Class of 1900

Paul Redington wrote that he would be in the southern states from October 18 to December 1. His present position as assistant forester of the United States takes him all over this country and Alaska, and permits him to learn at first hand the forestry and fire protection situations in every section of the country.

We all have heard of Bob Jackson's activities in connection with the trans-Atlantic flight. The accident which happened to Rene Fonck, the French ace, was certainly most unfortunate. We supposed that Bob, since he generally stays on the ground, would be safe. The following notice which appeared in one of the Concord papers, however, would indicate quite the reverse

"Robert Jackson, chairman of the state Democratic committee, is confined to his home by a badly twisted ankle, sustained while about duties in his back yard early last evening."

Mary Davis, daughter of Judge and Mrs. Harry B. Davis, won the prize for the Plymouth High School for the best poem of the year. This prize is awarded by the Southeastern Massachusetts League of School Publications, and the judges are members of the Teachers College of Columbia University. The winning poem runs as follow^:

SUPPLIANT

He took a mass of clay—mere lifeless, leaden clay it seemed to me, And made a beauteous thing.

Then people in a lower, lesser sphere than he Worshiped it.

If you who can create—by stone or words or dignity of line, Can make a work of art, To who look above the common to the fine, Give it, we ask.

Roge'r Dunlap has been compiling a religious census of Providence for the Union Ministers' Association. He b'egins work the first of December as pastor of the Congregational church in Lancaster, N. H. This will take Roger into the North Country, and he will find himself a fairly near neighbor of Dr. Downing. It certainly is a splendid thing for Roger to have a church of his own, and we know that he will take up his work with a great deal of vigor and energy.

The indoor round-up of the class was held at the Chamber of Commerce Building the night before the Harvard game. There was a very full attendance, and the talks were unusually interesting. We were especially glad to hear Harry Marshall, who is home from India for a year and has been able to attend only one class reunion. Harry told us all about his religious and educational work in Burma. Other speakers were Fred Jennings, who talked about the football situation and Homer Keyes, who rendered a very beautiful tribute to Dr. Tucker, and there were short speeches by other members of the class. A complication developed in reference to the report of the class collector, Mr. Atwood, which could not be satisfactorily straightened out by his explanation at the meeting. This matter will have to be held open until the next formal gathering of the class. President Rankin presided. Those who came from distant points were Dr. Dowlning of Littleton, N. H., George Boyd from Cohoes, N. Y., and Ben Prescott from Milford. Charles Proctor represented the Hanover group.

Secretary, 10 State St., Boston