1911

The only consolation in the face of the devastating snowstorm that blanketed this area on January 20 was derived from a television commentator who, following his description of the ravaging storm, casually observed, "The baseball season officially opens in 75 days."

The Class suffered a further loss in the death of Francis Qua on December 18, 1977. See the obituary section in this or a future issue.

In his financial report for the year ending September 30, 1977, Don Cheney indicates that the Class of 1911 has total bank funds of $3,486.69. As noted before, at such time as 1911 has no living members, the balance of funds will be added to the 1911 Samson Occom Scholarship Fund by prior agreement. Aside from fiscal matters, Don remains active in the civic and social life of the Central Florida area. On December 12, as dean of Orange County history, Judge Cheney cut the ribbon at the new wing of the County Historical Museum at its official opening. He played host for the annual Christmas luncheon of the Dartmouth Club of Central Florida. The guests toasted one another with some of his famous "elixer," which is what he calls his homemade grapefruit wine. The youngest guest, from the Class of 1981, flew from New Hampshire by jet plane. When told that the flight took about two hours. Judge Cheney recalled, "When we left Orlando at Christmas to return to Dartmouth, we rode horseback to the station, then took the train from Orlando to Jacksonville, then a steamship to New York, and a train to the College. The trip took four days."

Harold Burtt in a letter to Wee Kimball reports that he is getting along well in the nursing home where he has been confined. He says that if he gets started right he can walk a halfmile — with the four-legged walker. He has plenty of interesting things to do and is still readying ornithological data for publication. He recently acquired another great- granddaughter and now has three great- grandchildren. The best of luck, Harold, and keep plugging!

A note from Mrs. Anne Macomber Wood, daughter of Lillian (Mrs. Stanley B.)Macomber, advises that her mother is in the Kathryn Barton Nursing Home, 373 Commonwealth Road, Wayland, Mass. 01778. She had a fall in August and broke her hip, which with other complications requires confinement to a wheelchair and constant nursing. She keeps in touch with all the Dartmouth news and often thinks back to all the activities she and Stan were involved in.

A sad announcement came from Ted Clark '47 telling us that his mother Polly (Mrs.Joshua B.) Clark passed away peacefully in Framingham on January 6 after a year-long struggle with cancer. At her request, any donations in her memory should be made to the Dartmouth Educational Association, a project on which Polly and Josh spent many happy hours working together.

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