Class of 1905
Lafayette Chamberlin recently ran across Ed Richardson in Dover, N. H., and for an hour they held a selective reunion, ending with lunch at Ed's house. Lafayette is one of the very few in the class who has had the pleasure of greeting Ed since his return to residence in the States, but we are hoping that he will circulate before long, perhaps beginning with the annual alumni dinner in Boston.
I saw Harry Peyser a day or two ago in Portsmouth, and regret to advise that he was more or less incapacitated this fall for several weeks with a wrenched ankle, caused simply by stepping on an overgrown pebble in his own back yard while manicuring his car. Harry is back in his office again and seriously debating whether he would win or lose if he brought suit against himself for negligence in allowing the pebble to be there, and should obtain a verdict.
C. C. Hills is again in the South this winter, and his address is Merritt Island, Fla., which we understand is not far from the town of Cocoa. Is there anything in a name?
[The editors regret that an error occurred in making up the pages of the January issue. An editorial from the Bronxville Press should have appeared at theend of the 1905 notes and was by errorplaced with the 1907 notes. In order thatmembers of the class may see this complimentary comment about "Rufus" Day itis reprinted below.]
CORNELL'S NEW PRESIDENT
"Bronxville will suffer an exceptionally great loss next July i, when Dr. Edmund E. Day moves to Ithaca to become president of Cornell University.
"During the six years he has been a member of our Board of Education, Dr. Day has given without hesitation much of his time and attention that could have been used otherwise to his personal advantage. He has shown himself to be a truly public-spirited resident of this community. His complete understanding of what Bronxville wants and needs in education merits the highest praise from every parent in the village.
"Dr. Day has done far more than just his duties as a school trustee and president of the board. On numerous occasions he has taken the trouble to hold meetings for the purpose of better acquainting the taxpayers and parents with the local school program. Under his guidance that program has gone steadily ahead with constant improvement.
"No parent, no citizen, has ever asked to be enlightened upon any question concerning the schools without receiving a cordial greeting from Dr. Day, who has, unknown to the public, given hours of his time to individuals desiring to air grievances or to clear up uncertainties.
"Upon two occasions since Dr. Day has been head of the local board, situations have arisen that threatened Bronxville with marked division of opinion on the educational question. In the subsequent crystallizing of public sentiment, and restoring harmony among those who might have formed bitterly opposite factions, Dr. Day played an important part.
"When his own board was upset and torn by internal differences of opinion, its members looked to their leader and there found a calm, brilliant mind ready to show them the way out of difficulties sometimes presenting almost unsurmountable problems.
"Although Dr. Day leaves Bronxville next July, his name and the policies of his administration have been written indelibly in the history of the village.
"We wish him well in his new work, and we congratulate Cornell University upon the choice of a man whose character and ability command the respect of all who are so fortunate as to make his acquaintance."
Secretary, Riverbank Court, Cambridge, Mass.
