1880

Our notes for the May issue had already been sent in to the editor when we received, too late for publication in that issue, two most welcome letters, and along with a very handsome Easter card came best wishes from Dr. and Mrs. N. W. Sanborn of Gainesville, Fla., the Land of Sunshine, with an interesting story of a very pleasant visit had for several weeks in the late winter from Davidson of Oak Park, 111., and the trip made to his (Sanborn's) orange grove in Pasco County.

What time the doctor can spare from his duties as a professor at the University of Florida is evidently given to out-of-doors automobile trips and looking after his orange grove. While he puts up an amusing claim to being a trifle shaky in hands and head, he admits he can do an excellent job as a trencherman, eating three square meals each day, with occasional lunches thrown in for good measure once or twice a week.

He is already planning for our class reunion next year, which he says means more to him than all the fairs this year (New York and California) or the World's Meeting of the U. S. Poultry Department (his department at the University of Florida), to be held in Cleveland, Ohio, in August next.

He sends love to all the boys and hopes all will be present at next year's Commencement.

I know the deepest sympathies of all classmates will go out to Will Service of St. Johnsbury, Vt., who for thirteen long years has been severely handicapped, suffering from continuous illness and surgical operations which he has had to undergo and which have kept him practically an invalid all the time, very nervous and in constant pain.

He writes a nice long letter full of hope and courage, but evidently under considerable strain and with much effort.

He seldom hears from any of the boys except Dr. Sam King and your scribe. Classmates, drop him a line of encouragement. He will be very glad to hear from you, and it will serve to divert his mind from his present troubles and help greatly to lighten his burdens. Do it now. He sends kindest regards and best wishes to all.

The thirty-fifth annual meeting of all the class secretaries at Hanover at the invitation of the College as its guests will have been held May la and 13 when this reaches you, and we plan to attend. Look for our report in a fall issue of the MAGAZINE.

If not already sent, do not overlook forwarding at once your contribution for the Alumni Fund to Dr. Sam King, class agent, who is doing his best to improve upon the excellent job which he did last year.

Secretary, 10 Post Office Square, Boston