CLASS OF 1900
One of the most truthful and serious members of the class met Horace Cristy on the street the other day and the conversation turned to horses. Horace admitted that Mrs. Cristy has three wonderful hunters—Glenna Bey, Gymkhana, and Cinderella. These animals can jump six feet when they have to, but their show jump is generally about five feet. These horses have been shown at the Turkey Hill Polo Club; the New Riding Club, Boston; Brooklyn Horse Show; New York Horse Show, Philadelphia; Jacob Hill Hunt, Providence; Millwood Hunt, South Framingham; the Eastern States Exposition, Springfield; and the Brockton Fair. They have won thirty-one first prizes, twenty-one seconds, twenty-two thirds, and fourteen fourths. They have taken two reserve championships and two championships, competing with some of the best hunters in the country. Glenna Bey is one of the outstanding hunters in the show ring. Horace says that his connection with these horses is confined to riding the tamer ones and offering occasional remarks and suggestions, and then he retires to the background. This note is intended to emphasize once more the versatility of the members of our class and perhaps to suggest very ind'rectly to Horace that when we have an outdoor round-up he might furnish horses for those members who do not play golf.
Harry Marshall is taking a sabbatical year in this country before returning to Burma. He spent several months with his children, who have been in Ohio attending school, and then went to the Jersey coast with his family for the summer. He is now located at 1301 Centre St., Newton, enjoying home life in this country for the first time in many years. He is consulting with authorities at Harvard and other educational institutions in reference to his curriculum at Karen Theological Seminary. Incidentally, he will be present at all class and college functions during the year and renew his intimate associations with the College. A trip to Hanover early in the summer has placed him in touch with the new buildings and the new college, for there is much that is new since Harry has visited it. Harry's oldest boy was graduated from Ohio State University, and will probably attend Harvard Business School before entering upon a business career. Harry's breadth of view and the world-wide contact which he has had have made of him a very definite and positive force in education. His health has improved since the very serious attack of typhoid feyer which he had. He is undoubtedly carrying on an educational work in India of the very greatest importance, and the class may well be proud of him.
Paul Redington is now assistant forester of the United States with headquarters at Washington. He has charge of the relations between the government and the state forestry associations. During the summer he has been in New England to quite an extent, and probably will continue this work until he has covered a large portion of the country. It will be delightful to have him so near us after so many years' residence on the Coast.
Gilbert Balkam is now sales manager of the Curtis and Pope Lumber Company. This is one of the largest and most progressive concerns in Boston. Gilbert is very well pleased with his new position, and we are sure that he will meet with the success which his experience and ability deserve.
Perry Fairfield's boy, Buster, is doing extremely well at Kimball Union Academy. His daughter, Marion, had an operation for appendicitis which was entirely successful, and has now returned to her studies at Wellesley.
Lem Hodgkins has built a summer house at Kennebunk Beach, which many of the class visited during the round-up. He is also building a new house in Worcester, so that his cares are materially increasing. Lem, by the way, is doing a wonderful job as alumni member of the Athletic Council.
Lou Merry has been enjoying unusual prosperity in the real estate business in West Somerville. He has put through some interesting developments, and is finding the business both lucrative and enjoyable.
One of the more quiet members of the class who has a faculty for picking up bits of information which otherwise would not be available reports that Ben Prescott was really an advocate for the election of Senator Moses. He probably was quite pleased with the outcome, although no doubt he would express himself equivocally. Ben, like Chelsea Atwood, is very careful not to be too outspoken in his political beliefs.
Mrs. Charles Proctor had a very serious operation in Boston early in July. It was entirely successful, and Charles has been very much relieved. He is, as usual, busying himself with the athletics of the College, the golf course, and outdoor sports. This year he is senior member of the faculty on the Athletic Council, and as this is his second term of service he is undoubtedly better qualified than almost any one else to carry on this work.
Announcements have been received of the marriage of Marjorie Rankin to Spencer Franklin Smith, which took place last week. The Rankin family has reached the stage where Walter and Mrs. Rankin will soon become their children's children. By this we mean that soon the activities of the family will center around the different houses of the children rather than the old house in Dorchester.
Harry Marshall reports a very interesting indication of the extent of the influence of L. B. Richardson's book on colleges. He met a professor of a college outside New England during a trip to the Holy Land. This man said that L. B.'s book had been read and re-read by the administration of his college, and was considered the outstanding contribution along that line. We do not imply by this comment that L. B.'s book is to be commended for theological soundness because it is the subject of conversation in that part of the country where most religious thought emanated.
The class baby is married. This is surely an event in our history. Ruth Evelyn Jenkins was married to Homer George Bean on September second. They will reside at 21 Eliot St., Newton Highlands. This event certainly places the class in the elderly group. From now on there will be continuous announcements of the marriages of children, so make up your minds that you are growing old.
The following letter from Paul Atherton, who is located in Miami, Florida, will be of great interest to all his classmates: "Your kind letter was received this morning and I am thankful to be able to tell you that the Athertons are all safe and well. We went through an experience that for about two hours was rather frightful; the roof of our house was completely blown away and one end blown in, that is the end of the second story. The people who lived upstairs, five of them, sought shelter with us, and we stayed right where we were until the gale blew itself out. For two hours my neighbor and I held our front door to keep it from blowing off its hinges, and during that time saw two other homes blown to pieces, all of which did not tend to quiet our nerves.
"After the storm we took possession of a vacant house that was not injured, and until Thursday eighteen of us lived in a five-room house. Since then one family has found adequate living quarters. My neighbor and myself will be back in our repaired home within the next week.
"Our whole city was in a sorry situation after the storm. From the relief committee's reports it would seem that there were about twenty-five thousand rendered homeless. Probably one third of that number were destitute, but quick action on the'part of the authorities saved most of the homeless ones from actual suffering. Food, clothes, and temporary living quarters were provided at once. The sick and wounded were cared for at temporary hospitals which were established, and the period of rehabilitation was under way Monday morning.
"Law and order have prevailed, and the people have shown a degree of courage that is almost unbelievable. Only one of our large business blocks was damaged to any great extent, that one having been condemned entirely.
"Within thirty days the city will be ready to welcome its northern visitors with apartments and hotels as usual, probably at lower rates than prevailed last year. I visited Moody a few days in August at Haines City, and found him doing very well, apparently. I believe his place is outside the storm area."
Secretary, 10 State St., Boston
