1911

As mentioned briefly in the May notes your Secretary Jim Malley has had "the miseries," as they used to say down south. A weakened vertebra gave way, requiring a hospital stay and a long spell ahead on a walker. He says a fracturned vertebra "ain't funny." Fortunately, he is being given a breathing spell of four months to get in shape to resume his secretary's job inasmuch as the next notes are not due until the October Magazine, July notes being restricted to the reuning classes.

Another sequel to the May notes - SpinNorris' grandson, Andy Breen, the talented basketball star and co-captain of a Massachusetts championship team in Division 11, has been accepted and has decided to go to Dartmouth. That pleases our "old hockey goalie."

Rick Castle sent in a most cheerful message in response to a birthday greeting. "In 1920 when I finally arrested my tuberculosis which I had acquired in France during World War I, I never would have believed that my limited physical resources would have sustained me until my eighty-fifth birthday. That I am extant is due largely to Marian's wisdom and devotion." He and Marian feel they are very fortunate in having found such a delightful place in which to live out their final years. Claremont, Calif., is a pleasant town with a college atmosphere - six affiliated colleges are grouped closely together with a single campus. Pomona College, considerably larger than any of the other colleges, is about the size of the Dartmouth of our day.

Dutch Waterbury and Helen had a pleasant cruise last February to San Juan and Venezuela territory. The story is too long for these notes but is being saved for the next issue of 'LEVENUP. They also went to Washington and visited the Smithsonian and Miriam Morris at her invitation. He confirmed all of the following report and more, previously received from Miriam about her activities.

Miriam Morris has had, and is still having, a most fortunate, happy, and fascinating life both in Washington and in world travel. She is a professional lecturer, but speaks most often on her mid-18th century house, "The Lindens," which, as you would know, she and George moved from Danvers, Mass., to Washington. She lectured all over the country, also in England and Ireland, and even in the Orient for the Department of State. This was to show that we had some culture here in the 18th century and didn't all live in log cabins and were surrounded by Indians. She has had over 50,000 people visit The Lindens since their housewarming in 1937. She feels very strongly the only way she deserves the house is to share it. She is very sure that George would have felt the same way. She is very grateful to a kind of fate, that in spite of her age, she is still able to lead a very full and interesting life.

Here is John Learoyd's Alumni Fund message. "On the evening of April 3rd I attended the Annual Meeting of the Dartmouth Association of Greater Boston. Members of the oldest classes occupied table No. 1 located im- mediately in front of the podium. During the business and entertainment part of the program, the presiding officer named each class and its representative seated at this table. Our Class of 1911 was named as the oldest class present at this 1 10th Annual Dinner. (I felt quite old). At the dinner luck would have it that I sat next to Harvey Hood - a Trustee of the College for many years. Talking with him for five minutes was about as interesting and instructive as it could be." John does not actually mention the Alumni Fund drive now but you know what he is thinking about and hoping for.

Dorothy Bowker has a new address Executive House, 80 Salisbury Street, Worcester, Mass. 01609. She says she is back in Worcester where she belongs and where her roots are.

Chuck Bush is disturbed by the goings on in our country but says his hide has become impervious to new shocks and he seems to be able to pass it off better than before. He has been through quite a bout with "Herpes Zoster," otherwise known as shingles - on the mend now.

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

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