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The death of another classmate, Berton Williams, has depleted our small band of survivors. His worthwhile life is to be summarized in "In Memoriam."
Hardy attended the graduation of his grandson Jack (Honorary '88) at Exeter in February, and made the Boston to New York return trip by airplane, his first trip since he went up in Dayton in World War 1, in one of the Liberty planes later sent to France. Unless Army Service takes him, Jack will begin college work this fall.
Few classes have had a more faithful secretary than was William Byron Forbush to the Class of '88. He died in 1927 after serving for twenty-nine years. Recent correspondence with his widow, Mrs. Maud Forbush, has brought up to date the family activities. Following the death of her husband she lived a secluded life at their lovely woodland home in Springfield, Pa., busy with books and painting until 1945, when she sold the home and bought a place in Lebanon, N. H. Her sister Agnes lives with her there. She still enjoys painting and has a studio in her home. She has three sons, Arthur the eldest living in Washington and in poor health. His wife, Gabrielle, was private secretary for Secretary Morgenthau for a long time. Dascomb Edmund, the second son, has been for six years Pastor of the Appleton, Wise., Congregational Church, with a membership of 1600, second largest in the State. His Christmas card tells of four children: Lt. Dack, age 26, graduate of Oberlin College and Harvard Business School, was in Japan. The second son, Ensign Ramsey, age 23, was at home on furlough after a year's service around Japan on a destroyer minesweeper. His ship, the U. S. S. Dorsey, was sunk in a typhoon off Okinawa. When out of service he will return as a senior to Lawrence College in Appleton. P. F. C. Reed, age 19, winner of Purple Heart and Bronze Star, was located at Karlsruhe, Germany, and upon his return would be a freshman at Lawrence College. Joanne, their daughter, is married and has one small son. She was living at the parsonage while her First Lieutenant husband, an aviator, was in the Army. He had had 105 combat missions in Italy.
Bliss, the third son, is an educator, the head master of Friends School in Baltimore, Md., founded in 1784. Its beautiful stone buildings of Georgian architecture are located in grounds of 27 acres, and over 450 students and a faculty of 60 walk its campus. Bliss has been connected with the school since 1923. He graduated A.B. at University of Chicago, and its Divinity School, and in 1939 held the Geneva European Travel Fellowship, visiting many European countries that year. He has been an influential member of the Friends Society since 1921 when he became Executive Secretary of the Yearly Meeting. He is the author of several religious books, is active in the Baltimore Federation, and World's Council of Churches, Trustee of Morgan State College, McKim Free School and Daniel Oliver Orphanage in Lebanese Republic. Bliss reports seven children in "Who's Who in America," five daughters and two sons. Four daughters are married and there are three grandchildren. The elder son, Bliss Forbush Jr., is married and was a senior in Oberlin College but enlisted in the Engineers in 1944, served in Germany, and since August 1945 has been in the Philippines. The younger son, William Byron Forbush 2nd, is still in Friends School, a good student, a varsity athlete on football and lacrosse teams, and a Maryland All-Star on these teams.
Our Classmates may be proud of the accomplishments of the Forbush descendants, all of whom have their ancestor's vim and penchant for high standards in life. The eleven grandchildren place the Forbush Family well up in the "Grandfather Class."
H. Eugene Allard died in Boston, March 5. He was a student in the College our freshman year. Eugene never attended any reunions, but always kept up an interest in the Class.
HONORING DARTMOUTH'S NEW PRESIDENT, guest of honor and main speaker at the Boston Dartmouth Alumni Dinner held Feb. 27, members of the early classes hear President Dickey give his first address before a large alumni gathering. Left to right are Ralph S. Bartlett '89, Ernest S. Gile '95, Alvin H. Bacon '9O, Frank E. Rowe '9l and Alton E. Briggs '85.
Secretary, 135 Summer St., Maiden, Mass.
Treasurer, 32 Clafiin St., Milford, Mass.
