to pinch-hit.
The last meeting held at the Waltham Field
Station, December 3, was most educational and
interesting. The program was contributed by
the American Agricultural Chemical Company in
the form of recording interviews with greenkeepers and slides on current turf problems.
Harold Mosher from this section, Bill Glover
from Fairfax, Virginia, and Greenkeepers from
the Cincinnati area were all interviewed by recordings concerning Poa Annua and other present
weed problems. Slides showing extensive fairway renovation on several middle western courses
were most enlightening.
DON'T FORGET THE 23rd NATIONAL
TURF CONFERENCE AND SHOW will be
held February 4-8 at Columbus, Ohio. A very
attractive educational program has been arranged. Plans should be made now by those who
intend to go.

our new king to be. King Arthur of Wollaston
fame. Let's all rally around him and the new
officers to make it another successful year for
the Club. Incidentally, the following slate of officers for 1952 has been submitted by the nominating committee to be voted in at the annual meeting January 7, 1952.
Arthur Cody
President
Michael 0'Grady
1st Vice President
Manuel Francis
2nd Vice President
Albert Allen
3rd Vice President
N. J. Sperandio
Secretary
John Counsell
Treasurer
A. J. Sperandio
Chairman Educational Committee
John Dombeck
Chairman Golf Committee
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The Editor wishes one and all a most Happy
and Prosperous New Year and for a closing
message here is a contribution from Jack Counsell,
New Years Wishes.
I hope that your troubles are small and few
and you enjoy good health the whole
year through.
I hope that the players who used to gripe
will boast that your course is just what
they like,
I hope that you won't hear that familiar song
of the other golf course where nothing's wrong.
And 1 hope that you'll earn your share of praise
But I hope most of all you get a raise.
J. C.
H. Darling, Editor