1900

In going through the files when preparing Dana Sears' obituary, we struck an interesting thing. In a letter dated February 18, 1936, on reporting to L. B. as to his anticipated activities as a counsellor at a Y.M.C.A. camp, he wrote, "You see I am going back to childhood joys for I spent 17 years in boys camps before 1905, and perhaps I can now have 17 more summers before I pass on." He died on February 12, 1953.

L. B. occasionally complained that his Class Notes were not read. From the following your Secretary feels there might be something to it. In the February issue appeared this sentence: "Of the 110 deceased members of the Class we have the addresses (up to 23 after long effort) of widows; (104 other relatives) most of whom maintain close affiliation with the Class, ..." No one has questioned this gibberish; whether through failure to read it, or because of kindly regard for the Secretary's feelings, he can't guess. What was actually written was: "Of the 110 deceased members of the Class we have the addresses (as to 23 after long effort) of widows (or other relatives) of 104, most of whom maintain close affiliation with the Class."

In the absence of specific news from individuals, we furnish the following statistics. Ages are not mentioned but we may say, we hope without offense, that the years named, indicate the passing of a certain landmark by each.

1944 Bryant, October 7 Beckwith, May 7 Wallace, October 11 McDavitt, November 24 1946 Ash, January 12 1953 Corson, January 3 1949 Buck, January 19 Hadlock, March 19 Hunt, January 24 Roberts, January 26 1950 Goodhue, March 17 Putnam, April 28 Rankin, March 26 Smith, May 21 Moody, March 24 Butterfield, Dec. 26 Holland, April 15 Hastings, May 8 1951 Paddock, July 5 Thayer, January 8 Brooks, July 19 Newton, June 24 Tong, August 21 Sawyer, August 12 Warden, August 23 MacKay, August 27 Proctor, September 15 Isaac, November 15 Tirrell, September 15 Christy, December 26 Sampson, October 2 Edwards, October 13 1952 Trull, October 27 Prouty, January 17 Fowler, November 1 Jonakowski, March 11 Hayden, December 1 Howard, April 17 Virgin, May 2 1954 Jenkins, June 11 Woodman, January 12 Manion, June 9 Dodd, March 4 Fletcher, August 8 Prescott, June 16 Tuttle, August 30 Bigelow, September 21 Brown, August 25 Mathes, September 13 1955 Jennings, September 23 Jackson, May 21 Rich, September 19

Secretary, Chatsworth Gardens Larchmont, N. Y.

Class Agent, 212 Mill St., Newtonville 60, Mass.