1926

Congratulations to George Scott, his team of regional and assistant agents, and his memorial gift contingent, who led the class to another Alumni Fund Green Derby victory with gifts totaling $97,000. Not only was our $75,000 goal exceeded, but also 91 percent class participation was scored.

Bulletin number one from Hanover headquarters has reached committee members for the "60th Wahoo-Rah Reunion," which now is only eight months away. Head-man Jake Jacobus seeks suggestions on arrangements and, of course, early reservations, to which Gob andMarion DesMarais and Fred and KayHurd have already responded. Stew Orr's son, Dave '55, will again be the College representative to help with planning—a wonderful break for Jake's committee.

Treasurer Jack Bickford had a surprise 80th birthday party given him by wife Dawsy, attended strictly by family—three sons and wives, four out of six grandchildren, and his older brother. His sister in Florida could not make it. Jack reports class treasury is in good shape and will provide the 60th reunion with a good start.

Reporting from a new address in Delray Beach, Fla. (986 MacFarlane Drive, #9A), Dinty Moore feels lucky still to be able to play 18 holes of golf three times a "week and appreciated receiving his class birthday card.

In early August on a two-day islandhopping with Lou to Monhegan Island from Friendship, Long Island, summer quarters, Don Norstrand saw a youth with a Dartmouth jacket. It turned out he was Jack Cogswell '55, grandson of ObbieBarker, now of Portland, Maine. Small island —small world!

Tubba and Barbara Weymouth, after their stint heading up the 1926 memorial giving program for the Alumni Fund, took time off to visit Tubba's daughter, Sis, who was in the music program during the summer season at Chatauqua, N.Y.

In spite of two cataract operations, glaucoma, and other medical complications, class historian Ed Hanlon keeps in close touch with doings of classmates and College affairs and sends helpful information to the various class officers. Perhaps we have a 75-year history of the class in the making for his next project?

Mail Calls: Ken Andler recalled that during last semester in senior year he had a Ford roadster and hence had no reason to hire at $1 per hour a saddle horse as advertised by Labbies Livery, Lebanon Street, in our freshman handbook class birthday card; Worthy Walters kindly sent in a cartoon of a man at dinner demonstrating that "you can improve anything by pouring bourbon over it"; Dick Mann and Carl Schipper appear to be tempted eventually to take up residence at North Hill lifetime retirement community, Needham, where already three '26 classmates reside; George Starke, in thanking the class for his birthday card, said that his wife's poor health keeps his activities centered at their home in East Hampton, N.Y.; and Dick Major mentioned that his wife, Mayflora, was spending considerable time helping care for her 99-year-old mother who had broken her hip, and meanwhile he is keeping house together with their 12-year-old cat, Bosco, who considers himself a member of the family.

Three thank-you notes for 1926 birthday greetings were received by the secretary with friendly footnotes: Tom Floyd-Jones hopes to meet Lou in Hanover— perhaps at the 60th; Hump Campbell would offer a toast with the first ration of grog the doctor will allow; and Chuck Morton, sending good wishes, also said the freshman handbook birthday card made him wonder whatever happened to his 1922 green cap with the big white button. The bonfire at "Wet-down," Chuck?

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