1894

This Class Secretary was so occupied last week in sending out a call for our annual Fall Round-Up that these notes escaped him. They will now get in by "the skin of their teeth," if at all.

First, a word about two doughty men who belong to our Eighty Club. King Cassin, when the Secretary saw him last spring, had completed his manufacture o£ the instruments with which the seniors initial their class canes. This gives him knitting work during the winter since there were 523 of them and doubtless there will be a larger number to be made this year. The King, however, seems quite up to such a job. Incidentally, he wears his new goatee in a way that befits his membership in the Eighty Club as well as in the Class of '94.

Arthur Stone would seem to have been appointed Surveyor-in-General for the iMorth Country, at least for that part of it within hailing distance of Hanover. The point is that Arthur seems to thrive on the job and looks as if he were renewing his youth. His membership in the Eighty Club is of shorter duration than his neighbor Cassin.

The next contact to mention is with a man who has some months to go before he joins the octogenarians but he did celebrate last summer his soth wedding anniversary, which is another mark of '94 Seniority. Paul Jenks was not able to get up to his place at Whitefield, N. H., in the summer of 1950, and how well he has succeeded in regaining his strength is shown by the fact that he was there for his usual time this last summer. He lives under very definite restrictions, but, characteristically he thoroughly respects those restrictions, and so lives happily and wholesomely. Not content with continuing to manufacture Appalachian Trail signs, he has developed a keen interest in enlarging the number of memorial gifts for the '94 share in the Dartmouth Alumni Fund. The remarkable results of this interest will be seen when the full report of this Fund is made.

It was the writer's good fortune to make a September day notable by calling on Mrs. Timothy Bagley at her home in Framingham Center, which is situated just off Route 9 and almost opposite the 181 a House. One of the memorable events in '94 history was the coming of Tim Bagley and his wife to the 25 thyear reunion. Tim was hardly well enough to come and died not long afterward, but the short time they were with us at that reunion has never been forgotten. Well, Mrs. Bagley has evidently continued to show the same high courage during the years. Very fortunately, after Tim's death she was able to adopt a daughter, now married, with whom Mrs. Bagley is making her home. It seems to be a very happy arrangement.

When Billy Wallis's will was read it was found that his estate (substantial for a man who had spent his life in teaching) was divided into 26 parts and there were "three parts to Dartmouth College at Hanover, New Hampshire, to be added to the 1894 Class Fund of the Dartmouth General Alumni Fund." The College has now received this bequest and it amounts to nearly $9,000 ($8,946.61). The Secretary understands that the College authorities will add this to the Fund of $25,664 which, under the leadership of Matt Jones, was given to the College at our 25th reunion, bringing that Fund up well nigh to $35,000. It will be noted that even in its original figure, this is larger than any other similar gift up to 1918, as indicated in the summary of Class Funds on page 27 of the October MAGAZINE.

Secretary, REV. 74 Kirkland St., Cambridge 38, Mass.

Treasurer, 60 Maple St., Somersworth, N. H.