1902

This month past the "Reaper" has again continued his decemination of our diminishing members. Frank Cofram and Austin Goodwin have died, and also Arthur V. Ruggles, who, if I remember correctly, was the youngest member of 1902.

Austin Goodwin ("Goodie") has been in Portland since he left Dartmouth in 1900. As sports editor and editor of our best newspaper he has made a grand name for himself.

Here follows an editorial about "Goodie" from our Portland Press:

More than the staff of the Gannett Publishing Company grieve at the death of Austin M, Goodwin. He had many friends besides those who worked with him; friends he had made with his courtesy and gentleness, his knowledge and his Own essential friendliness. For almost four decades he had been an active newspaperman. He had made a sure place for himself in Portland, the State of Maine, and New England. He was known not only to the fraternity of sports but to countless others outside it; and everywhere he was respected and admired, and loved for his human, kindly qualities.

Arthur Ruggles spent most of his life as a civil engineer, specializing in water works. Shortly after leaving college he was a draughtsman with Edison Electric Illuminating Co., but he soon became connected with the city water department at Cleveland, Ohio, and was advanced to water commissioner. In World War I he was a captain and went to France where he labored.with the water supply at Base 1. I remember his saying, "The French did not want water anyway."

In later years he was with the American Pipe Line, and finally with the Water Works Division of the New York State Public Service Commission. He was a loyal member of our class. We shall indeed miss him at our reunions.

Although he was only with us a year, we all remember Clarence Mooney, who could tickle the ivories and made us forget our homesickness. Clarence still keeps up his music in Laconia, N. H., where he lives. He is organist at the Congregational Church, at the Consistory at Nashua, Masonic bodies, and he also plays at the Rotary and Kiwanis Clubs. He says, however, he can't quite put over the stunts he used to. Clarence has a son, Dick, who graduated from Dartmouth in 1927. I see that Clarence helped along on the Fund Drive this year, which is real loyalty—so often found among non-grads.

Secretary, 7 Ship Channel Rd., South Portland, Me.

Treasurer, 426 Tremont Building, Boston, Mass.