Class of 1917
Our two most regular foreign correspondents sent in their quota of news during April.
Perhaps Hal Weeks doesn't like to be classed as one of the foreign correspondents; but if we have any more cabinet ministers from New Mexico it is liable to be really foreign. Hal writes from Albuquerque: "How absurd to think that we have any sickness out here! Of course I'm not talking about the Easterners who come out here with all kinds of persistent physical troubles and who make up fifty percent of the white population—the other fifty percent being Spaniards and Indians with a few cowboys thrown in, which, if my arithmetic is correct, doesn't leave a very large population of able-bodied, athletic whites.
"My oldest youngster is now going to kindergarten and is getting -so important that he tries to tell the old man how to hold a knife and fork at the dinner table." Hal,, Tobin broadcasts from Lausanne, Switzerland :
"Life here at the University is settled into a fairly well marked routine. Monday the second semester starts, the term running well through July. I expect to take about fourteen hours a week, and do some French tutoring besides. If it gets too hot for me I will drop courses until I can handle them. The work, of course, is very different from Hanover; there is no compulsory recitation; they give you the questions to be covered by the final exam before you start the semester, and if the professor doesn't cover all the work himself you are responsible just the same. To help you out, they give you a list of books containing all the jewels of wisdom that must glitter in your crown when it is time for the exam.
"The town is full of second-hand nobility, some of whom have money, but most of whom aren't so hot. Also a lot of South Americans, all of whom seem to be rich. My roommate and I are assiduously spreading the propaganda that all Americans are not rich, especially spreading this gosnel to landladies and such.
"If you come over, bring lots of soap and toothpaste. Don't bother to bring any cheese or clocks or liquor." We have a couole of new addresses.
Ralph Cocks is now guiding the nation's youth at the Bulkeley High School, Hartford, Conn.
Elmer Berry is definitely reported back in the States again, located at 2829 Park Ave., Minneapolis, Minn.
While lunching in one of New Haven's leading cafeterias recently we were discovered by 'Trace" Tracy, and for a. half hour lived over the Tenth again. He is still booming sales for the Geometric Tool Company of that city.
George Currier's style of writing in his column in the last two issues of the Sentry has created more or less comment some of it complimentary. All those in favor of George also contributing regularly to this column please say "Aye." It is unanimous.
President Don was chapel speaker at vespers in Hanover on one Sunday in April. I guess they look for the best in April to draw the boys to chapel through that w.k. Hanover mud.
Agent Hunk sends his thanks to all who have done their duty; and still has a lot more "thanks" waiting for you who are about to dig down and get your names alongside the Abou Ben Adhems of 1917.
Secretary, 90 Colony Road, Longmeadow, Mass.
