Class of 1904
Just as I was putting the cat out about 1.45 A.M., February 24, the telephone bell rang. Taking up the receiver, I heard this .... "Dave, that you, Dave Dave, ha-ha-ha, Dave, wait a minute, Dave, how are you, Dave they won't let me talkSex wants to speak to you (Sex) Hello, Dave, Got your letter the other day, I don't know what. .... Here's Rosie, he wants to speak to you .... Hello, Rosie Hello, Dave These dumb clucks can't seem to say anything but hello, now I could say a lot and would enjoy a chat with you, but here's Fen Hello, Dave, got your letter, came up yesterday, Hay couldn't get away, Goodbye. "Sids" hasn't changed much in thirty-odd years.
At St. Paul's Cathedral March 6, Rev. Eliot R. "Zeus" Marshall assisted Dean Sturgis at the funeral service of Dr. R. M. Lawrence, distinguished physician and surgeon of the Harvard class of 1869. It is interesting to note that Dr. Lawrence was a member of the first football team in the United States, the Oneidas, which is commemorated by a bronze marker on Boston Common. There were fifteen in the original team, which played its games on Boston Common seventy-five years ago. The ball was placed in the center of the long stretch parallel with Charles St. and kicked off, the goals were the Beacon and Boylston St. walls. In '63 they did not lose a game. Six of the survivors had a reunion in Boston in 1922, and with the death of Dr. Lawrence there are left, E. L. Arnold, Prof. R. M. Peabody, and J. W. Lovett of the famous Oneida football team.
Did you notice how the editorial columns in metropolitan dailies perked up when "Hoppy" returned from his European vacation? I am sorry that a previous engagement prevented me from hearing him at the Boston dinner on March 7, but we were present in the persons of Bullock, Maguire, Hobbs, Marshall, Hinman, Sexton, Rollins, and Robinson. It appears that we were represented in all the events before and during the dinner, and that some seven-eighths of the crowd had the appearance of enjoying and understanding all that was being said at the speakers' table. Unfortunately Carl Woods and Ike Charron, who have always attended these annual alumni events were compelled to remain at home on account of illness, but it is a real satisfaction to be able to sayhere that they are both improving. Dan Norton is another one of our regulars who has been having a poor deal in health this winter, but "Edge" writes from Manchester that Dan's cheerful disposition has retained its usual good health and consequently is aiding him in the process of recovery. A characteristic letter from Bill Gray indicates that he is still on the mend.
From Opportunity, Wash., comes the sad news that Alice Haskell Lockwood, who has been in poor health for some time, died on March 5. It was my privilege to extend our sympathy to Mowry in the following telegram—"Fellowship in theDartmouth family brings you at this timesympathy and consolation in your bereavement with encouragement to carry on. Letme add from your intimates in the class, apersonal message of sympathetic thoughtand friendship."
A letter and snapshot of himself from Samuel D. Hamblin says he graduates in June from the Danvers, Mass., High School, is nearly 18 years old, and would like a summer job. I can't guarantee him one right now, so Sam's request goes to fifty of the class. His letter-picture-father—suggest both background and ability Let's find a job for Hammy's Sammy.
"Gil" Moulton acted as moderator at the York, Me., town meeting March 11 and was again elected treasurer of the town. He has been serving his home town in varying capacities for many years and should have a lot of good town meeting yarns for reunion purposes.
It was a privilege recently to lunch at The Eagle Hotel in Concord with the genial judge of probate for Carroll county, Will Britton of Wolfboro. Judge isn't a Dartmouth man, but he has a host of Dartmouth friends, and I learned with some personal satisfaction that he is a subscriber to the MAGAZINE, and gets much pleasure from the news of his friends in our column and the contemporary classes. Primed to the muzzle with stories of old New Hampshire, Judge Britton contributes good cheer and laughter on all occasions. He is a good friend of Gene Sewall's .... Don't miss an opportunity to hear them swapping Maine and New Hampshire yarns.
VIEWPOINTS DIFFER
New Hampshire Dartmouth men will find difficulty in accepting the viewpoint of our Democratic Congressman Wm. N. (ex-'is) Rogers in the method he proposed for the administration by federal authority of the possible improvement and permanent administration of the Merrimac Valley drainage area. To me, it is inconceivable that permanent federal control of the Merrimac Valley should even be considered.
Ned Willis is back from St. Petersburg, Fla., talking about reasonable costs of food—million dollar piers—alligator farms —the biggest sponge market in the world —(I thought that was in Washingtoncheap taxi and boat livery, but as I write he is prowling around in Waterville mountains on snowshoes with a good Harvard man, Frank Sulloway, cooking steak sandwiches over open fires New York friends of our genial treasurer might not believe it, but I'll bet this snowshoe news of old trail companions will make Tom's feet itch for the feeling of snowshoe thongs and the crunch of snow.
We are approaching the end of the College year. Each Commencement finds several of us at Hanover. Isn't it worthwhile to reserve a common dormitory location with the hope of an off-year reunion of ten or twenty men? Shall we include wives and families, or make it for members of the class only. Please let me have your reaction to this AT ONCE. If a sufficient number are interested we can develop more enthusiasm in the May number.
Secretary, Waterville Valley, Waterville, N. H.
