1889
We are happy to announce that George Bard has had a big comeback in the condition of his health since being at our Reunion last June. He is now quite his old self again and busy with wartime activities, which necessitates considerable traveling. On his rather frequent trips to Washington, D. C., he rarely fails to call upon Henry Blair.
The accompanying photograph of (top to bottom posing in alphabetical order) Bradish, Moulton, Sparhawk, Sullivan, was taken in 1889, soon after our graduation, while "Sully" was visiting in Randolph, Vt., at the Sparhawk home. George Sparhawk's father was the photographer. These four classmates roomed together in Conant Hall (rooms 2 and 5) sophomore, junior and senior years. Seven years later "Sully" returned to Randolph to officiate as best man at the wedding of George Sparhawk and Miss Jessie Burt of Orange, N. J., which occurred October 27, 1896. This reproduction is made possible through the kindness of Mrs. Sparhawk.
The recent death of Eleazar Cate '88 removes another class secretary of classes that graduated in the eighties. He served also as class agent. His presence at the annual meetings of class officers, which he rarely failed to attend, will be greatly missed. We are informed that the class of '88 has been fortunate in enlisting the services of William W. Lougee as class secretary, and Wendell Williams as class agent, to each of whom we extend our congratulations and best wishes. The three top-ranking veteran class secretaries of the decade in the eighties are still active. Watson '83 is the dean of that trio, now in his eighty-eighth year, with Kelly '82, a close second, and Perry 'BO, following within a year.
The family of our deceased classmate, J. Shirley Eaton, consists of his widow, the former Ethel Mason (daughter of R. Osgood Mason '54), with address at 949 Ray Ave., Ridgefield, N. J.; their daughter, Miss Phoebe Kimball Eaton, Oberlin College '37, School of Social Work '37, Columbia University A.M. '43, present occupation, social class worker with two day nurseries Halsey and Bethlehem in New York City, dividing her time between them; their son, Osgood Shirley Eaton, course in Agriculture, Rutgers University '38, now serving in U. S. Army (non-combatant) as a flight engineer on a B-17, attached to Ground Crew Air Corps, stationed at Hendrick Field, Fla.
Ned Dearborn's daughter, Mrs. Helen Dearborn Mills, has recently purchased a house in Littleton, N. H., for personal occupancy. She has two children, Samuel D. Mills, now serving in U. S. Army, and Jean Mills. She is a graduate of Teachers College, Columbia University, where she received the Bachelor of Science degree, June 7, 1922.
First Lieutenant John F. Redfield, son of our late classmate, former commanding officer of all Signal Radar Maintenance units and all Engineer Searchlight Maintenance units (total of nineteen units) in Camp Stewart, Ga., has recently been transferred to Coast Artillery School, Fort Monroe, Va.
Doc Warden early in January came East on a two weeks' busines trip. In New York he attended a meeting of the Associated Press, and his visit to Washington was in connection with legislative problems affecting the interests of his adopted state of Montana. Doc is greatly interested in what happens to Dartmouth when the war is over. He is strong for retaining the old traditions of the College, and believes, as many do, that an evenly distributed education in the colleges of liberal arts is probably more useful to the average graduate than specialty accomplishment.
Prof. Edwin B. Davis read a paper on "Consonant Pitch" at a meeting of the Modern Language Association at Hotel Pennsylvania in New York City on December 29 last. Although "E. B." now is Professor of Romance Languages, Emeritus, at Rutgers University, there has been little change in his daily routine of life from what it was prior to his retirement. He continues to visit his office at the University, which is filled with books. Here, now and then, he diligently works out in highly technical form a theory that nobody else has brought to light, and few have the capacity to understand. Later this research work appears in a professional magazine for some resourceful savant to ponder over and try to digest. In one respect the life "E. 8." is now leading is different from what it was. To use his own words; "Now I do just what I darn please just when I darn please." What a charmed life!
We are indebted to Mrs. John F. Eaton for the following report on the family of her father, the late Dr. Walter F. Robie of our class. "Gov." Robie died August 29, 1928, leaving a wife and six children. All are now living. Mrs. Robie resides at 7 Grove St., Baldwinsville, Mass. The children are: Brian W. Robie, Dartmouth n. 'l2, married, one child, Mrs. Charles Watson (Norma Lillian Robie), who has a year-old son, residence, Los Angeles, Calif.; Mrs. John F. Eaton (Nelle B. Robie), Smith College '14, two sons, J. Franklin, twenty-five, and Winthrop, twenty, latter serving in the Air Corps, residence, Baldwinsville, Mass.; Everett E. Robie, Dartmouth '17, married, two children, Marcia, twenty, and Richard, sixteen, residence, Stamford, Conn.; Carroll H. Robie attended Berea College 1915-16-17, married, one child, Carroll H. 2nd, twentyone, serving in U. S. Army, residence Lexington, Ky.; Dr. Theodore Russell Robie, Dartmouth '22, married, three children, Margery, eighteen," Marion, sixteen, Betsy Jane, six, residence, Upper Montclair, N. J.; Beatrice M. Robie, engaged in war work at the General Electric Cos. at Bridgeport, Conn.
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