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Charles Sargent, Jr. was graduated from the University of Idaho in 1948. During his senior year he was a student instructor in two engineering courses. The college course was broken by employment with the State Highway Department and U.S. Army Engineers. While in the Army, he served with the Engineers in India for a year. After graduation, he became an assistant professor in engineering in the University of Idaho. In 1953 he accepted an invitation to teach in the Universsity of Alaska where he, his wife Betty and his son Charles King now live.

Last August, Major Mary Morse was assigned to the Army Medical Corps at Fort Sam Houston. Previously, her Army assignments have included MacCormack General Hospital (Calif.), Ft. Dix (N.J.), Ft. Devens (Mass.) and Murphy General Hospital (Mass.). During World War II, Mary served in Army hospital work in Iceland, North Africa, Florida (U.S.), Italy and the Island of Oahu. She has had a distinguished career. Her mother and her sister Nancy are still living in the old home in Goffstown, N.H.

Considering the bland indifference usually accorded your secretary on all requests for information on news, he is quite pleased at the response to his request for identification of the men in the group picture sent out with the Christmas letter. Forty-six copies were mailed. His mail has been practically swamped with replies - a total of four. He has been told that a 2% return is average for a solicitation mailing. Oh, well! If it's below that figure, it's the fault of the copy. The 1952 group picture (mailed at the same time) got this comment from a California source, name withheld:

"The attitude of genuflection assumed by some of the men I suppose was not arranged beforehand with any particular significance. Roger Dunlap might properly be assigned to that division and Pete Fletcher's expression seems to show some inspirational influence, but the others I would not think more godly than some in the back row. But the idea comes to me that perhaps they had been sorted out with regard to their arthritic tendencies and only those who could bend the supple knee were assigned to the front. Knowing the prevalence of the disease among us septuagenarians, I think it quite creditable that six out of seventeen could assume that posture and still show no signs of suffering."

The following are a few items taken from The Dartmouth in the spring of 1898: .

March 18th - "Stickney '00 went through the ice on the river last week while walking near the mouth of the Vale of Tempe. He was quickly and easily rescued by Virgin and Carson." I have the feeling that this does not cover the entire story.

April 1st — "At a meeting of the Sophomore Class Wednesday evening at 7:30 in the North Latin room, the balloting for a football manager resulted in the election of C. G. McDavitt.... In the election of such a man for the position, the class may feel sure that the affairs of the football teams will be in the most untiring and capable hands."

Crocodilian Notes - "Virgin '00 is the possessor of a couple of crocodiles a year old and about a foot long which he recently received from Florida." Just why this fact would appear in the "locals" I can't figure. I should be glad to amplify this item if I can get further information from North Hadley.

It must be borne in mind that this is the beginning of the Spanish American War (the Maine was sunk in February, as I recall). Very little space was devoted to this subject. In the April 27th issue is a list of men who volunteered for enlistment in Company E, Third Regiment, N.H.N.G. This list carries the names of Boyle, Teague, Moody and Snow. In the same issue, it was noted that a college company was being formed with the following 1900 men in the roster: First Sergeant, Rankin; Fourth Sergeant, Ham; Color Sergeant, Roberts; Corporals, Ford, Blair, Cook and MacDavitt.

May 6th issue reports the send-off given to the men who had enlisted in the New Hampshire regiment. 1900 men listed are Moody, Snow and Teague. I feel that some members of the class can furnish some interesting facts covering the Spanish war. If so, I should like to hear from them - which I probably won't.

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