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Day, June 12. George and Elanor Wadleigh came from New York, Bill Binley from Exeter, N.H., and Charles Currier and your secretary from nearby. Since the seats assigned to '97 were so far away from the center of activities that we failed to locate them the Wadleighs and your secretary rudely encroached on the preserves of '98, who for some unknown reason had been located almost opposite the speakers' platform and next to the 50-Year Class.

Against his better judgment the undersigned was persuaded, since he had been duly elected at our 60th Reunion, to resume the office of secretary-treasurer, with Jere Daniell serving as assistant secretary. It was the concensus of those present that our 65th Reunion should consist of a luncheon the day after Alumni Day in '62 with wives present; we hope to hold the luncheon at the Endicott House in Dedham, if it is available. 

We regret to report the death, on July 23, of Mrs. William C. Ewing (Florence A. Wood) Course VIII, at Las Vegas, N.M, Her late husband was also a member of our class. . . . Henry M. Loomis, V, died on August 17. 

It is always a unique pleasure to hear from Professor Alfred M. Brooks, and we were intrigued by his suggestion for the relief of one's cares in this troubled world - reading poetry by Dante and Walt Whitman. Has anyone a better suggestion? He also wrote: "I am still a mad gardener, though slowed down by rheumatism to being a very poor one. The same of pencils and pens, favorite tools. My digestion is good. I have a wise physician who says of food and drink, the more the better.... I keep up with the news, no mean boast these days, by reading the papers, not listening to the radio which I dislike no less than television. My papers are what they have been for years: New York Times, London Times, and Gloucester Daily Times. I read what going books I can, serious and light, mostly the last, and very few reviews. I choose these on the urging of friends, preferably young. Into the two bottomless wells of human understanding and the beauty of the world I dip often, and am never disappointed - the 'Divine Comedy' and 'Leaves of Grass.' I agree with Belloc that few things save laughter and the love of friends are worth striving for. And I understand well what Thoreau meant when he wished he was as wise as the day he was born."

Our circular letter in July brought forth several other letters, on of them from Irenée duPont: "Have just been reading The Technology Review, and like most busy people, I find it difficult really to do anything worthwhile toward helping the problem. However, perhaps I am too pessimistic, as exemplified by 50 years of absenteeism.... Another thing, I haven't got much to talk about, let alone reduce to writing.... Perhaps the most outstanding piece of news would be that last fall I definitely retired from the Du Pont Company. Probably all the members of the class are more or less in the same condition."

A letter from George Wadleigh contained colorful reminiscences of 'The Cape': "I'll go back about 70 years, when I was a boy on The Cape, and tie it in a bit to the present. At that time parts of two or three summers were spent at Woods Hole and Hyannisport, with forays to other Cape points: Provincetown, Wellfleet and Barnstable. The N.Y., N.H. & H. then ran to Provincetown, then known as the Old Colony. There were a half dozen fairly hard, short streets in the larger villages; otherwise 'roads' consisted of tracks in the sandy soil. When the sand got too deep, one simply moved the road over 20 feet. No cars, of course, and vehicles required two horses, no shoes.... The whole Cape, outside of villages, could be bought for two or three dollars an acre. 

"Standing on any South Shore beach, eight or ten vessels passing through the sounds could be observed at any hour. Coal barges from Philadelphia and Perth Amboy, schooners with lumber in from Maine, and similar ones with cotton from Charleston and Savannah. One morning I remember seeing three small 'square riggers' going west. Inquiry disclosed them [to be] the rescue vessels of the Greeley Arctic expedition, under the command of Captain, later Admiral, Schleg of Santiago fame. Present traffic on Vineyard and Nantucket sounds is practically nonexistent, with the exception of an occasional yacht and the ferry to the two islands. 

"Now for a jump of perhaps 40 or 50 years to a '97 reunion at East Bay Lodge, with Charlie Bradlee presiding; then another jump to our 50th, with Harry Worcester presiding and Irenée introducing our duly elected mascot singer for the occasion."

Our letter also produced the following answer from Ezekiel C. Sargent: "As you probably remember I did not graduate from M.I.T with the Class of '97. I left M.I.T in the latter part of the year '97, as it was evident that I would not receive a degree without repeating my fourth year French. This I did not care to do, so I resigned and entered the employ of the City of Quincy as the city was about to construct a sewage system.... I stayed with the city a few years, became city engineer and later commissioner of Public Works. I purchased from the heir of the former city engineer, the business which he had established before he died very suddenly, with two uncompleted state highway contracts on his hands. I therefore became a road contractor for some years, building highways for the state and some cities and towns.

"In 1910 I married a Quincy young lady and in 1911 we purchased a new house at 147 Putnam Street, Quincy, in which I now live.... My wife passed away in 1950. We had three children; a son who graduated from the United States Naval Academy, entered the service of the United States and died a few years ago with the rank of rear admiral. My oldest daughter married a Braintree young man and they moved West where she passed away in childbirth. My youngest daughter also married a Braintree young man, and they have three children and at present are living in Braintree.

"My health appears to be quite good, and I hope to spend my remaining years in Quincy." -John P. Ilsley, Secretary-Treasurer, 26 Columbine Road, Milton 87, Mass.; Jere R. Daniell, Assistant Secretary, R.F.D., West Franklin, N.H.

'98
Present to represent the class at the Alumni Day luncheon on June 12, 1961 were the following classmates: Fred B. Dawes, Daniel W. Edgerly, Frederic A. Jones, Carl S. High and Edward S. Chapin: and as guest Marion L. Chapin. The wife of our former secretary, Professor Arthur A. Blanchard, in spite of her expressed wish, was unable to attend the Luncheon. Our honorary member, Dean George R. Harrison, was unable to attend for the very sufficient reason that he was obliged to fly to New York on Friday, June 9, en route to Brazil, to represent the Ford Foundation in a study of the universities of Brazil. We shall look forward with great interest to this important report. Our distinguished classmate, Roger W. Babson, kindly wrote us expressing regret and giving a valid reason why he could not attend, and sending "love to all." Thanks, Roger.

It will be noted that our energetic president, Daniel W. Edgerly, came all the way from Chicago to attend this get-together; and that Carl High came all the way from Sarasota, Fla. It was good to see those who came to the luncheon, especially those who came from a distance.... We had a grand time reminiscing and, of course, foremost among our conversation were three very important subjects: first, the Second Century Fund; second, the M.I.T 100th Anniversary Meetings; and, third, the 65th Reunion of the Class of '98, which will occur in 1963. The Second Century Fund and the M.I.T 100th Anniversary Meetings have been well covered in the May, June, and July issues of The Technology Review which will well repay reading. And, by the way, if you have mislaid your copies, do not hesitate to write to us as we may be able to find extra copies for you to peruse.... And then the 65th Anniversary! Although it is still two years in the offing, it will be here before you know it. So begin to prepare. You will hear more about the reunion from all the officers, but it is "all together" to make it the wonderful event we all expect. 

The roster of the class addresses as of April 1, 1961, appears to have satisfied everybody. So far so good. We were thankful to receive one correction - a card from Louis P. Poutasse: "Just to keep the record straight, my wife's permanent address is 227 20th Avenue, S.E., St. Petersburg 5, Fla. We moved her in October, '60." Kindly all correct your list; and thank you very much Louis.... Our genial and dynamic president, shortly after Alumni Day, '61 sent to the class, Letter Number 26. By a happy coincidence, the secretary's copy arrived on July 4. We quote in part a paragraph about a classmate, Lester D. Gardner, whom we all respected, admired, and loved: "Lester Gardner left a legacy to M.I.T to provide a yearly lecture on avi-

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