Class of 1904
This is the season of alumni banquets, and all of the dinners this year will be in honor of the retiring dean, Craven Laycock.
At the New York alumni dinner recently, the three chief guests of the evening were President Hopkins, Dean Laycock, and Chancellor Harry W. Chase of New York University.
A week ago, the round-up in Boston took place and about ten of the 'O4 members were present.
Ned Robinson has been confined to the New England Baptist Hospital at Boston for the past two or three weeks, but is reported to be greatly improved. We are glad to know that he is better and will be back on the job again soon with Ginn and Company.
In another section of the MAGAZINE will appear the death notice of our beloved classmate, Dr. Delbert L. Jackson.
In the November issue Arthur McClary '05, commenting on the loss to his class of Joe Gilman, said, "At our age we have toget used to news of this type, but each timeit seems harder than ever before." Certainly this truth came to our class with staggering force when early New Year's morning we learned that our associations with "Jack" had become a part of memory's treasured record.
On another page in this issue will be found a brief summary of his accomplishments. His loyalty and interest in Dartmouth and the class contributed much to the Dartmouth family. The cheerful, smiling, boyish enthusiasm which characterized him as an entering freshman in September, 1900, was a permanent quality.
Appointed chairman of the 1934 reunion at the "night before the Harvard game" round-up, there were found among his papers suggestions and plans already in the making for our thirtieth reunion next June. In December, with Carl Woods, Vic Cutter, and a few other contemporaries, Jack participated in an evening of welcome to the younger Dartmouth alumni at the University Club. Discussing this evening a day or two later with a Dartmouth group, one said it was a great thing for the youngsters among the alumni to be so entertained. Jack's comment was, "Gosh, it'swonderful that a group of old men couldhave such an opportunity for companionship with boys."
Secretary, c/o Tifft Bros., 1387 Main St. Springfield, Mass.
