Class of 1898
The '98 round-up at the Hotel Vendome, Friday, October 22, the night before the Dartmouth-Harvard game, was one of the best attended and most enjoyable of our many get-togethers. There were thirty-five present—Mr. and Mrs. Israel Aubey and their son and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Millard Aubey, Dr. and Mrs. Edward C. Batchelder, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Chandler, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Crowley, Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Littlefield, Mr. and Mrs. Chester F. Williams, Mr. and Mrs. H. Philip Patey and their children Mr. and Mrs. Hilton W. Long, Phillippa Charls Patey, and Barbara Loraine Patey, also Mr. and Mrs. Bradley C. Rodgers, Joseph W. Bartlett, Ernest M. Gleason, Robert Peck, Frederick S. Pope and sister Mrs. Ilda T. Provost, Mr. George Hill and daughter, and Rev. E. W. Snow. The class had as guests Mrs. Julia P. Guyol and son Philip Guyol. Mrs. Guyol is the sister of our late classmate Allan Patterson. It was a great pleasure to all to have the relatives of our much-loved classmate with us. Other guests were Mrs. Carrie Smith, secretary to the '98 secretary during the entire ten years of his secretaryship. Mrs. Smith knows all our nicknames. Another guest was Mr. Oscar Bourne of West Swanzey, N. H., a man who registered to enter Dartmouth with the class of .1898 but had his plans changed at the last moment and so never entered Dartmouth. He has led a most successful and happy life as proprietor of Camp Wawona at West Swanzey, N. H. Also as guest was Mrs. Wallace Ross, the wife of that good Dartmouth man Wallace Ross of the class of 1909. Mrs. Ross was the skillful accompanist of the gifted baritone Franklin Field, who rendered a number of selections that were much enjoyed by those present.
We sat down to a comfortable supper at 6:30 P.M. After supper "Bill" Williams showed the class some wonderful moving pictures of beautfiul flowers from spring to autumn, also some pictures of 'gBers at the round-up held at Dick Marcy's and some most interesting pictures of the Gaspe Peninsula. In "Bill" Williams the class has a valuable asset. More power to his camera eye and discriminating taste, say we all. "Buck" Chandler as toastmaster lived up to his reputation, and that is going some. Many letters from absent members were read, and a particularly cordial one from President Robbert. A message of good cheer was sent to George Farley and Montgomery, who expected to be present but who were unable to.
A New York paper recently found its way to the Secretary's desk containing a good picture of Seelman taken with Mayor LaGuardia of New York. Seelman's wort; as trustee of the higher institutions of learning in New York City has been outstanding.
The Secretary saw the well-known figure of Joe Bartlett at the Brown game in Providence and also in the Yale Bowl. The YaleDartmouth game was the most fascinating and best football game I ever saw.
President Robbert has appointed the following members of the class as a committee to handle our 40th Reunion next June: "Denis" Crowley, chairman, Fred Lord and Phil Patey, executive committee "Ich" Crane, "Buck" Chandler, "Bill" Hewes, "Skipper" Littlefield, Bill Middleton, "Ike" Seelman, Albert Smith, Jack Spring, and "Ev" Snow. Now may all other members of the class fire any suggestions at this representative committee, so that in June we may have the very best reunion we have ever had.
Seth Moody writes a good note from Lamont, Idaho, expressing the earnest wish of attending a reunion.
E. D. Chandler has recently purchased a new home in Woodstock, Vt.
Fletcher Harper Swift is still in England. His wife and two daughters are in Vienna, where Mary Ruth is studying music and Julia is pursuing work in art. As soon as his study on Financing Institutions of Public Instruction is completed, he will join them.
J. Albert Anderson writes from Baton Rouge, La., that Mrs. Anderson received her A.B. degree from the Louisiana State University in 1934 in psychology, and is now taking music for a B.M. degree. His older son Sherbourne received his medical degree in 1934 and is in public health work in North Carolina. His younger son Bert has just received his A.B. degree and is now studying law.
The Everett Hoyts are happy grandparents. Nancy Martin Wood was born July 19.
W. H. Mitchell of Governor Dummer Academy writes an enthusiastic note about
the reunion.
"Bobbie" Brown writes from Pittsburgh, Pa. We shall expect him on to the 40th.
Lockwood writes from El Paso, Texas, where he is temporarily located for the government.
"Kim" writes from Plymouth., N. H., his regrets at not attending the Hotel Vendome round-up. He must surely make our 40th.
Harry Clark writes from Highland Falls, N. Y.; may he meet us all in June.
Sherman Moulton writes a good letter from Vermont, where his fine work on the Supreme Court of the state has attracted wide attention.
John Eckstorm sent a telegram as his greeting to the Hotel Vendome round-up-We must see John at our 40th.
My excellent secretary, Mrs. Smith, has
just called my attention to an article in the magazine Life for November 8. On page 44 is an article entitled "Carnegie Institution's Mount Wilson Observatory makes Astronomical History," and, sure enough, there is a fine picture of "Pete" Adams with his eye glued to a great telescope with that far-off look that takes him into the celestial region, but with a little bit of earth in his mouth by way of the good old pipe. It is worth something to have a good secretary and the secretary of '98 has one. "Pete" also appears in another picture on page 46 concerning the cogwheel. We know, however, that "Pete" is far more than a mere cog in the astronomical world. We must certainly be careful and not have any foreign government take "Pete" across the water at the time of the 40th Reunion. I commend this article to every '98 man, for it looks to me to be exceedingly interesting.
In speaking about "Ike" Seelman's book, "Law of Libel and Slander," which by the way was never reviewed in this magazine, the chief justice of the New York Court of Appeals, which is the highest court of New York, wrote: "And his work on libel andslander has become a useful text and reference book—in fact it is far superior tomany of the same kind." The first edition of the book has been exhausted and a second edition has been issued. In a discussion in the New York Law Journal over whether defamation by radio is libel or slander, one writer said, "As Mr. Seelmansays in his book on the law of libel, 'Thewidest circulation of the greatest newspaper is insignificant to the audience of anational broadcast.'" The editor of the Journal in commenting on the controversy said, "Mr. Seelman's scholarly work on the'Law of Libel and Slander,' referred to byour correspondent, contains interesting observations which may be considered in thepresent connection (see paragraphs 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7)." More than a column of the Journal is then given up to the quotation of these five paragraphs from the book. The book has also been cited as an authority in cases before the court and in the opinions.
TED LEGGETT'S SLOGAN
Fritz Robbert has appointed a reunion committee headed by Denis Crowley to arrange for the. 40-year reunion next June. From the reports already had, this is going to be the largest and best reunion of the class yet held. Every member of the class, both grads and non-grads, should now arrange all plans so that they will be in Hanover next June. Every man will soon hear from Denis and other members of the committee. Ted Leggett's slogan, "We aregrowing older, but not old," applies; but just the same come back next June and be really young again and see the old college in all her beauty and splendor, and, if you have not been back, you will get the surprise of your life and such a joyous one.
Secretary, 57 Grove Hill Ave., Newtonville, Mass.
