Class of 1900

The following thrilling headline appeared in the Washington Star of February 18: "Zoo startled by birth of cubs tokadiak mated to polar bear." According to expert bear raisers this is a most unusual event, as there is no previous record of a cross like this. Maybe it's due to our present unsettled social conditions, with the relaxing of old standards. It just shows that no part of the world or the inhabitants thereof are exempt. By the way, Mrs. Ursus was presented to the National Zoological Park by Paul Redington. She is about six years old, while Mr. Ursus, who migrated from Scotland, is just about the same age. Perhaps after all it's just the usual ScotchIrish combination. We've had lots like it in our class.

Charlie Dolloff has been a little under the weather, but is recuperating rapidly, so as not to miss the reunion. Too much attention to his large state family and too little to Charlie Dolloff.

Walter Rankin reports mighty fine returns for the reunion in June. Nearly fifty men all set to go, and many who truly expect to attend but cannot commit themselves quite so early.

Harold Hastings' oldest boy, Lem, graduates from Princeton in June, while Henry enters Dartmouth next fall. If Harold can combine Princeton graduation and Dartmouth reunion, he will be with us.

Ben Prescott and Ray Firth will be on hand when Massachusetts Hall opens and stay until the finish.

The general consensus of opinion is that there should be no elaborate set program, but an opportunity to rest and talk things over. Of course the dinner will be the great event, and the committee has secured the Ufford Lodge, which is by all odds the best place around Hanover. The date is Saturday night, and in general the program will be about the same as that of the 30th, and we all know what a grand time we had then.

The Secretary met Chelsea Atwood at the Junction the other day, bound for Chelsea, Vt. Evidently a visit to his old home town brings back painful memories of his youth, for on his return he talked about nothing but temperance, thrift, and abstention from tobacco. The audience in the railroad train were impressed but not convinced.

Secretary, Hanover, N. H.