1903

Our April notes' dead line is just about here and not a great deal to say. In connection with the Alumni Fund I have been asked to and have tried my best to give Headquarters some sort of educated guess as to how our 1903 family group will come out in this 1967 campaign year. It is almost an impossible task in view of our small and decreasing numbers and so many other X & Y imponderables. My only hope of being anywhere near correct will depend on what you folks are able to do; so please don't let me down. You will not know the answer until next August.

A good letter from Gink Ford and even if he does not want to see anything more about himself in these MAGAZINE notes, I must give you his comment that the photograph (I mentioned it in the February MAGAZINE) "was taken in Dec. 1966 — my wife was severely bad then - not a time to smile - she is better now. Perhaps I can work up a grin for 1968." We are mighty glad for Mrs. Ford's health improvement now and only wish you folks will be able to join with him and us in 1968. It will be our 65th and last reunion and the College's 200th Anniversary.

In reply to an inquiry I am sorry to report that Frank Moulton died in 1908 of tuberculosis and Morris Bloch died March 17, 1942.

Too late for the March notes a letter from Ned Kenerson tells of what I feel is a good suggestion he has made the College with reference to a possible policy change in allocating certain Fund gifts. I will not discuss it here until Hanover has announced its decision.

Ned also writes of a notice from the College Treasurer's office advising of a gift to the College by our Lewis H. Haney. I am leaving it to Ned as chairman of our Bequest Committee to report.

In this same letter Ned tells of a letter from Jake Smith's widow who remembers that her father was on the School Board of Lyndon Corners that hired Ned's father and mother to teach in the (then) new brick school house in the Corners - year not given.

In Ned's letter it was also good news to hear of his talk with our Amy Smith, widow of Orvil Smith. She keeps in touch with our Dr. Bennett's widow who is another loyal and good friend of 1903 and Dartmouth.

Ned's letter is very cheerful in tone and I am sure I can safely say that all is well and happy in the Kenerson family. I can not imagine what I could do as your secretary without the help of my two able news runners, Ned and Gink Ford.

Secretary and Class Agent 13 Vermont Ave. Binghamton, N. Y. 13905