Class of 1904
Signs of spring are in the air—from Hanover comes the notice of the secretaries meetings early in May—this refreshes the ageing mind with thoughts of lazy days on the Campus entertained by spring baseball spasmodically enjoyed by all the campus family; the fresh greenness of the grass and the budding trees; dodging the discus and hammer of energetic track team candidates whose enthusiasm for distance outran their ability for aim and control. The Twenty Twoter, familiarly know among class publications by its slogan "The working man's friend" devotes its March first issue enthusiastically to the pleasureable task of developing enthusiasm for their fifteenth—LUCKY DOGS—while we are pushing on to our thirty-fifth in two more years. Locally with many zero days and much snow we are enjoying to the fullest extent the misplaced winter we expected to enjoy in December, January arid early February. It was a real pleasure a few weeks ago to have one of Ralph's sons, Dick Sexton, and three of his Winchester friends here for a few days' skiing. The Boys came for a day expecting to attend a Deb dance at home the same evening, but the excellent snow surface, plus a few quiet hints that dances had never been allowed to interfere with the elder Sexton's poker technique, sufficed to give them a couple extra days skiing on the Tecumseh Trail, camping at night, and getting their meals at the Trail Cabin.
Jesse K '16 and Mrs. Fenno spent a few days with us skiing recently. Jesse, one time. Secretary of his Class, is throughly airminded as proprietor of the Fenno Air Service at Providence, but there is some question as to whether his flying experience has been a helpful influence in the use of skis.
Clarence G. '26 McDavitt Jr. and Roger '27 Salinger, have also been up with their wives for some skiing. Each year we see definite proof that the Classes since Fred '11 Harris developed the D. O. C. have a positive asset for cold weather pleasure from their Hanover winters which was entirely lacking in our day.
A day or two ago I ran into our Story Telling, Yankee Judge, Bill Britton from Wolfboro, who again told me of his enjoyment in reading notes of 1904 and contemporary classes among whom he has many friends. I believe Bill has the distinction of being the only subscriber outside the Dartmouth family.
Lack of time has prevented preparation, for this number, of a suitable article on Tom Streeter's intimate knowledge of Texas and its history, as shown by his remarkable collection of Texiana, and his contribution to an exhibition on Texas at the New York Public Library as described in the February number of the Library Bulletin.
Franklin Butler and Duncan Hunter, present day Tuck School Students were over for a few days' skiing. Their wholehearted praise of our Bill Gray as man and teacher was definite proof that he is as justly popular with the current generation of students as with our own. By the way, indirect news from Hanover indicates improvement in Bill's general condition.
The second Tuesday in March, known in New Hampshire as March Meeting Day, Miss Pauline Case, Secretary of this Publication, Miss Charlotte Ford, Head of the Alumni Records Office, and Miss Dorothy Cleaveland, Secretary to President Hopkins, came over to improve their capacity for taking bumps and liking it. We had the Valley all dressed up with a new snow storm put on so efficiently that it delayed their arrival some two hours. They enthusiastically admitted that our snow was much superior to that now being used on the Hanover Plain.
Donald D '00 Tuttle who has "been awarded his class numerals for his automobile because of outstanding success in advertising his Home State also came in to see a snow storm, and learn that snow is white, but not as cold as in the old Hanover winters.
Secretary, Waterville Inn, Waterville Valley, N. H
