1908

Fresh news from classmates is scarce in early November and your editor is again forced to borrow some from the 60-year histories that have been trickling in. Your editor has been working on these in alphabetical order and as of early November was working on classmates whose names begin with M. His procedure is to consult the 50-year Golden Anniversary published in 1958, clippings in the two class record books, and recent correspondence and from these compose a tentative personal history of which he sends two copies to the classmate, requesting him to study the tentative history, make any additions, deletions or corrections desired or even rewrite it in his own style, then return one corrected copy to this editor. Of those which have been processed some have been returned approved, some have made minor corrections and some have been rewritten by the classmate.

Extracts from Completed 60-Year Book Histories: John Thompson, "Our firm, now Curtis, Morris and Safford, has been located at 530 Fifth Avenue since 1956. Over the years I have greatly enjoyed my professional work and have had some time for 'Sunday painting.' In 1921 Dorothea and I bought a home on East 50th Street where we remodeled a part of the top floor into a large skylight studio where she could carry on her painting in a favorable environment. ... Dorothea died at the turn of the year in 1925, leaving a great many paintings; a number of these now belong to the College."

Park Stickney in a letter for the 60-year history reminisces of days at the old Thayer School on Park Street which will be of interest to those of us who took that course. "One project was the survey for a railroad from the old Thayer School across the meadow where the Gymnasium now stands down to Mink Brook, part of a system which was proposed for transporting coal to the College Power Plant. The title of the proposed railroad was the 'Mink Brook Bumper Railroad,' but, unfortunately it was never built."

George Squier as of February 8, 1967: "Age at our 60th - approximately 81. Appearance: familiar, good outer shell, slightly rotund in one spot. Inwardly have a few diseases not familiar to children. Muscles, hard and firm as those of a chess player. Hair, the remainder is a dignified white. Teeth, still have a few of the originals including both bi-cuspidors. Favorite exercise, rocking. Do a lot of travelling between my home and the post office in the little Vermont town where I live."

Albert W. Thwing to Larry Treadway, October 29, 1967: "'This has been a miserable year weather-wise around these parts so while I have had to stay closer to home on account of Mary I really haven't missed my usual times at camp on that account and have only spent say three weeks all told there this year.

"Went to Expo last week tor the first time to case the architecture of the many types more than anything else as I'm allergic to crowds. It's just down at the foot of my street and if it wasn't for the Seaway Canal would only take a few minutes to get there. Our usual gorgeous fall display of colors wasn't so good as last year, due to the above mentioned weird weather conditions. Usually I like to spend days at camp absorbing the scenery but not this time.

"Mary is progressing slowly and eventually I hope will be back to work. Outside of the effects of the break she is very well and so am I except the housework keeps me tired out."

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60th ANNIVERSARY CLASS BOOK