1903

When this reaches you we will be on the eve of the big 50th Alumni Fund Drive. You already know its objective ($1,500,000) and the starting date. April 1. Gifts have been coming in ever since last fall. It is no April Fool affair. This year we are rated m the Veteran Classes"; each class on its own and no Brown Derby to work for. But this time we will be working in a bigger league, all the classes of all years. Our results, though small dollar-wise, will help the grand total for the College and, we hope, be a factor in earning for it another Mobius strip" trophy and its accompanying folding money award at the National Conference of the American Alumni Council. So you see we are not through yet but still "in contest, veterans or no. As your class agent for a second year, I really need your help please pitch in, come across and maybe we can beat last year.

A fine letter from Mrs. Chase, Office Manager of the ALUMNI MAGAZINE in Crosby Hall, tells us that the 1903 Commencement Program and other items men- tioned in the January Notes as received from Pray Wadham have been placed in the Archives at Baker Library. We owe Mrs. Chase many thanks for her continuing help and kindness.

A post card from Ned Kenerson tells of a bout with the flu in December - but he is back in the running again and on the road in Florida and points West, looking up old Dartmouth friends of many classes and tting a real sun tan. He mentioned a "nice" visit with Mrs. Rhoda Howard Mac-Duff pip Howard's daughter in Saint Petersburg.

And, as usual, a good letter from Pray Wadham just came in. It brought a check from the Magazine Staff Office, dues over Magazine subscriptions, which will go in the class savings account tomorrow. Pray figures we will have close to $940 by end of next June. In this connection, please read a very interesting article on page 23 of the January MAGAZINE - "The Friends Best Friend." It tells of much deserved recognition of the services and achievements of Herbert Faulkner West during a quarter century as Secretary and Director of The Friends.

When our Savings Account runs up into a bit larger amount, it should provide a method whereby the class can set up a Class Memorial Gift that also will aid in enriching the treasures The Friends have been building up in Baker Library.

A very interesting and complete story out of the Keene, N. H., Sentinel. I am sorry there is not the space to quote you the entire article, containing as it does a rather complete record of Harry Watson's many and varied civic activities and worthwhile accomplishments. The Class has right to be proud of his long and outstanding record in over 50 years of still active practice of the law. He has been Mayor of Keene, Chairman of the School Board, trustee and vice president (still is) of Keene Savings Bank and more besides. Those at our 60th reunion will remember his ready humor, his still youthful interest in folks (all of us), and the passing scene. His is a busy useful life; his birthdays, we hope, will be many but he will never grow old and crabby.

Just received, in this afternoon's mail, post card from Alumni Records Office: "We have received notice that Mrs. Henry W.Pierpont had died." I have no further details at this time.

Secretary, 13 Vermont Ave. Binghamton, N. Y.

Treasurer, 1822 Willow Rd., Cedar Village Camp Hill, Pa.