1917

By the time you receive these items, you will have had your copy of the Sentry as re-activated under the editorship of our helpful classmate, Edgar C. (Arch) Earle. Your executive Committee accepts change in the support of the liberal movement in the appointment of our Helen Brooks as associate editor of our class newsletter. The editorial staff of the AlumniMagazine was quick to recognize this departure from our usual aversion to the intrusion of women into the general curriculum of the College. But why not? Helen has a wide acquaintance among classmates and their wives and will add tremendously to our efforts in keeping class unity intact.

If you do not like the idea of giving up our distinctive seals as well as certain emblems, do not hesitate to write to the President of Green Key and let him know what you think about it. ormaybe you would have suggestions as to a new one to supplant the old. And do you still retain your senior canes? Happily, the senior fence is still there.

Now and then, one of our classmates breaks into print and we are pleased to refer to one Al Bushnell who recently supplied an article to the Manchester Union on solar energy. With forthright imagination, skill and a knowledge of the source of this power, Al indicates that we are only scratching the surface on attempts to garner the heat from the sun, and that this is a likely source to use in this time of shortage of petroleum as well as increasing cost of the product. This excellent contribution to the N.H. newspaper was doubtless inspired by the likelihood of an Onassis generating base being constructed in nearby Durham, N.H.

We would now like to refer to the late Arnold (Bones) Graves, a member of our class who made his home for the greater part of his lifetime in Spokane, Wash. We quote from a recent news item in the Spokane Chronicle. "Ten West Coast college and university professors have been selected by Pomona College at Claremont to receive a total of $60,000 in Humanities Awards named for a Spokane couple. The 1973 winners of the Arnold L. and Lois P. Graves awards in the Humanities will receive amounts ranging from $1,000 to $11,000, Dr. David Alexander, Pomona College President, an- nounced today. The College and the American Council of Learned Societies selects the winners. A graduate of Dartmouth College, Mr Graves received his law degree from the University of Washington. Mrs. Graves, who died in 1958, was the former Lois Svenson of Spokane."

Through the grapevine we learn that Don Litchard has packed up his securities and investment portfolio and moved to a condominium in Mt. Dora, Fla. Fortunately, his selection of a site is the same one enjoyed by our chairman. Bob Boynton. In addition to Don's activities or the mandolin and in tennis, we expect that he will take up the hobby which is most popular in that city, lawn bowling. I am told that that city enjoys the largest selection of lawn bowling courts in the United States. We shall look forward to meeting members of our 1917 group in Florida and hopefully have good news to report in the next issue of the Magazine.

We must report with sadness the passing of two of our wives of the Class of 1917, Mrs. Victor C. (Irene) Smith and Mrs. Roger P. (Carol) Stone. Our associations with both families have been so pleasant. It is indeed sad that time was so short for us to enjoy Irene in her home near us in Northfield, Vt., where they had moved a few years ago. More details will be fulnished to you in the Sentry. Meanwhile, Roger made mention of their son, Bill, as a survivor. Bill was a graduate of the class of 1950.

Secretary, 64 College St. Montpelier, Vt. 05602

Treasurer, 51 South Main St., Northfield, Vt. 05663