1885

The secretary and Mrs. Austin recently had the pleasure of a call by Mrs. H. W. Hawks of Springfield, Mass., who will be remembered as "Re" Pillsbury, daughter of R. W. Pillsbury, a member of '85 during our freshman year. Mrs. Hawks, who came to St. Petersburg for a short visit with her mother, Mrs. R. W. Pillsbury, was a regular attendant at our '85 reunions while her father was living, and still retains her interest in Dartmouth through her son, H. Scott Taylor, and son-in-law, Harold H. Lawsen Jr., both of the class of '39.

A letter has been received from J. W. Shultz, also a member of '85 during the freshman year and now living in Lawrence, Kansas. He makes some vigorous comments on the "mess" the world is in at the present-time and wonders whether the students of today will make a better job of managing affairs than those of half a century and more ago have done.

John Brooks has been engaged in the duties involved in being a college president, once characterized by former President Elliot of Harvard as an "aristocratic beggar." Clarkson College, of Potsdam, N. Y., of which John is president emeritus, has recently celebrated the 50th anniversary of its founding, and the trustees in honor of the event have started a drive to raise .$900,000, this in addition to $150,000 already given by one of their number to pay for a building formerly occupied by the State Teachers College, just purchased by Clarkson from the State of New York. John did not say how much he had raised personally, but as $153,000 has been pledged by the people of Potsdam, a village of about 4500 population, someone must have done effective work. With former President Hoover as the honored speaker, and many other distinguished guests, the celebration was a great success. John and Mrs. Brooks are again in Southern Pines, N. C., for the winter.

Charles F. Chase died at New Britain, Conn., on Friday, December 28, 1945, after a short illness. After attending Lehigh University for about a year, he transferred to Dartmouth, graduating from the College in '85 and from the Thayer School in 1889. With Otis Hovey he shared the distinction of being one of the outstanding bridge engineers of the country. Although his duties as chief engineer and later president of the Berlin Construction Co. required constant attention he found time to serve in many civic capacities. He was an honored, citizen of his city and state.

His death leaves the class of '85 with but nine living graduates and one nongraduate.

Secretary and Treasurer, 433 4th St., N., St. Petersburg 4, Fla.