1908

New address: Amos C. Lanpbear: 224 Cornwall Avenue, Cheshire, Conn.

Harold Cogswell writes of a trip to visit his brother in Lexington, Mass., over the Christmas holidays in which the heavy snow storms interfered with plane transportation and he had to use taxi, subway, and trains to get to his destination and back. He reports that he is still on the payroll of the Chicago Technical College teaching five days and nights a week. His health is good and he enjoys teaching.

Don Comstock reports from Tucson, Ariz., "We came to Tucson on account of my wife's health - she couldn't take the cold Northern winters any longer and her doctor said she had to get to a warmer clime if she wanted to maintain any degree of health. So I gave up my position in Cleveland as of January I and we came out here not knowing whether I would find anything to do. I was very fortunate and stepped into work in my old line, marble contracting, have been busy most of the time, for which I am thankful as I have no desire to retire as long as my health remains good - and so far it is excellent."

Warren "Chick" Currier writes that he and Allen Perkins and their wives were planning to make a joint call on Dick and HelenMerrill, also want to take in Larry Symmes's 50th party at Mill Valley, Calif.

Don Frothingham reports that he and May are also standing by for the Symmes's anniversary. As of January 10 they are still in temporary quarters waiting the reconstruction-repair of their Golden Gate-view apartment burned out in last summer's five alarm fire.

"Honker" Joyce in acknowledging my congratulations in achieving his 76th birthday adds "at 26 it's Wine, Women and Song; at 76 it's Metrecal, same old gal, and 'Sing Along with Mitch.' "

Tom Morrissey in acknowledging a birthday card writes: "Sorry, there is no news."

Invitations are out from Mr. and Mrs. Laurence M. Symmes Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Guernsey Sackett Buck, and Mr. and Mrs. John Reeve Barnard to a reception honoring Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Metcalf Symmes on Wednesday, February 7 at 309 Tamalpais Avenue, Mill Valley, Calif. This is Larry and Dorothy's Golden Wedding anniversary and your editor hopes to have a full account in a later issue.

Henry Stone sends a brochure extolling the beauties and alluring features of Anna Maria, Heart of the Suncoast, and encloses the promised photograph of himself and his three great-granddaughters; Jane Ellen Kimball, Cynthia Lee Stone, and Susan Elizabeth Kimball.

Larry Treadway reports on January 14 that he was about to celebrate the BCth birthday of Harry Johnson '04 at Vero Beach where the latter lives the year around. He also reports that he spent a few days with DickMerrill and Jim Norton. "Both are a bit older but still able to navigate. It did me good to see them."

Secretary of the College, Sid Hayward, salutes in the October 18 issue of his Bulletin: "This is the 50th anniversary of the song, 'Dartmouth's in Town Again.' Bob Hopkins '14, brother of the President Emeritus, composed the music, the words were written by H. Lyman Armes '12. The best marching song of the college, christened at the Harvard game in 1911, has echoed down through the years among many generations of Dartmouth students."

A very interesting sidelight on this song was given by Lyman Armes himself at the December meeting of the Dartmouth Club of Merrimack County in Concord, where he was the principal speaker. A contest was on for a marching song for this Harvard game to be selected by trials by the college band. On the night before the contest Hopkins came to Lyman's room with a melody in his mind, and asked Lyme to write the lyrics to go with it. Lyme had a piano in his room and Bob played the tune over until Lyme learned it and he spent the evening trying to compose the words but had not succeeded when he went to bed late that night. However, he took the precaution to put a pencil and paper beside his bed. The next morning, to his amazement, he found the words of the song written on the paper. Apparently the words came to him in sleep and he woke enough to put them down, but in the morning had no recollection of doing so. With a minor change of two words, the song was the same as sung today.

Class Notes Editor R.F.D. 1, Laconia, N. H.

Secretary, 120 Broadway, New York 5, N. Y.

Treasurer, 17 Harland Place, Norwich, Conn.

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