CLASS of 1889
C. S. Currier, engineer with the State Highway Commission of North Carolina, went to New York a few months ago for a major surgical operation. While not yet back to full strength, he is able to attend to his usual duties.
The Congregationalist of May 2 contains an article by Dr. Ozora S. Davis, moderator of the Congregational National Council, entitled "Intimate Impressions from a Moderator's Journeyings." This is a brief summary of his year's work. It is the duty of the moderator "to strengthen the morale of the churches, and hearten the ministers and members." "This has involved traveling on the Pacific Coast, in Hawaii, and through the South, speaking at all kinds of meetings and attempting to express the fellowship of the churches." It meant traveling more than 40,000 miles in the year 1928, and giving 133 sermons and addresses. The main part of the year's journey was the visit to Hawaii. Dr. Davis is the first moderator to go to the Islands during his term of service, and he spent, with Mrs. Davis, a full month there. His conclusion is: "I never met a finer and more devoted group of men and women, ministers and laymen, than I found in the Islands." In general, as Dr. Davis considers the outlook for the churches throughout this country, he is optimistic, but he does not forget the very heavy burden the churches are carrying nor the very heavy strain under which the ministers are working. We have heard with deep regret that Ozora was obliged to go to a Chicago hospital for a serious surgical operation, which was performed on April 12. Progress since the operation has been good, and he was able to leave the hospital in less than three weeks.
Fred E. Smith is deputy superintendent of public instruction in the state of South Dakota. In view of his very serious illness three or four years ago, it is particularly gratifying to know that he is able to carry his accustomed duties.
O. S. Warden of the Great Falls (Montana) Daily Tribune attended the recent annual convention of the Associated Press in New York city.
The following is from the Washington Daily News, April 18, 1929:
"President Hoover today nominated Alfred A. Wheat of New York, for seven years assistant to the solicitor general of the United States, as a justice of the District Supreme Court. Wheat's name was sent to the Senate for confirmation.
"When Attorney General Mitchell left the office of solicitor general to enter the Hoover cabinet, Wheat was chosen to take his place until a permanent appointment could be made.
"He has argued between 30 and 40 cases in the U. S. Supreme Court during his service in the department, including some of the most important litigation involving the government.
"Wheat was born June 3, 1867, in Nashua, N. H. Upon being graduated from Dartmouth, in 1889, he came to Washington to teach in the high schools.
"The teaching of business was inaugurated in the old Central High School at Seventh and O St. Wheat and Allan Davis, now principal of Business High School, were the first teachers in the commercial courses.
"While teaching, Wheat attended Columbian College, now G. W. (J., and was graduated in law there in 1891.
"He was admitted to the District bar in the same year. The next year he went to New York city, and returned to Washington in 1922 as a special assistant to Solicitor General Beck."
This is from the Washington Post of May 4: "Alfred A. Wheat of New York will be the seventh judge of the District of Columbia Supreme Court. His nomination for that office was confirmed yesterday by the Senate.
"The judgeship to which Wheat has been appointed was created by Congress at its last session in order to relieve congestion in the court and speed up the condemnation of land for the federal government.
"Mr. Wheat will be sworn in by Chief Justice Walter I. McCoy as soon as he can wind up his affairs as acting solicitor general of the United States. He has been with the Department of Justice for seven years, serving as special assistant to the solicitor general until W. D. Mitchell was promoted from solicitor general to attorney general. Then he was made acting solicitor general."
It was a pleasure to recognize Charles D. Hazen as one of the "Committee of Arrangements for the 25th Anniversary Meeting of the American Academy of Arts and Letters Held in New York, April 23." A group picture of these distinguished men was reproduced in one of the Boston dailies April 20.
Secretary, , 87 Milk St., Boston
