Class of 1915

Charlie Griffith was recently called upon by Mrs. J. R. Hayden, a sister o£ Dick Hall. Mr. Hayden for the past two years has been vice-governor-general of the Philippine Islands, and with his family has just returned home by way of the Mediterranean rout, including in their trip a pilgrimage to Dick's grave in a remote cemetery in Alsace. Mrs. Hayden assures Charlie that the stone which the class of 1915 placed on the grave as a memorial is beautifully cared for, and that some of Dick's friends in the village near-by have planted new ivy around the base. Dick's memory is one of the glories of our class, and it is fine to know that there are friends in France who cherish his memory also.

The cupboard seems to be almost bare this month, as far as news is concerned. The brethren who should have written in have fallen by the wayside, and apparently we will have to snap the whip in order to get some news for these columns. On the other hand, the Secretary is somewhat to blame, as he has not attended to business this past month. Hard work (?), a run-down condition, and general cussedness necessitated a general check-up and hospitalization for three weeks, but he is now in fighting trim. Send him some news, or he will break down again.

Ed Whit, who has been with the law firm of Lowenthal, Hirsch & Whit, has formed a new partnership under the name of Carpenter & Whit, with offices at 70 Pine St., New York Dale Barker now maintains his residence at 168 Jason St., Arlington, Mass A 1 Priddy's two boys, Allan Jr. and Stanton, have returned to Choate and Belmont Hills schools, respectively, and both boys are playing on their school hockey teams Ben Borella, who has been assistant treasurer of General Motors Corp., has recently been promoted to general assistant treasurer, and is located in their New York offices Ralph M. Davenport, for whom we inquired in the last issue, is located at South Duxbury, Mass Dave Hitchcock, now on the Yale teaching staff, has recently written an article in the Journal of GeneralPhysiology, on "Freezing Points of Salt Solutions.". . . . Herb Potter is now located in Newton.

For sheer courage and patience, we pass the class prize to Frank Rohrs, as evidenced by the following, from 1069 Cook St., Denver, Colo.: "I have been chasinghealth since 1923, and collapsed completelyat Delmar, N. Y., in January, 1934. Camehere in March of that year, went smack tobed, and have remained there ever since.Things took a bad turn last spring, so theydecided to put one of my bellows out ofcommission by means of three operations.Left the hospital after the last one last September, and I am told that by Septemberof this year I can go back to work. In a fewweeks I shall be allowed to be up andabout the house for the first time in nearlytwo years,—the prospect gives me the feeling of new life, strange to experience.Meanwhile, Tap, I've turned 'poet, s'helpme,' and am enclosing a sample recentlyprinted in the Denver Rocky Mountain News: 'Should weather gum up all your plans,Do not go off your base,Or wear one of those 'sour-pans'—Don't be a pickle face.

The world is full of so much woeWithout a day of grace,That trouble should not make you goInto a pickle face.

If she of whom you are so fondShould get another 'case,'It would be folly to respondWith a pickle-featured face.

Let humor creep into your soulTo lose is no disgrace,Just think of men like Old King Cole,Salt down that pickle face.

"And if perchance he has not wonFor this a column place,A shut-in's had a lot of fun,He's not a pickle face. "EPH AHR."

Secretary, Orleans, Vt.