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The writer of this column ventured to share with Brother Gannon of '99 some comparative figures that were suggested by the very inclusive 50th year address which he gave at Commencement. He is to blame for these figures being published here. '94 graduated 86 men. Five years later, '99 graduated 105. All but 7 of '94 came from New England—39 from New Hampshire—lB from Vermont, 12 from Massachusetts. All but 6 of '99 were from New England—41 from New Hampshire, 26 from Massachusetts, 19 from Vermont. It would seem that even six years after Dr. Tucker came the great change in the complexion of the College had scarcely begun. However, it was bound to begin and perhaps these men from New England, especially with the granite of New Hampshire and Vermont "in their muscles and their brains," made a large contribution.

Another issue of this MAGAZINE must not be allowed to appear before the announcement is made that Richard Vincent Merrill entered the world on May 7, 1949. The next time this columnist goes to Hanover he expects to enter this latest grandson in the Class of '71. His two brothers (the three are sons of John Leverett erett Merrill '32) have already been entered forthe classes of '64 and '66 respectively. If theymake the grade, they will be the fifth successivegeneration of Dartmouth men in this particular branch of the Merrill family, beginningwith Abel Kimball Merrill, a member of theClass of 1828.

In the interesting letter which Bob Burroughs '21 wrote for our 55th there was thefollowing account of his brother, ShermanEverett Burroughs Jr.

At the start of World War II he was a member of the staff of Admiral Halsey, serving on Admiral Halsey's flagship, the Enterprise. They were on their way back to Pearl Harbor after delivering a number of planes to the Naval Air Base at Wake Island.

He remained on Admiral Halsey's staff until the fall of 1942, during which time the Enterprise covered, I have read, possibly 100,000 miles of Jap-infested territory in the Pacific.

"Evvie" then took command of the Second Group, with the Saratoga as their carrier, and took that group into Guadalcanal, as the first Navy planes to land on Henderson Field, shortly after the Marines had captured the field from the Japs. They organized considerable bombing and other raiding expeditions with Henderson Field as their base, until that part of the Pacific was safely conquered.

Throughout the balance of the War he saw considerable further action, and received a number of decorations for personal valor.

Then at the end of the War or just before the end, he was responsible personally for inaugurating the development at Inyokern, Calif., for a Navy Air Force research station, the idea having been his and the development having been put entirely in his charge in the beginning. This development is considered so successful by the Navy that it has been continued and substantially enlarged during the period since Ev turned over the command to his successor at the end of two years of successful operation.

Decker Field went to Ludington, Mich, to recover from his arduous labors as Master of Ceremonies at the 55th. He was accompanied by his children and grandchildren—14 of them all together. Decker left home October 1 for Pasadena, where his sister is very ill.

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