CLASS OF 1906

George M. King, principal of the colored high school of Waycross, Ga., delivered an address on "Educational Safety" at a colored safety rally held at the county courthouse in Waycross about a year ago. This address, which was received with great attention and enthusiasm by the colored railway employees in attendance, so impressed the shop superintendent of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad that he transmitted a copy of it to the director of insurance and safety of the A. C. L., who in turn passed it on to the superintendent of safety of the Pennsylvania Railroad System. The latter had mimeographed copies of the speech made and placed in the hands of all supervisory officials on the Pennsylvania lines.

The following communication and comment, which appeared in the March 28 issue of Time, will be of interest to 1906. Telford is, of course, Lymie Frazier's son.

SOMETHING TO SHOW TEACHER

Sirs: Although I have eagerly read every word in every issue of your magazine this year (including advertisements), I am starting this letter "Gentlemen" instead of "Sirs." My reason is this: I am curious to see (if I have the good fortune to have this published) whether you change it to "Sirs" for want of space. This whim was encouraged by my noticing that every letter was started "Sirs."

I have just left off reading the protests of some of your subscribers concerning your abolishment of "The March of Time." As I am compelled to study in my room at this hour, I never have had the good fortune to hear this program. However, if it is as good as your magazine, I heartily join with these protesters. TELFORD FRAZIER

Tabor Academy Marion, Mass.

P.S. I would also like to know if you publish many letters from schoolboys like me. It would give me something to show my English teacher if you published this.

The salutation of letters printed in Time is standardized as "Sirs," not for lack of space, but because "Sirs" is curt, clear, complete. —ED.

I wish I could reproduce for you the very lovely photograph of Nat Leverone's daughter, Charis, which appeared in the rotogravure section of the Chicago Daily News on March 26. The editor called it, quite appropriately, "like the child in Sir Joshua Reynolds' 'Age of Innocence.' "

Nat himself, by the way, keeps as busy as ever in his capacity of president of the Automatic Canteen Company of America. He writes: "I still try to devote quite a little time to civic work; serving on quite a number of committees. I was recently elected a member of the Chicago Crime Commission, that very aggressive group of Chicago business men who, under the leadership of Hon. Frank Loesch, originated the idea of listing Chicago's public enemies and then using every means possible of putting them behind bars. ... I expect to get out a few 'Green Messengers' soon to help the Alumni Fund drive, which will soon be on. I know it is going to be a tough job this year, so I am going to use both the 'Green Messenger' and personal letters in a strenuous attempt to obtain some kind of a contribution from every member of the class."

Nat tried faithfully to give me news of all the Chicago members of the class, as he always does. He missed seeing Cap Ketcham in Indianapolis recently, and he hasn't heard from Walter Dakin "in ages," although he adds that Walt is still at his old address in Elgin. Harold Fish and Kid Gleason have both embarked on new enterprises, but Nat is very vague as to what these enterprises are. Then he says: "I met Art Farrington on the street a little while ago and had a long chat with him. He had just returned from a trip West, at which time he had seen Maynor Brock and Bucky Kraft at Kansas City, and one or two other fellows. I suggested that he sit down and write you a letter, giving you news for the ALUMNI MAGAZINE." How about it, Art?

On March 10 Dean Laycock, returning from his western trip, stopped off in Chicago to address the Thursday luncheon of the Interfraternity Club, at which Nat acted as toastmaster. That he was in his usual form is indicated by the long tribute to his toastmastering skill in the club's weekly broadside, edited by Jack Childs 'O9. It begins: "Genial Nat Leverone, the prima donna at the head table, sparkled like one of Warren Piper's diamonds. Maybe it was 2." You can imagine the rest.

Steve Cushing has been made chairman of the Vermont State Public Service Commission. Congratulations, Steve!

Halsey Edgerton has just returned from a two weeks' trip to Panama. Besides seeing the Big Ditch—and flying over it—he spent a day in Havana and another in Kingston, and reports the finest vacation he has had for years.

Word has been received of the death on March 23 of Charles Edgar Porritt at Fargo, N. D. We have never had any news whatsoever, beyond his address, from Porritt since he left Hanover at the end of our freshman year. I am endeavoring to learn the facts of his life, and if I can obtain them, I will prepare a longer notice for the MAGAZINE'S obituary columns.

Secretary, Hanover, N. H.