1908

In mid-May the class treasury had $142.11, according to Wampum-Keeper Ted Barnes, and a lot more than that was owed the ALUMNI MAGAZINE for subscriptions sent to '08 classmates. Everybody in the class has been receiving the MAGAZINE, and the deficit has built up to a substantial sum. So if you didn't pay in 1942 (or '41 or '40) the MAGAZINE bookkeeper simply put it on the class account, and so you see .... Checks should be sent to Arthur B. Barnes, Taftville, Conn.

Rio CALLING

A nice airmail letter in April from General Knox, down in Rio, Brazil, made us feel good. But Art Lewis got the real thrill when, on Easter day, he answered the phone and found the General was calling, from Rio, to say he was mailing a substantial contribution for the Alumni Fund. Probably that's a record phone call on Alumni Fund business. The General wanted to be sure he is included this year, just in case his mailed check got waylaid by a submarine or something. Art says they had a nice chat, and the General asked to be remembered to classmates in the Boston district.

Probably it will be old stuff by the time it's printed, but today (May 10) we understand Percy Gleason is arranging a class round-up and dinner for the men who can get to Boston. In Chicago, Park Stickney is doing it, and for the Californians, Jim Norton in Los Angeles is making plans for an '08 party this spring.

CHICAGO DINNERS

Bill Knight, our most faithful correspondent, lost our address all winter, but came through last month with a characteristic letter, full of news. Bill attended the Class Agents' dinner in Chicago, also the Chicago Dartmouth Association dinner, where he consorted with Ev. Marsh, Coggswell, Stickney and Dolly Hilton. Cooper escaped them despite all efforts. Dolly, now of the landed gentry of Florida, brought his son, aged 16, to the dinner.

Bill describes a good visit with Jack Norton, now principal of a large school in St. Paul and an assistant coach and scout for Minnesota football. It seems Jack, who rarely gives any information about himself, has long been very active in most of the worthwhile civic activities in St. Paul.

Lela Knight (Mrs. Bill) is doing war work in the Service Club at Camp Grant. Bill Jr. finished high school in February and was expecting to be in the armed forces very soon. He was a cadet major in a large R.O.T.C. unit.

Reverting to the state of the treasury: A statement just in from Treasurer Barnes shows that in 1940 some of the men sent in checks for class dues and MAGAZINE subscriptions. But in 1941 the total receipts amounted to nine dollars, and in 1942 only five dollars was received. As the balance in 1940 was only $41.82, it is quite evident why the old barrel has run low.

From Milford, N. H. Class Agent, 125 Walnut St., Watertown, Mass.