1897

Last month my report to the class was saddened by the notice of the passing of three of our classmates, and these notes this month brings another Herman Christophe.

In college I knew Christophe in the old, cold unheated gymnasium which in the winter months we used for training in running races. I also knew him in the spring on the new cinder track. We were not either of us outstanding athletes, but on my office wall is a picture of both of us with the others of the team wearing the big "D." We were about equal as runners and both made the team by faithful work building up legs and developing the chest by gymnasium exercise and running cross country on long distance runs. Our coaching and physical development was under the leadership of the late Dr. Carleton.

From college days on I didn't know much about Christophe until I took up the work of class secretary when I became very much closer and got to know him and his wife Edna very well. I feel that his love of music and his fine feeling for the beautiful has been a part of his life. His poem, from which I quoted in the class notes at the time of our reunion, was so like him. I have read these lines many times and have the growing feeling of how accurately they record in delicate charm what we all felt, saw and heard around us on the campus. I feel as I read them that he is talking to us from his heart. We shall all miss Christie.

I received one more round-robin letter from Sib which brings more of his jolly wit and satire, giving my effort to baseball a few sharp words, accusing me of running a farm system for the Yankees and relating to me the close of a championship he knew about which ended with a scor of 4½ to 4. I have seen some close ones, but half a run is a new one. Wish Sib would write a book full of his wit and nonsense and satire. It makes me happy every time I get a letter postmarked Worcester.

I want to correct my error in Rowe's hew address. He lives in Warner, N. H., not Warren.

I have just changed my office address. It is now 114 State Street.

1897 Fund Contributors

30 Gifts (Participation Index 97) Total Gifts: $1,352.00 (102% of Objective) MORTON C. TUTTLE, Class Agent

Appleton, Fred S. Balch, William H. Blanchard, Lewis H.1 Bolser, Charles E. Brown, Jay D. Brown, Maurice F.1 Carr, Edward G.1 chase, Henry M.1 Christophe, Herman Frew, Frank E. Folsom, Arthur1 Gibson, H. Hamilton

Gibson, Harry A.2 Ham, William H. Henderson, John R. Hilton, George F. Holt, Hermon, Jr. Johnson, Frank C. Kelly, Walter F. Lull, Henry M.3 McCornack, Walter E.4 Marshall, Benjamin T.5 Morrill, Albert H.1 Morse, Carroll W.

Mosher, Loren A.6 Noyes, Frank H. Pender, Horace G. Rollins, Weld A.1 Rowe, Brainard A. Ryan, Joseph F. Sibley, John O. Simpson, Joseph O.1 Smith, Erdix T. Taylor, Burpee C.1 Temple, Winfield Tent, George E. Tracy, Charles A.1 Tuttle, Morton C. Ward, Roy J.

Watson, Albert P. Woodworth, Edward K.7

MEMORIAL GIFTS FROM: 1 Class of 1897.2 Brother, Hamilton Gib

son '97.3 Mrs. Lull.4 Mrs. McCornack.5 Son, Andrew Marshall'22.

8 Son, Hugh C. Mosher.7 Daughter, Mrs. C. LaneGoss.

Secretary, Treasurer and BequestChairman, 114 State St., Bridgeport 3, Conn.