Class of 1892
The class of '92 had one hundred per cent of its membership in Northern New Jersey Dartmouth Alumni Association present at the annual dinner held in March. Translated, this means Coon was there.
This percentage was much better than our showing in the Boston alumni dinner on March 11. Then only the old reliables, Gaf Salinger and Billy Emerson, were present to join the Secretary in upholding the honor of the class. We certainly appreciated Bill Bingham's fine tribute to the life and work of Eke Hall.
When you read of the earthquake at Long Beach, Calif., last March, you naturally thought of Cox—92's representative in that section. I had a card from him March 13 on which he reported, "All well and happy." A letter dated March 30 brought more details. The Coxes were at Newport Beach at the time of the quake. This is some nineteen miles south of Long Beach, the centre of the disturbance. He reports that their house danced around on that fateful Friday but was not seriously damaged. They later returned to their home at Long Beach and found the house there also undamaged, so they feel that they were very fortunate. .The papers which he sent me were full of interesting details, and indicate that, while the damage was fearful, the spirit of the people is fine, and restoring and rebuilding are well under way.' They even tell of many new families moving into Long Beach.
A recent word from Bliss brings an account of the winter vacation in which Mrs. Bliss and he indulged. They decided to go down to Montpelier for a few weeks. Unfortunately both of them had to go to the hospital for operations. In each case the operation was completely successful, and they are now back in the Calais home. The rocks in the famous rock garden are doing finely, and the flowers are only waiting for spring to come.
An extract from the account in the Boston Herald of the Sonnenberg suit:
"Charles L. Weeks of Saugus was the nextwitness. In answer to questions by Atty.Sullivan, he identified himself as a mechanical engineer, holding M.S. and B.S. degrees from Dartmouth College. He said heplayed halfback on the Dartmouth footballteams in 1889, 1890, and 1891.
"He said he was a spectator at the Sonnenb erg-Lew is match at the Boston Arenain June, 1928, and that he had seen Sonnenberg dive from the middle of the ring,shoot through the ropes, and land amonga lot of chairs. He said that Sonnenberg'sbody was in an absolutely horizontal position as he went between the ropes, andthat he was moving, just before he struckthe floor, at about the speed of a runningbroad jumper going through the air."
Secretary, 285 Columbus Ave., Boston, Mass.
