1908

The class necrographer is saddened to repot the death of another stalwart, the fourth in as many months. Frank G. Cook, Mayor of Livingstone, Mont., and a former Northern Pacific executive, passed away in a Livingstone hospital on February 5, 1960, after a heart attack and amputation of his right leg in an attempt to control an infection caused by arteriosclerosis. C.T. Libbey '36, in a letter enclosing a clipping from the local paper, writes as follows. "I had known Frank for a long time but it was only during his short time in office as Mayor of our town that I came to appreciate his wonderful ability to maintain direction toward his goals unswayed by any consideration other than his principles. Frank was a rock to tie to in any storm. Our city government had grown flabby, aimless and slack.... Frank, during his short time in office, squared things around in short order and gave it a sense of purpose that I hope will continue for many years."

Arthur S. Hopkins presided at the 12th training sessions of the Northeastern Forest Fire Protection Commission for forest fire control personnel at Concord, N.H., on February 9-12. Art Anderson, Harry Rogers, and I got together with Hoppy one noon and we had an enjoyable gabfest.

The Dartmouth Club of Merrimack County was glad to welcome back Harry Rogers at its February meeting after several months' absence due to coronaries and an operation for gall bladder. Last summer until String Hale's untimely death, String, Art Anderson, Harry, and I were regulars at the monthly meetings. Art Anderson is on the executive committee of the Club.

A letter to Larry Symmes from Clarence Talcott, ex 'OB, from Bolinas, Calif., states "My father flipped his lid when he learned that I had to take two years of French and Chemistry in order to graduate from Banking and Finance School. He ordered me to come home and take a job in his bank and I have worked in banks most of the time since Commercial Savings, Federal. At present I am Secretary of the Bolinas Beach Public Utility District." Cal has previously been listed as "not interested" and we are glad to welcome him back to the fold.

Raymond Marsh, a former Assistant Chief of the Forest Service, has been awarded the Order of the White Rose of Finland for his work in making Finnish forestry known in the United States. The Order of the White Rose, highest ranking civil merit order of Finland, is rarely conferred upon a lay citizen of the United States. Mr. Marsh is the first American forester to be so honored. In 1958, in a similar honor from the Swedish Government, Mr. Marsh was made an Officer of the Royal Order of Vasa. Richard E. McArdle, Chief of the U.S. Forest Service, said: "We in the Forest Service are proud to see one of our former Assistant Chiefs so honored. We have welcomed the Finnish foresters who visited this country to obtain technical forestry information, and we are glad to see one of our men who contributed much to American understanding of Finnish forestry recognized by that government."

Life Greeley has sent me three photographs taken in our freshman year which bring back old times and memories. One shows the Earl of Dartmouth and his family arriving for the dedication of the new Dartmouth Hall. Another shows a college procession at the north end of the campus with Butterfield and the two old frame houses in the background, all now gone but the trees. The third shows a football victory bonfire on the top of which is a B.H. torn from a building in the rear of Storrs Bookstore amid terrified screams from the interior. Those were the good old days when a football victory meant something. I will place them is the class record books which will ultimately go to the Alumni Record office.

Larry Symmes has been taking a poll of classmates intending to go to Vero Beach and the May 30 weekend in Hanover. As the Vero Beach reunion will probably be over when these notes are published I will list only those planning to be in Hanover: the Blakelys, John McElwain, Harry Rogers, the Everetts, the Gleasons, the Tappans, and myself planning to attend and the Munkelts, T.I. Dunn, and the Wileys hoping. These with our class officers should be the nucleus of a congenial group and we hope to see more who have not replied. Larry will issue another class letter with more details.

Your scribe is proud to report that he has acquired N.H. numberplate "1908" which was carried so long by the late String Hale.

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