1914

The Boston Class Agents' Dinner was held March 27. Aborn, Gregg, Newmark, and Woodies were present. Class Agent Jim Gregg was awarded the Ellsworth B. Buck Trophy in "Recognition of his extraordinary achievement as head class agent in leading his class to the highest combined rating in the 1956 Alumni Fund Campaign." The 1957 Campaign is on! Let's win with Jim again!

A wood cut of our Dartmouth Row was the focal point of the invitation for the meeting of the Newcomen Society of North America in Boston on March 28. Fran Pooler was one of the tellers at the Weston (Mass.) Town Meeting on March 25.

John Piane has rejoined the ranks of the "grandpappy derby" with the advent of Ann Fowler, daughter of Joan Piane and Dick Fowler '54 in Washington, D. C., on February 28. John is in the news also with his appointment to the National Board of Field Advisors for District I of the Small Business Administration. John has been, for the last seven years, on the board of directors for the New England District of the SBA.

At a luncheon, March 13, in the Hotel Niagara in Niagara Falls, Jesse Babcock was presented with a sterling silver plate inscribed: "In appreciation of long years of happy association from your friends in the Hooker Electrochemical Company." Jesse retires on May 1 after serving with this company since 1916 as research chemist, research manager, director, and vice-president.

Historical Item - Roxbury Latin School (founded 1645) from which your correspondent, Souther Mead and others, entered Dartmouth, recently held its annual alumni association meeting and honored a member of its faculty who will retire this year at the age of 70. He taught at Norwich University before joining the staff of R.L.S. and one of his students was General Harmon now president of Norwich. Mr. Sasserno was instrumental in aiding General Harmon to enter West Point. Upon retirement Mr. Sasserno will return to Northfield at the invitation of the General and devote his time to writing the history of the University.

Hope you all read the letter by Lay Little in the March ALUMNI MAGAZINE recalling some of his experiences with Gordon Ferrie Hull - prophetic and amusing! Did you also read that Sig Larmon is one of two men who have scored a hole-in-one while golfing with President Eisenhower?

Last month there was a story of a Good Samaritan. There was another situation recently where one was needed, but this time it was not a classmate, but a filling station attendant who came to the rescue of Henry Lowell, after he ran out of gas and backed up traffic for several blocks. Fortunately Henry was just a "whoop and a holler" from a gas station. To Page Junkins we are indebted for the tribute to departed classmate, Herb Gridley, appearing in the obituary section this month.

Secretary, 40 Byron Rd., Weston 93, Mass.

Class Agent, 19 Hundreds Circle, Wellesley Hills 82, Mass.