Class of 1886
Newton sent Bessie and Arthur Fairbanks a flowering plant at Christmas from "The '86 Brothers and Sisters." Bessie had suffered from an infected jaw, which Arthur wrote the Secretary late in December was much better after an operation All of the '86 brothers and sisters hope that this recovery is becoming complete and permanent.
Wiswall sends special greetings to '86. He says that his eyes have slumped a little and that even with help, he can stand up only about two minutes a day. And yet, with characteristic courage and sense of humor he gives three recipes to help any of us to endure an occasional compulsory few days in bed. The first recipe is to recall his own personal humorous experiences. This he illustrates by a college-day conversation in German between another '86 man and a Dartmouth professor. Wizzy was sitting directly in front of the professor with his feet comfortably resting up on an adjoining seat. He quotes from the conversation; "Thefeet are large," "The feet are quite highup," etc., until the feet were lowered to the floor. The second recipe is to play with limericks. He quotes as an example the famous limerick by Woodrow Wilson about the jarring effect of his face upon the people in front of him. The third recipe is to recall other humorous stories, and he cites one about a college man who in "the horse and buggy days" was driving through a farming community and at nightfall thus spoke to a farmer's boy; "Thou male progeny of woman, extricate the quadruped from the vehicle;stableate him; devote unto him a sufficient quantity of the nutritive element;and when the bright Aurora dawns uponthe oxygen I will remunerate thee with apecuniary reward." The boy then ran into the house and shouted; "Dad, there'sa Dutchman out here who wants to seeyou." Wizzy says he has found these prescriptions helpful. The same old Wizzy!
Gil and Mrs. Frost were still (Jan. 9) at the home of their son, Carlton P. Frost, in Ridgewood, N. J. Gil said his son had had a second operation following his December operation for appendicitis, and, although his son was better, he could not yet plan a definite date to return to Hanover.
Biff is lining up with Gil as a family genealogist. He has completed and published privately a 75-page pamphlet entitled; "The American Ancestors and Descendants of Seth Kelly, 1762-1850, of Blackstone, Mass." In this booklet Biff records 316 individuals in ten generations of Kellys. The first to reach America in 1657 was one whose name in the Yarmouth, Mass., records is given as "David 0'Kelia, the Irishman." Other spellings of the family name Biff finds to be "0 Kelley," "0 Killey," and "0' Kelly." Biff will sell his genealogy with special rates to those ordering more than one copy. Address William P. Kelly, 2650 Second Ave.,. North, St. Petersburg, Fla.
Rose also says that he hopes to do some family writing this winter, "somethingafter Pete's plan." '86 men may remember that this plan included personal and family stories for children and grandchildren to read.
Thompson (Box 345, Fitchburg, Mass.), in his December 16-31-1937 issue of "Looking Ahead" has an article, "All is Rhythm and Vibration," in which, with us '86 men in mind, he has given a religious perspective to his interpretation of business cycles. Near the close are these lines: "All is rhythm and vibration,From the cold and lifeless clodTo the highest revelationOf the handiwork of God."
Secretary, 215 Walnut St., Montclair, N. J.
