1902

Even after it is no longer possible for them to write, or even communicate readily in other ways, there are those of us who still wish to learn about the others. The following report cannot pretend to present the situation as up to date, but is based on information accumulated throughout the summer. The names are given in order of ages.

Fred Bradley was able to pen a letter himself, even if there were more involuntary wiggles of the pen than previous notes had displayed. He is now our oldest member by quite a margin, as he predates Dal by a year and a half.

Dal himself is obliged to depend on Toni to take care of all his correspondence, but he is still able to get around in a limited area on his own steam. He is contented and has no pain.

Your secretary can still wield his pen reasonably well, but perhaps his letters are easier to read if he has used his typewriter.

Duckie still writes his own letters with a firm hand, although it must be admitted that Fred Bradley's letters are easier to read. Duckie has had his problems, but now is going full stride, perhaps a little more slowly than we have seen.

Chet Studwell's son acts as his father's private secretary. Chet himself is the middle-aged man of the class, though he is only two weeks older than Arthur Chivers.

Arthritis is no friend, and its victims are many. Art cannot do as much as he would like to do, so his son in Hanover takes care of his correspondence. But at last account Art was still cheerful, and glad to greet friends who dropped in to see him.

Cyril Smith is still at the Elizabeth Carleton House in Roxbury, Mass. His legs are not to be depended upon for getting around on his own, but his condition has improved since the earlier report.

Warren Wells has for some time depended on Hazel to do all the letterwriting for the family. Lately she has been having some difficulty in keeping up with that herself.

Ken Morse, who was the youngest of the Class until Arthur Valentine Ruggles joined us in sophomore year, reported that he and Mary observed their sixty-third wedding anniversary on August 17. That is not the record for the Class, but probably the next best. We wish them health and strength to go on, not for the sake of records, but for the continued enjoyment of their years together.

Under the circumstances it is not unlikely that this report will need to be corrected, even before it appears in print, yet as it is it is better than none at all.

Secretary, 6 Pasture Lane Darien, Conn. 06820