1903

Your Secretary would like to take you back sixty years to the fall of 1900 when we, as freshmen, entered Dartmouth. The class of 1904 was the largest class ever to enter Dartmouth up to that time - two hundred and one men. Oil opening night came the football rush. Beck Johnson captured the ball and 1904 won the rush. The next morning after Chapel the sophomores started a fight. It was a good one while it lasted and ended only when Dr. Tucker appeared on the Chapel steps and called out: "Gentlemen desist!" No student ever questioned the commands of Dr. Tucker.

Do you recall our first Dartmouth night? The speakers, Dr. Tucker and Judge David Cross of the class of 1841. What a strong impression these two great Dartmouth men made upon us. The Judge, sixty years out of college, spoke with all the enthusiasm of an undergraduate. We took him to our hearts and made him an honorary member of our class. We all remember him as our guest at our 10th reunion, then nearing the age of 100 years. He passed away October 1, 1914. His example of loyalty to Dartmouth lives with the members of the class of 1904. Anyone of our living members might well have addressed the Dartmouth night gathering before the freshman class of 1964 and spoken with all the same pride and affection as did the Judge. ,

Recently in Pittsfield, our Dartmouth Club gave a party to the "boys" from this area who were entering Dartmouth this fall. How your Secretary envied them! Their priviledge to walk the paths across the campus where thousands of Dartmouth men have walked; to come to know the history and the traditions of Dartmouth; to understand what we mean by the Dartmouth spirit; to be privileged to share in the great fellowship of Dartmouth men, wherever, around the girdled earth, they may meet.

Now just a bit of gossip from the boys and girls

On June 24, seven prominent Granite State Attorneys were singled out at the annual meeting of the New Hampshire Bar Association and awarded certificates for half a century as members in the Association. Among them was our Rosy Hinman. Nice going old timer! This note came from a Dartmouth man living in Cedar Village, Camp Hill, Pa. I can not read his signature to thank him for the notice.

A nice note from Bernice Cummings of Concord, N. H„ telling of her grandson John, now a senior this year at Bowdoin, and Peter, a sophomore at Cornell. How come Bernice!

New address of Herbie Callman, 290 Collins Ave., Apt. 5-G, Mt. Vernon, N. Y. Your Secretary doesn't hear from you very often - take a night off Herbie, and write him.

Owen Burdett lives in an old house in Guilford, Vt. - near Brattleboro. This house was built in 1791. Gotta stop and see it sometime, Owen.

Our Carrie Drew spent a wonderful summer driving from her home in Anna Maria, Fla., out through the West, up to British Columbia and East to Banff National Park and back to Florida.

Nice note from Mrs. Harrie Muchemore. She writes — "Florida was treated badly by Donna and Ethel, with 10 to 14 inches of rain." She has a lovely home in De Bary, Fla.

Harry K. Torrey new address - Eastland Hotel, Portland, Me.

Hope to see many of you at the Parker House the night before the Harvard game, October 21 - Cheerio!

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