1914

After hobnobbing with the Oracle we have learned that the following men, whose birthdays are celebrated in the month of May, were born under the sign of Taurus, the Bull: Kingsford, Files Warren, Paul Smith, Mackinnon, and Sleeper, whereas Main was born under the sign of Gemini, the Twins. As springtrime bursts forth across the land they are entitled to renew their vitality and to receive the congratulations of all of the members of our Class.

From the Baker Library we have received the following: "The men of the Class of 1914 who passed on during the year of 1975 were memorialized by books donated by the Class of 1914 to the library as follows:

"Charles B. McLaughlin - The Juhl Lettersto the Charleston Courier; William A. Kinne-Beck, Historical Atlas of California; Walter A. Lyons - McMullen, R., Mona Lisa; Arthur T. Emerson - Rintoul, W., Spudding in; Chester L. Barrows - Levin, H., Shakespeare and theRevolution of the Times; Roscoe P. DeWitt-Walterskirchen, K., Paul Klee.

"We are grateful to the Class of 1914 for their participation in the Alumni Memorial Book Program."

Herb Austin, the squire of Wellesley, Mass., writes to us, "The enclosed obituary of Sherman W. Saltmarsh appeared in The BostonHerald this morning.

"So Salty has left us. For the past several years Abe Newmark, Salty, and I have main- tained the 1914 delegation at the annual Boston Alumni dinner. It is coming on March 29 this year and, since I shall be in Florida, Abe will have to carry on alone unless he can recruit somebody else.

"The Austins' plans for Florida include flying to Fort Myers on March 15 for three days and then flying across to Nassau to take the minicruise around the Bahama Islands for ten days, then back home. Our ship is the New Shoreham, the small boat that runs out of Warren, R.I., in the summer, through the canals in New York State, Lake Champlain, and on to Montreal. We have read the ads in Yankee Magazine with interest over the years and now will try their southern cruise.

"We have had several days when the temperature was higher than normal and all of our snow and ice is gone. The skiing in the North Country is fair if one goes far enough but I guess you have to get well up into the mountains.

"I have lost an entire week on account of the flu. It sure takes the pep out of one. I am on the mend now but Dot had it before I did and after four weeks of it she is not entirely back to normal. I hope that I shall beat this schedule somewhat."

Phil Smith replies to our recent congratulations on the occasion of his birthday which, he says, were greatly appreciated. "My reply is late but it seems as if the less I have to do, the less time I have in which I have to do it. You see, lately Puss has decided that more rest would improve my health and therefore a nap every afternoon is required. For my part, I can't see that it has made any difference, but when she and the friendly neighborhood physician gang up on me, I can make little resistance.

"I must admit that your letter to me was not entirely unexpected, for I know full well that you take your secretarial responsibilities very seriously, but yesterday's arrival of the newsletter of the Dartmouth Club of Hartford, did give me a surprise. Seldom, these days, does one achieve any form of distinction, so it was a bit startling to find my name linked with that of President Kemeny. The newsletter announced that he will meet here with the Dartmouth Club on May 4th at which time the Club will be honoring 'All former (and present) presidents of the Dartmouth Club of Hartford - oldest living of whom is Philip W. Smith '14.'"

Reverting to the vernacular of our youth, how do you like those apples?

Secretary, 905 Hacienda Drive Sun City Center, Fla. 33570

Class Agent, 171 Brimbal Ave. Beverly, Mass. 01915