1905

Henry Norton, the youngest member of our class, divides his time between San Rafael, Calif., and New York City, his official residence. In response to a request for news, Henry furnished your secretary with a copy of his most interesting profile which appeared in the San Rafael Independent-Journal last August. His activities and interests have been almost unbelievable in their variety and importance. Here there is only space to say that in 1960 he had succeeded in freeing himself of his executive responsibilities but at present he still holds half a dozen directorships and has not lost his interest in traffic problems with which he has had noteworthy experience. This fall he was engaged in teaching a course entitled "The Evolution of Civilization: The Autobiography of Mankind," at the College of Marin's (Calif.) adult education program, the fruition of a nearly life-long dream.

It was good to receive a note from Herford Elliott. He is still busy in his real estate-insurance business. He writes, "I made a great mistake in not dropping everything ten years back. It was easier to just live along day to day and keep the responsibilities and that was the course I took." He writes that he and Priscilla spent a night in Hanover in October on their way to the Lodge at Stowe. We hope they will be with us in Hanover next July.

My latest word from Huston Lillard states that he and Ethel were trying hard to stay at home after their seven weeks of lazy wandering in Scotland and England. Lil says they fell in love with the Scotch people, for, while their climate may be cool, their hearts are warm. They especially enjoyed, too, their ten days of "loafing" in Torquay in Devonshire, with its colorful harbor life. The weather luckily was unusually good, the best of the season, they were told. Incidentally, if you failed by chance to read Lil's thoughtful and interesting article in the December issue of this MAGAZINE, go back and be rewarded by doing so.

We hope Roger Brown is having success as a special solicitor for advanced gifts to the Alumni Fund.

By the time this reaches you the festivities of Christmas and the New Year will have been almost forgotten; nevertheless I hope the former was a happy occasion for you all and I wish you continued satisfactions and health in the year 1963.

Word has come just as these notes are being prepared that Leon Smith has suffered a second loss. Some weeks earlier his wife Frances passed away and only recently occurred the death of his brother in Greensburg, Pa. We extend to Leon our deep sympathy in this sad two-fold bereavement.

Secretary, 358 North Fuller Ave. Upper Montclair, N. J.

Treasurer, Box 91, Cambridge 40, Mass.