CLASS OF 1917

The Secretary received a letter from Miss Cary, Sunny's private secretary, who took such a personal interest in working on our class report, in which she expressed very graciously her surprise and appreciation on receiving a gift of a wrist watch from the class. She wanted all those who had a part in it to know how pleased she was.

Gene Towler says that the above, together with Sunny's letter in the August issue of the MAGAZINE, constitutes his ,final report as chairman, secretary, and treasurer of the Sanborn Living Memorial Committee, which you will recall came into being at the height of the Tenth Reunion banquet.

Although this was printed in another part of the last issue of the MAGAZINE, it seems fitting that we enter in this our 'l7 column the characterization made by President Hopkins when honoring our Donald Bradshaw Aldrich:

"Clear in vision and courageous in soul, genial in companionship and persuasive in the presentation of religious truth, it is no dreary gospel which you preach, and it is no 'pale Galilean' whose cause you present. Recognition of the eternal verities is your creed and hopeful determination to abide by these is the influence you work upon the minds of men. Dartmouth signifies its pride in you as a son and its sense of the worth of your work which you do by the award of the degree which I now present to you, the DOCTORATE OF DIVINITY."

Don, by the way you know, is our new class president for the next five years; the other officers in addition to this columnist being, Don Brooks, treasurer; Hunk Stillman, class agent; and Butch Sherman, class editor.

Eddie Wiesman reports the arrival June 21 of Walter Herman Wiesman, 2d. The 2d doesn't mean number two; for according to our records this makes three for Eddie.

Brit Britton reports that on July 26 Susanne arrived weighing seven and one half pounds. We believe that so far Susanne is an only child.

Not long ago we received a beautifully illustrated magazine showing many fine views of Dartmouth both past and present. The magazine came free of charge, there was no coupon to fill out, nor was it followed a week later by any sort of bill. It seemed as though there must be a catch somewhere. On reading it through a second time we noted that most of the pictures had to do with fires in Hanover and included the new trucks of the Hanover Fire Department. Then in the back of the book we discovered a letter signed by "Ted" Alger, sales manager for these fire trucks. Probably "Ted's" profits on the sale of these trucks to the precinct were so big that he eased his conscience by publishing this really attractive booklet.

A combination of Vic Smith and the class report brought an old ex-'17er back into the fold this summer; Wallace Bruce Baker. He is now a physician down in Riverdale, Md., near Washington, D. C.

The following men made the New York dinner in September: Friedrichs, Towler, Saline, Wagner, Hank Allison, Shea, By Brown, Cotton, Stout, Marschat, Gregory, Miller, Etter, and Sanborn. These dinners are held every month on the second Thursday at the New York Dartmouth Club.

Another 'l7 baby arrived on September 3: Miss Marion Ruth Friedrichs.

Bill Eaton sent in a letter from Hammond, Ind., "I am hoping to come East for a couple of weeks next month and will probably spend some time in Hanover. I get by here by keeping on the golf course, but outside of that lead a pretty quiet existence." What do you mean, Bill, "get by on the golf course?" Five dollars a hole, or something like that?

Please keep in mind that plea made by Treasurer Brooks a short time ago. If you've put aside his letter without action and lost his address, forward your check through the Secretary. His address is at the top of this column.

Now is the time to get together a good collection of pictures of the Tenth Reunion. If you want to keep a photographic record of that Big Peerade, send in your pictures now to the Secretary. Get them in now while you think of it and while you can find them before they are filed away for good in the old cedar chest or in the box with baby's first rubber pants.

Your class news will appear regularly in the Alumni Magazine. Have you renewed your subscription?

Secretary, 90 Colony Road, Longmeadow, Mass.