1902

It may be advisable to mention the change in the office of Class Secretary since the entire staff is different, including the secretary, typist, file clerk, and office boy. The greatest change came about when the large Secretary's Book was discovered. It had been missing since the death of Julius Arthur. All the praise we give to CharlieDudley for keeping alive this column with news from the Class should be at least doubled now that we know that he never saw this book, and could not have made use of any of the many interesting items recorded there.

The June number carried the notice of the death of Harry MacKinnon, but it did not mention his leading part in bringing basketball to Dartmouth. When we entered in 1898 there were few men in college who had ever played the game. Harry was not only a good player, he was an enthusiast who took the lead in organizing a team from the Class of 1902. He was the last member of that group which included Guy Abbott, Ben Ailing, Bill Craig, George Hubbard and Fat Newman.

For one man at least Reunion was extended in both directions, before and after. On his way north to Hanover the soon-to-be secretary stopped in Bellows Falls to call on Bob and Jessie Clark. Both came to the door to let us in, Bob with the aid of a walker. They were in good spirits, even if it was obvious that they could not attend Reunion.

On the return it was easy to drive south as far as Windsor on the New Hampshire side of the river, a route which enabled us to stop at Arthur Chivers' door. We found him busy with his morning work. Again it was plain that while he is far more active than one would expect, there are limits. However, on neither call did we note any crippled minds.

From a clipping of the Paradise, Cal. newspaper:

"Happy Birthday, Mr. Pinochle" was the greeting on a birthday cake presented to C. W. Davis on his birthday, July 22. . . . Everyone agreed that on his 95th birthday Davis outglowed his candles."

Soap is three months and seven days ahead of his nearest competitor in the Class, but only in age. Charles and IdaDudley make their record in another way. They celebrated their 68th wedding anniversary on September 1. They are in a category by themselves, even if we venture to include all Dartmouth Alumni. Wasn't it wonderful to have them both able to attend our 70th reunion!

Although it is unlikely that we shall have another class reunion, that surely does not mean that henceforth all our doors are closed. If we are no longer able to travel, there are still those who can hold a pen, or play with a typewriter. Consequently everyone should keep this address list where he can see it, and make use of it. Remember — it will never get longer. Fred O. Bradley, 425 Cloverleaf Drive, Monrovia, Calif. 91016; Arthur H. Chivers, Meriden, N. H. 03770; Robert C. Clark, 7 Burt St., Bellows Falls, Vt. 05101; Albert H. Dalrymple, 18 Lafayette Circle, Wellesley, Mass. 02181; Carroll W. Davis, 7209 Skyway, Tr. 27, Evergreen Park, Paradise, Calif. 95969; J. Frank Drake, 37 Main St., Pittsfield, N. H. 03263; Charles H. Dudley, Hanover Convalescent Ctr., Lyme Road, Hanover, N. H. 03755; Hermon W. Farwell, 6 Pasture Lane, Darien, Conn. 06820; Kenneth L. Morse, 18 Aylesbury Road, Worcester, Mass. 01609; Harold E. Plumer, Kahanaola Hospital, Pohai Nani, Kaneohe, Hawaii, 96744; Cyril A. Smith, Elizabeth Carleton House, 2055 Columbus Ave., Roxbury, Mass. 02119; Chester A. Studwell, 6 Pine Circle, Bennington, Vt. 05201; John Walker, Maranatha Hts Retirement Home, 255 E. Main St., Lake Alfred, Fla. 33850; Warren Wells, Aldersgate Retirement Center, Orange City, Fla. 32763.

Some of these are expected to be changed soon. Such changes will be reported as soon as possible thereafter.

Secretary, 6 Pasture Lane Darien, Conn. 06820