1899

Peddy Miller, chief factotum at Black Mountain College, writes: "I take life fairly easily. My hardest job is a weekly interpretation of the news. I like to have a world where I can forecast what is likely to happen next and I like to be optimistic about it but the complications make it difficult."

Bill (Edward Lucius) Nye walked into the secretary's office last month. So many years had passed since last we met that for a moment we scarcely recognized the big dairy farmer of Spencerport, New York. Bill has given up active direction of the farm. He still lives in his house there but has turned over operations to lessees, except the poultry raising which he runs himself, just to keep him busy. He was taking a winter vacation, visiting his son Richard who is a member of a New .York Wall Street firm, at his home at Greenwich, Conn., and his daughter, Mrs. Edith Fuchs at her home at Amityville, Long Island. Richard's son is to enter Dartmouth next fall.

Frank and Pearl Staley have been preparing for the long trek to California following Frank's retirement from government service. Leaving in their automobile this month, they plan to live there permanently where they will be near their two sons, Jerome and Roger and their three grandchildren in San Francisco.

Luther and Ann Oakes took an eastern tour recently, stopping for a while in New York, then going to Bethel, Woodstock, Vt., where they visited Ann's brother and Luther's sister, and Hanover.

Charlie and Mrs. Adams tripped to Florida in a trailer in January.

Hoppy, doctor to the countryside in Cheshire County, N. H., and author of the book

"Pep, Pills and Politics," continues to practice his profession but does not do much visiting. Now the patients come to him.

Word has been received that Herbert Rice suffered a stroke November 30 and another later. Recovery is doubtful.

On January 15 there was a report in the Worcester Gazette of a testimonial dinner given to one of our classmates. He didn't send it to the Secretary but learning that someone else did, entered a demurrer about mention of it in this column where his name has so frequently appeared but, like "the world's most distinguished newspaper," we aim to publish "All the News That's Fit to Print" and an occasion like this is good news to all classmates. After all, to be known and liked by many people is an agreeable thing and why hide Hobe's light under a bushel, even though it has glowed brightly so often in the past? The affair was a complete surprise to him. Here is the story:

HOBAN HONORED By ASSOCIATES

"Former District Attorney Owen A. Hoban of Gardner was paid high tribute for his devoted service in that office at a dinner given him by sixty law associates and other acquaintances at the Worcester Club last night.

"The occasion was an expression of the esteem in which he is held, not only by judges and atattorneys, but by men who have enjoyed his acquaintance over a long period of years.

"Mr. Hoban, who was not a candidate for reelection, is returning to the private practice of law. He was presented a wrist watch as a reminder of the occasion.

"Alfred B. Cenedella of Milford, who succeeded Mr. Hoban as district attorney after having served as his assistant during the entire time of Hoban's tenure, made the presentation. He spoke feelingly of the splendid training he received under his chief and said he was proud and happy at having had the privilege of serving as his assistant.

"Mr. Hoban was deeply affected by the tribute paid him and in response declared this 'is a great moment in my life, one that I will always cherish.' He expressed his appreciation for the co-operation he had received from bench and bar during his 12 years as district attorney and eight years as assistant district attorney. He spoke too of the encouragement and support he had received from his many acquaintances and the general public. He said these things had helped him to carry on to the best of his ability.

"Mr. Hoban had high praise for the men who had served on his staff. He said they had all been able and of the highest integrity.

"The several other speakers related anecdotes associated with Hoban's career in public office, many of them humorous and others reflecting the high principles of the man. In general they -termed him a 'great guy.' Judges spoke of his sincerity and high sense of public duty pointing out that he had been an ideal district attorney for he had not sought to be a prosecutor, but a protector of the people, and had been every ready to extend the helping hand to those who had erred but were not criminally inclined.

"His ability as a prosecutor, when the occasion required, was extolled, as was his courage in refusing special favors to the few.

"Attorneys spoke of his careful consideration of each case that came to his attention and his persistent search after the truth. They mentioned how he was ever ready to consider the individual and his compassion for the unfortunates."

The speakers included Charles H. Donahue, retired Justice of the Supreme Court; Justices Walter L. Collins and James C. Donnelly of the Superior Court; George F. Booth, editor of the Worcester Telegram, George Avery White, President of the State Mutual Life Insurance Company and Rev.' James J. Fitzgibbons, pastor of the church in Gardner of which Hobe is a member.

Happy Birthdays in March to Beneze.t and Skinner.

A RECENT CANDID SNAPSHOT of Herbert A. Mil- ler '99, taken at Black Mountain College, North Carolina, where he is Registrar and Faculty Chair- man.

Secretary, The New York Times sag West 43rd St., New York 18, N. Y. Treasurer 34 Brighton Rd., Worcester, Mass.