1911

We lost three men in January, SamAronowitz, Ralph Blanchard, and Sarge Eaton. The attrition of our numbers is bound to accelerate, considering our age bracket: 12 of us will be 84 in 1974: 21 will be 85; and 19 will be 86 or more. The marvel is that so many of us are still breathing: one out of every eight who climbed the hill that September of 1907. It was so long ago.

"Dartmouth in San Francisco" under the chairmanship of J. T. Hannan '60 and the guidance of Derek T. Knudsen '65 as secretary is sending up the smoke signals for the first Pow-Wow in 15 years to be held there on May 17-19 to consider the "critical choices" of the next decade.

Wouldn't it be nice if that Marco Polo of our class. Ken Clark, would take his yearly safari at that time and represent the Class as he could do so well.

Harold Burtt's ornithology research is moving into a new dimension. After a bird is banded and someone finds it elsewhere and turns in the band number it is called a "recovery." He has recently received from the Wild Life Service a magnetic tape giving data on all the red-wing blackbird recoveries anywhere in the U.S.A. since 1954 - thousands of them. This material is now being fed into a local computer with a view to finding whether the red wings behave the same all over the country or whether, for example, birds banded in the East go this-a-way while those banded in the West go that-a-way.

Dutch Irwin cheerfully writes about "the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune" that besets most of us nearing 85. He suspects E.S.P because Sarge Eaton was in his thoughts the night before he got our note. His daughter Helen goes down to see him two or three times a week and with the new rules on gas hopes to continue.

Ken Clark wrote your secretary: "Some time ago you published in the class notes an item of mine entitled 'Lest we forget.' I mentioned at that time several classmates who had passed away whom I had known particularly well and held in high esteem. I want now, if I may, to add to that list the name of Sarge Eaton. 1911 has lost one of its top men whom we all had good reason to admire and respect. He was a fine Christian gentleman possessed of a great fondness for friendship, a saving sense of humor and a deep commitment to the preservation of those values which must be preserved if this country is to endure. I have no doubt you will agree."

Our treasurer Don Cheney reports that our class is paying for the Alumni Magazine to be mailed regularly to all living classmates and also to all class widows who have expressed the desire to receive it. Most of the widows, in fact, pay for their own subscriptions. As of February 15 only 12 of the men have not already sent in their regular class dues for 1973-1974 which includes the Magazine. Perhaps this will serve as a reminder to any who have overlooked this matter to send in their dues.

Hopper Allison's gracious gift of a superb reading glass to the dimming eyes of your secretary is a godsend, no longer requiring reading matter to be held eight inches from the eye. We have written the manufacturer whose name was on the box. We want to get one to send to Charley Jordan whose sight is obviously more defective but whose spirit is superb. Hopper writes he plans to retire in June and spend two or three months in New Hampshire.

Harold Pease's widow Lucile has moved to 4011 N. E. 46th Street, Seattle, Wash. 98105.

In only the first five days between the earliest delivery of the ROTC and Indian Symbol questionnaire in the February 27 issue of 'LEVEN UP and the deadline date for these April class notes, 20 of our 52 classmates responded. (Also 5 widows). We hope all will reply soon. Full report in the May class notes.

Sam Pickering transferred to the Greenbrian Nursing Home, 55 Harris Road, Nashua, N.H., Room 36, in late January. Elsie wrote that he was his cheerful, uncomplaining self and was improving under therapy.

Stan Macomber's 86th birthday greetings drew an explanation from him. Longevity is in his genes. His mother lived to be 95; a granduncle who survived a hit by a cannon ball in the Civil War lived to be 97; a grandaunt made it to 103. A sister living alone in France is 88½. So if one wants to be driving a car at 86, be sure and select long-lived ancestors.

Ben Livingston still goes to the office every morning; to his club for lunch where he whiles away the afternoon at cards; then home for dinner or to eat out at a neighborhood restaurant; then home again and as Sarniel Pepys said - "And so to bed." He joins StanMacomber in having passed his eye test for a driver's license. That's something!! He attended Sam Aronowitz's funeral in Albany which was his birthplace. He wrote of the high honors and great respect which were showered on Sam. and well deserved.

"True" Dudley still gets around. From his new base in Huntsville, Ala., near his son, he has already attended conventions in Nashville and Birmingham. He is a concerned, practicing Christian who literally lives his faith while many of us just go through the motions. There is a social center in Huntsville which he visits two or three times a week by bus when weather permits

Secretary, 14 Crescent View Ave. Cape Elizabeth, Maine 04107

Class Agent, 206 Hale St. Beverly, Mass. 01915