Class of 1899

The Secretary recently saw Maurice Dickey at the latter's office in Springfield. Maurice has changed astonishingly little since he was graduated. His boy Robert hopes to enter Dartmouth next fall. Robert's little sister Eleanor will have completed her college preparation at the same time, but her father is not going to let her go to college for a time yet, as she is only fifteen years old.

Bill Greenwood's son James is a freshman in Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Arnold Hyatt, Willard's son, who is a senior at Dartmouth this year, has recently been out of college with a slight attack of sickness. Arnold is making a fine record, and has hopes of making Phi Beta Kappa.

While in Worcester recently, the Secretary saw Fred Walker. Fred has two boys who will soon be ready for college. The older one is not sure whether he will go to Dartmouth or not, as he has leanings toward animal husbandry, but the younger son undoubtedly in time will join the colony of Sons of '99 at Hanover: Arnold Hyatt, Malcolm Beal, Robert Winchester, Alson M. Abbott, Jr., Wendell Barney, Herbert Adams.

Lute Oakes recenty wrote George Clark that he found Frank Staley on a train leaving St. Paul, and traveled with him to Seattle. Frank, in passing through the twin cities, had tried the day before to get hold of Lute, but had failed, and the meeting on the train was a jOyous surprise to both.

Eddie Skinner is now in Worcester as a partner in the Whittredge Company (Worcester Steel Garage Company).

Eddie Wardle is going to take six months off and circumnavigate the globe. He hopes in Los Angeles to run in on Rab Abbott, and is going to try to look up Walter Foss while in the Philippines.

It now appears that the reason why Tim Lynch and George C. were not found among their classmates at the Yale game was that Ned Warren had sent in their applications with his, whereupon someone at Hanover, not knowing that Ned has recently joined the class of '99, placed them among the '01 group.

The principal and teachers of the Central High School, Springfield, spoke Very enthusiastically about Marie Barstow. They referred to her as one of their prize pupils. Marie took her first year of college work in the Junior College conducted by the Springfield High School, and it was largely due to her splendid work in the sophomore class at Smith that now Smith accepts with sophomore ranking students who have taken college freshman work in the Springfield Central High School.

As the Secretary was returning from a trip into northern New Hampshire, he bumped into Long Jim, the Scout, on the platform at White River Junction. Jim was leaving college for an interesting trip through the Middle Atlantic States.

As the Secretary returned from an evening meeting of the Manchester Rotary Club on November 22, he found by the telephone a note telling him to call Keene, N. H., no matter how late it might be. In two minutes came the voice of Hoppy over the wire, announcing the sudden death of Charlie Sturtevant. He had simply worked himself to death, according to Hoppy, slaving for the church, the George Street chapel, the school board, and the poor of the community in general. His mother had heard him up and around as usual that morning, then there had followed a stillness. Apprehensively she went to his room, to find him almost completely dressed, lying across his bed. The overtaxed heart had given out.

Word was immediately gotten to the '99-ers in Boston, and to Hanover. Jim was away, as has been told, but Dave and Mushy came down over the road. Dave Parker had an important operation aind could not go, and Bill Wiggin was away on his vacation, but the rest of the southern New Hampshire" delegation, Benezet, Ra:b Abbott, and Hale Dearborn, with George Clark motored over from Manchester. They were joined at Keene by Hoppy and Charlie Adams, as well as the two from Hanover, and the eight '99 men sat with the family and closest friends in seats reserved at the front of the chapel. They also drove to the cemetery, and dispersed only after the ceremonies there were concluded.

It was a wonderful tribute to Sturt. The whole town of Keene, rich and poor, young and old, had poured out to do him honor. Tears came to the eyes of more than one as his favorite troop of Boy Scouts, bareheaded, in unison at the grave recited an appropriate verse. Men will come and go, but it will be a long while before Keene forgets the memory of the most sincere Christian that the town has ever known.

Earning only a moderate salary, Charlie never spent a cent of it on himself. He gave liberally while he lived, to every good cause. No one will ever know how much of the George Street community center was paid for out of his own pocket. His gifts amounted to $23,000: $5,000 to Dartmouth College, $5,000 to the George Street chapel, $5,000 to the Elliot Community Hospital, $2,000 to the First Congregational church society, $1,000 to the Y.M.C.A., and $5,000 to the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions.

A clipping from the Keene paper, sent by Hoppy, tells of over one hundred people who were unable to get into the chapel, standing outside in reverent attention during the services. Another clipping from the same source tells of a memorial service in the same chapel, held the following Sunday night, where, in spite of the blizzard that was raging, a great crowd turned out to pay tribute to his memory.

Word has been received from the Alumni Office at Hanover that "Fat" Foss is now in California. His address is 508 Larkin St., San Francisco.

Last month's issue told that Pap had made a change in business connections, which, according to him, is "all to the merry." He is now a member of the firm of J. R. Williston and Company, S Nassau St., New York city. They are members of the New York Stock Exchange.

Doc Hawkes, while still owning his drug stores, has re-entered the practice of law. He has been taken into partnership by one of the old established practitioners in New York.

Ralph Payne telegraphed his regret at being unable to attend Charlie Sturtevant's funeral. He was called out of town on business on that day.

Louise Etta Musgrove is in her second year at the Keene Normal School, where she is making an excellent record.

Peddy Miller writes that he is to have an interesting trip this coming winter. He is to spend some time in Mexico, studying at first hand the social and economic difficulties of the republic.

Ikey Leavitt, who roomed with Sturt during our freshman year, wrote a little tribute to Charlie, which the Secretary is not going to publish until the class report. His feeling is that it should be confined strictly to the family circle.

The eyes of Rab and George stuck out of their heads during their recent visit to Milford, as they saw the wonderful antique furniture with which the Dearborn home was stocked. There is one revolving whatnot, shaped like a Christmas tree, that George swears is unique. It has been used to carry pills for six or se'ven generations of Dr. Dearborns.

Secretary, 88 Lowell St., Manchester, N. H.