1904

Merry Xmas — and a Happy New Year to all.

This last month has been a hectic one for those of us who live South of the MasonDixon Line. First, it was Governor Barnett of Mississippi, who threatened another Civil War, and now Castro and Khrushchev have brought us to the brink of a third World War. For a time, the Confederate Flag appeared more prominently than the Stars and Stripes, but it's wonderful to note in this national crisis we are all Americans and the old Stars and Stripes are gallantly streaming everywhere.

A nice note from Frank Stowell. His correct home address is 1316 Maple Avenue, Evanston, Ill. Frank, his wife, and son spent the summer in Denmark. That son is registered for entrance at Dartmouth, the fall of 1963. Nice going, boy. We hope you make the grade.

A wonderfully fine letter from the Withams of Burlington, Vt. Marie and Myron have so many lovely daughters - all west of the Mississippi River and this winter they hope to visit with them in Fresno, Calif., Albuquerque, N. M., and Boulder, Colo., and a visit too with Bull Turner in St. Louis. Give him our regards.

Our brethren from Boston are having a tough time, Robbie and Squid, both have had a session in the hospital, now home in the care of their good wives. Carl, at home under the care of good wife Marion. CharlieTubbs got a flu shot - doing so-so. Thanks for your letter, Charlie. Love to Sunny.

The Everett Elks of Mass., recently held an Old Timer's Night, October 13, to honor the gridiron greats of the Everett teams of past years. Our Matt Bullock attended. He was the oldest Old Timer to attend. Famous at Everett High as he was at Dartmouth as a great football man. Nice going, Matt.

Bruce Sanborn sent me a most interesting brochure covering the North Central Co. of St. Paul, of which he is a director. This company is a holding company combining in its operations all types of insurance and an open-end mutual fund; operating in 36 states.

October 25 Sally and the Secretary enjoyed a fine visit with Ike Maynard, presently living at the Williams Hotel, Daytona Beach, Fla. It's good to see these "damn yankees".

Fine letter from Pray Wadham '03, who recently retired as secretary of the class. He sent a bunch of blueprint pictures of MattBullock, Perce Hobbs, and our beloved SidRollins, included also was picture of old man Johnson in running suit outside the old gym, on the old wooden track doing the mile at 12 below zero, with the snow piled high along the side of the track.

There is grievous news for the Class in the announcement of the deaths of two more of our classmates. Bascom Brayton, October 6, and Linwood Durgin, October 22. Bascom, 87 years of age, was the oldest member of the class. Born and educated in the schools of Hartford, N. Y. After he graduated from Dartmouth, he taught school for a time in his hometown. In 1906 he married Catherine Margaret Buchanan, they had two daughters. In 1910 Bascom and family moved to Idaho and bought a farm, raising potatoes and wheat. We know him best as an Idaho potato farmer. His wife and one daughter predeceased him. He made his home in Idaho Falls with his daughter Louise, a nurse. No father ever had a more loyal and devoted daughter. Bascom attended many reunions and probably traveled more miles to be present than any man in the class. We held him in deep respect and affection and shall miss him. See his obituary in another section of this or a later issue.

Lin Durgin came to us from Lewiston, Me. Worked his way through college, was president of the class for nearly fifty years. He was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa and Dragon. His two sons are graduates of Dartmouth, and his daughter attended Bates College. His contribution of services to the city of Lewiston, where he spent most of his life, marked him as one of the outstanding citizens of that city. Ill health prevented him in later years from attending reunions, but his loyalty to class and college never flagged. See his obituary in another section of this or a subsequent issue.

Our Tom Streeter has recently been honored with the Henry R. Wagner Memorial award and been made a Fellow of the California Historical Society. The award was made September 27. At the Society's Mansion in San Francisco. One of the most important marks of recognition in the field of Western American History, the award is made annually by the Society to the author of the work published within the two preceding calendar years in the field of History, Cartography, or Bibliography, which the committee shall deem most worthy of recognition. This award came to Tom for his scholarly three-volume Bibliography of Texas, 1795-1845. Tom, as you know, took honors at Dartmouth in History. He received Litt.D. degree from Dartmouth in 1946, and Law degree from Harvard. His renown in Bibliography is international and through the years he has created one of the greatest collections of Americana extant. He has served with distinction in many other learned societies, Director of the Friends of Huntington Library, Past President of the American Antiquarian Society, Member of the Grolier Club. Our congratulations to Tom.

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