1878

The class of '78, entering in 1874, and now seventy years old; consists of five nonagenarians, all graduates (the last non-graduate died in 1938), are all carrying on—each in his own way. Those of us old fellows, who are too broken to be of service, are grateful to John Milton and his authority that, "They also serve who only stand and wait." In that faith we wait.

The hurricane upset the roof of Bouton's observatory, but he has had it repaired and adapted to observing objects of general interest; and intends to give some of his time to directing observers, but will have to have help. Like Parkinson, he has been subjected to X-Ray treatments, with better results, and is feeling quite chipper. He is still interested in the baseball news

Hayt's reading is limited to a few pages at a time. His remedy is the radio. He drives a nail here and there, where it's needed, pulls a weed or a plant, plays ball with the kids, but refuses to put on roller skates. He reports that he attended the State Fair, at which 700,000 paid sixty cents to get in, and were awfully glad to get out. Occupied most of September with an attack of pleurisy. Of all the pains this takes the cake. Has consumed a mess of pills, new ideas in medicine, and two twenty minute heat treatments a day

Tarbell gave up driving his car, not because he had to, but because he realized he was not a safe driver. At his ninety-fifth birthday he is carrying on about the same as ever; reads, hears conversation, and listens to the radio

Parkhurst has closed his Boston office, but is open for business at his home in Oak Knoll. He was honored, on his ninety-first birthday, by a Rotary Club dinner; at which he made a stirring speech

All of us keep up our interest in national affairs and are awaiting—rather optimistically on the whole (though Hayt sounds a pessimistic note) the clarifying of the issues.

Secretary, 103 Otis St., Newtonville, Mass.