1913

When I started these notes, it was six below zero, the drive was under a foot of snow, and practically no food in the house. New England in the deep freeze, so here goes.

Joe Barnett received many interesting letters from classmates all over the country last year. He sent them on to me and I have read them all. To say they make interesting reading is to put it mildly. It's good to learn of the activities and accomplishments of '13ers down through the years. Here are just a few items taken at random: Do you know that Dr. Les Asliton has cared for 40,000 babies in his medical career?

Dr. Carl Forsaith was appointed town historian of the town of Auburn, N.H., and under his guidance and research, the official town history was completed. Dr.Harry T. French taught Math and Biology in addition to coaching track and football at the Bristol, Conn., High School. He then went to the Dartmouth Medical School and after graduating, taught anatomy there for 44 years. Dr. Ray Schulte has had a busy and successful life of service in the medical profession and is remarkably active at the present time.

While in Hanover for a check-up after a slight heart attack, Jack Nelson passed our fine gym and recollected the first tennis match played on the new courts - a two-man team - Dartmouth versus University of Minnesota. Fred Harris 'll and Jack each won their singles matches, but as a doubles team lost to Minnesota, but Dartmouth won 2 to I. Bill Towler has had a long and successful career in advertising and still at it at 77. Bart Shepard still plays the organ is active in the affairs of Pinkerton Academy.

Charles Brigham Knight, our classmate, died January 10 at the Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital in Hanover after a long illness. The class extends sympathy to his wife Helen and the family. See "In Memoriam" notice in this or a subsequent issue. The Class is donating the sum of ten dollars to the Baker Memorial Library for the purchase of a book in "Brig's" memory.

Clarence von Tacky has written Bill Towler that his wife has just died. The class extends sincere sympathy.

Reports are coming that the boys are signing up for reunion. Lloyd' and FlorenceRyford are coming back for the first time which is good news.

Just to vary the news a bit. We have traffic problems galore. They appear to be the same the world over. Take, for instance Japan, where the police issue visiting motorists with the following instructions: "At the rise of a hand from a policeman, stop rapidly. Do not pass him or otherwise disrespect him. When a passenger of the foot hove in sight, tootle the horn trumpet to him. If he still obstacles your passage, tootle with vigor and express by word of mouth the warning, 'Hi, Hi.' Beware of the wandering horse that he shall not take fright as you pass him. Go soothingly by or stop by the roadside till he pass away. Give big space to the festive dog that makes a sport in the roadway. Go soothingly on the grease mud as there lurks the skid demon. Press the brake of the foot as you roll round the corner to save the collapse and the tie-up." Did you ever hear a motorist shout to a pedestrian the warning "Hi, Hi"?

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