Class of 1898
The class was represented at the best dinner of the Boston alumni in many years, which was held at the Chamber of Commerce on January 20 as a testimonial dinner to Craven Laycock. It was also a greeting dinner for the new football coaches, and none gave them more hearty greetings than the members of '98 present. The Athletic Council has the hearty support and approbation of this class in their efforts to have Dartmouth represented by teams taught and coached to play the game they are capable of playing with the fine material which comes out for the team. The Council has now made a good start, and it is to be hoped that they will continue the good work in other branches. It would be a real pleasure to see Dartmouth once again represented by a track team as it was back in our days, which even then was usually a winner. Those present were Harry Good-all, Bucky Chandler, Charlie Montgomery, Bradley Rogers, Everett Hoyt, Jack Spring, Jim Leahy, and Denis Crowley. This was the first time Jim Leahy has been at any gathering of the class since he left college at the end of freshman year.
Jim Leahy is a practising physician in New Bedford, Mass. He has a son who is an honor student at Brown, specializing in chemistry.
Lyman Belknap, son of our own Lyman, is a freshman at William and Mary College.
Joe Bartlett is being very much and most favorably spoken of as possibly the candidate of the Democratic party in Massachusetts for governor this fall. In his work as chairman of the Civil Works Administration for Massachusetts, Joe has done mighty fine work, and since he has so favorably measured up to the high standard demanded for the successful conduct of this work he has been deemed to be of gubernatorial caliber. He is reported to be the choice of Governor Ely for the nomination. Here is a chance for every classmate to boost Joe for the nomination and go to it. Joe is the sort of man politics badly needs in this country. Joe went to Florida for a month's rest leaving Boston February 7.
To all of us who really knew Joe Carney it is no surprise that even now after such a short time in the office of collector of internal revenue for the District of Massachusetts he has the office running like a piece of well-oiled machinery. It was noted in the 1900 items a few months ago by Natt Emerson that there was a decided change in the atmosphere of this office, and all for the better, with the advent of Joe as Collector.
Fritz Robbert, who, because of illness was unable to attend the reunion last June much to our sorrow, has been back to his duties as comptroller and vice-president of the United States Trust Company now for several months. His return must have brightened Wall St., on which street his bank is located.
The Secretary's daughter, Harriette, skied down Hell's Highway, the new D.O.C. racing trail on Moosilauke, the other weekend, and reports a real thrill. She is secretary of the White Mountain Ski-Runners, a newly formed ski club, and has been trying many of the new ski trails, but thinks Moosilauke the best so far. She also lectured recently to the Providence Art Club on "Wandering through Southern Europe and into Spanish Gardens," and to the Worcester County Horticultural Society on "The Design and Planting of the Suburban Home Grounds," and is going to Burlington shortly to give "A Garden Travelogue," showing pictures of outstanding European gardens. Her lectures are illustrated by slides which she has colored, and which are mostly made from her own photographs.
Secretary, 57 Grove Hill Ave., Auburndale, Mass.
