1907

The Jim O'Neills entertained their "whole clan of children and grandchildren," except one son, Jamie, his wife and their five children, on Thanksgiving. Sixteen members of this 'fine family were together. Their son, Hugh, and his bride came from Formosa. He has" now been assigned to the Far Eastern section of the State Department in Washington. A son-in-law and daughter and their three children, the Romagnoli family, are in Rome where the son-in-law, Franco, is making films for the National Science Foundation. He had visited Tahiti before going to Rome and had made, with a group of scientists, a documentary film on oceanography. Jim's children seem to be following his example in leading active and productive lives.

Ben Washburn plans to retire from his post as Bishop of Newark during 1958 but the (late has not yet been set. He has bought a house in Ridgefield, Conn., where he and Mrs. Washburn will live following retirement. Ben received his Bachelor of Divinity degree in 1913 from the General Theological Seminary. After serving as curate of Grace Church in New York, he became rector of St. Paul's Church, Kansas City, Mo., in 1918. After eleven years of service there, he went to Emmanuel Church in Boston. Three years later he went to Newark.

On the national scene, Bishop Washburn has played a prominent part in his church. Serving as vice-president of the Church Pension Fund for twelve years, he has been its president since 1952. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees of General Seminary and its presiding officer. An administrative policy of great moment was initiated when in 1949, under Bishop Washburn's quiet and determined insistence, the Diocesan Investment Trust was established for the benefit and use of the Diocese of Newark. It had in 1956 a market value of $2,720,421.

Born in Bethel, Vt., on June 1, 1887, Ben is one of the youngest men in '07. His record of achievement in his mature years was foreshadowed by his record at Dartmouth. Many classmates will be glad to be reminded that Ben was a Rufus Choate Scholar and a member of Phi Beta Kappa. His son, Seth, was a member of the Dartmouth Class of '43 and transferred to Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Solon Vail has retired and has become custodian of the public library in Woodstock, Vt.

Many '07 men will remember Sam Bartlett's older brother, Ned '04, whose death in December has been reported and will want to express their sympathy to Sam.

The following is an unsolicited tribute to an '07 classmate from an '06 man. It developed out of an inquiry by our Alumni Fund agent, Phil Chase, who had noted that gifts to the Fund in memory of our classmate had been made over a period of several years. It is too sincere and too well-founded a tribute to withhold though the following is a condensation of the full letter:

"In all the years we were together (from boyhood through college) I never knew him to do a mean thing or a dishonest thing. Apparently he just didn't know how. He was very shy, never half aggressive enough for his own betterment. In college his circle of intimates was small, but I think devoted, and if you inquire, I believe you will find a complete agreement on his kindly tolerance and honesty. In World War I, Roger had a long and very fine record, with the Ist Engineers I believe, going over very early with very little engineering but a lot of fighting, and a determination not to be an officer - just a plain G.I. The armistice caught him in Germany, refusing a commission. He couldn't avoid being a corporal but led a squad of his men in a short but glorious tour of Germany which ended in a British guardhouse and a sigh of relief at losing his rating. He came through as he went in, a plain G. I., one of the very few of his outfit who was not a casualty."

The quotation above is taken from a letter from Dr. George P. Laton '06, who lives in Los Angeles, Calif. The subject of his tribute is Roger Shattuck. These two grew up together in Nashua, N. H., and were intimate during their college years. '07 men will be grateful to Dr. Laton for his generous but well-deserved tribute to Roger, whose personal qualities and character he has described so accurately.

The death of "Doc" Foley last November 24 will not have been anticipated by his classmates. He and Mrs. Foley appeared to be in excellent health during the reunion last June, and "Doc" was quite probably making plans for another trip during the winter months. Though not a graduate from Dartmouth, he has been keenly interested in the college and his class for many years and he has always contributed to the success of class reunions by his friendliness and his interest in his classmates.

The sympathy of his classmates has been expressed to his widow. "Doc' will be missed.

The Newark Churchman Benjamin M. Washburn '07, who will retireas Episcopal Bishop of Newark in 1958, shownat his home in Orange, N. J. This past fallhe marked his 25th anniversary as Bishop.

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