CLASS OF 1900
Charles Proctor has been confined to the hospital by pneumonia. He went north on a trip with the Outing Club, and was taken sick immediately upon his return. We are certainly glad that he has been getting along so well. Charles Proctor is so much a part of the outdoor life of the College that he can scarcely be spared, even for a few weeks. That he has given too much of himself to the Outing Club and the Golf Club, as well as to his regular work, goes without saying. We are tremendously glad that he is well again, as he undoubtedly will be when this notice is printed.
Franklin C. Lewis died on February 13. Please see a full account of his career and his death in the obituary section.
Harry Leßaron Sampson is counsel for the organization which is opposing the repeal of state participation in the enforcement of the Volstead Act. He has been very active in leading this movement and in addressing local gatherings. Harry's attitude is that the repeal of this Act will produce chaos and not be a constructive measure. Beyond this brief comment, your Secretary does not venture to go. It is only recently that this subject can be discussed in a calm manner. To express an opinion might seem to invite a debate with other classes about the success of prohibition. The Secretary would only make the brief statement that he does not think the question is as yet entirely settled. A more intimate discussion will be reserved for our thirtieth reunion, when we gather on the steps of Massachusetts Hall or watch our sons and daughters swim in the sunlight at Lake Morey.
In this column we wish to pay tribute, following a tradition that we have established, to a beloved and honored member of another class. To us Gene Clark was not just a member of '01 whom we knew and loved in college days. He was a part of the greater Dartmouth which secures our entire allegiance above class, fraternal, or sectional interests. He was a part of the traditions of the College, including that great outdoors to which the class of 1900 has allied itself forever by its gift to the College. We loved him, we respected him, and Hanover will not be the same for us in June as it would be if we could drop in and chat a few minutes with him sitting at his desk with his faithful dog curled up in the corner beside him, Gene Clark was bone and sinew of Dartmouth College, through tradition and through love of service. We shall miss him more than we can say and we can pay no adequate tribute to his sweetness of character and wealth of qualities which make up the man that we would all like to be. To the men of '01 and above all to his boy Alden we extend our deepest sympathy.
Secretary, 10 State St., Boston
