1905

These notes are written October 6 after our two opening games which we lost to U.N.H. 9-10 and to Holy Cross 0-10. We are all disappointed and are hoping for better results as the team gets more experience. After two years of Perry's magic toe, we hope he will perform the same this season.

Phil Evans '17 and I were at the Holy Cross game together. Phil did the driving and the girls stayed home.

Dartmouth is about to sell the Gile Memorial Forest on Route 4 to the State of New Hampshire Department of Resources and Economic Development. The area is 6,500 acres and was bought by The College for $70,000 in 1956. During the time of ownership, enough timber has been cut to cover the tax. The sale price is in the neighborhood of $600,000. This windfall will be nice to have in these times of inflation, sinking dollar values, and the rising price of gold.

A note from John Bell's daughter says John is still in the nursing home but that he is very weak, spends most of the time in a wheelchair or on the bed, and does not always know her. Most of his memories are of the time before he went to Dartmouth.

And a note from C. C. Hills says his eyes are getting dimmer, his ears hear less, and his legs are stiff but his Dartmouth spirit is strong and holding on. He hopes the Browns will be in Florida and call on him soon.

Harold and Anne Haskell's daughter sent a check to enroll him in our special Perpetual Memorial Fund. With Ida Parkinson's gift, this makes two more '05 men added this year. We now have eight deceased and five living in this special Fund. We would be glad to have a few more - the cost is only $l00.

Maude Harding came back to Wellesley, Mass., on October 6 from her summer home at Falmouth. She and her long-time companion Gene have been doing this every year since Bob died in 1956. Maude was 89 on October 28. Gene will be retiring in 1975 and they plan to winterize the Falmouth place, sell the Wellesley home, and retire to the Cape.

Marion Glover is in the Royal Megansett Homes very close to where Maude lives.

Mildred Putnam is our most active traveler and gatherer of '05 news. In a letter of September 10 she tells of seeing Cy and Hilda White twice this summer. They have a wonderful housekeeper so they can have the care they need at home rather than go to a nursing home. Cy is keen as anything. He goes to his Portland office regularly and does quite a lot of work there with the help of his superlative secretary. I called on him to wish him a Happy Birthday the day before the big event.

A recent note from Percy Ladd's daughter Mary S. Hayes, says she enjoys the Alumni Magazine and therefore was sending a check. She had hoped one of her daughters would enter Dartmouth, but she plans to go to the University of Montana. Her other daughter went to the University of Maryland. She adds that the daughter of one of her neighbors has been at Dartmouth fora year and loves it. Incidentally, Percy Ladd is one of our graduates whose name is enrolled on the Special 1905 Memorial Fund.

Secretary and Treasurer 5 Pine Ridge Rd. West Medford, Mass. 02155