1895
The Treasurer and Class Agent are now our only officers. The latter has received several suggestions that he furnish some class notes Below are a few items he has obtained. Note his address and drop him a line: William F. Rice, 460 Fourth Avenue, Newark, N.J. (Until May 1, Grand View Hotel, Mount Dora, Fla.)
Two of our group" deserve our sympathy which is hereby extended on behalf of all of us. Mrs. Albion B. Wilson, wife of our former beloved class president, has had a year of poor health. During the winter and spring of 1958 she was treated for anemia without much success. Finally, in late July, she underwent an operation and after a month in a Hartford hospital came home considerably improved. Her letter in December gave the above information. Most of the letter concerned her loyal and vital interest in the College. In that she is continuing her husband s long-standing generosity.
The other object of our sympathy is Joel Barley's wife, Elbeth. While in Madison, Wis., durnig the summer she fell and broke a rib and was in bed for six weeks. She returned turnedto her Winter Park home later and on November 30 had a dizzy spell and fell injuring her pelvis. Fortunately she was in her owher home at the time. She was in the hospital for two weeks, during part of that time stime she had three nurses. My first knowledge of her accident was a letter just before Christmas from our Prof. Frank Austin, who also lives in Winter Park which is thirty miles from Mount Dora. I had planned to go down to see her but was feeling quite poorly myself. However, I did go down the day after Christmas. To my happy surprise I found her dressed and sitting up and chipper as could be. She was getting along with a competent housekeeper.
Austin is doing some tutoring and looking after his bees. His daughter Maude, who teaches in the Roselle, N. J., High School, was with him at Christmas and may come down again to spend Easter with him.
Wednesday, March 4 was a red letter day for three of our class. Coming out from breakfast I found three people waiting for me. They proved to be Dr. Dud West and his son and wife. The latter went on to Melbourne. Dud and I started for Winter Park in my car. First we called on Mrs. Harley then went on to Austin's. We were much interested to watch his bees. The hives are in a building with passageways for the bees to go in and out. The hives are provided with large lenses which give one a magnified view of the tremendous activity going on. Frank's comments added much to our interest. Dud was anxious to see Prof. Edwin O. Grover '94. They were together in St. Johnsbury Academy. So we next went to his house and Dud took us out for lunch which included a long talk-fest. Dud left Mount Dora later in the day with his children.
The latest figures indicate there are eight living graduates of '95 and two non-grads. Our little reunion had about one-third of the class present. Not a bad percentage for any class in its 64th year.
Christmas greetings from California were received from Mrs. "Tappan" Mason. She gave some news of her children. I was especially interested to hear about her son Chris as he was a pupil of mine in the Boston Latin School. He is an orthopedic surgeon. She asked if I was still playing tennis. An injured shoulder ended that over ten years ago. I have taken up lawn bowling. It is a wonderful game for both men and women. Later I am bowling on a team of four octogenarians against four nonagenarians. One member of each team is a woman.
Christmas greetings also came from Watson Baker of Middleboro, Mass. He complains that I am the only one he ever hears from. He is looking forward to our sixty-fifth in 1960. He says: "I feel that I might still be in running order then."
Had a note from Hobart Ayers. He winters in Fort Pierce, Fla. It should be said here that these two men, non-graduates, are as loyal as any in our group.
More letters will supply material for more notes.
Treasurer, Eagle Hotel, Concord, N. H.
Class Agent, 460 4th Ave., Newark 4, N. J.
