Class of 1878

The death of Joe Gerould, noted in another column, makes a big gap in plans for the class reunion in June.

Another of our veteran physicians is the subject of the following quotation from the Watertown, S. D., Public Opinion of March 16, 1933: "In recognition of his fifty years of community service, Dr. H. A. Tarbell wasmade the guest of honor at the regularmeeting of the Watertown District MedicalSociety, on the occasion of his golden anniversary in medicine. He graduated frommedical school just half a century ago andhas spent most of his mature years inWatertown.

"The members of the society arranged aspecial event for the occasion, and a day anniversary cake was one of the tableappointments.

"At the close of the meal Dr. Tarbellwas presented with a beautiful vase offlowers, on which the inscription had beenetched—'1883 to 1933'."

Lewis Parkhurst closed his long connection with the firm of Ginn & Cos. on February 28, 1933. He maintains a spacious office in the same building, where he says he has now "only two occupations, one ismeditation and the other is the entertainment of my friends; the latter comes first,so whenever you come in you will haveprecedence over anything I happen to bemeditating about."

To judge by the output from his office that has come to hand, his meditations relate largely to the development of the new state prison at Norfolk, and to other matters of public welfare, local and state.

The Alumni Editor's attention has been called to a recent number of the WellesleyMagazine, the alumni publication of Wellesley College, which contains a glowing account of Secretary Parkinson's golden wedding on November 11 last from the standpoint of the bride, who was Caroline Bowman of the Wellesley class of 1880 and of the secretary of her class. It appears that Royal (Dartmouth 1905) was the class baby of his mother's class.

Secretary, 321 Highland Ave., Fitchburg, Mass.