CLASS OF 1900
Burton Buck reports that he had a very pleasant call on Ray Firth. Ray is now at the Masonic Home in Manchester, N. H. It s a fine place, with only about forty residents there. Ray has a big room with his own radio. Ray's eyes have not recovered, and he cannot use them at all, but he has hopes that with proper care and attention his sight will return. Remember that the Masonic Home is on Beech St., just a few steps away from the Daniel Webster Highway. Whenever any one is going through Manchester remember to stop off a minute and see Ray. He would be tickled indeed to visit with you.
Henry Teague is getting his crew together to operate the Mount Washington Hotel this summer. Henry reports a fine time in the South during the winter. One of Henry's head men is to be Stan Yudicky, who was captain of the football team last fall.
Clarence McDavitt's golf game is improving very rapidly. This is due to the five-day- a-week schedule which now prevails in the New England Telephone Company.
Ben Prescott is another who has called on Ray Firth and reports a most interesting chat with him. Ray's pleasure at having seen someone from the class was unbounded, so let's make a point of dropping in at the Masonic Home in Manchester whenever we are in that vicinity.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Rankin made a trip to Cuba in late April. Their daughter and one boy went with them. They had a fine time. Walter states officially that the purpose of the trip was purely a business one. Ben Prescott made a similar statement vrhen he and Dan Arundel went to Mexico.
L. B. Richardson's history of the College appeared in the latter part of April and has met with a most favorable response. Every member of the class should read it. The price of the two volumes is $7.50, but no doubt arrangements could be made so that it could be circulated among different members of the class in the sections in which they live. It is even being given quite generally as a prize offered for achievement by different Dartmouth alumni organizations. L. B. would no doubt be willing to put his signature on the title page of any copy which was secured by a member of the class. Probably he will agree to discuss the merits of the book at the next round-up. Seriously, it is a very fine bit of work. The Secretary does not propose to review it in the news columns of the MAGAZINE. He certainly is proud to announce its issuance and reflect the more than favorable comment which has so far appeared.
We have had a letter from Bill Edwards, stating that he is pegging away at his ranching activities in Emblem, Wyoming. There is not much of a chance to get East while business conditions are so unfavorable. He sends greetings to the class, and we know that he would give anything to come on and see us all. We hope this can happen for the thirty-fifth reunion which, you come to think of it, is only a few months away.
John Long is not in the best of health— more examinations and a recurrence of his old trouble. He certainly has had a hard time of it and we hope that all the physical difficulties that he has suffered will soon be cleared up.
It is very difficult for the Secretary to keep pace with the scientific achievements of Charles Proctor. They are so many and so varied that they present a real problem. We are always sure to be about one year behind. Last summer Charles conceived the idea of securing photographs of the pair of falcons which make their nest on the cliff at Holt's Ledge. He constructed a blind in the physical laboratory, took it to Holt's Ledge, and had it lowered to the level of the nest, leaving it there for several weeks so that the birds could become accustomed to it. When this had been accomplished he got several people to go up regularly with him in the mornings and let him down in the blind where he sat patiently for hours with his camera. He finally succeeded in getting some 40 pictures of the two mother, birds and the three nestlings. These pictures show the stages in the growth of the young and are extremely interesting from the standpoint of a naturalist. Many of the pictures have been enlarged. We understood that some of them would appear in an issue of the National Geographic. The falcon which has its nest in Holt's Ledge is not a particularly rare bird. It is, however, a very difficult one to photograph, and Charles's achievement is an outstanding one. Some members of the class received little calendars at Christmas time with a picture of the two birds and the young. Whether any more pictures will be taken this summer we do not know, but there are rumors that Professor Proctor will continue his studies.
Sam Banning has just changed his business connection. It does not sound a bit like a change, because he is resuming his work with the old firm of Banning and Banning. Here is what Sam says about it:
"I am very well situated indeed, with much pleasanter offices than ever before, with a fine close-knit organization and good clientele, and most of all with a very happy personal relationship with my present partners, one of whom—Ephraim Banning—was nay old partner for many years. In fact, it seems like getting back home to resume my old place with this organization. I find it a joy to practice law in these new surroundings and am looking forward confidently to the future. Thanks for your inquiry. Remember me to all the good friends, and express my regret that circumstances prevent me from taking a more active interest in the affairs of the class. I hope, however, that my business will sooner or later take me to Boston, where I can have the opportunity of meeting you all."
Word from Arthur Martin, the old Duke of York, states that he is in charge of a food depot maintained by the Fraternal Order of Eagles. This is a plan to relieve needy Springfield families. Arthur is giving almost his whole time to this work, and is certainly very happy to render this fine service for his fellow citizens. Mrs. Martin has not been very well but the Duke reports that she has improved a great deal during the past few weeks.
Secretary, Room 903, 10 State St., Boston
