1914

If you want an accurate appraisal of a school teacher's effectiveness, ask one of his students. We did that, and here's a summary of Will slow Harding Loveland. "Professor Loveland is one of the most effective teachers of English I ever had. He knows his subject thoroughly and, if a student displays a minor lapse of knowledge, Professor Loveland always admonishes him with the greatest understanding and tolerance." This from a relative of mine who took two courses with "Win" who is now retired from the faculty of Boston University after many years. He's dabbling with Russian and proposes some travel later this year. He reports a good meeting with Roger and Louise Rice at the Boston University Faculty Club.

John Mumford Palmer - "Paduc" to you - is still living in Larchmont, N. Y. He and Clotilde have been pretty liberal supporters of the medical profession but says that things are getting better and he hopes to be more active in class affairs from now on.

Sam Sheldon writes that he and his wife have a major triumph every morning. They both are able to put on their shoes. This seems to be an achievement at our advanced age.

"Looie" Littlefield took the trouble to phone me from Providence that the picture that he wanted to submit for publication was misplaced in moving from the Littlefield homestead in Pawtucket to Providence. The Littlefield home is being demolished to make way for a free-way. I suppose that this means some kind of progress, but it seems a sacrilege to demolish this fine, old New England home. Here "Looie" and I played as boys. I wonder what the wreckers did with the electric wires that "Looie" and I rigged up from the third floor to the cellar. That was an historic invention. I also wonder what they did with the skis that Looie and I made out of one of his mother's window screens. They were beauts!

At long last, we have a fine note from Hugh Mackinnon. This fellow showed his musical bent before he was out of the cradle and went on to great things in the field of music. He retired three years ago as Professor of Music at the University of Wyoming, but is able to keep active in the field made somewhat famous by his fellow composers Chopin, Beethoven, Liszt, and Tchaikovsky even though they didn't go to Dartmouth. Hugh is one of the fortunate men living an interesting life in San Francisco.

Chuck O'Connor, who used to burn up the cinder path (and along with your secretary was one of the two grey-haired men in 1914 on the campus) wrote to Bill Hands that he "now is having a helluva time catching a streetcar." Times have changed, Chuck. Your spikes used to throw lots of competition in the way of contenders from assorted universities.

The house-lights dim and go out: a long ruffle of drums from the orchestra-pit; an expectant hush. Now a brilliant shaft of light pierces the dark and shines on Charles S. Batchelder, Treasurer of 1914! Let's give him a big hand, for he's one sound reason for the name "The Famous Class of 1914." By every known - and I suspect some eldritch - means "Charlie" has produced this astounding list of men who have paid their class dues up to our 50th Reunion! Page Mr. Ripley!

Pennell N. Aborn, Herbert S. Austin, Lester Bacon, Hammond Barnes, C. S. Batchelder, Harold Brown, Paul H. Brown, Ellsworth B. Buck, Clyde D. Buckley, John R. Burleigh, Donald C. Burnham, Frederick W. Campbell, Daniel Chase, Frederick P. Cranston, James M. Crowell, Howard S. Curtis, Walter F. Daley, Frederic A. Davidson, Dr. Arthur H. Dearing, John L. Dellinger, Roscoe P. DeWitt, Dr. Wallace H. Drake, Carroll A. Edson, Edgar H. Elkins, Wesley T. Englehorn, Dean A. Emerson, Nathan A. Farwell, Charles H. Faxon, Dr. Myron J. Files, Dr. Robert Flanders, Henry B. Flinn, Walter E. Floyd, Raymond H. Foss, C. Kenneth Fuller, Samuel A. Fuller.

Gail I. Gardner, Kenneth Grant, James D. Gregg, Wilfred C. Gilbert, John N. Hazen, Howell E. Hallett, William C. Hands Jr., John A. Hanna, Bradley Harrison, Dr. Albert C. Herring, Hazen B. Hinman, William R. Holway, Walter B. Humphrey, Leon P. Hobbs, Leo E. Higgins, W. Scott Jones, Ralph A. Jenkins, Charles Kingsley, E. Roy Kittredge, Sigurd S. Larmon, Carl A. P. Lawrence, Ernest S. Learoyd, Walter I. LeCount, Lester K. Little, Winslow H. Loveland, Hugh A. MacKinnon, Arthur D. Maddalena, Theodore Main, Walter A. Netsch, Abraham J. Newmark, Loring P. Nichols, Caleb H. Niles, Leslie Munroe Parker, John M. Palmer, Chesley A. Paul, Paul L. Perkins, Benjamin H. Quarles, Martin J. Remsen.

James B. Shields, Samuel D. Sheldon, Rufus L. Sisson Jr., Alexander T. Skakle, Gordon C. Sleeper, Charles Smedley, Paul J. Smith, Winthrop J. Snow, Maj. Leland Spore, Harold A. Stiles, Jesse W. Stillman, George H. Tilton, Raymond H. Trott, Harold G. Van Riper, Enders McC. Voorhees, John A. Warren, Dr. W. W. Washburn, Rev. Arthur S. Wheelock, Richard J. White.

Many happy returns in April to: Barke, Dearing, Emerson, Faxon, Fordham, Grant, Gregg, Higgins, Holway, Howell, Kimball, Phelps, Richardson, Richmond, Rutherford, Stratton, Voorhees, White, - and as Oliver Wendell Holmes said:

"We will not speak of years tonight, . For what have years to bring But larger floods of love and light, And sweeter songs to sing?"

Secretary, Farwell Lane, New London, N. H.

Class Agent, 21 Orlando Ave., Winthrop 52, Mass.