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then only 20 birthdays. And thus, at 20, he is by far the youngest of the class of '98. Who else in the class was born on the extra day of a leap year? Let us know for the record and for the sake of accuracy. We must be accurate, you know.... You should all have received recently a Roster of the Class of '90, addresses as of April 1, 1961. The raison d'etre is as follows: the last roster was compiled by our classmate, Lester D. Gardner, as of January 1, 1957. At that time, there were 105 on the Roster. The present total is 60 (or 63 if you include three from whom letters have been returned). Look this roster over to be sure: (1) that your own address is correct, and (2) To see if you can find any correction of address to forward to us. Thanks manyfold!--Edward S. Chapin, Secretary, Hotel Beaconsfield, 1731 Beacon St., Brookline 46, Mass.; Frederic A. Jones, Assistant Secretary, 286 Chestnut Hill Ave., Brighton 35, Mass.

'01
These are the last class notes that you will receive before the reunion which occurs on June 10 and 11. You will have received the questionnaire from Willard Dow and I hope have answered it. If not please do so at once.

I have to report the death of Angus A. MacInnes, I, on February 15, 1961 after a long illness. He was 84. After graduation he worked until 1936 as civil engineer and chief purchasing agent for Patrick McGovern, Inc., in New York on heavy construction work. On the death of Mr. McGovern he was chief purchasing agent for the Walsh Construction Company in New York and the Walsh-Kaiser Company, Providence. He was involved with the Walsh Company in the construction of Camp Edwards on Cape Cod and with the Walsh-Kaiser Company in the construction of cargo vessels. He retired in 1947. He leaves two sons, six grandchildren and one great grandson.

I have just received a letter with a newspaper clipping from Jack Scully's son George in Las Vegas, Nev. Jack was so popular in the class that I am going to give a somewhat lengthy account taken from the son's letter and the clipping. Perhaps the most interesting thing in Jack's history is the fact that for 60 years he was a close friend of John F. "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald, President Kennedy's maternal grandfather and knew the Chief Executive's mother from the time she was a young girl. Among his treasured souvenirs is a photo of his friend, Mayor Fitzgerald, and his family, showing the President's mother as a beautiful young woman. "She still is a most attractive woman with abounding energy." He got a great kick out of the TV inauguration. Shortly after he left the Institute he established the John T. Scully Foundation Company. The business was very successful. One of the projects was the building of the Commonwealth Pier in Boston harbor. In 1929 he entered public service through the suggestion of "Honey Fitz" and later was appointed director of the Civil Works Agency for the state. He had a stroke about 16 or 17 years ago and has been with his son George, who is general manager of the Paradise-Strip Investment Company in Las Vegas, for most of his later life. George says: "For the past two years he has been practically bedridden but has the will to keep punching like all the good old Beaneaters. May I suggest that next year you arrange the class reunion in Las Vegas? That is one reunion that Dad could attend. Dad, of course, would appreciate receiving news from his classmates. Even though he is unable to correspond, I would do it for him."...It is surely up to Jack's old friends to write him or send him a card. His address is 26 East Basic Road, Henderson, Nev. Will see you next month in Dedham.-Theodore H. Taft, Secretary, Box 24, Jaffrey, N. H.

'04
We have only two items of news this month, one good and the other bad....Item 1: A card from Frank Davis says that he and Mrs. Davis had a pleasant trip to Hawaii by boat and were enjoying their stay there. About the time these notes are written they are due back home and I suppose Frank will be taking off for spring fishing at his Michigan camp.

Item 2: Dave Sutton has joined the majority of our class in the great beyond. A note from his daughter, Mrs. A. H. Stafford of Waban, Mass., reads as follows: "My father, David Sutton, always enjoyed reading the Technology Review and hearing of his classmates of '04. I wish to advise you, as secretary, that he passed on at his home February 20 following very shortly after mother, Elizabeth M., who died very suddenly January 28. They had celebrated their 54th wedding anniversary in November and enjoyed a very happy life close to their children and grandchildren. We are very grateful that they were not apart for long." Davie graduated from Earlham College, Richmond, Ind., before coming to M.I.T. He was for many years associated with Fay, Spofford and Thorndike. (Spofford was an assistant when we took surveying and later head of the Civil Engineering Department.) Later he joined the firm of Cleverdon, Varney and Pike and was consulting engineer of this organization at the time of his retirement four years ago. In addition to his daughter mentioned above, he leaves a son, David, Jr., of Lancaster, Mass. Dave attended many of our reunions and will be missed by numerous friends.-Carle R. Hayward, Secretary, Room 35-304, M.I.T., Cambridge; Eugene H. Russell, Jr., Treasurer, 82 Devonshire St., Boston.

'05
By the time you read the notes the 100th Anniversary will be history. Hope you were able to enjoy it. A report as to 1905 activities and men (and women) present will be found in the June issue. Next is Alumni Day, details of which you will be receiving direct from the Alumni office. it will be an opportunity for our 56th reunion. Unless I hear a considerable demand for a separate reunion (Cape Cod, Boston Hotel, etc.) we will expect to fill a table again at the Aumni Luncheon, similarly at the banquet in the evening.

I am in receipt of a clipping from the January 21 issue of the Bangor, Maine, news, telling of a testimonial party at Hotel Caribou, Caribou, Maine, for Patrick J. Sullivan, who was retiring after 38 years as general manager of the Aroostook Federation of Farmers. He came to M.I.T. from Lawrence, Mass., entered Course V and is recorded in the 1903, 1904 and 1906 Techniques. On leaving M.I.T. he is reported to have built and operated at Jersey City the first factory for the commercial manufacture of ammonium nitrate in the United States and was considered the dean of New England's fertilizer industry....Just heard from Sam Seaver, XIII. He says, "I'm in pretty good condition for the shape I'm in. Went into the hospital on February 3 for ten days for a check-up. They x-rayed me (15 plates) from the top of my bald head to my big toe, pronounced me 100 per cent, but did say that the upper part of my spine is solidified (osteo-arthritis), but I danced a jig. I went to Cape Cod last September, down to Provincetown, where I spent some of my vacations when a kid. Remeber me to Gilbert and any other '05 men who may remember me....Just learned of the death of Frank W. Brownell, VI. More details in the June issue.-Fred W. Goldthwait, Secretary, Box 32, Center Sandwich, N. H.; Gilbert S. Tower, Assistant Secretary, 35 North Main Street, Cohasset, Mass.

'06
By now all those who plan to attend our 55 year reunion should have received or should soon receive the final letter covering the program in detail, and the final confirming reservation should be returned promptly. The first letter was picked up from the printer the morning of March 14 and with the help of Marion all 200 or more were delivered to the Post Office in the afternoon of the 15th. Replies began coming in almost immediately.

Back in February a group from Wellesley attended a Boston luncheon and report meeting on the White House Conference on the Aging. Among them was George Guernsey, I, who said he felt they didn't learn much about those particular problems. Probably by May the formal report on that conference will have received some helpful publicity....Another report got some publicity in the March Class Notes where Burton Philbrick, Secretary of '02, gave Percy Tillson, VI, a pat on the back for sending him a newspaper clipping reporting the death of a prominent Harrisburg resident.
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