1897

James N. Pringle has now been Commissioner of Education for New Hampshire for nearly ten progressive years. The latest accomplishment has been the reorganization of the two normal schools as teachers colleges with full four-year curricula for all prospective teachers. Pringle's administrative work is praised by educational exponents and is highly approved by the people of New Hampshire.

The secretary is still hunting for traces of big "Jimmy" James, lost to us all now for more than forty years. Each trace leads to a road's end. James married Myra Shepard of Lebanon, whom an excellent judge recalls as"one of the prettiest girls I ever knew." The marriage was not successful and after James vanished Myra married again and yet again. In 1919 she went to Europe for war work and her friends have heard nothing from her since.

Tully Thorne is having a hard time this year. He is now in a Brooklyn hospital for treatment.

The football season brings to mind "Mike" Kelly of the varsity team of our days. Now for other distinctions. Engaged in general medical practice with obstetrics as a specialty: past president, Indianapolis Medical Society: member of the staff of five Indianapolis hospitals: for eight years a delegate to the state medical society: for twenty years deacon of the Irvington Presbyterian Church: for four years director and for one year president of the First Reserve Bank in Irvington.

There is one thing that troubles us about Hiram Tuttle. We agree that daughters are better than sons and Hiram has two. Both are married but there are no grandchildren. This is too bad. The tribe of Tuttle should not perish from the earth. A partial comfort comes when we note that Hiram has a nephew in the freshman class who bears the honored name, Morton C. Tuttle, 2d.

Theodore H. Bacon is pastor of the Federated Church in Redding Ridge, Connecticut. He had a theological training but this is his first experience as pastor of a church. A new job is always an adventure and especially when one will be sixty-six on the next January 2d. New Year's greetings from ten classmates will make a happy family on the Ridge and the secretary will guarantee that Ted will then preach on February 16th a sermon on brotherly love and will use the class of '97 for illustration.

And one more opportunity. Dave Maloney has been in the state hospital at Taunton for a number of weary years. He reads, writes, receives callers, works hard and has many interests. But a hospital life is a much restricted one. His birthday is December 22d. By news-filled and reminiscent letters we can make this for our classmate a Merry Christmas.

Secretary, State Capitol, Hartford, Conn.