CLASS OF 1899

Charles H. Donahue presided at a smoker given at the Hotel Bellevue the night of Dlecember 30 by the Dartmouth Club of Boston. The smoker was held for the purpose of presenting Col. Charles H. Greenleaf of the Hotel Vendome with a gold medal in acknowledgment of his efforts in preserving the natural beauty of the White Mountains in the vicinity of the Franconia Notch. The medal was presented by Dr. J. E. Johnson '66, the liberal friend of the Dartmouth Outing Club.

Frank M. Surrey was dangerously ill with double pneumonia during February, Alvah G. Sleeper with influenza, and Ralph W. Hawkes with scarlet fever. At last reports, however, all three were making good progress toward recovery.

Prof. James P. Richardson was one of the speakers before the annual gathering of class secretaries in Hanover at the end of February. His subject was the new Athletic Memorial Field.

William T. Atwood represented the class at this same gathering, in the absence of the secretary. Bill was also one of the principal speakers at the annual banquet of Phi Kappa Psi, held in Hanover at the same time.

Winburn B. Adams, it will be remembered, left Dartmouth after two years, and graduated at Bowdoin in that institution's class of '99. Some light is thrown on the well-known Dartmouth '99 spirit by the following incident. George Clark was at Houghton-Mifflin's Boston office the other day, talking with Phil Patey '98. Webster, acting secretary of Bowdoin '99, dropped in, and on being introduced to George by Phil remarked, "How about that fellow Adams of my class? You remember him? Well, we sent him six letters about our Vicennial at Bowdoin, and never heard a syllable from him. How do you explain that?" As Win was one of the leading figures in the musical' and dramatic features of the Dartmouth '99 Vicennial last June, George, it will be easily guessed, was quite able to explain Win's extraordinary silence as to other vicennials.

Elmer W. Barstow, president of the Western Massachusetts Alumni Association, was prime mover in the big round-up and dinner at the Nayasset Club, Springfield, the night of February 24.

Owen A. Hoban and Jim Richardson were among the speakers at the Springfield affair just mentioned. President Hopkins and "Bucky" Chandler '98 were the other star attractions.

Ernest L. Silver has introduced a novelty in the music at the Plymouth State, Normal School, New Hampshire. A number of Dartmouth songs and of "Ninety-Nine's Own Songs" as sung at the Vicennial have been adapted to the Plymouth environment, student life, and traditions, and have attained great popularity.

Warren C. Kendall is still to remain in Washington until May 1, or "until a permanent organization is established," though the railroads actually went back from federal hands to private hands on March 1.

Professor Herbert A. Miller of Oberlin was in St. Paul the last of January, and had a chat with Dan Ford over the telephone, but couldn't locate Lute Oakes.

Louis P. Benezet attended the sessions of the N. E. A. in Cleveland the third week in February.

Secretary, Kenneth Beal, 55 Botolph St., Melr ose Highlands, Mass.