1897

Frank Johnson is still superintendent of schools in Ayer, Massachusetts. Don't pass over this fact without pausing to see what it means. In the '33 Class Report, Butterfield says of him:

"It takes a man of poise and ability to guide the schools of an industrial town and weather all the storms of two decades." Butter was in a position to know, and, according to my analysis, after having heard some of the attacks on, and differences of opinion about, school systems, teachers, superintendents, education in general, and what not, in other places, he was dead right.

When superintending duty's to be done,— To be done, A superintendent's life is not a happy one.

But Frank has ridden the waves for 31 years, which is a great record. Ayer is next door to Fort Devens, so he is having his second experience in war preparation.

In the course of the years, he has accumulated the following:

A Greek Prize; a Phi Beta Kappa key; an A.M. from Columbia; two highly educated children; five grandchildren; and a lot of good will and respect.

Barbara McFee, Billy's daughter, was. married on December 21st last to Dr. Victor Kiarsis, to whom go the congratulations of the class.

A. P. Watson, who for twelve years has been pastor of the First Congregational Church in Wilton, Maine, writes that his work has been increasingly interesting and enjoyable every year, and that he is increasingly impressed with the need of greater recognition and cultivation of moral and spiritual values by individuals and nations. Good for Watson!

His son, George, is a sophomore in the University of Maine, where he is a Sigma Chi, singing in the glee club, playing in the band, ushering at football games, studying civil engineering, and otherwise comporting himself in a way to make him a worthwhile successor of his father. If you are familiar with the statistics in such matters, you know that ministers' sons give a better account of themselves in life than almost any other group.

Mrs. Watson is, like so many other people these days, a sufferer from arthritis.

Secretary, 50 State St., Boston, Mass.