1903

Another deserved recognition of HarryWatson was noted in the Keene, N. H. Sentinel. On his 50th anniversary as president in 1914 of the Cheshire County Dartmouth Alumni Association at its Jan. '65 meeting, Harry was made Honorary President for life.

Sometime back a very interesting letter from Howard Ropes, now of Watertown, N. Y., included an old blueprint of the college band of our day. At Howard's suggestion I sent the blueprint to Leigh Kimball who was in the band in 1899 and leader in 1900 and 1901. Leigh believes the blueprint was taken in 1901 of the return of the track team from a Brown Meet. They were coming up the hill from the Norwich Station. Leigh thinks he can pick out, among those in the band, Ropes, Wiley '04, Brackett, Burke '02 (not sure). Dudley '02, Thorpe, Fautaux 04, Howland, Hartshorn, Kimball, Craig '02. Burbank, Forest Hall, Cresswell, and Decatur. Leigh is sure there was a band in '03 and '04 and feels sure it was a year or two old when '03 came to Hanover. If the blueprint is not too ancient for reproduction, I will hope the MAGAZINE folks can find a place for it.

It would seem that the blueprint shows the Dartmouth band pretty nearly as it was in its starting year. Maybe members of 1902 and 1904 can scratch their heads and come up with some additional early band history.

Harold Ropes also wrote of his retirement years. He quit in 1952, same year as your secretary and like him does not find retired life boring - his eyes are still good, he gets around and watches his present home town grow, reads, has some good musical records, his TV and bridge at his social club.

Leigh Kimball is a busy and I would say a model landlord. He rents no building he would not be willing to live in himself. He is still interested in music and has written a march and two waltzes for concert band.

Jessie Wadham is still living on Willow Road. She finds time for a nice note now and again.

Ned Kenerson continues to be sold on Green Valley — it has done wonders for him but I will be looking forward, maybe in May, to his return to New England for the summer. I need him to look after my Yankee constituents. He forwarded letters from Gink Ford and Horace Kidger. Gink expects to be in England this month and looking forward to revisiting many of the spots he had known and enjoyed in earlier years.

Horace is in winter quarters at Anna Maria, Fla. He notes that the winter has not been too hard on the citrus industry but some damage in truck garden areas.

Have been getting letters and material from the Alumni Fund office. It is a hardworking bunch and deserves your every support, particularly by a prompt response to the 1965 Fund Campaign appeal. Please try and do it now. The Campaign started April 1.

Secretary and Class Agent 13 Vermont Ave. Binghamton, ,N. Y.