CLASS OF 1899
Five '99 men were among the crowd present at the Washington luncheon of Dartmouth men held at the Hotel Hamilton on February 24 in connection with the midwinter meeting of the N. E. A. Speare, Silver, Kendall, Benezet, and H. B. Chase constituted the quintette. They sat at a table with the '97 men, and enjoyed a good old gab fest.
A new book published by Alfred Knopf, entitled "The Biology of Population Growth," has just made its appearance. The author is America's greatest biologist, Raymond Pearl '99, (himself). After giving his biography, the New York Times remarks, "If all that doesn't qualify a man to write such a book, what in heaven's name would?"
Janet, Hawley Chase's older girl, is attending the Katherine Gibbs Secretarial School in New York city, after having taken a year of college work at Wheaton. Marion, Hawley's second daughter, is in the Montclair, New Jersey, high school.
Peddy Miller is having a whale of a time in the Orient. He has lectured at Moscow, at Dorpat, and at Kovno, telling Russians, Lithuanians, and Ukranians all about it. About a month ago he addressed a group of Egyptian Nationalists. He hobnobbed with Mustapha Kemal Pasha, with the Emir Faisal, with the leaders of the Bolsheviki, and with the committee of Union and Progress. He sails for America on St. Patrick's Day, full of inspiration and material for a new book which he hopes soon to write.
The 99 round-up at Boston was a great success. Twenty-three men were present, namely: Allen, Atwood, Barney, Beal, Benezet, N Brown, Cavanaugh, Clark, Currier, Dearborn, Donahue, Drew, Kvans, Heywood, Hoban, Hobbs, Irving, Kendall, Lynch, Parker, Sargeant, Skinner. Cav and Benny beat the box while the crowd sang. Tim acted as chorister. Jim Barney and George Clark read cards and letters from absent members. College reminiscences were given by Donahue, Gus Heywood, and Cav. Warren Kendall gave a most interesting talk on his present work. Joe Hobbs talked on college entrance requirements. Hobe talked of his woes as class agent. K. Beal added just the touch that was needed to complete the evening. Five of the twenty-three men present have not been seen at a Boston round-up for several years. The occasion was voted by all one of the most enjoyable ones that the class has had.
Herbert Bailey, contractor and builder, has erected for himself a wonderful new home. He has put into it all of the finest material available, and left it fit for a king to dwell in. It is not far from his former home, but the new address is 39 Larone Ave., West Springfield, Mass.
Secretary, Public Schools Office, Manchester, N. H.
