1894

A quotation from Irving Read's letters which was omitted from the obituary sketch of him in the last issue must be given here. It shows how much he regretted that his residence farthest West prevented his meeting with the Class. He began his letter to our 55th by saying:

"You Lucky Fellows: —How fortunate you are to have been able to keep in touch with one another and with the progress of Dartmouth from year to year with growing enthusiasm for the ideals she represents and inculcates!"

As an illustration of Irving's diversity of interests his daughter writes: "—Then in about 1920 he moved to the town then known as Sisson, which later became Mt. Shasta City. During the three or four years he was principal there, he was interested in the building of a lodge at the timberline on the side of Mt Shasta. He was camp superintendent and took the first materials up the mountain by pack horses On the site there now stands a beautiful stone building where hikers rest before they climb the mountain peak."

The remainder of the unusually limited space assigned to us columnists for this month must be used to tell about the celebration of Ben Wei ton's 79th birthday at Somersworth, N. H., October 10, 1952. One interesting factor in the celebration was that none of us realized, except Ben and his wife, that it was his birthday until we reached Somersworth, although the Secretary at least ought to have realized it and made preparations. But our impromptu felicitations were no less cordial and sincere because they were impromptu. Ben, we will try to have the Matt Jones Fall Round-Up of J 953 on yOur 80th and it will surely be some celebration.

Last year the attendance at our Matt Jones Fall Round-Up was reduced to five and perhaps it may have occurred to some that this feature of our Class life might have to be given up. Billy and Nettie Ames came to the rescue by inviting us to their new, attractive and beautifully situated home in Somersworth on October 10 and it was indeed a "Great Party." The attendance of members of the Class was doubled from last year, as follows: Ames,Cassin, Colby, Hall, Knowlton, Marden, C. C.Merrill', Parker, Stone, Welton.

Five of these men were accompanied by their wives, namely, Ames, Merrill, Parker, Stone and Welton. Colby brought his daughter. Mrs. Billy Mann was accompanied by her son. The total attendance was 18, although William Mann could not stay to the bountiful turkey dinner which Nettie and her sisters served.

All of the 13 absentees were heard from directly or indirectly. In addition, letters were read from 14 wives of deceased members and from Catherine Jones Babcock whose father and mother began these Round-Ups and continued them for many years.

Kent Knowlton came the farthest from New Jersey.

During the afternoon Dwight Hall invited us to his home in Dover for the Round-Up in 1953. Thus Dwight and his wife Almie will continue the tradition of having these Round-Ups in a home, which has now been so perfectly revived by Billy and Nettie Ames.

Comment on the list of contributors for the Alumni Fund accompanying this column and the splendid work which Paul Jenks has done in his first year as Class Agent is necessarily postponed until next month.

1894 Fund Contributors

52 Gifts (Participation Index 200)Total Gifts: $1,730.00 (216% of Objective) PAUL R. JENKS, Class Agent

Adams, Arthur A.1 Ames, William M. Bagley, Timothy2 Bartlett, Rolla W.3 Blakely, Quincy4 Burnap, Robert L.5 Burroughs, Sherman E.6 Bushee, Frederick A. Cassin, John E. Claggett, Fred P.7 Colby, Ira G. Crocker, Allen C.8 Curtis, Alvah H. M.9 Field, Frank D. Ford, William H.30 Gibbon, William Gifford, John P.11 Griffin, Frank A.12 Grover, Edwin O. Hall, Dwight Ham, Ernest G.13 Hardy, Ashley K.14 Hodsdon, Edgar C.15 Hoskins, Carl S.16 Hurd, Henry N.17 Jenks, Paul R. Jones, Matt B.18 Knowlton, Kent Lewis, Aubrey C. Lovejoy, Herman S. Lyon, Albert M. Mann, George E.19 Mann, John L. Marden, Philip S. Martyn, Frederick S. Merrill, Charles C. Mudgett, Fred L.20 Norris, Alfred E.21 Parker, G. Woodbury Penniman, Robert R.22 Read, Julius I. Rollins, Fitzhugh S.23 Rollins, Walter H.24 Ruggles, Edward F.23 Safford, Edward H.M Sawyer, Augustus B.27 Sherman, Maurice S.28 Smalley, Bertrand A. Spooner, Edwin V.29 Stone, Arthur W. Thurston, Herbert R.30 Townsend, James A.31 Trow, Frank H.32 Wallis, William J.33 MEMORIAL GIFTS FROM:1 Mrs. Adams. 2 Mrs. Bagley.3 Mrs. Bartlett. 4 Mrs. Blakely. 5 Nephew, John B. Burnap '40. '6 Son, Robert P. Burroughs '21.7 Daughter, Mrs. John M.3Gaines. 38 Income from Allen C.Crocker Fund. 9 Mrs. Curtis.10 Niece, Miss CharlotteE. Ford '94 hon.11 Mrs. Gifford.12 The Griffin Family.13 Daughter, Mrs. Otto J.Slack.14 Mrs. Hardy.15 Son Merrill Hodsdon'28.16 Mrs. Hoskins.17 Mrs. Hurd.18 Daughter, Mrs. Catherine J. Babcock.19 3th Cousin, John L.Mann '94.20 Mrs. Mudgett.21 Niece, Mrs. Stillman F.Kelley.22 Mrs. Penniman.23 Widow, Mrs. J. IrvingRead.24 Mrs. Rollins and Family.25 Airs. Ruggles.26 Classmate.27 Airs. Sawyer.28 Daughter, Mrs. Boardman Lockwood.29 Mrs. Spooner.30 Son, Francis C. Thurston '28.,31 Mrs. Townsend.32 Daughter, Mrs. MarionT. Cahalien.33 Nephew, William H.Wall is.

PAUL R. JENKS '94, who was a new Class Agent successfully on the job during the 1952 campaign.

Secretary, 7,4 Kirkland St., Cambridge 38, Mass. Treasurer, 60 Maple St., Somersworth, N. H.