1885*

A recent letter from Mrs. E. F. Philbrick of Hollywood, Calif., brings the news that "Life" is quite sick—just what the matter is she did not write, but he is evidently getting very restless under the care of his doctor and nurses. We hope that we shall soon hear of his steady improvement.

The Secretary has received from Otis Hovey a fine account of the trip which he and his wife took last summer to the Pacific Coast. The immediate occasion of the trip was to enable him to attend the annual convention of the American Society of Civil Engineers at Salt Lake City, Utah, held on July 17 to 21. The trip included stops at Chicago, Denver, Colorado Springs, Pikes Peak, Salt Lake City, San Francisco, and the University of Chicago, the Oregon State College at Corvallis, Oregon, Portland, Oregon, the Bonneville Dam and Glacier National Park, with continuous fine weather, the trip was very much enjoyed by them both—further particulars will be included in the Secretary's Christmas letter.

Last month the Secretary referred to the long season spent by Billie Rockwood and his wife at their summer home at Yarmouth, N. S. Later information brings the further news that Billie had quite a serious heart attack last August, which kept him in bed for eight weeks, after which he and his wife went to their summer home at Yarmouth, where he recuperated for ten weeks. We are glad that he is now back again at his home in Everett and has made a good recovery.

The Secretary recently had a short visit with our vice president, Frank Whipple, at his home 52 Cherry St., Lynn, and learned that a year ago last June Frank resigned his position as dean of the Medical Department of the Middlesex University and was elected as vice president of the college corporation. Frank is again dabbling in politics and was a candidate for representative to the Massachusetts legislature from Wards 3 and 4 in Lynn and the town of Nahant, and at the time he reported to the Secretary, the result of the election had not been officially determined—we all wish him success; he was a member of the legislature for two terms, 1930-1934.

At the command of our class treasurer, Henry Austin, the Secretary represented him at a meeting of the Dartmouth class treasurers held on October 20 at the University Club in Boston. The meeting was well attended, about thirty-six treasurers or substitutes being present, and particular consideration was given to the methods of increasing the subscription list of the ALUMNI MAGAZINE, with special attention to the matter of the "100% Class Group Plan"; at the time of that meeting, thirtysix classes had adopted that plan. The Secretary is glad to report that our class has since joined this plan, making the thirtyseventh class to do so, and we believe that it will have the same desirable effect that it is intended to have, namely—to arouse and maintain the interest of every member of the class, not only in his class but in our college.

The gift to the College by Ralph Bartlett '89 of a copy of the well-known "tall hat" etching of Daniel Webster and the interesting story of how he found it, lost it, and then found it again in Soviet Russia added interest to the November issue of the MAGAZINE. Could our most celebrated alumnus be conscious of this rescue of his picture, which had been so long exiled in such an undemocratic country as Russia, he would no doubt be eternally grateful to Bartlett for his thoughtful recovery and appropriate disposition of it.

After the Dartmouth-Harvard football victory, the usual "Roaring 'Bos' " dinner was held at the Boston City Club—it was unusually well attended, thirty-five or more being present; in the absence of Emerson Rice '87, one of the founders and secretary "emeritus" of these dinners, Frank Sanborn '87 and Herbert Gage '87 ably officiated in his place; they will probably make a full report of the occasion, so I will only add that Ed Knight '87 presided, with his customary ease and wit and introduced as the first speaker no less a personage than Hon. Robert Lincoln O'Brien '91, who delightfully entertained us in his flattering and inimitable way; thereafter our genial toastmaster called on others of us until the supply of new cider and confections was exhausted and the gathering broke up after voting to send a message of remembrance to Emerson Rice.

Secretary, Kimball Bldg., Tremont St., Boston

* 100% subscribers to the ALUMNI MAGAZINE, on class group plan.