1880

Having been laid up at home and out of the running for the last two months due to a bad fall from an accident (caused by tripping over a rubber rug out of place in the corridor of our new office building) your scribe managed to pull himself together sufficiently to attend the meeting April 7th of Dartmouth Class Agents at the Algonquin Club to consider ways and means for raising funds for the 1942 Alumni Fund.

The Meeting was most enthusiastic and the prevailing feeling was everywhere apparent, that as a result of its united efforts the Fund to be raised for "Hoppie" this year and the pressing needs of the College will equal, if it does not exceed the contributions of any previous year and we hope his fondest expectations will be realized.

The task ahead is a large one under present wartime conditions—how large we do not know, but whatever it is we feel sure all Dartmouth men will put their shoulders to the wheel and there need be no misgivings that in this effort as in every other when the College calls, the loyal men of Dartmouth will do their utmost to meet every need of the College in any emergency that confronts her.

Glad I am to receive the usual prompt reply from George M. Davidson of Oak Park, Illinois, with some word about himself. "Davie" a chemical engineer and for many years on the retired list with plenty of time and money, when he is not touring the country in his auto spends part of his time attending meetings of the various scientific and professional societies with which he is connected.

He attended the Annual Convention of the American Railway Engineers Association in Chicago in March and several meetings of Chicago Sections of other technical societies.

While his greatest hobby is traveling around the country in his auto, he states that he has not followed his usual bent this winter and has been away from home only a few days for his Chicago Conventions.

He laid up his car early in the winter, but now has it out again and says he expects to use it until the tires are worn out.

He states he has been quite well all winter and apparently has fully recovered from the illness which took him to a hospital several years ago.

Secretary and Class Agent 10 Post Office Square, Boston, Mass.