1895

Dud West and his good wife have followed their usual annual routine. They drove East from their home in Moline, 111., to make a round of visits on relatives and friends. They came to my house for a short visit as they have done for years past. It was a pleasure to have them and hear all about their family and their numerous grandchildren. Dr. West is still on call at his office in Moline and his memory is as sharp and retentive as ever. He can recite from memory a large part of Bobby Burns' poems. He is occasionally a bit tottering on his feet, he tells me, but he looks well and was very welcome, as usual, when he drove into my yard.

I .seldom hear from John Lord. I wish he would write me.

Austin has written some very interesting things which he would like to have published in the MAGAZINE, but space forbids.

The following is a letter from Arthur Bugbee, which I received on October 17: "Dear Steve: Tommy is not the only member of our Class to boast an operation. On June 23 surgeons toiled for six and one half hours to remove a cancer from my esophagus and incidentally taking away three or four inches of the esophagus and half of my stomach. Am now able to walk about the yard and take short drives. Fortunately Mrs. B is very well and proved a most capable nurse as well as housekeeper. We are both 79. When I complain about the long drawn-out recuperation both the surgeons tell me I am making a marvelous recovery and should, barring accidents, live to encumber this earth another ten years. My daughter Catherine (Class baby), wife of Philip K. Swartz, was able to tear herself away from her grandson in San Francisco and be with us for five weeks. This is my first long letter and already I am too tired to write more."

I know this is harking back, but at this writing no election has been had and I hope General Eisenhower will be overwhelmingly elected our next president.

The following, dated October 24, and received from the ALUMNI MAGAZINE, is selfexplanatory: "The annual Fund Issue of the ALUMNI MAGAZINE will appear in December. We therefore request that class notes due November 5 be held down to modest length in order to create space for the long lists of Fund contributors."

My best wishes for a happy Holiday Season to you all.

1895 Fund Contributors

29 Gifts (Participation Index 116) Total Gifts: $545.00 (70% of Objective) WILLIAM F. RICE, Class Agent

Austin, Frank E. Ayers, Hobart B. Baker, Watson W. Baketel, H. Sheridan Bugbee, Arthur G. Campbell, Arthur F. Cleaveland, Fred C. Crosby, Allyn J. Davis, Carroll A.1 Ford, Joseph A.2 Foster, William A.3 Hack, Thomas H.4 Harley, Joel A. Hayes, John E. R. Holden, Charles A. Hunt, Elmer M. Lane, Walter A.6 Lord, John K. Loud, Henry M. Mclndoe, George J.® Mason, Francis E. Rice, William F. Rossiter, Edward J.7 Sears, George8 Shepard, Frederick D. Stevens, Roland E. Tarbell, Wallace H.8 Thompson, J. Walcott West, Arthur D. Wilson, Albion B.10 MEMORIAL GIFTS FROM: 1 Mrs. Davis.2 Mrs. Ford.3 Mrs. Foster.4 Mrs. Hack.5 Mrs. Lane.6 Mrs. Mclndoe.7 Mrs. Rossiter.8 Airs. Sears.9 Mrs. Tarbell.10 Mrs. Wilson.

Secretary, White River Junction, Vt. Treasurer, Eagle Hotel, Concord, N. H