1913

The wide use of Easter Stamps for Crippled Children reminds us that Parker Trowbridge is president of the Bay State Society for the Crippled and Handicapped, Inc., affiliated with the National Society.

Walter and Irene Nolan spent some time at the Hanover Inn in March, visiting Harvey.

James H. Byrnes is now with The Kinney Cos., 275 No. Ave., Los Angeles 19, Calif., 160 No. LaSalle St., Chicago 1, 111.

The sympathy of the class goes to Harry Semmes, whose mother died in March. She was buried on March 27 just before he made a quick trip to Boston and New York. At Boston a few of the class had an inpromptu meeting at Ted Davis' room at the Parker House—Bill Davis, Jack Nelson, Warde Wilkins and Ted's son David. Harold McAllister was in Boston celebrating his birthday but did not see Chip.

Those with sons or relatives now undergraduates at Hanover know, and the rest may be interested to know, that the fraternity houses are opening again. With the end of the official rushing on March 25 the Fraternity Office released the names of 455 pledges, believed to be one of the largest groups ever to pledge. It contained students in classes with a spread of seven years, 1943 to 1949, and included Navy and Marine Corps men.

News has been slow in coming to the secretary's desk for the past few months. We hope for more letters as the time for the Reunion draws nearer.

A trip to Hanover in July will be an innovation to most of us, and the Reunion, itself, will differ from others because of the complete absence of a Commencement program, but this will be compensated, in part at least, by a new and popular feature which will enable you to meet again for the first time since 1913, members of all the other classes in College at the time of graduation. For this reason, all classes have voted to reduce their own programs to a minimum, and "present indications point to a get-together of the four contemporary classes and, of course, many individuals will have sons in the other group who graduated 25 years later.

The class will have its own quarters, and will hold its own banquet, with perhaps a few other exclusive features, but simplicity will be the keynote, and an overwhelming majority of men already heard from appear to be content with just an excuse to get back to Hanover after an absence of eight years and let nature take its course. There will be no costumes, and the dance, following the President's reception, on Friday evening, will be informal.

Lucy Thompson writes from Tucson, Ariz., that Harlow has returned from service to Pomma this semester where he is to go on with his studies. He hopes for his A.B. a year from June and then will enter Law School.

Secretary, Box 2057, Boston 6, Mass. Treasurer, Hanover, N. H.