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XXVI    THE TECHNOLOGY REVIEW

1897 Continued 
 
Henry Worcester writes as follows: "I have just returned to Boston from a trip which took me to the Pacific coast and Salt Lake City. While in Salt Lake City I called on Owen Gray, who is well and prosperous. He sends his regards to you and the rest of the Boston crowd, and has assured me that he will make every effort to come back for our next Five-Year Reunion, and will try very hard to induce at least one other '97 man from the West to accompany him." - Henry Ballou is traveling in Europe and will not be with us on June 6. 
 
Coincident with the inauguration of President Compton, '97 took on a new lease of life. The renewal of youth and vigor was inspired and attained at a Class family party held Friday, June 6 at the Weston Country Club, Weston, Mass., not far from the Wayside Inn, made famous first by Mr. Longfellow and to this generation by Mr. Ford. Thirty-five members of the Class foregathered in response to circulars, letters, telegrams and radio messages which were started afield by Charles W. Bradlee, Acting Secretary of the Class, with the backing of a committee of energetic members of the Class who live in and around Boston. He made himself heard in far Tahiti, producing from this Society Island, Harrison W. Smith, now a grower of fruit. He was about the only person present in Eastman court that Friday afternoon when Karl T. Compton was commissioned as head of the Institute who really enjoyed the hot weather and felt very much at home. His habitat is among the cocoanut groves of Papeari where he also is experimenting with other new and fancy fruit. He won the prize for having made the longest journey to join his classmates at Weston - something like 8250 mi as it was figured out by those who had not altogether forgotten how to scale a map.

The official statistician who took the Class census at the dinner recognized thirty-five as members of the Class that graduated thirty-three years ago. There were twenty-four wives and twenty-four children among those present and it is largely on their account that the Reunion was set down as a merry little gathering. During the afternoon the roof garden at the Weston Country Club reeked with reminiscence and interesting tales in reply to questions as to what have you been doing. A few were still able to play golf; tennis was reserved for the children, while some tried clock golf. But mostly it was a case of talk and listen. There were enough athletes left, however, to make competition for prizes keen. During and after the dinner, Charles W. Bradlee as toastmaster, Wilfred Bancroft, former Class President, Professor Charles B. Breed, awarder of prizes, together with one Count Orlando, an entertainer from Newtonville, added to the pleasure of the occasion.

Mr. Bradlee, accounting for some of the absentees, and a few promises of the committee that went astray, said "President Hoover would have been very much interested in the replies I received from those who couldn't come today, they were all so busy." As William O. Sawtell could not be located either in Haverford or in Maine, he pounced on Professor Breed to award the prizes. Jack Carty, son of John E. Carty, took away the tennis prize. Luzerne S. Cowles provided the largest delegation present, and as a reward for paying for five dinners for the Cowles family, he was allowed the prize for prolific representation. James T. Baker, golf champion of the day, had to sing for his dinner and his prize. Henry E. Worcester, Jr., received the booby prize. Clock golf honors went to Miss Eleanor Hopkins, daughter of Arthur T. Hopkins. Gilbert H. Pratt, who came from Newark to attend his first Reunion since graduation, was awarded a prize for having stayed away all these thirty-three years. Mr. Smith had no real competitor for the long distance prize. There was dancing, bowling, and moving picture posing. The films will be released for first showing at the winter Reunion dinner in Boston. 
 
It was conceded that the Thirty-Third Reunion was among the great events in the lifetime of '97. The committee merits congratulation for having rooted so many from busy business, and for the great pleasure that resulted from its efforts. These Class members were present: John T. Alden, Newton, Mass.; James T. Baker, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Wilfred Bancroft, Harrisonville, R.I.; William Binley, Quincy, Mass.; Charles W. Bradlee, Boston, Mass.; Charles B. Breed, Newtonville, Mass.; Walter F. Buck, Boston, Mass.; Louis F. Budd, Jamaica Plain, Mass.; John E. Carty, West Roxbury, Mass.; H. Archer Clark, Lee, Mass.; John A. Collins, Jr., Lawrence, Mass,; Luzerne S. Cowles, Boston, Mass.; Proctor L. Dougherty, Washington, D.C.; Frederick L. Edmands, Newtonville, Mass.; Herbert W. Estabrook, Worcester, Mass.; John E. Gilman, Jr., Brookline, Mass.; Edgar M. Hawkins, Rochester, N.Y.; Arthur T. Hopkins, Boston, Mass.; Chester D. Hubbard, Wollaston, Mass.; John P. Ilsley, Milton, Mass.; Allen W. Jackson, Cambridge, Mass.; George S. Lawlor, Boston, Mass.; Ernest F. Learned, Belmont, Mass.; Robert S. Lunt, Newtonville, Mass.; Frank E. Mansfield, Jamaica Plain, Mass.; Albert P. Norris, Cambridge, Mass.; Gilbert H. Pratt, Newark, N.J.; Frank H. Preston, Springfield, Mass.; Walter B. Russell, Jamaica Plain, Mass.; Harrison W. Smith, Papeari, Tahiti; Percy G. Stiles, Newtonville, Mass,; Rodolphus A. Swan, New Bedford, Mass.; John B. Taylor, Schenectady, N.Y.; Henry E. Worcester, Winchester, Mass.; and George R. Wadleigh, New York, N.Y. - JOHN A. COLLINS, JR., Secretary, 20 Quincy Street, Lawrence, Mass. CHARLES W. BRADLEE, Acting Secretary, 261 Franklin Street, Boston, Mass. 
               
1900 Reunion Notes 
 
The Thirty-Year Reunion of the Class was observed most successfully at the Oyster Harbors Club, Osterville, Mass., from Tuesday, June 3 to Friday, June 6. From the time the first comers began dropping in Tuesday afternoon until the late stayers tore themselves away Friday, a continued round of good fellowship and renewal of old friendships took place. In all, thirty-four classmates with their families, making a party of sixty-one, were gathered together. 
 
Honors for the longest trip go to Chase of Chicago who jumped from Los Angeles to be with us. Other long travelers were MacPherson of Green Bay, Wis., and Perry of New Albany, Ind. We were particularly fortunate in having the Class of '05 with us at the same Club, celebrating their Twenty-Fifth Reunion with a goodly number who contributed greatly to the gala of the occasion. Their presence made it possible to arrange an inter-class golf match which resulted in an 18 to 15 victory for '00. Our own tournament brought out some pretty good golf; Crowell's gross of 91 taking first prize with Atwood a close second. The new prizes were won by Ingalls first and Fitch second. Poor Tom Perry had to be content with the consolation. Bridge prizes were won by Ziegler, Mrs. Osgood, Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Price. 
 
The beautiful location of the Club and constant attention of its management toward our comfort and pleasure moved us all to decide to come again as an annual event rather than wait for five years to creep by. Friday evening, June 6 at the Commander Hotel at Cambridge, we continued our celebration in the form of a dinner and dance and fifty-two were present. Draper as chorister succeeded in bringing out all the songs we had left, jumped quickly to the role of toastmaster and called on all the classmates for short talks about their pasts. We were honored by the presence of Horace Ford, Bursar of Technology, who gave us a most interesting picture of Technology and the student of today as compared with thirty years ago. Dancing completed a pleasant evening.
 
At the All-Technology Reunion at Swampscott, '00 was out in front on comparative numbers and at the banquet Saturday night our party occupied four tables totaling forty-four, a very creditable representation. Taking the five days as a whole, it was voted by far the best get-together we have ever staged and all those who participated felt that we should meet more often to carry on the Class spirit so well brought out this year. - C. BURTON COTTING, Secretary, 111
Devonshire Street, Boston, Mass.