Class of 1900
The Miami, Fla., Herald, which is sent regularly to the Secretary, contains in about every other number some details of Henry Teague's prowess. The last issue describes a fishing expedition which he took recently with some of the most notorious anglers of Miami. Here is what Henry caught, if that means anything to Dr. Butterfield, Chelse Atwood, Homer Keyes, or any of our real fishermen: the first was a 25 1/4-pound grouper; the second was a 20-pound Jack Cavalla, which they say is a first cousin of the Amberjack. Anyway, Henry carried off all the prizes, and doesn't mind talking it over with you whenever you see him. If this doesn't sound like the right account of a fishing trip, ask Perry Fairfield, who has visited Henry and ought to know something about it. Chelse Atwood says he doesn't believe a word of it, but Chelse is enviousalso his testimony isn't conclusive.
We have just received news of the arrival of William Benjamin Edwards, who was born on December 30 at Casper, Wyoming. The 1900 family continues to grow, and no doubt we shall have sons in college for the next twenty-five years or more. We still have a few bachelors, and hope for all of them has not expired.
E. T. Jonakowski has severed his connection with the New York Evening Post. He has not taken up any other line of work as yet.
Prof. L. B. Richardson is conducting an investigation of educational institutions. He will spend the first part of the year studying the tendencies in this country, and the second part of the year he will devote to the study of the work of educational institutions in England. The primary reason that this work is undertaken is to see if anything can be done to secure a better utilization of the College for educational purposes. L. B. is chairman.of the committee on educational policy, and very soundly the committee has decided not to take any action 'until they have made a thorough study of the situation. This is certainly one of the most interesting tasks which any professor at Hanover could undertake, and it is a great tribute to L. B. Richardson that he has been chosen to carry on this work.
A few days ago the Secretary received a letter in feminine handwriting and bearing a feminine signature, asking if- he would tell her what was the real age of Joseph Wentworth. This made it necessary to look up the statistics of the class, which were compiled by McDavitt when he figured out' the mortality tables for the 1900 fund. The class is not interested in Mr. Wentworth's age, because a bachelor cannot be said to have any age, standing, or reputation in a well organized and responsible college class. It may be interesting to note, however, that little Robert Jackson was our youngest, born on May 21, 1880, just five days after J. Minot Fowler. The next youngest was Hildreth, who was born in March, 1880. The fourth was Fred Barrett, born November 25, and fifth was the Secretary, born nine days before Fred Barrett. The oldest member of the class was a transfer from 1899, John Ash. As John is away out in Oregon, it is all right to print this. The surprising fact is, that there are about six cases where the age given by the man on his record sheet differs from that of the college records, but the most abnormal thing of all is that according to these reports our twins, John and Paul, show a surprising difference in date of birth. They were both born on January 25, but John says the year was 1878, while Paul records his as 1906. Statistics are funny things anyway. There are lots more interesting things that could be said, but perhaps they had better be reserved for a more intimate audience.
Harry Hutchins, our faithful correspondent, announces a rather painful accident which happened to the Duke of York. He was walking along the street on a slippery day and fell, straining the ligaments in his leg and breaking his tibia. Harry says the contributing causes were the slippery street and the Duke's weight. He has picked a good time to spend indoors, and figures that he will be all right to move around in six weeks, and all right to walk to Hanover for the 25th.
Secretary, 10 State St., Boston
