1900*

A portion of the items sent in for the 1900 notes in the January issue was omitted for lack of space. In the opinion of the Secretary the material was as good as the average of that which he writes, but, of course, the MAGAZINE cannot be expected to assume the size of an unabridged dictionary. Only items of real importance can claim insertion. So, in the future, if the 1900 notes are brief or, in some issues, are omitted entirely, that will be because of the scarcity or absence of material of the type thus described.

The Secretary confesses that he is slightly puzzled at the appearance in this crowded January issue of a second obituary notice for Chesley, one having already been published in the December number. The facts are that a notice was sent in by the Secretary promptly on November 10, he having high respect for the time limit imposed by the editors. In the light of further information it developed that upon one or two matters the first notice was incorrect, so that two days later a second notice was sent in with the request that it be substituted for the first. That was done in the December issue, but, 10 and behold, the first incorrect notice popped up serenely in the crowded January issue. As stated above, the Secretary does not understand this, but who is he to question the infallibility of the editors in selecting material to fill the limited capacity of their columns?

It is to be hoped that the guillotine will not fall on these notes before the statement (of some importance to the class) is made that reunion plans are proceeding favorably and that the Fortieth bids fair to be an event which no member of the class can afford to miss.

Secretary, Hanover, N. H.