1925

When these notes are composed from four to five weeks in advance of the publication date, frequently the spirit that may prevail at that time escapes the author. The notes for the December issue, for example, were scribbled in October at the height of the football season. Who would ever be thinking then of the holiday season which would be engaging our attention eight weeks later? Yet those notes should have contained a few words of greetings apropos Christmas and New Year's. Now - one month later — it's a bit too late to make amends even by expressing the hope that you all enjoyed the occasion, particularly from the standpoint of grandchildren, many of which the class can now be proud.

When your Executive Committee has met each fall to deliberate over the problems of the class, it has been customary to adopt resolutions for certain outstanding individuals. Among them has been Prexy Hopkins. His acknowledgment invariably has been of a classic nature, as you would expect. It seems appropriate to pass on to you the feeling he expressed on the last such occasion. as follows: "I am very grateful to the Class for passing the resolution. ... I have no hesitancy at all in acknowledging the deep emotional appreciation I have in response to this resolution. The undergraduates and the alumni of Dartmouth College have always been exceedingly kind to me, and I cannot enough express the appreciation and the sense of indebtedness I feel to them for having made life as pleasant as it has been for me. Please express my deep appreciation to members of the Class. ..."

Isabelle and Bud Brown, as most of you know, work eight and one-half months during the year running the Friendly Pines Camp in Arizona (135 youngsters and 40 staff) and spend the balance of the year traveling. Early in December we received a note from Madrid complaining about the cold in "Sunny" Spain and the probable difficulties to be encountered (on account of snow in the mountain passes) en route to Amsterdam. They visited England ("to keep a tryst with some of the British boys who as RAF cadets twenty years ago took their fighter training in Arizona and made our home theirs in Phoenix"), Scotland, Wales, Germany, France (the Riviera was the only place where they enjoyed a warm climate), Switzerland, Denmark, Austria, and Sweden — all in a new foreign car on which they put over 5,000 miles. They flew back from Copenhagen to Los Angeles in time to enjoy New Year's "with our family and their families - seven grandchildren."

Here are a few address changes: Bill Bigelow 11, 817 S.W. 5th St., Boca Raton, Fla. This is the first word we've had on Bill since 1947. Since he has always lived in the New York City area, presumably this address change indicates retirement. Brad Foss, Inspector, Inspections Underwriters Lab., 1022 Prince Ave., Athens, Ga.; Dick Orchard, Sales Office Manager-Industrial Production, Thompson, Ramo Wooldridge Inc., 1777 Grovelia, Apartment O, So. Pasadena, Calif., and Bob Short, Assistant Treasurer, Sunset Pools, 4731 Laurel Canyon Blvd., No. Hollywood, Calif. - 5020 Woodman Ave., Sherman Oaks, Calif.

With the light of retirement for most of us barely visible on the horizon, it is natural not only to formulate plans for the future when this event takes place, but also view in retrospect our accomplishments, successes and, yes, failures during the years since that eventful June day in 1925. While your correspondent's ineptitude at philosophizing precludes any lengthy discussion on this subject, his attention in this direction was attracted recently by the experience of one classmate, who after 26 years of tolerating the vicissitudes of the business world, of which we all know there are many, regardless of the line of endeavor, displayed a fortitude born of strong convictions to digress from the path which leads to the acquisition of material wealth by entering the priesthood on September 8, 1951. We refer to FatherJoseph Adams, whom we once knew as "Mike." His official title and address are: Rev. Joseph Adams, O. F. M. Cap., St. Charles Borromeo Rectory, 2913 Locust St., St. Louis, Mo. A recent note from him indicates he continues to have an interest in the activities of his classmates.

Now, getting back to this problem of retirement, your secretary would appreciate a word or two (when it occurs or is impending) on the why's and wherefore's of your plans. If you won't tell him about yourself, you can't expect to learn about the others - who in a sense are you!

Secretary, 225 Wyman St. Waltham 54, Mass.

Treasurer, R.R. 1, Box 134, Chester, N. J.