Class of 1900
Bob Jackson has been spending a few weeks in Florida, to recuperate from a bad cold which hit him early in the winter. Even Washington failed to escape a severe winter.
Johnny Warden is also enjoying the Sunny South at West Palm Beach. He motored down with Mr. and Mrs. Rogers,, old residents of Hanover. Ever since he came home from France Johnny has suffered from neuritis, so he appreciates a warm climate. Mrs. Warden remained in Hanover, and John Douglas is attending the Hanover High School. Since leaving the Army late last year, Johnny's plans have been indefinite. He wisely trekked back to Hanover to get a good rest and look the ground over in the East.
Gilbert Balkam is enjoying his job immensely at the Quincy Trust Company. He is doing a lot of promotion work, making this institution a very helpful factor in the community. That's what a bank is for, Gilbert thinks. Gilbert Jr. is getting a great kick out of his studies at Dartmouth. Government, economics, history, and English are his favorites. Through Perry Fairfield he has a fine job at the Commons, so he is getting along splendidly. Lucelia Balkam is in charge of kitchen, buying, and menu planning at Seiler's "1912 House" in Framingham. Gilbert, by the way, is much interested in the job of rating applicants for admission to the College. He has devised a very simple and effective method for the group in his locality. So things are fine with the Balkam family, and deservedly so.
Good news from Manion, who lives out Arlington way. He says: "If Joe Bartlettruns for governor, I will break my lifelongtradition and vote for a Democrat." Guess there will be a lot with him. Joe mentions Bill Colbert, who is now connected with the Alcohol Beverage Unit at San Juan, Porto Rico, Harry Hutchins, and Bob Jackson, and winds up with a great eulogy of Mc's work in reorganizing the coaching situation. In closing Joe says the cold weather hasn't helped the furniture business much.
Jim Woodman writes that he had a lot of fun debating where he and Mrs. Woodman would go to trail up the terrible winter. They debated so long they ended up by staying at home. Jim, the oldest boy, is taking his second year at New Hampshire University, while Everett is at Exeter, looking forward to another year in the baseball team. Jim's little daughter is home, playing the piano and bringing daily joy to father and mother. When both boys are away, it's pretty fine to have a little girl at home.
A six-page exhaustive review of the new publication, Leisure, published by F. E. Atwood, has been prepared by the Secretary and is nearly ready for release. It is a critical document of unusual depth and frankness, but requires all the space allotted to the Secretary in the MAGAZINE for proper effect. So it will have to go over until another issue. Then too it requires several issues of such a magazine to appraise its importance. Don't get restive; your curiosity will soon be satisfied.
Apology.—ln the March issue of the MAGAZINE the Secretary referred to the fine work of Mac and Charlie Proctor in solving the coaching situation. Due to the Secretary's unique handwriting it appeared as "Mr. and Mrs. Proctor." While I highly respect Mrs. Charles Proctor, I don't think she had much of a hand in the coaching situation except to keep Charles happy.
Secretary, 281 Otis St., West Newton, Mass.
