1900

Walter has sent out notices in regard to the Spring Round-Up at North Sutton, on June 14-16. The secretary can guarantee that it will be up to and even ahead of the usual high standard. There is every reason why you should be there. There is no valid reason why you should not be there.

The New York Times reports the address of Arthur Roberts, Executive Chairman of the Secondary Education Board at the annual conference of that organization in New York, early in March. The item is headed, "No value to schools seen in war methods," and Arthur is reported as having said that speed-ups in schools during the war proved to be "mostly either omission of thorough work or merely tinkering with the calendar. We must be more than ever on our guard against people who think that some clever device can do what can be gained only by hard work and by meeting high and definite standards." With this belief another teacher in the class, who need not be named here, is in hearty agreement, with the proviso that such principles apply to the College level even more strongly than to the secondary school. And this anonymous classmate is somewhat appalled by what he hopes is the temporary dominance in college education of people who are pushing "clever devices" of the type criticised by Arthur.

The New York Sun has an interview with another pessimistic member of the class, Arthur Newton, President of the GliddenBuick Corp., who reports the receipt of orders of 20-25 cars Per day, far exceeding the antestrike quota of 2500 cars assigned to his company. You put up $50 and are told that delivery probably cannot be made before 15 months. You wave $7,000 in cash, demanding immediate delivery, and get the same treatment. Arthur does not think that the supply will catch up with demand before 1950.

Len Tuttle, after seven weeks in the New Rochelle Hospital, is almost ready for release. Although he has been kept firmly in bed, according to his own story he has had a good time, developing a flair for loafing which is practically perfect.

Changes of address: Mrs. Ella Rogers has given up her work in Natick and has as her permanent address, Alstead, N. H. Paul Wilson is to be reached at New London, N. H. (Box 265). Herbert Trull is now at 100 Main St., Andover, Mass.

Mr. and Mrs. Alvah Fowler announce the marriage of their daughter, Anne Tennant, to Mr. Albert Edward Johnson, on April 13. at the Chapel of St. Augustine, National Cathedral, in Washington.

Certain items concerning children of the class. Betty Blair is General Field Representative of the American Red Cross in southeastern Massachusetts, with headquarters at Norwood. Her brother John is with the John Hancock Life Insurance Cos., in Boston. John Condit and Stuart Richardson have returned to Hanover to complete their college work. John Ash reports good health (except for arthritis), the sale of his brickyard and the retention of his concrete business, and twelve grandchildren, any one of whom can outrun him. Mrs. Gilbert Balkam had a reunion at Christmas with all her four children present. Norman Chesley, a recipient of the Bronze Star medal for combat service, is now in the Intelligence Branch of the Army, studying Russian at Baltimore. Barbara Chesley is teaching in the Northfield (Mass.), School for Girls. Mrs. Julia Davis reports the birth of two more grandchildren during the year, the son and daughter respectively of her son Bob and her daughter Mary.

Secretary, Hanover, N. H. Treasurer, 22 Mill St., Newtonville, Mass.