1893

Somewhat aroused by the fact that '94 is planning its 50th Reunion in June, your class officers met in President Cox's office to determine whether or not '93 should attempt a reunion this year. Letters have been received indicating the desire of a few favorable to the idea. It is finally decided that, while conditions are somewhat better than last year, still and all traveling conditions, etc. being what they are, we had best put it off for another year.

In February the great John Hancock Life Insurance Company published its annual statement over the signature of its president (and ours), Guy W. Cox, showing assets of almost one and one half billion dollars at the close of 1943, a gain of 12%, of which over 266 million dollars is in government securities invested since Pearl Harbor. What a company! and what a man!

The American Book Company will shortly publish In the World of the Romans by Dr. Perley Oakland Place of Syracuse University for third and fourth year Latin students. The outline of its contents looks interesting. Also interesting is a bright and lively letter from "Pop."

Mrs. Pearson writes, "The friendship and loyalty of Harl's classmates and some other Dartmouth men who wrote to him and called were an inspiration to him You may be interested to know that our daughter's three oldest boys are all in uniform. One is at the Engineering School at Johns Hopkins, the second is studying Japanese at Ann Arbor and the third one, eighteen, is taking his basic training at Fort Benning, Georgia.

"Jon" Childs writes from Norwalk, Conn., Even if the times were such that one could get around and do a little traveling, which I had always hoped to do when I retired, I fear that my legs would not let me. To cap the arthritis which I have in each knee joint, early in December I developed phlebitis in one leg and as a result stayed indoors for about six weeks. I am now getting out and down town about every day. I get to the Ration Board where I am chairman of the gas panel. That gives me enough work to keep me interested. At home the balance of the time I do considerable reading."

Classmate Willis Sparhawk writes from Mount Airy Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, "I have left the Y.M.C.A. and am now 'rusticating' up here in the highest land in Cincinnati. After a too long and most weakening attack of bronchial asthma, leaving heart somewhat weakened by much coughing, my doctors have sent me up here; and I am decidedly better, in two weeks."

Our best wishes go out over the ether waves to Willis, and to "Jon" as well, for speedy recovery to good health.

Secretary, 795 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, Mass. Treasurer, 20 Albion Street, Melrose, Mass.