1913
Jack Macdonald's funeral at Scarsdale, N.Y., was impressive and was attended by hundreds of engineers, construction and government and personal associates, from Jim Farley all along the line. Bill Towler represented the Class. In place of flowers it was requested that contributions be sent to the Thayer School Fund and at the end of January over $1500 had been received.
A little more is known of Jack's passing. He was stricken at 8 o'clock in the morning the day before New Year's and did not regain consciousness. At the time of the Cornell game in Hanover he complained to Bill Towler of a severe headache. He took him to the Mary Hitchcock Hospital Saturday morning where they Checked him, gave him some pills, and he seemed better, went to the game, early to bed, and back to New York over the road Sunday morning. Bill talked with him frequently but did not see him again. His sudden passing was a great shock to all.
Jack and Louise Nelson left January 24 for a quick short trip to California. Jack hoped to find some of the class in Chicago on his stopover, and others when he reached the West Coast.
Ralph E. Samuel, chairman of the American Jewish Tercentenary, said recently that Jewish contributions to America were "wide and diverse and touched every facet of American life. The Tercentenary provides an opportunity for the U.S. to see a complete picture of the American Jew and if we give that complete picture we have contributed to group relations."
You have had your class dues bill. At the class meeting at our reunion the vote was to increase the yearly dues to $5 to meet the increased cost of the ALUMNI MAGAZINE subscription and to provide funds for the purchase of books for the Library for memorials to the deceased classmates. We should go back and provide for all. If any of you wish to place a volume in the Library in memory of some one who died many years ago please get in touch with the Secretary. You may hear from him yourself later, anyway.
Bill and Sarah Terry from Larchmont, N. Y., were at the Inn on January 17 for the Fund meetings.
George McClary's son George was married on June 20, at Norfolk, Nebr., to Roberta Jean Rice, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Rice of that city. That event prevented George's attendance at the reunion in June. George Jr. is now interning at Evanston Hospital where he and his wife are living, and goes up to the Mayo Clinic at Rochester next fall for three years.
Mrs. Josephine Scarry, mother of JohnJoseph, has written from Westwood to thank us for the memorial notice in the MAGAZINE. Some often do this. She is a very handsome woman and does not show her age in any way, for as she says, "Josie is 81."
"Husky" C.C. Wilbur's address has been changed to Route 2, Mechanicsburg, Pa., according to him.
After March 1, 1955, Cap Avery's time expects to be spent largely in New England, particularly around Sunapee. He will make courtesy passes at California and Florida before then.
Ed Stiles has retired at Nelson, B.C., on Kootenay Lake, and lives in a most attractive bungalow - no stairs. He and Phyllis took a very hurried trip East in September through Hanover and back to Nelson for bird watching, sawing fireplace wood, and going to his Trail office once a week.
David Conant is still in Pusan where he expects to remain until September, counting the days until he returns to the U.S.A. John Conant finished in January his exams at U.V.M. so was at home in Hanover for a while to do the snow-shoveling for Bob Harry French and Fred Page, joined frequently by Bob Conant, hike to keep in trim, two or three times a week. Harry's mother passed away on January 24 at the age of 91, and he and Florence have the sympathy of the class.
Charles Harley Linscott has come to live with John and Ardes Linscott at 28 Robinwood Ave., Needham, Mass., and GrandpaMose and Grandma Ele Linscott are doing well and are very happy about the whole thing.
With the Alumni Council meeting in Chicago Prexy Harvey McClary sent out the old rallying cry "Thirteen Up" for the Hanover Holiday reception and cocktail party at the University Club and the dinner sponsored by the Chicago Alumni Assn. Line Wilson, in from San Francisco for the Council meeting, was joined by Carl Pfau, Joe Barnett, NedCrawford, Harv McClary and George McClary. Rockwood (Eddie) Edwards and WardHarris, who intended to be there, were missing. Bill Towler, who had been in Chicago for Town and Country and had to fly back to N.Y. Saturday morning, gets credit for attendance.
Secretary, Box 2057, Boston 6, Mass.
Treasurer, Hanover, N.H.
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