Class of 1903
Announcement has been received of the marriage of Miss Esther Alice Dwinell to Dr. Arthur Percy Noyes on Saturday, September twelfth, nineteen hundred and thirty-six at Brookline, Pa.
Mrs. Noyes is a former resident of East Calais, Vt., the daughter of D. B. Dwinell and the late Olive (Peirce) Dwinell. She graduated from Montpelier Seminary and Skidmore College, and after a few years residence in St. Johnsbury, Vt., went to Pennsylvania, where she performed county and state work and served as executive of Reading Tubercular Association at Reading.
Dr. Noyes recently resigned his position as superintendent of the Rhode Island State Hospital for Mental Diseases at Howard, R. I., to serve as head of the Norristown State Hospital at Norristown, Pa.
This family is now a decidedly Dartmouth family, for Mrs. Noyes' brother is Ralph Dwinell, Dartmouth 1925, and her sister is the wife of Victor Smith, Dartmouth 1917. Congratulations and best wishes to you both, and may you join our happy class family at our 1938 reunion.
Donald C. Thorpe, Dartmouth 1935, son of our own Jesse L. of Lisbon, N. H., has been added to the teaching staff of New Hampton Preparatory School as teacher in French. The Manchester Union had this to say of him in part: "Donald C. Thorpe ofLisbon graduated -from Dartmouth withdistinction in his major field, French. Sincehis graduation he has studied and taughtin France, teaching at the Lycee de Garconsin Niort. Mr. Thorpe is an accomplishedperformer on the pipe organ and piano. Hehas had considerable experience with orchestras and glee clubs and will havecharge of the school orchestra at NewHampton." Donald will also coach winter sports, hockey, and tennis. No wonder that Jesse is proud of his son, and his classmates extend congratulations.
"Jake" Smith resigned as principal of Brigham Academy this past summer to accept similar duties at Poultney, Vt., where occupancy. The town of Poultney is in a most interesting era of restoration. The local historical society is about to restore the old church, the melodeon factory, and other buildings to recreate the original colonial aspect. It is to be done in a leisurely fashion "in harmony with the quiet beauty of the place." Here George Jones, founder of the New York Times, was born, and Horace Greeley of the New York Tribune learned the printing trade. Jake is the right man as principal of the high school in a town with such an awakened spirit, where the values of the past are not to be neglected in the building of the future.
Word has just come from the Alumni Office of the death of our classmate Charles C. Bunker, Far Rockaway, N. Y., on June 17, 1936. See the Necrology for further particulars.
From the same source we learn that George L. Peirce has changed his residence to 35 Chester Rd., Belmont, Mass. Charles A. Tapper has been rediscovered at 116 College St., Elgin, Ill.
Herbert C. Follett has changed his business address from Butler Brothers, Howard and Fremont Sts., San Francisco, to 2169 71 Chestnut St. His occupation is retail merchandise. His residence is 540 W. Santa Inez, San Mateo, Calif. Herb has been too busy to write of this change in business effort, but we follow him just the same. "Squeaks from the Golden Gate" has stated that Herb has opened a new Ben Franklin store. Ben used to live in Boston, so we are the more interested in your continued success, Herb.
On June 25 Edith and I were delighted to receive a call from three of the wives of classmates. A trip down our North Shore with a lobster dinner at the Adams House brought us the pleasure. Mrs. "Bucky" Bates, Mrs. "Prexie" Whelden, and Mrs. Phil. Brown, accompanied by Mrs. Taylor completed a real quartet. Apologies for the absence of their husbands were really unnecessary, for the "better halves" were our portion.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Edward Hanlon announce the marriage of their daughter, Marion Littlefield, and Mr. Richard Vanderford Ellery on Saturday, the nineteenth of September, at Danvers, Mass.
Mrs. Ellery is a graduate of Danvers High School and of Wheaton College, and for the past few years has been secretary to the principal of the high school in Danvers. Mr. Ellery is a young artist of note who has done meritorious work in portraiture and mural decoration. We all recall Marion Hanlon as a constant attendant at reunions in our more youthful alumnus days, and the class of 1903, I am sure, extends to her every best wish for the happiest future she can desire.
Basking in the sun by day and the moon by night, John Pray Wadham is just now sailing the on a United Fruit steamer. John most thoughtfully dropped me a line "at sea," and asks to be remembered to all you fellows. For years John has taken the boat when feeling the need of a period of relaxation, and swears that the benefit is great. The only lack is the company of a classmate, and the other night even that lack was overcome in a dream when the class as a unit appeared before him. Needless to say, though the bar was just closing, John drank a toast to the good old class of 1903. It causes one to ponder deeply when class spirit and friendships carry through the years with such force and fineness, and causes us to wonder if even now we take full advantage of such factors in life.
Secretary, 198 Humphrey St., Marblehead, Mass.
