1914

Looking again into the crystal ball reveals that of the following men whose birthdays fall in November, Austin, Campion, Foss, and Piatt were born under the sign of Scorpio, the Scorpion, whereas Webber came forth under the sign of Sagittarius, the Archer. They are all entitled to the benefits which accrue to these fortunate circumstances of their nativity and to the congratulations of all of the members of our class.

Elmer Robinson writes to us from New London, N.H., as follows:

"In our days at Dartmouth one of the brightest luminaries in the faculty was Dr. Albert H. Lickleider, professor of English. He was known not only for his scholarship, but for a sharp, instant, and penetrating wit. Many of us remember him.

"One evening I went to a performance of the Dramatic Club and found Dr. Lickleider seated directly behind me. During the performance the script called for the sound of a skylark. At that juncture a student, concealed back stage, blew a sour note on his flute and the sound came out a raucous gargle. The students roared and Dr. Lickleider tapped me on the shoulder and laughingly quoted Shelley's immortal line, 'Hail to thee, blythe spirit, bird thou never wert.'

"On another occasion a faculty meeting was assembling in Parkhurst Hall, and before the meeting started, Dr. Chivers raised the question, 'Where is Dr. Murray?' Dr. Husband, professor of Latin, said, 'Dr. Murray non est.' Dr. Lickleider spoke up from Pope, 'An honest man is the noblest work of God.'

"The following is attributed to Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes when he was a lecturer in anatomy at Dartmouth Medical School: Two students killed a small green caterpillar and very deftly cemented onto it the wings of a beetle and the legs from a large spider, and took it in to Dr. Holmes with the question, 'Dr. Holmes, what kind of a bug is this that we found?' Dr. Holmes took one look and smilingly replied, 'That, gentlemen, is a humbug.' "

Jeff Beals writes to us from his home in Boca Raton, Fla., in spite of his physical difficulties, as follows: "I had a cataract operation about a year and a half ago which has prevented me from driving a car ever since. Since I cannot walk very far, even with the help of a cane, I have to stay pretty close to home most of the time. Fortunately, Elinor can drive and we go out mostly for town driving or short trips."

As we go to press we have learned of the passing of another of our gracious ladies, Marion, Mrs. Ted Main, after a long illness.

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