CLASS OF 1905
Announcement was made on February 6 that Fletcher Hale Jr. was to be appointed to Annapolis by Senator Henry W. Keyes of New Hampshire. Fletcher is now a student in the Washington Western High School, and is said to be planning to enter Severn Preparatory School in Maryland next fall, and to go to Annapolis in 1953.
George Proctor Jr. was ill early in February with scarlet fever and lobar pneumonia, but on the 24th Lafayette Chamberlin reported that he was much better and well on the road to complete recovery. He is attending the Harvard Business School.
Saturday evening, February 20, Henry Norton broadcasted over a 61-station network, having for his subject, "Japan, China, Manchuria, and Shanghai." George Agry and Lafayette Chamberlin are enthusiastic in their praise, one saying, "The talk itself was great. He outlined in half an hour the whole picture in that Shanghai and Manchuria situation. I am sure that I got more facts out of that half-hour talk than I could possibly get out of many hours of reading statements and articles which appear about the situation, and I believe that the facts given in Henry's talk were more accurate than those I would have obtained elsewhere." That was Bill. George said about the same: "Henry certainly crowded into a half hour a very learned exposition of his subject." And more.
Jim Adams has a new address, although why, we have not learned: No. 23200 Lake Rd., Bay Village, Ohio. Please bear in mind that a change in your address should be explained in this column at an early date. We need, more and more as time goes on, to keep track of each other, and each of us should feel responsible for keeping the others posted.
Bob Harding sends in a clipping from the Boston Transcript of December 31, showing a picture of Mrs. Fred Chase and Edith and Mary Chase. Mrs. Chase was chairman of the Milton committee in charge of the morning performance on Saturday, January 2, when the Clare Tree Major Players gave the "Snow Queen" at the Civic (Repertory) Theater.
Following our quotation from the Hanover Gazette about the Old Dartmouth Fire, one of our best friends, modestly preferring not to be quoted, writes, "Now I may be wrong, as my memory is not any better than the other fellow's, but as I recall it, Chuck came down the center aisle, told President Tucker that Dartmouth Hall was on fire, and President Tucker told the students, requesting that they pass out, etc. The reason I am mentioning this is because one of the things that stands out in my memory as of first importance during our four years was the control the President had over the student body, and how it exemplified itself in the orderly way we followed his instructions, and marched out of the chapel." That agrees with our recollection. It is another example of several witnesses disagreeing as to details, while telling the truth as nearly as possible. The reporter for the Gazette had it that the Dean made the announcement to the students. Can you not, even now, see President Tucker standing there with his hand uplifted, making that tragic announcement?
The suggestion has been made, whether in earnest we do not know, that there be a contest in this department of "News from the Classes." The class conducting the best column or page is to receive an automobile. The Secretary will have the custody of the prize and will turn it over (or what is left) to his successor in office. The automobile now in the custody of the Secretary of this class is getting rather tired and will gladly make room for a better one. We do not want to seem immodest, and, in fact, but for our burning desire for a conveyance in which we can have a more abiding faith, we would not even mention it, but we feel that we owe it to ourselves and our family to enter this contest and win the prize. In making this momentous decision, we are relying upon the spirit of co-operation and charity which characterizes the men of 1905, and we now earnestly solicit the active help of each one of you. If we will pull together on this we can be the first class of Dartmouth College to own an automobile. So please send us your name and address, together with some interesting facts or fiction about yourself or your family or about any of the boys.
Most of the men who will read this have already sent in their class dues. We do not want to complain about the others, especially as we appreciate the idea of a moratorium ourselves, and we do not want to interfere with C. C.'s job of gathering in contributions to the Alumni Fund, which is most important. But,—well, you know the rest.
1905 CLASS PROPHECY
By Charles Jenkins Kelley
Some are born prophets, some are inspired, and some are chosen. I belong to the last class—in every respect. I have had my troubles in discovering the destinies of this class. I waited for an inspiration until the printer declared it was becoming a serious question whether he should be able to get the class book out at all. But no inspiration came, or if it did the express company didn't deliver it. So I have been obliged to explore the book of fate with only such aid as I could get from the algebraic rules of chance and probability. If your predestined careers don't suit you, don't blame me;—blame Wells' Algebra. Blame it anyhow.
There shall come to pass, after many days, great changes in Dartmouth. The great and mighty ones of the faculty shall give way to others and their places shall know them no more. In those days George Agry will be comptroller of commons; Musgrove, athletic director; C. C. Hills will reign in the dean's office and keep a watchful eye on the river bank, with Paene Moore as chief of police. Rix will be registrar. Jim Donnelly will be at the head of the English department, and his star course in modern literature will be devoted to such books as "Memoirs of the Immortal George Small," by "Midge" Reid and "Muz" French; "Famous Holdups," by Bunny Piatt; "Absent Treatment for Insotnnia," by Harry Fleming; "A Wicked Life," by Emery; "The Butter Rebutted," by Archibald; "All is Vanity," by Williams; "A Fast Finish," by Elliott; "Errors in the Universe," by Mulally; "Feeble Jokes for the Feeble-Minded," by McCabe; and the "Autobiography of W. B. Small."
Fame and fortune willcome to Fromm, as Doc. Kingsford's successor. Putnam and Sylvester will further distinguish themselves as Greek scholars; and Preston will teach future sophomores of the victory at Canossa. Ned Estes will fill Harmony's place and add three hours' credit to the record of every athlete, and Merrill will expound to the studious the nature of the Good, the Beautiful, and the True.
White will be the president of a girls' college, and Sibley the dean. Loder and Neely will become great scientists if they can escape the anti-vivisection societies. Bill Knibbs will become a great orator, his success being due partly to his Websterian brow and partly to his thorough training in English Eight. "Fat" Peirce's portly form will grace a bishop's robe. "Varsity" Billman's voice will proclaim righteousness throughout the land in the interest of the Watch and Ward Society. Chick Weston, Harry Wilkins, Fletcher Hale, and Bill Blatner will control a theatrical trust, but we trust they will not find life a burden. Conley will construct railroads for Merriam, Tuck, Roger Brown, and Atwood. Richardson and Hobart are destined to become shining lights in electricity. Adams, Ela, and Goodrich will become inventors. King and Libby will engineer an electric road to Lebanon. Bedell, Brockway, Dana Brown, Bill Chamberlain, Chase, Collins, Dennison, Gage, Harwood, Hill, MacMillan, May, Norton, Peyser, Cliff Pierce, J. D. Post, Reeve, Ricker, Rogers, W. G. Small, Allen Smith, Studwell, Whittier, Wilmot, and Wiswall all have business careers awaiting them.
Oughty-five has always respected the law, and Balph, Barton, Batchellor, Fred Brown, L. R. Chamberlin, Dorothy, Dunlap, English, Furfey, Eichenauer, Getchell, Harding, Ham, Hersam, Carl Kelly, Laing, Luce, McClary, McFeeters, Mac Lean, Melvin, J. A. Wallace, and Yem Holton will be ornaments to the bar, of which Viv Knight and Lillard will be the proprietors. Many others of the class will be frequent visitors there.
The ministry will attract Brooks, Campbell, Clow, F. T. Chamberlain, Falconer, Fall, Gates, Ed Gilbert, "Sliver" Hatch, Kingsbury, Ladd, Lill, Newdick, J. R. Post, Lou Wallis, Stuart, Tom Uniac, and Jimmy Vaughan.
Cornish, Graves, Pelletier, O. B. Gilbert, and Watson will go into medicine.
Haskell, Hawley, Messer, Russell, Chet and Lee Smith, Stone, and E. S. Weston will be kept busy designing new halls for Dartmouth.
Ashworth, Barney, Chisholm, Card, Colson, Hodgman, Day, Cunningham, Nourse, Parkinson, Ladd, Lane, and Ike Maynard will go into politics. The last named will devote his life to building up the Prohibition party.
Frost, in spite of his poetry, will become a philosopher, and Heine Orcutt will be at the head of a labor union.
(Well, you wouldn't expect he would guess right in every case. At least a few came through according to Cap's prognostications.)
Fred Chase's sabbatical month has expired, so we can report that he has been elected a member of the board of trustees of Pinkerton Academy, Derry, N. H., where John H. Bell serves as headmaster.
Emerson Day was one of the Dartmouth debaters in a debate with New Hampshire on February 25. The subject was, "Resolved that Congress should enact legislation providing for the centralized control of industry." Upon reading the clipping sent in by Harry Preston, we turned to the last 'O5 News to see the picture of Emerson's dad, our own Rufus, flanked by Eichenauer, Laing, and Falconer, who represented Dartmouth in similar contests a little while back. We wish success to "Rufus the Younger."
The Secretary claims a little reflected glory in being a fellow-townsman of Don Mahoney, one of Dartmouth's skating champions. Allen Smith used to say that the only good thing he ever knew to come from Malone was a horse. Well, we raise fast skaters up here too.
Last year we met our Alumni Fund budget 100%. Very soon C. C. will remind us of our opportunity to help the College carry on, and of course we will do our part. C. C. was very much pleased with the splendid response last year, disclaimed the credit which was his due, and gave all of the credit to the men who so generously showed their loyalty to their Alma Mater. Here's hoping we will maintain our standard.
Secretary, , , 45 East Main St., Malone, N. Y.
