1914

Of the following men whose birthdays come in the month of March, Little alone was born under the sign of Pisces, the Fishes, while 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 auspicious circumstances and to the hearty congratulations of all of the members of the Class of 1914.

Last year we reported the bequest to the College of approximately $900,000 by Charles B. McLaughlin, who passed away in February, 1975. Recently, at a luncheon meeting of the Dartmouth Club of Manchester, N.H., representatives of the College presented two lithographs of scenes in Manchester to officials of the Manchester Water Works. The pictures were a part of the estate Mac left to the College, but it had been his wish, expressed informally, that they be given to the Board of Water Commissioners, of which he had been a member for many years, to be hung in their office.

The College recently received a bequest from the estate of Louise B. Reardon, who passed away early in 1976. It was designated for the general scholarship fund in memory of her husband John T. Reardon, who died in December 1969.

This is the 21st bequest received by the College over the years from members of the Class of 1914 and their families under the aegis of the bequest and estate planning program. The total of these bequests amounts to $1,657,386.

We have just received word from her sister Mrs. Morgan Craig, of the loss of another of the gracious ladies of 1914. Connie Humphrey, widow of Walter, passed away in her sleep on November 27, 1976. The members of our class extend their sympathy to her family.

This winter Herb Austin is cashing in on some of the labor which he performed many years ago and which he refers to as his "Pine tree project." During the fall of 1914 Herb and another chap swapped labor. They planted 10,000 small pine trees in Herb's family pasture and shingled the other participant's house. The shingles had to be replaced at a later date, but now Herb is cutting a part of the crop from his forest, thinning out the mature trees in order to let the smaller ones grow. All Herb has to do is to sit back, let someone else do the cutting and hualing, and let the mill pay for the logs. Herb's family has a history of longevity, so he could well afford to exercise his patience and wait all these years for his long-range planning to pay off.

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