CLASS OF 1901
Roger Hildreth is following in the footsteps of his father, those of a professional photographer. In fact we think he has something on the old man at that, for he was on hand bright and early at the recent Delta Tau Delta fraternity house fire with his camera, and then sold his pictures to the Daily Dartmouth for publication the next morning.
Florence Gene Ward recently won the Swiss International Bronze Medal for fancy skating at Saint Moritz.
Congratulations are due Tommie Remsen for his promotion to resident manager of the Union Bag and Paper Company plant at Hudson Falls, N. Y.
We understand that Henry and Lucia Salomon and Ernest and Helen Eddy sailed on the New York Dartmouth Club cruise to the West Indies. Perhaps they will run into Goochie, for he is down that way on a three months' trip to Cuba, San Domingo, Jamaica, and Honduras.
At last we have heard from Bill Sykes. He says the storm that swept over the island of Porto Rico last fall was a humdinger. Quoting from Bill's letter, he says, "I lost my crop of about 3500 boxes of grapefruit and oranges, fifty big trees in Rio Piedras, my packing shed in Bayamon, and the roof of my house in Rio Piedras. I estimate my loss in $5,000. I am not complaining when I see the condition of some of my friends." He has now given up pineapples, after this experience, and has taken up cattle, raising dairy cows for local use on the island. Bill Sykes' philosophy and outlook on life, even after such a disaster, certainly is wonderful. He surely is an optimist, and the best wishes of all will go out to Bill in his new enterprise.
Harvey W. Closs has been elected mayor of the city of Canandaigua, N. Y. He is also vice-president of the Canandaigua National Bank and Trust Company.
Roswell C. Bogue is now the Michigan representative for J. G. White and Company, 112 West Adams St., Chicago. Ros still resides in Kalamazoo, covering the state from that city.
Dan Trude's daughter Virginia was married January 5, 1929, to Harold L. Wessel, son of Mrs. Louis Wessel of the Shoreland Hotel. The ceremony was performed at the home of the bride's parents by Judge Henry Horner. The wedding, attended only by members of the two families, was followed by a luncheon at the Blackstone, given by Mr. and Mrs. Louis Wilner to about 60 guests. The young couple then left for a honeymoon trip to Bermuda.
We occasionally see C. W. Fletcher, familiarly known as "Flee," who travels out of Manchester, N. H., selling bonds and investment securities to banks and other couponcutting enthusiasts who buy such merchandise.
The modern college girl has Pep Plus, and is difficult to control, declares Mrs. Laura Lord Scales (Mrs. Bob Scales), warden of Smith College, at a dinner in Boston. "Her fondness for motion is probably only consistent with the times," Mrs. Scales explained, "but there does seem to be a great deal of dashing off in motors to football games or going to New York to the theatres. Of course we try to control such running about, and we succeed to some extent. But it is difficult sometimes for, after all, the girls are only doing what their fathers and mothers do regularly. The running about that many of the girls occasionally indulge in," she asserted, "is not really a fair specimen of college life. The great majority of the girls are seriously interested in their studies and activities on the campus. Certainly there has been no decline, rather there has been a rise in our intellectual standards."
The annual alumni dinner of the Boston Association was held at the Copley-Plaza, Saturday night, January 26. Defying all superstition, 13 loyal 1901 men sat down at our class table. We missed some of the regulars, but there were others there that we do not see very often, so a good time was had by all. Andrew Marshall, president of the Association for the past year, was unable to preside, due to an attack of the flu which had kept him at home for ten days. This was to our great regret, as we missed his usual presence, and then, too, 1901 is very accustomed to giving the 1901 cheer for presidents. Natt Emerson presided in Zeus' place, and, although up against a tough proposition in trying to fill a 1901 man's shoes, did a very creditable job. Those gathered around the board were Jim Smith, Louis Crone, H. M. Snow, George French, Bill Bryant, Charlie Whelan, Jimmie Wallace, Deacon Hildreth, Warner Crowell, Jim Kimball, Pa Rollins, Johnnie Ward, and Steve Stevens.
A meeting of the publicity committee was held at the University Club, Boston, preceding the alumni dinner. Business of im- portance was transacted. Plans for financing the expenses of the class for the two next years, previous to our 30th Reunion, were considered and adopted. The exact status of a certain member of the class was discussed openly and freely. He was accused of receiving certain football tickets and not making restitution to the proper owners with the proceeds. It was intimated that the tickets were disposed of by him to questionable parties. The offending member appeared Defore the committee and stated his case. Final decision is being reserved by the committee, and depends entirely upon the future deportment of said offending member. The publicity committee trio also put in some extensive practice, and are about ready to appear in concert work. It is very probable that they will appear in a repertoire of songs in the very near future, at some class function.
Dungie Crowell attended the gathering of the class agents held at the Algonquin Club, and reports a most enthusiastic meeting. He is all pepped up, rearing to go, so you all might as well have your fountain pen and check book in hand. He will soon be out with his appeal, and let's not fail him. He went over the top big last year, making his quota and then some, so we ought to help him keep up the good work.
Ned Calderwood, or perhaps we should say old Doctor Calderwood, is now professor of medicine at Boston University School of Medicine, and also physician in chief at the Massachusetts Homeopathic Hospital.
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