Class of 1905

In the Boston Herald of April 9 there appeared in the "Mail Bag" the following letter from Dr. Raymond R. Root: "To the Editor of The Herald:

"I hasten to add my enthusiastic indorsement to the unique suggestion of Mr. Stephen Marsh in yesterday's Herald, that the questions propounded to Mr. Cadman be answered also by Mr. Mencken. Those of us whose carbohydrate tolerance is daily strained by Cadman angel cake and Edgar Guest lollypops would certainly welcome the counter-irritation of Mencken musterole. It draws.

RAYMOND R. ROOT. M.D."

Georgetown, March 28.

The Secretary and his wife have been reading Henry Norton's new book, "China and the Powers," and we find it very readable, interesting, and instructive. Henry always did have an easy, flowing style.

Mrs. Elliott P. Frost recently made a gift to the University of Rochester of $500, to be known as the Elliott Frost Loan Fund, according to the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. This is to provide loans to especially deserving students who require financial assistance to complete their college course. In announcing the gift Mrs. Frost said, "I wish the boys to feel that this fund is but a continuing hand held out to them directly by one to whom their interests, achievements, and success were of paramount interest."

Mrs. Andrew L. McMillan, Jr., is convalescing from a recent serious operation performed by Dr. Halsey B. Loder in Boston.

The Boston Transcript of April 20 carried an interesting article about Tabor Academy, with several illustrations.

The Quantico Marines coached by Tom Keady beat the Dartmouth varsity baseball team on April 7, 6 to 2.

Stanley Besse, unfortunately and for the first time, missed the alumni banquet in New York city this past winter, so there has been no list available of the 'OS men who were present. His name appears in a recent bulletin of the Dartmouth Club of New York among those who have presented books to the library of the club.

Harry Preston spent several days in Boston early in May, stopping at the University Club.

Frederick Chase attended the meeting of the Secretaries Association in Hanover on May 6 and 7.

Secretary, Sears Building, Boston