1898

The glorious 50-year Reunion is now a thing of the past. It appears to be the unanimous opinion that it was the most successful of all the '98 reunions. There were 23 of the living 33 graduates, 70%, 3 of the 22 non-graduates, and the adopted member present. The class again won the reunion attendance prize cup and went over the $50,000 total of contributions to the Alumni Fund. The officers elected at the class meeting were: Joe Bartlett, President, Ted Leggett, Alternate President, Denis Crowley, Secretary, Seth Pope, Alternate Secretary, and JackSpring, Class Agent. It was also voted to have an executive' committee to consist of the President, Alternate President, Secretary and Alternate Secretary.

Movies taken at the previous reunions were shown and in those of the 1933 reunion there was a shot of a baby in a play crib. That same girl, now grown to a charming young lady, took the movies of the two class groups at this reunion. She is Joan Jones, the very handsome daughter of Mushy and Mrs. Jones. Some of the items picked up at the reunion are: Sherm Moulton, Chief Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court, was given an honorary LL.D. by Boston University in 194 a, and a D.C.L. by the University of Vermont in 1945. Joe Bartlett, chairman of the Board of Trustees of the University of Massachusetts, was given an honorary LL.D. by that University in June, 1948. Bill Williams, Justice of the District Court of Milford, Mass., was elected President of the Home National Bank of Milford on April 38, 1948, and is now finishing his second term of three years as a member of the Managing Board of the Milford Hospital. He is a member of the Board of Investment of the Milford Savings Bank.

Bucky and Marie Chandler celebrated their 42nd wedding anniversary on the last day of the reunion.

As a result of a general talk with some of the class Fred Bennis became interested in the significance of Gradus ad Parnassum and Primitive Alcazar, found in the Eleazar Wheelock song. When he could get no assistance from other members of the class nor from older alumni present at the Inn, he wrote to the Library. Assistant Librarian Harold Rugg informed him that Gradus adParnassum was the title of a book—a grammar—which was used as a text book in the early days, and that the college has a copy of this, and that the word Alcazar is Spanish for Castle, and probably refers to the primitive castle, or log cabin, which was the first building erected by Eleazar on the Hanover plain. This will be most interesting information not only to the class but to all Dartmouth men who read this, for how many of them ever knew the significance of these words or perhaps ever thought of their meaning?

At the reunion John Eckstorm told us of some of the work he is and has been doing as physician at the Ohio State Penitentiary. From the newspaper stories he showed us it is a remarkable humane work he is doing with these unfortunate inmates. The State does nothing in the way of helping with the eyes and sight of the prisoners and John has taken upon himself the relief of prisoners needing glasses. He is ever in need of lenses, which they regrind, frames or even bows, and appeals for such to the general public. If any member of the class or any one reading these notes has any old frames, bows, or lenses, he will do a fine and humane thing if he will send them to Dr. John B. C. Eckstorm, 1574 Summit Street, Columbus, Ohio. Notwithstanding his valedictory in the June issue of the MAGAZINE, your secretary's wishes were overcome by force of numbers and lie was induced to continue as secretary.

Secretary and Treasurer, 14 Sayward St., Dorchester, Mass.