Class of 1900

The success of the Harvard week-end was made certain by the usual round-up of the class of 1900 in Boston on the evening before the game. Eighteen men were in attendance, as follows: Arundel; Atwood; Balkam; Butterfield; Fairfield, A. P.; Fairfield, H. S.; Jennings; McDavitt; Paddock; Prescott; Rankin; Sampson; Sanborn; Teague; Wallace; Wentworth. President Rankin called on each man to tell something of the story of his life and of the progress of his children. In the latter respect some of those present, such as Prescott and Sampson, and especially Teague, were compelled to take refuge in shamed and gloomy silence, but, as a result of the discussion as a whole Walter came to the

conclusion, which may be regarded as optimistic or pessimistic according to the way you look at it, that "the second generation are better than we are." Perish the thought. No second generation could be as good as that. Each of the elderly men reporting, however, seems to be continuing at present what he has been doing for a number of years, and each, except for Wallace, whose change of base from Nashua to Boston has been noted, seems to have continued to reside in the same place.

Mrs. Arthur Downing has been com- pelled to submit to a surgical operation at the Brooks Hospital, Boston. Everyone will be glad to learn that the operation was en- tirely successful, and that she is now back in Littleton, quite recovered.

Bill Colbert has been heard from. His present address is 13 Bridge St., Augusta, Me. While he has not been able to attend class gatherings in recent years, he vows to reform, and promises that he will miss no more meetings of this kind. He advances the proposal, which has been suggested before but seems to have been worked out only in sporadic instances, of reunions in which classes which have been together in college shall meet for a common gathering.

From the Alumni Records Office comes notice of a change of address of Putnam, who is now to be found at 38 High St., Waterbury, Vt. With this nearness to Hanover, it is to be hoped that Put has been able to attend some of the home games and to see line play as is line play exemplified by the football team of this year. He, if anyone, should be able to recognize excellence of this sort when he sees it. From the same source we learn that Fred C. Smith, who was with us but a short time, is in the government service, and that his address is 4921 Battery Lane, Bethesda, Md.

Secretary} 11 No. Park St., Hanover, N. H.