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VI THE TECHNOLOGY REVIEW
1893 Continued
from thirtieth Review questionnaire, “Bought a farm in Framingham to see what an outdoor life would do for me. From a standpoint of health, it has been a great success. Although my present occupation is so entirely different from what I expected and intended to do in 1893, I feel sure that I will never regret having taken some course at Technology. It has taught me to appreciate and love to see good honest work and to be glad for those that have succeeded in accomplishing what they are trying to do. Outside of the detail work taught at Technology, it is very interesting to note the difference between the college bred man and one who has not had that advantage. As a rule the former has an alert mind, well stocked with ways and means for conquering the difficulties which are constantly arising in his daily life and business. My farm and orchard work takes in a variety of engineering subjects and I believe that is one of the reasons why I enjoy farming.”
Evans was fond of hunting, fishing, automobiling, and outdoor life in general. He took great enjoyment in developing his farm and had hoped to entertain the Class there on some anniversary. He was married to Agnes W. Emerson in 1903, and they had two daughters and three sons, all of whom are living. He was a member of Eliot Lodge, A.F. and A.M., and Mount Vernon Royal Arch Chapter.
Joseph C. Noblit died February 2, 1930. His home was at Ventnor, N. J. After preparatory study at Penn Charter School, Noblit entered Technology with the Class taking Course VI. After leaving Technology, he held positions in the shops of the William Sellers Company of Philadelphia; in the engineering department of the Cambria Iron Company; and in the construction department of the Yale and Towne Manufacturing Company. He left the latter position to go into business for himself; later, selling out and taking a position with the Hallwood Cash Register Company, for which company he was sales manager for several years. Noblit was connected with the Philadelphia Fire Retardant Company, Inc., beginning with its organization in 1915, and was President of that company from the time of its incorporation in 1918 until his death. Noblit was interested in all outside sports. He is survived by his wife, a brother and a sister.
The following is taken from an article in the Journal of Commerce: “Mr. Joseph C. Noblit was probably best known for the past fifteen years as President of the Philadelphia Fire Retardant Company, Inc., with headquarters located at 1321 Arch Street. His breadth of ideas and aggressiveness of purpose were supplemented by the foundation traits of firmness, thrift and industry, and his long, active commercial career was in every respect an eminently able and useful one. Geniality and optimism were among his most notable characteristics. Mr. Noblit was a man who made and held friends because he possessed those qualities which endear a man to his fellow man and the large measure of success and prominence which he attained in business and public walks of life was due to his indomitable force of character and concentration of purpose. An enthusiast and optimist himself, happily combining work with pleasure, he was fortunate in arousing the enthusiasm of all who were privileged to be brought within the sphere of his kindly presence and personality, while his enlightened and broadminded philanthropy was exerted along those lines where the highest and best results were possible of attainment." - FREDERIC H. FAY, Secretary,  44 School Street, Boston, Mass. GEORGE B. GLIDDEN, Assistant Secretary, P.O. Box 1604, Boston, Mass.

1895
The last call was made and the final gong sounded for the Thirty-Fifth Reunion of the Class, to be held at Plymouth, Mass., on June 8 and 9, about the time this number of The Review went to press. To those of the Class who were unable to attend on account of sickness, previous business engagements, or living at too great a distance from Boston, we give the assurance that the whole story of our frolic and renewals of friendship will be reported in the next number of The Review. Watch for your copy; do not miss it.
The New York contingent of the Class held a luncheon at the Railroad Club, 30 Church Street, New York City, on May 19, to stimulate interest in thee All-Technology Reunion, and in particular our Thirty-Fifth Reunion. Those present were Francis W. Belknap, Charles E. Birge, Arthur L. Canfield, George A. Cutter, Benjamin C. Donham, Albeert W. Drake, John H. Gardiner, Edward H. Huxley, John D. Moore, Franklin A. Park, Richard B. Sheridan, and John C. Wolfe. Dr. Stratton attended the luncheon and reported that the plans for the All-Technology Reunion in June were progressing very favorably. Over fifty percent of the New York men planned to attend.
Alfred Zapf met with a very serious automobile accident on Feebruary 18 while driving near his home in Orange, Calif. A huge truck stuck his Cadillac limousine broadside while he was passing through an intersection. His car was completely demolished and Zapf sustained a broken right leg close to the hip, several broken ribs, crushed chest, and bruised back. It was a miracle that he was not killed outright. From the St. Josephs Hospital in Orange, Calif., he writes that after long suffering and through patient care, he expects to go to his home in early May. Zapf has driven an automobile for twenty-five years without an accident, but this affair has no doubt taken the pep out of him. Drop him a line and give him at least a mental lift. Our best wishes to him for a complete recovery.
We learn from the Boston Herald of May 15 that Miss Charlotte Dorrance of Cinnaminson, N.J., and Radnor, Penna., daughter of Dr. and Mrs. John T. Dorrance, was one of a number who was presented to the King and Queen at Buckingham Palace. - Dorville Libby, Jr., is now connected with the Pelton Water Wheel Company at 2919 19th Street, San Francisco, Calif.
Remember your Secretary cannot fabricate news, and if you half appreciate his great joy when he gets a bit here and there, you would certainly write more often. - LUTHER K. YODER, Secretary, Chandler Machine Company, Ayer, Mass.

1896
These notes are being written about a fortnight prior to the big Reunion, so that it is impossible to make any report of that event, except to say that the returns to date indicate that the Class Dinner at the Copley Square Hotel is going to be one of the largest dinners that the Class of '96 has held in Boston in recent years. The following items have been gleaned from the replies that were received to Reunion notices sent out to every classmate:
W. E. Haseltine, who has for many years been connected with the Ripon Knitting Works, Ripon, Wis., as Vice-President, reports that he has a boy entering Tech in the fall, and consequently he expects to be in Boston more often in the future than in the past, and hopes to so time one of his trips that it will coincide with our celebration next year of the Thirty-Fifth Anniversary. - Perl Underhill supplied a matrimonial alibi for his inability to attend events this year. He is in the wedding business on a wholesale scale, having married off one daughter on April 22 and having a wedding rehearsal on June 6 and an actual marriage of the other one on June 7. Somehow or other, they seem to feel that the old man has to be present on these occasions to give the bride away. - Another wedding that will be of interest to the Class is that of the late Harry Brown's daughter, Elisabeth, to Charles Crosby Pyne, which took place in Winchester on May 10. They will reside in Providence, R. I., where the groom is connected with the Naragansett Electric Company.
George Burgess is so busy in Washington looking after Congress that he just could not get away, but he sent his best wishes and also congratulations to the entire school on having secured Dr. Compton as President, whom Burgess knows intimately and for whom he has the highest regard. - Walter Stearns' alibi is a little different. He wanted to come, but as he had only recently returned from a three months' trip to Europe, he did not dare ask his boss for another day off. He reported a very pleasant trip to Germany, Belgium, Italy, France, and England, and while in Paris he saw a great deal of Arthur Baldwin, who, incidentally, has been in the United States and sailed back to France on May 22. Walter had been in touch with Ben Hurd and found that the latter had been confined to his house for a couple of months with heart affliction and high blood pressure. However, Ben had improved and was planning to move to his summer home in Massachusetts very