1902

Now that the Class Secretary's book is again available for reference and for additional relevant material the survivors should bear in mind that it is our own account of class activities, and the record of every individual as far as the facts have been reported. Until the last few reunions this book appeared at each reunion, and was signed by the men in attendance.

The pages in the center of the book were to be used individually, each man to have an entire leaf for his record. In numerous cases it could not hold all the material, so many papers, newspaper clippings, and photos were simply left loose between the leaves. It is now much too late to add more leaves, as it has been learned that duplicates are no longer made.

To relieve the situation, a supplementary book has been provided for the extra material, and for additional class records when the few remaining pages have been filled. As it stands now, the reports of the last four reunions are still to be entered upon those pages. As soon as the over-crowding is relieved it may be possible to make some repair of the binding of the much-worn "Secretary's Book."

At the time of the last reunion an attempt was made to give numbers for the sons and grandsons of 1902 who had graduated from Dartmouth. The count was too small, and it is not likely that we shall have the complete list. Nevertheless it is interesting to note the arrival on July 24, 1972, of John Michael Fiske Goodell, son of Robert C. Goodell '33, and grandson of Robert H. Goodell.

A report which, like this one, must be written several weeks before it reaches the readers, cannot include the immediate details of the health of classmates, however much we wish to know the present condition. Recent messages included one from Chet Studwell's son in which he said that his father was getting good care in most pleasant surroundings; and in spite of a bad arthritic knee was getting around with his class cane. Plum's daughter wrote that he has come back a great deal since he went to the hospital. He is up a certain amount, and stays cheerful and alert. Toni says that Dal is fine, and that she is "so-so."

Among the numerous letters read at the 70th Reunion was this one which served to remind us of more than one classmate. We quote from the greeting sent by Helen Murray Brown:

"My father considered himself most fortunate to be able to spend his life at Dartmouth where he was more able than most to keep in touch with his classmates who never failed to look him up when they were in Hanover for any reason.

I can remember as a child how often I went over to Dr. Leland Grigg's home to see his animals, and I remember going with my family to have suppers which he cooked for us in his woodland cabin. On one such trip my brother and I shared the back seat with his bear, 'Johnny Johnson.' I remember with pleasure the times that Mr. and Mrs. Ken Morse would come in the summer time to stay a few days with us while he and father went fishing."

Now a call for help; that is, in case you happen to have a copy of the photo of the 1957 Reunion at Woodstock, the one of "men only." If this picture is to be put into our record book as the record of that reunion it would seem to be important to include a correct identification of the individuals there. The secretary is ashamed to admit that he is not certain in regard to the identity of two men in that picture. He would like to know who is the man in the back row between Jimmy Huntington and Duckie Drake; and who is in the front row between Bob Clark and BeezleParker. Many thanks.

Secretary, 6 Pasture Lane Darien, Conn. 06820