Class of 1899
Bob Johnston, according to well authenticated reports, has not used one of his church cuts since last Thanksgiving-!
Frank Carpenter and Stoddard are gone, and Burton Holmes is on the down grade, but G. G. Clark's star is in the ascendant. Otir George is blooming out as a traveloguer. Tim Lynch paid him $250 and expenses to appear before Tim's big Boston school and give an illustrated talk on the Great West, as George had seen it in 1923. Schools, clubs, societies, will address communications requesting lectures, to 89 State St., Boston, care of Mr. Clark's faithful assistant and moving picture operator, Ned Warren '01.
Pap Abbott, Jr., much bigger and huskier than his dad, made the freshman football team, and is doing well in every way in college.
The Secretary recently had a good letter from "Randolph Rab" Abbott. Rab is keeping things hustling in Southern California, although private'y he confesses that he hates the monotony of the climate.
The Secretary recently visited in Sanbornv'lle, N. H., Mrs. Joseph H. Edwards. Mrs. Edwards has a right to be proud of her fine family, two of whom are sons of Dartmouth. Joe Hartley was one of the few '99ers in the vicinity of Boston who failed to show up at the round-up on March 6. Joe had a good alibi, so he says, but the class serves notice that Joe must show up in person on the next occasion. Dr. Arthur Hopkins has not been in the best of health lately. Not content with his big medical practice, he has b:g additional responsibilities as president of the board of education. We all trust that Hoppy will not overdo.
Peddy Miller is back in Columbus, Ohio, after a wonderful trip through Europe, Asia, and part of Africa. He hopes soon to publish two books, one "American Sidelights on the Czechoslovakian Revolution," which is to be published both in English and in Czech. The preface has been written by Peddy's old friend, President Masaryk. The other book is to be entitled, "The Future Goes East." Peddy believes that Russia and Turkey are just at the threshold of what promises to be a wonderful national career. Peddy believes that he has established a golf record that will stand for some time to come. He has played golf in four different continents within a space of three months. His Asia game was played at Beirut, Syria, and in Africa he played on a course right under the shadow of the pyramids of Gizeh. In Beirut he hobnobbed with Bacon '97 and Julius Brown '02. He wound up by sitting in as an observer at the last session of the League of Nations.
Jim Richardson is still in great demand as a speaker at noonday luncheon clubs. He recently made a big hit before the Lions' Club in Manchester.
The Boston papers recently carried front page stories, with portrait, of the marriage of Frederick Tootelf, nephew of our Toot, to some Boston girl. The young man achieved great fame as the holder of the world's record in hammer throwing. He is one of Bowdoin's most prominent young alumni.
Bill Wiggin and his Goffstown High School have just moved into a fine new building. Bill is fast making friends and admirers among his new constituents.
Secretary, Public Schools Office, Manchester, N. H.
