1905
A pleasant note from William McFeeters states that in moving to Swanton he still is within easy commuting distance of St. Albans, Vt. After extolling the beauties of the Vermont countryside, he goes on to say, "At present I am spending the greater part of my time at Montpelier, where I am serving as Legislative Draftsman. The duties are to advise and assist legislators and others in the drafting of legislation, attempting to make suggestions as to form and advising as to the effect on existing law. Aside from that I am just a country lawyer."
Jim Donnelly and his wife Mary are back from a three-week stay in and about Miami, Fla. He writes that they drove down, picking up their daughter Rosemary in Washington, where she is with the Department of Defense. On the way south they visited such historic shrines as Williamsburg, Richmond, Charleston and St. Augustine. Golf and surf bathing were pleasant diversions in Florida. Jim is now assigned for six months to the first criminal session in Boston; for the second six months, to the pretrial session in Boston.
Sliver Hatch is off to a good start on his job as class agent. Best of luck, Sliver. He writes, "I am puttering around my place, putting in flowers, planting a small garden, and generally enjoying my retirement." He says it's a real pleasure when the letters and checks come rolling in from the boys.
In a letter to Gib Fall, Percy Noel gives some interesting information about his children. Henry has finished his thesis (on Stendhal) for his French doctorat de I'universite at Montpellier, France. Jeffery, 12 soon, at home, has become a Lone Scout, there being no troop in Nokesville. Babe (Vivienne) is with her husband and three children in Haiti, where her husband Homer Gayne is of embassy—head of information.
Tub Besse, back from "a fine stay at a friend's home at Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.," says he's feeling fine physically. He regrets that his job, neglected for a time by his absence, will prevent his attending the "Five-Class" dinner in Boston.
We welcome news of Bob Clark. A letter recounts very pleasantly an interesting trip that he and his wife took in Mexico a year ago, their fourth visit to that country. I regret that space limitations necessitate only a brief resumf. They flew to Guadalajara, the second largest city in Mexico, and then on to Lake Chapala where they spent eight carefree days at Villa Monte Carlo. Next was Uruapan, in the vicinity of the "young" volcano Paricutin, which they did not visit on this trip as it is difficult of access. They had flown close to its crater in 1944. After two other brief stops, their final stay was in Mexico City.
As a comment on modern speed of travel: they left Mexico City by plane at 9:30 A.M. central time, and, in spite of a two-hour wait in Los Angeles and other delays, they reached their home in Berkeley a little after 8:00 P.M.
Like some of us other pedagogs, WalterNourse is enjoying his retirement even more, as he says, than he had hoped. He is just as busy as ever, but in activities that are without the strain which inevitably goes with a principalship.
Through the kindness of Mrs. Day, I have received a collection of clippings from the local press on the untimely passing of our beloved Rufus Day. Also included was a copy of a tastefully prepared booklet under the imprint of Cornell University entitled, InTribute to Edmund Ezra Day of Cornell University. It contains the texts of the various tributes that were paid to Dr. Day on his retirement from the presidency of the university.
Out of the wealth of encomiums I should like to quote very briefly:
"His has been a truly brilliant record as an educational statesman, an able administrator and a doughty exponent of freedom of thought and speech." (Editorial, Ithaca Journal, February 1, 1950.)
"Let us thank God for Edmund Ezra Day." (Rev. Vivian T. Pomeroy in his funeral address.)
Gib Fall reports that the Boston "Five Class" dinner with the three additional classes '00, '06 and '07, was a great success. Our class, with 18 men present, carried off the honors as far as numbers are concerned. Jim Donnelly acted as toastmaster "in his usual, humorous, suave manner." He called on a man from each of the new classes for brief remarks: Sampson '00, Powers '06 and Smart '07. Then he presented President Dickey who gave a fine talk on spiritual and moral values in the liberal arts college. This talk, which gave a logical and clear picture of the problems and the challenge, was apparently regarded very highly by the men present.
The '05 men present included: R. Brown,Chase, Cornish, Donnelly, Elliott, Fall, O.Gilbert, L. C. Grover, Harding, Hatch, McCabe, Peyser, C. Pierce, Proctor, Parkinson,Thrall, Tuck and Cy White.
Secretary, ... 358 N. Fullerton Ave., Upper Montclair, N. J. Treasurer, 8027 Seminole Ave., Philadelphia 18, Pa. Class Agent, 6 Lakewood Rd., Natick, Mass.
