1900

your secretary was glad to get a recent report on Natt Emerson's sons, both of whom are Dartmouth graduates. Bill '34, who is located in Whittier, Calif., is doing an interesting and efficient job as a chemical technician for the American Potash Company. At the present time he is the assistant chief of their research division which has a staff of 20 chemists. John '38, who did graduate work at Harvard, is now the Principal of Peacham Academy located in a very beautiful village in Northern Vermont. Under his enthusiastic and inspiring leadership the school has prospered, enrollment has increased and plant facilities have been greatly improved. John is very happy in carrying forward for this old school an important educational experiment

Arthur Wallace celebrated his Both birthday in October with events almost approaching a regal flourish. Just imagine! He got not one but three birthday cakes, more than 85 cards, a midnight telephone call from his sister in Pasadena, Calif., and to top it all off an extended write-up in the Wednesday, Oct. 16, edition of the Nashua Telegram. Fortunately he was in good physical condition to stand such an accelerated pace. Arthur in the interview digs into the past and reminisces about medical and public health practices at the turn of the century. He is one of the few remaining general practitioners surviving from the horse and buggy era. Arthur remembers when public school children drank from a common cup; when one of the foremost surgeons in the area used invariably to smoke a cigar while operating; when it was considered a joke for a surgeon to use operating gloves; when the city jail was used as an auxiliary hospital for infectious diseases; when the physician dispensed his own remedies; and when a general practitioner carried a pair of forceps in his bag for tooth extraction. In summary the news paper article says of our classmate that: "Dr. Wallace's accomplishments in more than 50 years in the medical profession are many but two items from his past bring him the most satisfaction. The first is his successful campaign for sanitary conditions in the local schools The second was his position as first president of the Community Club (later called the Community Council), an organization which worked to obtain recreation areas for children in the city." Naturally our class takes pride in these not too well known accomplishments of civic mindedness. Thanks, Arthur, and congratulations.

A letter from Chan. Sanborn's wife, Charlotte, tells of a most enjoyable automobile trip she took last winter. Along with her daughter, Miriam, and family she motored from Ohio to Mexico City. She speaks of the difference in vegetation due to either a lack or an abundance of water in different areas of Mexico, the people, the costumes, and the language as making the trip most interesting and mentally stimulating. After spending two days in Mexico City, Miriam and family went on to Central America while Charlotte flew back to Dallas, Tex., to visit with her younger daughter Elizabeth and family. Her grandson, Wayne Sanborn, after completing two years at the local high school is now a student at Phillips Andover. Besides this grandson, Charlotte has four granddaughters. She says all five are promising children and she is quite naturally proud of them and thankful for them.

It is with deep regret that I have to report an error of omission in the list of "In Memoriam" givers to our class fund which appeared pearedin the December issue of the ALUMNI MAGAZINE. Inadvertently the names of Mrs. Joseph Wentworth and Mrs. H. S. Fairfield were not included. We are very sorry this mistake was made for we want proper recognition of all those who contribute to our class fund.

Lynda Redington reports that John Redington's son, John Skinner Reddington, is doing well as a surveyor of government dams in Idaho. He has evidently achieved a real measure of success in his chosen profession.

Clarence Butterfield is in virtual retirement from his long years of successful service as medical practitioner and diagnostician in Concord, N. H. "Butter" is very laconic and almost as sparing of words as Cal Coolidge. His most recent pronouncement is that he is: "Still jogging along down the hill." I am sure the class is glad it is jogging and not a fast trot. Your secretary is convinced that jogging down the trail is not such an uneventful and uninspiring a situation as those words might imply

As far as is known at this writing the Florida contingent of the class is: Walter and Alice Rankin, Ned and Helen Bigelow, and Hod and Caro Cristy. The headquarters of this outstanding delegation is the Vinoy Park Hotel, St. Petersburg, Fla.

Secretary, 3 Pleasant St., Hanover, N. H.

Treasurer 34 Carruth St., Dorchester, Mass.

Bequest Chairman,