1897

Starting a new year brings us up against the problem of keeping in touch with all the fellows in our class, and I hope each one of you will tell me the truth about yourselves if it is worthy of printing, and lean on fiction if it makes a better story.

Personally I have had a very busy summer managing 17 baseball teams in the Little League and the National Junior League and about 30 teams of kids in the Farm team units, something like 400 boys. Sunday, September 2, we won the first National Tournament on my baseball field. Teams from Williamsport, Pa., Westerly, R. I., and six Connecticut teams, including one from Bridgeport in which six of the 14 boys live in Seaside Village, which is a group of 257 houses built like Williamsburg. These boys have grown up on my ball field and can play ball like the Yankees. Ford Frick of the National League of Professional Baseball Clubs and Mickey McConnell, former scout for the Dodgers, honored us with their presence at the final game; also Mrs. Christine Gehrig, the mother of the immortal Lou Gehrig.

Christophe writes from Florida, tells about being in Dunedin hunting up Steve Chase; in Orlando visiting with Gibson; Athens, Ga., visiting George Foss' son Bradbury, who married an Athens girl. Received front page news article about Christophe's 50th wedding anniversary. Full of information that makes us all proud of .Christie and Edna.

Have a long letter from Rowe telling me about the death of John Poor's wife. He makes a very good suggestion that might be carried a good deal further than his first writing of it, and that is that interesting items about John should be set down and recorded by those who knew him well. He was a picturesque man, a leader in the top branches of science. John's daughter Elizabeth Poor Middleton lives in Pittsfield, Mass.

"Winnie" Temple celebrated his 50th wedding anniversary August si, 1951, at the home of his son City Solicitor Richard S. Temple. His son W. Leroy Temple was present. Both sons are Dartmouth graduates, both lawyers, both in the same office with him. He doesn't say so but I know they are both successful and very active in all kinds of public services. Our congratulations to Temp and his wife.

Visited Boston and had breakfast with Hiram on the day that my oldest grandson graduated from Babson. Hiram needs no write up, but I must say that when I turn the pages o£ history back to the time we lived together in Reed Hall, I tell the truth Hiram has not changed one iota in his spontaneity. He is the same Hiram.

After graduation exercises paid a visit with "Pa" Rollins and Isabel and Mary, who had a guest from college. Talked with Mary about Dartmouth and the snow carnival knowing that she would be interested because "Pa" started skiing in Hanover. She was a little bit sorrowful that she had never been invited to one of these parties. Think something ought to be done about that.

Have a very delightful picture of "Pa" in his living room quaffing a mint julep, which reminds me of the description given by the northern visitor of southern hospitality in Savannah. On being treated to a mint julep, he said, "When I had had two of those delightful drinks, I could feel myself sailing through waving green fields and fruit-laden orchards and I could see the kind faced old cows a-standin' in the silvery stream and couldn't recollect of owing a cent."

DR. HERMAN CHRISTOPHE '97 of Manchester, N. H., takes such pride in his class affiliation that he manages to get "97" on his car plates too.

Secretary and Treasurer 886 Main St., Bridgeport 3, Conn.