Class of 1904
A Wah-Hoo-Wah for The MAGAZINE Board, The Alumni Fund Committee, L. B. '00 Richardson, and all the others who have cooperated in the development of the Alumni Fund number (March) of the MAGAZINE. It has been my privilege to show my copy to graduates of three other colleges who were greatly impressed with the history of the development and uses of the Fund and their opinions, boiled down, were that it was the outstanding cooperative effort of all colleges. We may be pardoned for showing a little family pride in the fact that our two Alumni Councilors, Jig and Robbie, are on the Fund Committee of the Council, and that Ralph, in his first year as class agent, achieved the distinction of special mention for his good work.
I was grieved to find that the March MAGAZINE records the death of Jimmy '01 Higgins. It was my privilege as a freshman in the fall of 1900 to wait on table at the Rood House with Jimmy Higgins and Eddie '02 Cregg. The year's experience was a happy one with these two upper classmen and it has always been a pleasure to spend a few minutes with Jimmy at the various games and Dartmouth gatherings. I am glad to have had such an opportunity with him in Hanover last Fall. The Rood House, with Ike '01 Washburn and Charlie '02 Dudley carrying on the Dartmouth Co-op Store in the right hand corner and the Registrar's office across the hall was one of the important buildings of the College, and in the rear was the Rood House Club where I fed ten husky class appetities three meals a day in order to get three for myself. That really wasn't such a bad performance because I have spent years feeding many more people their daily meals and sometimes have got no more out of it for myself than at the Rood House.
Read Ned Burbeck's March notes and the fine group of fifty-six '03 men who have already signed up for their thirty-fifth reunion. Give this list a little study and plan to attend our Commencement gathering and spend some time with these fellows with whom we spent three years in Hanover.
It was our privilege a few weeks ago to have the Clarence McDavitt's, Senior and Junior, with us for a few days. It was a real privilege to become better acquainted with Mac, who, since his graduation in 1900 has devoted himself unsparingly in working for Dartmouth and we are indebted to him for the development of an athletic policy which has brought great credit to the College and the admiration of our opponents for our sportsmanship.
A brief letter from Phil Laskey whom I do not see frequently enough, contained the following. "Philip Junior is in theFreshman class at Dartmouth. When youlast saw him, he was a little kid runningaround your barn chasing hens. Timechanges the little fellows." Phil's last remark is a canny one. Maybe Philip Junior's interest has changed from hens to chickens.
We are indebted to Robbie for some recent news from "Eggs" Egbert who always writes most interestingly about the natural beauty and attractive living at St. Simons Island in Georgia. Referring to the recent unsolved murder on the Island he says "Vicious crime is right. A most saintlyold gentleman who was so busy doinggood, giving to the poor, black and white. ... he could not have a sane enemy inthe world. I do not belong to his Churchand seldom, attended services, but Dr. Leeand I were buddies. There has hardly beena day for years that we have not seen eachother, discussing local, national and international problems. Like as not, we did notagree about this or that, but we alwaysrespected the other fellow's view and wereall the better friends." "Eggs" writes that his son is a certified master mechanic in aeronautics, a graduate of the CurtissWright Institute in Glendale, California, with Pan American, studying Spanish, expecting to be sent South sometime within the next six months, now located at Brownville, Texas. Both his daughters are married. The worthwhile part of the letter to all of us is this sentence: "Hope to foregather with you all in Hanover next year."
Ned Bartlett writes briefly that his son, Edwin, who is in College, and his oldest daughter, enjoyed the Carnival. Ned is apparently in his usual good condition, busy and looking forward to spending a few days in Hanover with us in June.
There has been real satisfaction to us as a class in the men from our group who have been elected to service in the Alumni Council and the 1904 family may well be proud of the fact that Carl Woods was awarded the Accolade of the Boston Alumni Association for 1938, "in recognition and appreciation of highly distinguished service to Dartmouth College." Carl is still one of the young men of the class and his service to the class and College will continue for a long time.
The Boston Herald of February 13th published the Dean's List of Bowdoin College which included as one of two sophomores, Matthew W. Bullock Jr., with a first semester rank in all classes of A's, which earned the recipients among other things, the permission to cut classes at their discretion. After an acquaintance of thirty-eight years with our Matt, this news isn't surprising to me, but it must be very pleasing to Matt and Mrs. Bullock.
LUCIA GRAY
Mrs. Gray died at the Mary Hitchcock Hospital February 20th after a long illness. Evidently Bill's long period of suffering and death lowered her resistance beyond the point necessary to her own return to normal health. It is hard to realize that in less than a year this 1904 household in Hanover has ceased to exist. Many of us who have enjoyed the always cordial greeting and friendly charm of hours spent in their cozy chimney corner will have mingled feelings of sorrow and happy memories as we pass their former residence during future visits to Hanover.
Secretary, Waterville Valley, Waterville, N. H.
