1911

This is the first opportunity to say "Thank You" to the many classmates who took time to send along their nice Christmas greetings, so here they are, and special thanks to those who scribbled a line about themselves. Even a little news is most welcome to a hard pressed writer of a class notes section.

Mary Silk writes of the arrival last September of the "most handsome barometer and thermometer" which will be hanging beside the front door when we arrive next June. She also said "Please express my thanks and appreciation to the members of 1911 that gave them to us, as I do not have their names to write each one individually." Well, we can tell her we do not want her to think of this as an individual matter, it is merely an expression of gratification that she is willing to put up with us each year. We shall be right back next year knocking at her door again. Classmates are already writing in to say they are looking forward to it. Who is next?

In response to the News Letter, Vail Applegate came up with the information that Ludwig Eggers had died about fifteen years ago. This was information from a childhood friend and all that he could learn. Further news about Vail is that he and Mildred had a fine trip last summer to Lake Louise, Banff, etc. They were in Hanover for the Brown game but Mildred was stricken with a gall bladder attack that took her to the hospital where she stayed a month but is now recovering nicely and they are looking forward to June at the Mt. View. Remember those pictures taken from their bedroom windows? Vail will have some more for us.

Committal services were held on Dec. 13 in South Strafford, Vt., for Buchanan Tyson who died at his family home there. We never saw much of him as he left Dartmouth at the end of his freshman year to enter Cornell where he graduated in 1912. He was a certified public accountant and spent most of his life in Virginia. His wife survives him.

Warren Agry retired a month earlier than he expected to. In fact he made the decision between the halves of the Dartmouth-Princegame. However he is now feeling much better and he and Marion are settling in their delightful home in Etna Highlands overlooking the Connecticut Valley and the Green Mountains.

It was good to hear from Kingsley Moses at 1521 Mt. Vernon St., Philadelphia 30, to this effect: "I am comfortable, if quiet, busily setting down my memoirs of three wars and four continents, which may be good reading by June 1961."

Hazel Harvey's suffering came to an end in December. She had been very ill and underwent a serious operation soon after Fred's death. Both she and Fred were loyal and enthusiastic in their support of the college while living, so that it is not unexpected that they would be so in death. The 1911 UP told of Fred's bequest of $2500 to the class memorial fund. It is reported that Hazel's will contains a very substantial bequest to the same fund. Although partially paralyzed for years she was always a familiar figure in her wheel chair at our class gatherings.

The reason why has not been forthcoming yet, but our old Tuck School roommate has taken up residence in the northwest, address 12135 S. W. Faircrest, Portland 25, Ore. The man referred to is "Jinks" Morton.

Grace Chamberlain though still rather helpless from her broken hip has been able to return to her home 16 Pine St., Winchester, Mass.

The following clause contained in the will of good alumnus (class will go nameless) is not one suggested by the 1911 Bequest Chairman, but yet has its interesting points. "I want all bequests to be paid in my securities. I do not want them to be dumped on the market and proceeds put in U. S. 2½s just so lazy trustees will only have to spend a few minutes every six months in cutting coupons."

There is a man recently moved to Asheville, N. C. (of 1911 fame) who has been singing the praises of the city, but who has written a friend as follows:

"You should come down here to the 'Land of the Sky.' You'd really see something. Some of the vegetable life is hard to coax along, and the damned grass seed won't germinate under this hot mid-day sun. I know for I'm waiting for 21 pounds to get going. But for nights, that's something else again. Every night, even after a high of 94 (our highest last summer), sometime after midnight you reach down and pull up the bed spread, with two cotton blankets on already. Hurry on down and see for yourself. You'll never want to leave the mountains."

Once in a while Les Waldron comes through with a message like this one which a lot of us would like to be able to say: "It is long since you have heard from me, but everything is going well with me and I feel in the best of health." He was kind enough to send in an obituary notice of Jim Mathes which otherwise we would not have seen.

The cry of the class secretary always has been and always will be the same. Witness the following quotation from the preface of the second annual report of the class, published by Josh Clark, our first secretary, in which he pleads: "Just a reminder to you:— Do not forget that the little notes you receive from the Secretary are likely to require an answer. Also it makes good cheer along the way if you make the reply immediately. Enough." Then the present secretary, not knowing the future and very naively, ended his letter with these words: "Do all read this, that I think this class letter idea is a ripping good one and I hope that all will do their part to keep it up, for some day we shall enjoy and appreciate it far more than we realize now."

Fred Long is doing his bit in interviewingprospective Dartmouth students. He writes"Everything fine here with Harriett and me.The Freshmen from Colorado this fall number 18 including three all-state football men."

Jim Malley and Dan Porter were occupiedduring the first half of the year in one of thelongest sessions of the New Hampshire Legislature in history. Jim has been working foryears to get decent tax legislation for theState real estate is now the basis of supportof the towns and counties. The time is surelycoming when the state will have to adoptsome form of a broad base tax, such as Jimhas been fighting for. We all look to him asan authority on taxation.

By the time this column reaches you thewriter and wife will be happily housed at218 West Rogers St., Clearwater, Fla., untilabout April 1. An invitation is hereby extended to all igners in the vicinity to call.We shall hope to have the ingredients ofFlorida hospitality available. Meanwhilewatch the columns of this MAGAZINE for thedates and place of meetings of the variousalumni associations.

Secretary, 218 West Rogers St. Clearwater, Fla.

Treasurer, R.F.D. #2, Saco, Me.

Bequest Chairman,