1908*

There is sadness in the class news this month. Art Eberly and Fred Stripp have joined that increasing group of classmates who will never again return for reunions.

Both were uncommonly loyal to Dartmouth, in their love for the College and for the men with whom they were associated in undergraduate days. An account of Eb's active and often adventurous life is printed in the Necrology section on another page. News of Fred's death on January 2 came too late to assemble information about him for this issue, but your reporter understands some mention of his death will be made by the MAGAZINE'S editor.

We know both men maintained their class contacts, though Fred in California could attend none of the class gatherings, and Eb's South American residence en- abled him to return only for some of the more recent reunions.

Fred Stripp, though far away and long in very poor health, never failed to contribute his part to the Alumni Fund, his letter in response to any class appeal. Art Lewis corresponded regularly with him, and when Fred became too feeble to write, his wife and sons continued the letters for him. For three years he was desperately ill, with no chance of recovery. We understand his last years were made more cheerful by his memories of Dartmouth and the friendships Dartmouth gave him.

As for Art Eberly, all who knew him admired him for his integrity and for his humor; all who knew him intimately counted his companionship one of the joys of life.

Larry Symmes and Gordon Blanchard represented the class at Eberly's funeral December 26.

John Alexander Clark is a grandfather again. A son was born January 5 to Mr. and Mrs. John M. Clark.

On December 31 the engagement was announced of Bill Rotch, Dartmouth '37, and Miss Martha McLane, Smith '37. Miss McLane is the daughter of the late Capt. Clinton A. McLane and Mrs. McLane, the latter now head of St. Mary's School in Littleton, and is a niece of John R. McLane, Dartmouth '07.

We're having a perfectly terrible time with that clipped news item about Dr. E. M. Blake of New Haven. It was sent us, and printed in October. Dr. E. M. Blake is NOT Dr. "Bant" Blake 'OB of New Haven, as we were quickly informed by Maurice C. Blake, brother of '08's Bant. And in correcting the inference that Dr. E. M. was Dr. Bant, we referred to Brother Maurice as Dr. Maurice C. Blake. Which, he writes us is all wrong, because he isn't a doctor so far as he knows. If we can keep on correcting the rest of the year we'll have material for the column every month, and by that time some classmate may have solved Joe Donahue's oft-propounded riddle about who killed Cock Robin. Or what became of Follette's fountain pen business.

Jack Everett, whose good fortune at a race track was reported on good authority, does not exactly deny it all and say he was attending church in Portland on the day the alleged incident happened at Rockingham, N. H. Here is what he does say about it:

"Now that the boys are taking down their hair about their underworld lives and publishing the facts in the ALUMNI MAGAZINE, I will add (a) that Charlie Walker was at Rockingham the day Honker and I went, and (b) that while Honker gave him two good names; the sure thing, on which I put the winnings in the two earlier races, was not running well that particular day. I am sure that, ordinarily, he would walk away from the horses in his class but I'm not betting on him any more!!"

Secretary, 115 Broadway, New York, N. Y.

From A. B. ROTCH Milford, N. H.