1905

The Class of 1905 is justly elated that, in its last participation in the Green Derby, the Class came out first in its group. This achievement was due to the efforts of our indefatigable Treasurer-Class Agent, RogerBrown, and to the response of our men. We are proud of you, Roger.

In a different sphere Roger has won acclaim also. A long lead article in Hanover's Valley News gives a report of an interview with Roger in reference to his enrollment for the second session of the Alumni College. Roger has the distinction of being, at 83, the oldest of the students enrolled. Incidentally, Jane was also enrolled at Alumni College for the second year. The article contains a cut of Roger talking with Prof. James F. Cusick, whose lectures he had been eager to hear. Roger is a good example of how little a man's age can be determined by his years.

We were happy to learn that CharlieGoodrich's health is greatly improved. The latest word from S.B. was that Louise Cunningham was improving slowly after her visit to the Hitchcock Clinic. We wish both these fine people a return to strength and health.

Your Scribe will take advantage of a lack of news to give you something of his impressions of his first European trip with Mildred this summer. Not surprisingly, our first interest was Greece. After a lifetime spent in learning and teaching Greek and enjoying its rich literature, that feeling is hardly strange. Indeed, to stand on the Acropolis in Athens beside the Parthenon, still marvelously beautiful despite all the damage it has suffered, and to recall the great burst of cultural grandeur which that temple typifies gives one a great thrill. Athens, then, was the top point of our whole trip, but to visit Mycenae and walk among the ruins of that age produced its own thrill. Not only did we feel that we had slipped back into Homeric days, with all the wealth of drama that the poets have made so vivid to us, but we wondered about the connection between those stalwart Achaeans and the Minoans and their early culture in Crete. Delphi brought its own distinctive thoughts and associations. What a thrill to drink from the famous Castalian Spring, flowing clear and cold from the heart of towering Mount Parnassus!

Well, space will not permit me to try to express here our impressions of Austria, Italy, and France. I'll only say that each had its own charm and great historical and artistic interest. Graz and Vienna were our first stops, then Athens and its environs, all so rich in classical tradition, Rome, Florence, and Paris in that order. I must mention, among the wealth of memorable offerings, St. Peter's and the Catacombs; the famous Uffizi Gallery and the extraordinary Ponte Vecchio over the historic Arno; Fontainebleau, Versailles with its beautiful gardens, and of course the Louvre, which we visited twice leisurely, under the able guidance of my knowledgeable wife. We also enjoyed our evening at the Folies Bergère! This is a very sketchy attempt to cover four memorable weeks.

To turn sadly to our class losses, OscarGilbert passed away on June 19. In spite of gradually failing physical powers, he had maintained a keen interest in the Class and its membership as well as in local matters. As recently as last year he was honored at the opening of the new Exeter Clinic building, for which he had done so much. This clinic had grown from a membership of four to eleven doctors.

Not so well known to the Class was Ernest Gregory, who died July 29. Ernest was with us only one year and had not attended our reunions, yet he kept a real interest and support of the Class and College, of which he had fond recollections.

The sons of both these men are members of the Class of '35. For further details, turn to the In Memoriam section in this or a subsequent issue.

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