1900

Beginning in 1903, when the 1900 Class Fund was established, "Jed" Prouty never failed to make a contribution - the total being several times the amount of financial aid he received from the college as an undergraduate. It was characteristic of the man and of his love for Dartmouth and 1900 that there was found among his papers a request that the amount he had been sending (it was a generous amount) annually be continued from year to year following his death. That request has already been complied with for 1956.

Loring Dodd happily is one of those of 1900 who developed interest in his active years to the extent that he is usefully and pleasantly occupied in his retirement. He continues to direct the art series in the cultural field at Clark University; is art critic for the Evening Gazette (Worcester, Mass.) and contributes articles for the Worcester SundayTelegram.

We are indebted to Rev. Charles C. Merrill (Secretary of the Class of 1894) for sending a copy of this citation. With its printing goes our warm congratulations to Harry.

A Citation given at the annual parish supper of the First Church in Cambridge, Congregational, January 27:

Mr. H. LeBaron Sampson... Member of this parish for many years; member of the Church since 1946;

Distinguished member of one of the great professions, bringing to the practice of the law not only great natural gifts, but Christian principles of personal integrity and social responsibility;

Public spirited citizen of this community, giving generously of your time and thought to community enterprises;

Discriminating man of the world, giving ample place within your sympathy to the great American pastime, Baseball, its honored past and its glorious future;

For many years chairman of the Special finance Committee of our Church, that is, special consultant in matters financial, and presiding genius of the Every Member Canvass. By your combination of practical realism and courageous faith you have inspired confidence in our people, and have led them steadily forward. And by your combination of competence in practical affairs and clear understanding of the world-wide nature of the Christian movement and task, you have helped to maintain and nourish our missionary tradition;

Special consultant to the Church in legal matters, you have given to the Church, over the course or the years, so generously of your professional services, that we have almost come to assume that that is your divinely appointed task. For what other purpose, pray tell, could you have graduated from Dartmouth College and the Harvard Law School.?

Staunch, generous friend and colleague of your fellow-members in this Church, and of the ministers of the Church;

Although, at your insistence, you have been replaced as Chairman of the Special Finance Committee, we hope that for many years you will continue as a member of that/ Committee, and in your other accustomed capacities.

Before this congregation I cite you as a distinguished servant of the Church and as standing in its highest traditions of Christian service and stewardship. John H. Leamon, Minister.

As was Chelsea Atwood, so is Cut Tirrell a stamp collector. He does not credit his excellent health to his philatelic activities but rather to snow-shoveling about his house in Pointe Claire (Montreal). It will be remembered that Cut was associated with the United Shoe Machinery in Canada, retiring in 1947, after nearly 45 years of service. His daughter Jeanne married Anthony Hicks (Toronto '37). They have two children, Barbara and Janet, aged 12 and 9. Son-in-law "Tony" was recently appointed resident treasurer of the Sun Company of Britain. He and family will take residence in London (Eng.) for three years beginning in June. Cut's son Donald (McGill '41) lives in Montreal with his wife and two sons, aged 4 and 2. He is associated with the Shawinigan Chemical Co. as domestic sales manager for Canada and contacts with customers in the United States.

Johnny Warden and Edla are now comfortably at a new rest house located on the old John D. Rockefeller estate at Ormond Beach, Fla. Son John '48, who is again with the U. S. Weather Bureau, lives nearby with his wife Joyce and drops in at the rest home almost every day. Johnny's interest in Dartmouth and 1900 are not surpassed by any of us.

Harry's sister, Miss Margaret Hutchins (A.B. Smith '06 Phi Beta Kappa) after spending last summer at the old home at Lancaster, N. H., returned to Bay Shore, N. Y., for the winter. At the end of 1953 she retired as a member of the Library School of Columbia University.

Bill Stickney's widow, whose home is in London, England, in October made a several days' visit with Bill's sister Mrs. Branliere at the old family house in Bethel, Vt.

The first member of the class to reach 80 was Ash - January 12, 1951. In 1955, ButterfMd, Putnam and Smith. This year of 1956: Newton (June 24), Sawyer (August 11), Mackay (August 27), Isaac (November 15), Christy (December 26).

Brock Gilson's daughter Betty (Mrs. Elmer Emery) living in Woodstock, Vt., has three children. The oldest, Maryann, was graduated from high school last June as reported in our October notes. This year she has been taking postgraduate work preparatory to embarking on a three-year course in nursing in the Bishop de Goesbriand Hospital in Burlington, Vt. The other two children are Elizabeth, age 14, and Henry, 12.

The 56th Roundup of the Class of '99 was held at the University Club, Boston, on March 3. Class members, in the front row, are (1 to r): EdSkinner, Hawley Chase, Kenneth Beal, Sam Smith, Ralph Hawkes, Herb Rogers, Phil Winchester and Joe Gannon. in the backrow, are: Cliff Fifield, Arthur Beal, Winter Read, Mrs. Winchester, Miss Eunice Miller, Mrs. Arthur Beal, Mrs. Winter Read, Miss HelenGannon, Mrs. Beal, Mrs. Rogers.

Secretary, Chatsworth Gardens Larchmont, N. Y.

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