1904
The Christmas season always brings your secretary a harvest of class news ... which he is happy to pass on to you. This is the season of the year when the boys start traveling; the Fletchers to South America, the Mowers to Spain, the Websters and Hinmans to Florida, and Matt to the West Indies.
Bill Roby writes from Washington, D. C., that he is Consultant-Engineer for hydro electric projects in Pakistan, Formosa, Ceylon and Iceland. Quite a responsibility Bill, we are proud of you. Nice note from Bernie Boyle from Florida where he has lived since 1951 in retirement. Now 77, a bit weak in the legs and eyes, he still enjoys TV, sitting in the sun and a drive to town once a week for the groceries. Lester Gibson from California had an "Eisenhower Chill" the past summer but is coasting along comfortably. During the holiday season his nephew, Morton Jaquith '89, came for a visit. Jaquith was a roommate of President John Dickey for three years at Dartmouth. Lester says his grandson, Bradford, of Palo Alto, Calif., is being groomed for Hanover and the Class of 1964. If he makes it, it will be just 100 years after his great-great uncle, John T. Gibson, who gradauted in 1864. Here's to you Lester and Bradford, too.
Our friend, Bruce Sanborn, of Saint Paul, Minn., did a fine service for his community during the holiday season acting as chairman of a committee of the St. Paul Athletic Club in the sale of Christmas seals for the Ramsey County Tuberculosis and Health Association. Bruce, you remember, played summer'ball in the White Mountain league during his college career. He was the man who never struck out. Rumor had it, Bruce was another Ty Cobb. They always passed him. Good work, big boy.
Brother Tri Kappa Wayne Perkins wrote a long letter for my "Western Edition." Perk, I'm sorry to report, is having eye trouble and is faced with a cataract operation in the near future. He has difficulty in reading my notes. However, he still plays three rounds of golf a week and bridge with Mary in the evening. He remembers he hopped bells for Tinker Gale and served the first meal in the Commons with the help of Robbie to Hen Teague.
Received a wonderful Christmas card from the Streeters with a picture, "Showing What Has Happened to the Streeter Family in Forty Years 1917-1957" - from two, it's now 22. Tom and Ruth have three sons and a daughter, and twelve grandchildren. Your secretary was a witness to their marriage in N. H., in 1917. These grand-dads sure have reason to be proud of their grandchildren. Here is a line from the Websters. Recently their granddaughter, Ann, was chosen by the Senior Class of the Braintree-Randolph, Vt., Union High School as D.A.R. Good Citizen Girl. Qualifications are Community Service, Leadership and Patriotism. Ann, a four-year honor student, ranks first in her class. She plans to enter Simmons College this fall and train to be a nurse. Nice going, Ann.
Four Dartmouth men have been honored by being named to key posts in the Dartmouth College 200 th Anniversary Development Program, Charles K. Woodbridge, Chairman of the Dictaphone Co. of New York, Albert Bradley '15, Chairman of The Board of General Motors Co., Sumner B. Emerson '17, Vice President of Morgan Stanley Co., Bankers of New York and John L. Sullivan '21, of Washington, D. C., former Secretary of the Navy. A distinguished group of Dartmouth men who will do a grand job for the College. Congratulations to King.
The Secretary was greatly pleased to receive a Xmas card from Horace Nelson of Old Town, Me. Welcome back to the tribe, Horace. Wah Hoo WahH!
The Class will be shocked and grieved to learn of the sudden passing of one of our most beloved and outstanding classmates, Ned Bartlett, on December 10, 1957 at his winter home in Sarasota, Fla. The name of Bartlett has been associated with Dartmouth College since 1836 when Ned's grandfather, the Reverend Samuel Colcord Bartlett, D.D., graduated, and subsequently became President of the College in 1877, 80 years ago. Ned's father, "Bobbie" Bartlett as he was affectionately known to all of us, graduated in 1872 and was professor of Chemistry at Dartmouth from 1878 to 1920, and Emeritus to 1932. Born to the heritage of Dartmouth College Ned came to us in the class of 1904. We were happy to embrace him as classmate and friend. His phenomenal success with the Hooker Electrochemical Co. of Niagara Falls, New York, where he rose from timekeeper to President and Chairman of the Board of that company, is the story of a man with a keen mind, a friendly personality, a clear insight into human and corporate affairs, which made him the type of industrialist who earned the loyalty and respect of all those associated with him. While in college Ned was a member of Psi Upsilon and Dragon. For many years he has been Chairman of the Bequest Committee and a member of the Executive Committee of the Class. Loyal, gen- erous, friendly, loved and respected, his contribution to the unity of the Class will long be remembered by classmates. We are happy to have shared his friendship. We shall always cherish his memory. It is with profound sorrow your secretary records his death. Messages of respect, sympathy and a wreath were sent from the Class. Sid Rollins, Class President and Tom Streeter were honorary bearers. In another section of this issue of the MAGAZINE will be found his obituary.
Your secretary sends to classmates, and the widows and relatives of classmates his sincere thanks for the scores of messages received by him during the Christmas season with expressions of appreciation to him for his services to the Class. Your cards and letters helped make Christmas a happy one for both Sally and Beck.
The Class will be sorry to learn of the death of Clarence W. Gormly of Miami, Fla., on October 3. Word from his wife, just received, says that he passed away suddenly in his sleep. An obituary will appear in next month's issue.
Shirley Cunningham '05 with Mrs. Cunningham and six of his step-grandchildren.
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