1914

Although we have delved diligently into the darkest secrets of our favorite seeress we are forced to admit that the month of March was not a popular one in which members of our Class were to be born. Little, alone, was born under the sign of Pisces, the Fishes, and Hall and Sheldon came forth under the sign of Aries, the Ram. They are, however, each and severally entitled to all of the benefits of these happy circumstances and to the hearty congratulations of all of the members of the Class of 1914.

Carroll Edson writes to us from the home of his daughter in Batavia, N.Y., as follows:

"Sending birthday notes to members of the Class is a nice gesture of yours and I was glad to receive one including your request for a personal anecdote. The accomplishment for which I shall probably be most remembered is that, in 1915, when I was associate manager of the Philadelphia Boy Scout Camp on Treasure Island, we jointly created what is now known as The Order of the Arrow,' the official Boy Scout Camp Honor Society. It now has 300,000 members and holds a biennial conference which is attended by some 5,000 members. Hazel and I were always guests of honor at these meetings, one of which was held this past fall at Miami University in Ohio. She was in the hospital at this time and I was spending eight or nine hours a day with her so I did not feel that I could leave to take it in but I felt highly honored when they sent me a nice plaque as one of the cofounders.

"Hazel passed on shortly afterward and the family thought that, rather than being by myself in Arizona, I should be near my family so I am here with daughter Virginia for the present. I hated to leave Tucson and all my friends and associates there but that's the way it goes. I may get an apartment later.

On Christmas Eve one of my granddaughters presented me with a great-grandson."

Kay Sullivan Davis writes to us from her home in Burlington, Mass.

"A card from Arthur Wheelock asked for news from class widows so I am sending what the Sullivans consider to be great news. Kevin Sullivan Jr. is a freshman at Dartmouth this year. He is the third generation of Sullys - '14-'54-'79. He is living in Gile and loves every bit of the Dartmouth life.

"I visited Hanover in November and it was great fun to be back in that beautiful spot especially having a grandson to visit. There are two great-grandsons but, as they are only 8 and 4, it is a bit too soon to plan for them.

1 enjoy the Magazine and read it from cover to cover and always follow the '14 class notes with interest. Perhaps some day I'll make Hanover when there is a reunion of the Class of 1914. In the meantime, my best wishes to all for a happy and healthy 1976.

Lorrine (Mrs. Hadley) Cole writes to us from her home in Deland, Fla., as follows:

"I received another one of your priceless newsletters recently and I can not let another year go by without sending you this note of approbation: You have no idea how much I have enjoyed and appreciated each News Letter as it arrived. I am sure that you well deserved the honor of being named News Letter Editor of the year.

"I do not and can not contribute an item to help you in your work but I do want you to know how apt I find your biblical quotations and your own quips and comments so amusing. The three or four Dartmouth men whom I have known have long since passed on but there is no mistaking a Dartmouth man of our generation! They all have an indomitable spirit and loyalty plus an indefinable something which is beyond my ability to describe. Long may you all live!

Marion (Mrs. Ernest S.) Learoyd sends her greeting from Bronxville, N.Y., as follows: "I have just finished reading the newsletter and I want you to know that it has been a real Christmas joy. I shall take it over to read to Era when he has one of his good days. He lives a great deal in the past so there are many parts of the letter which he will enjoy.

"I had a second cataract operation last April but a serious infection developed and, after another operation, I lost the sight in my right eye. However, I am now allowed to drive.

"Our daughter, Anne, took her youngest son, David, up to Hanover for a group interview and he was very much impressed by the College but, as yet, he has not made up his mind where he wants to go.

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