1897
Excerpts from letters received from classmates may be of interest at the autumn season. Mosher writes from Greer, Arizona, speaking of his new residence: "It is a little cooler than usual, about 3" of snow one night but with that it is better than over 90° at Phoenix." I judge from this letter that Loren is still one of the cliff dwellers of our class. "Poddy" Parker writes: "Picture received of the reunion. Revives memories. as you can understand, and it looks like the gang is still, after 50 years, capable of getting a kick out of life. They were good old days. I am the same -old 'Poddy.'"
Christophe writes:
"Edna and I have successfully passed through the winter without any illness, though recently I had to curtail my activities somewhat. I wasn't only extremely busy in a professional way but too active in Masonic work with trips here and there and everywhere a banquet. Herbert Thyne's oldest son is now living here. He has a very charming wife and two interesting children."
Erdix Smith writes about plans for a trip to Florida and go down to the Keys fishing. Said he had to give up the trip to Rio. Erdix says that bone fish is the sportiest fish there is pound for pound. Benjamin Adams writes:
"They decided that I was too old to work so retired a year ago last August. We manage to keep busy and find plenty of things to do. The freedom of being your own boss is a grand experience. I do not mean by that orders are not received daily by the other partner of the aforesaid 'we'." "Hiram" Tuttle's letter written from Washington in longhand regarding my article on Harry Blunt says, "Your notes on Harry Blunt are of course proper and kindly. Sorry to send you this scroll. Never did learn to write and I spell by ear." I promptly answered this letter saying that I remembered he had one ear injured at football. Asked him whether this was the ear he spelt by.
A long letter from Appleton gives his homeaddress 35 Pierce St., Reading, Mass.—office10 P.O. Square, Boston. He and his wife anddaughter live together. Has a son who iselectrical engineer in the War Dept. Communications Headquarters at Ft. Monmouth,N. J. Has two granddaughters. Edith andSylvia Appleton, and a grandson, DanielAppleton, who live in Belmar, N. J.
A letter from Elizabeth Tracey Whitmore says that her father had been indisposed at her home in Virginia. I understand he is all right now and returned to New Hampshire. "Mike" Kelly gives a complete history of his life and tells about how he started to retire in '46 but it didn't work out. Says he forgot a short business career in which he was president of a bank, but found he wasn't cut out for business. Says he dabbled in real estate and his education in that line has been costly, so he decided to stick to his profession.
John Meser-ve writes about our being over 70 and so forth and continues: "Take it from me, Bill, the old college with its grand President Tucker and fine faculty, even if we did slander and ridicule them, did its best to send us out in the world with at least the rudiments of gentlemen. Your letter of notations I may answer in full when I find out my grandchildren's names." I hope John can soon learn their names and addresses.
A very interesting letter from Todds Harrison's widow, now Mrs. Harry Lee, sendingme some very interesting contemporary poetrywritten by Bob Sisk and carrying the flowof rhythm, is a sure enough indictment ofsome of you fellows for evil deeds. Even ourpoet laureate, Christophe, would find theselines of great interest. Sometime I'll send themaround.
Henry Lull sent me the mathematical computation of the different elements of a one-mile kiteshaped race track. There are two pages of calculus and reference to the works of the noted mathematician named Homer. My only answer so far to Lull after study was: "Dear Henry: I have your letter re: Kiteshaped race track. My present answer from cursory examination of same is—l'll be damned!" Someday I am going to publish it. He concludes, therefore, the answer is Phi equals 25 degrees, 56 minutes, 48 seconds, Radius equals 652.29. With these quantities known, all other elements of the figure, such as ED, O'D and OD can readily be found by trigonometry. Anybody want to try it? This, together with a geometrical construction of Pi with an error of 0.00000002 helped me over a very difficult problem which bothered me some during the winter where I was trying to make an outside thermometer heat houses when an inside thermometer said heat was necessary and vice versa. This problem of mine seemed very simple after reading Lull's letter. Rube Goldhas nothing on my thermometer arrangement consisting of two spider webs, one inside and one outside, telling each other what to do, but by heck she works! And gave comfort to 150 families during the coldest winter since '88.
'9B, THE WINNAHS! Ted Leggett, chairman of re- union committee, smiles approval while Secretary Denis Crowley hugs the Attendance Prize Cup and Class Agent Jack Spring shows Alumni Fund checks which gave the class a grand total of $50,000.
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