Class of 1900
Cap Bigelow has a fine old summer place in Princeton, Mass. It's a beautiful old colonial house with a big center chimney, wide flooring, immense fireplace with brick oven, and chuck-full of colonial furniture. The display of pewter would make Homer Keyes grin with delight.
Bige spends the summer all alone in his big home and commutes to Worcester. He extends a warm welcome to all 1900 men to drop in and see him. Bob Brooks and the Secretary called for tea, which was really a most satisfying lunch.
Bobby Brooks is just as busy as ever in Claremont. His oldest daughter is married and lives in Scarsdale, N. Y., but his youngest is at home. Claremont's social life is delightful, and Mrs. Brooks and Bobby are among the leaders. Bob keeps young too, for he has a splendid flower garden and his professional work is very active.
Hen Teague had a most successful season at Mt. Washington. Good weather, lots of tourists, maybe because of the drouth in the West, kept things humming. Hen hasn't announced his plans for the winter, but Vice-President Fairfield of the Mt. Washington Company expects him in Hanover soon.
Ben Prescott did a good deal of lawing in Boston last summer. Milford law cases are too complicated for us to discuss. Ben states that he is still a Republican and not entirely sympathetic with the New Deal.
Notes from Harry Hutchins are frequent but cryptic. He reports an interview with Bart in Jefferson, N. H., letter from Bill Colbert indicating continued poor health on Bill's part and a renewed interest in Numbets. (See Leisure.)
John Mathes passed through Hanover on his way to Fairlee to bring his daughter back from camp. Mrs. Mathes and ontj of the boys were in Europe all summer, leaving John home alone. John looked fine, and not depressed like some of our important capitalists.
The Rankin family has been full of trouble. First Walter had an abscess in his nose, which was very painful and serious. Had to have a nurse for several weeks. The day the nurse left Mrs. Rankin had a fall and broke her leg, so the nurse had to come right back again. Hope this means an easy comfortable winter.
Seven men attended George Boyd's funeral in West Boylston on September 15. They were Prescott, Balkam, Sears, Jenkins, Bigelow, Brooks, and Emerson. It was held at his home, a local clergyman officiating. George wanted Roger Dunlap, but Roger had to be elsewhere that day. The 1900 wreath with the class numerals was close to George's head, for his last thoughts were of the class and this was his last meeting with us.
Gus Foster was in Hanover for the Norwich game, and in spite of the deluge had a good time. He brought with him a catalogue of the College for the year 1805, when John Wheelock was president. There were only nineteen freshmen that year. The distribution was almost entirely confined to New England. Gus picked this up from some printer, intending to keep it for his own archives, but thought it so valuable that he brought it to Hanover to be presented to the College. This has been done, and the College was very pleased to receive such an old document. It is simply a large sheet about the size of a diploma with the names of each class and headed at the top by the president and the members of the faculty. That made the issuing of a catalogue pretty simple. We supposed that the number who graduated in those days after once entering was much greater than it is now. It was a mighty thoughtful thing of Gus to do, and through these columns we again offer the appreciation of the College.
Secretary, Hanover, N. H.
