Class of 1900
The latest press notices from the city of Concord indicate that Dr. Charles Dolloff was elected to the School Board, having the third highest number of votes. I suppose his department will be that of taking care of the neurasthenic members of the teaching staff and children whose health is not normal. Whatever department is assigned to him, he will do it well and cheerfully and not let it prevent his attending the round-up which is coming soon. Suggestions as to where it shall be held with liberal offers for entertainment are in order.
Bill Colbert is wintering at the Soldiers' Home in Phoebus, Va. He expects to return to the North soon and go to a similar institution in Togus, Me. Bill's health is none too good but he is not discouraged a bit about it, even thinking of the Philippines again.
Harry Hutchins is expert consultant with Nicholson, Ferris & Sheehy, Inc. This imposing firm are plastering contractors, working in conjunction with large contractors. Just keep this very quiet, but the Baron is the man behind the throne. He is interested in this company together with a wide range of legal work in Lawrence. It is also in line with his banking duties, which are almost as important as his professional work. Harry is now living in Boston and drops in to see us every now and then.
Mr. F. E. Atwood, who is financial partner in Antiques and also publishes a shoe paper and several trade directories, is still interested in stamp work. By this I do not mean his political interest but his purchase of stampthings you put on letters to send them to another place—collections. The Secretary just heard of a very valuable lot which he induced one of our banking institutions to surrender at a very low price. The trouble was that one of the most valuable stamps—things you put on letters to send them to another place—was purloined before Chelsea could get the collection into his hands. This may seem a trivial incident but it is the first time we ever knew of Chelsea's taking home less than he bargained for. The members of the class will recall several instances where he has conveyed to his home something which he did not bargain for. However, I assume that is quite apart from the subject. Isn't it strange how stamps have always got the people of Massachusetts into all kinds of trouble?
We had a very interesting letter from Mrs. C. P. Chase of Hanover, describing a very wonderful visit which she had with Henry Teague in Miami. Of course Henry was hospitality personified and did everything pos- sible to make Mrs. Chase's brief visit a thoroughly delightful one. When 'Henry starts out to be hospitable, there isn't any one who can do as thorough-going a job, and needless to say, Hen starts out very, very frequently, whenever an opportunity appears.
Mr. Dwight Bradlee Rich (commissioner for uncommon estates), presided as president at the meeting of the Dartmouth Newton Club. He was dignity personified and conducted a really fine meeting. His cousin, Bradlee Watson, professor in the. English Department, of the class of '02, represented the College. Buck Chandler told stories and Al Marsters represented the athletic side of the College. Bradlee not only had a fine meeting, but, while we did not want to be inquisitive because of past experience, the gathering was not a financial failure. We were rather dubious about this because we felt that if the receipts did not check up, probably Bradlee would sell the hall.
Leonard W. Tuttle, a former resident of Milford, is going to represent the class at the secretaries' meeting in Hanover on May 4th, which will probably have occurred before this issue of the magazine appears. The June issue will be almost entirely devoted to his account of what took place, with the names of all those present. If that does not fill out a reasonable amount of the space allotted to the class in the June issue, the Secretary is going to send another representative until it is accomplished. Mr. Tuttle is a versatile writer, a man of unusual mental qualifications, and a rather subtle but effective humorist. No further apology is needed for his appearing in this capacity at Hanover.
The Secretary of the class of 1900 has not expressed his very sincere appreciation of the references which have been made to his class report by the members of other classes. Several years ago when he printed a very touching bit of poetry concocted by Judge Donahue of the class of '99, he rather expected an insurrection. Such is the force of old traditions. If justification is needed for this story, he wishes to announce that he thinks that the United States is too much devoted to the principle of insularity. Why should whole columns be devoted to the marriage of a plumber's assistant in Cohoes, New York, and only seven lines given to the fact that another European state has got a new king or has decided not to have any more kings.
It would be quite easy to go on from this to a discussion of the League of Nations, but one of the great politicians of the class, Judge Benjamin F. Prescott of Milford, New Hampshire, is absolutely opposed to the League of Nations and this is not the time nor the place to start something which would involve endless discussion. This statement is made in spite of the fact that the Lord knows our notes for the ALUMNI MAGAZINE have not been very copious. Suffice it to say that this department of the Secretary's activities will more or less embrace the decade when our class was in college. By thus enlarging our sphere we ought to do a lot better in the months to come.
One of the versatile members of the class took pity on the Secretary the other day and suggested the following paragraph to be used as a method of expanding our class notes in the ALUMNI MAGAZINE. It runs somewhat as follows:
"The Secretary was passing through the North Station the other day and met old Chelsea and Ben Prescott. Right then and there a 1900 reunion was organized. In spite of the jostling of the crowd, our thoughts turned toward Hanover, and as June was approaching, we naturally recalled Commencement Day. Then Chelsea said, 'Let's recall the 1900 men who graduated twenty-eight years ago.' Arundel, Ash, Atherton, Atwood, Balkam, Banning, Barker, Barrows, Berry, Bigelow, Blair, Boyd, Brooks, Brown, Buck, Buckley, Butterfield, Cate, Chapman, Chesley, Clark, Colbert, Condit, Cook, Corson, Cristy, Davis, Dodd, Dolloff, Downing, Drew, Dunlap.
(To be continued in the next issue of the ALUMNI MAGAZINE)."
Donald D. Tuttle, who is executive secretary of the Publicity Bureau of the state of New Hampshire, announces to the wide, wide world and especially to nearby classes, that the number plate on his automobile is 1900. Consistency in all things has been a characteristic of the class for many years. Some of us have only carried this so far as to avoid carrying plates that ended in 99, 98, or 01. Donald has gone through to the finish.
The Alumni Editor has been waiting to receive from the secretary of 'OO an announcement of the election of Natt W. Emerson as president of the University Club of Boston. Failing to receive this announcement, he ventures to insert here the comment which appeared in the Transcript:
"Mr. Emerson is well known in intercollegiate circles. He is vice-president of the advertising firm of George Batten Company, Inc., with offices in New York, Boston, and Chicago. For many years he has been secretary of his class, and was a member of the Dartmouth Alumni Council of 1919-25 and president of that council from 1921 to 1925. In 1926 he was president of the Dartmouth Alumni Association of Boston. He is married and has two children, and resides in West Newton. Because of his interest in civic affairs he has held many offices. He is a member of the board of governors of the West Newton Neighborhood Club, chairman of the Boy Scouts committee of the Men's Club of West Newton, chairman of the membership committee and director and vice-president of the Woodland Golf Club, and formerly a member of the committee on committees of the Boston Chamber of Commerce. He was a member of the old University Club, and one of the leaders in the movement to establish a new club. Mr. Emerson has been chairman of the department of education and vocation of the University Club since its beginning. For years he had been the father confessor and vocational guide to Dartmouth .men in and around Boston, and consequently brought to this new work a wisdom and understanding of its needs which were invaluable. This department includes all New England colleges, and undertakes to act as a clearing house between training and placement in business and industry. Many men would have sidestepped such a responsibility, but to him it offered an opportunity for service to youth in an organized and constructive way."
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