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February 15. Renewal of athletic relations with Yale is an- nounced.
March 13. The Hasty Pudding Play, "The Flying Dutchman," libretto by M. E. Stone, Jr., and H. T. Nichols, music by J. A. Carpenter, is being rehearsed.
March 20. Mr. Lehman returns to coach the 'Varsity Crew.
March 31. In the recent Strength Tests of the fifty strongest men in the University, Arther Lovering, '97, stands highest with a score of 1660, all other scoring below 1300. Lovering's score is the highest since the year 1880.
April 1. The Cercle Français gives several successful perform- ances of "Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme." H. W. Cram has the leading part.
April 2. T. B. Gannett, Jr., was elected Captain of the Harvard
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Golf Team which is to compete this Spring in the Intercollegiate Match at Ardsley, N. Y.
April 6. The Pi Eta Society gave a public performance of the comic opera, "Fool's Gold," which was a pronounced success. In the cast were F. Barry, Waterhouse, and A. B. Cunningham.
April 7. A. G. Thacher, '97, took part in the Intercollegiate Fencing Contest in New York when the Harvard Team won.
During April several very successful performances of the Hasty Pudding play, "The Flying Dutchman" were given in Boston and Cambridge. In the cast were A. H. Parker, M. E. Stone, Jr., H. Schurz, and S. L. Pitts of '97, Woodruff and Woodward of '98, and, in minor parts, H. A. Phillips, H. W. Miller, P. B. Thompson, Johnston, Prescott, Scaife, H. B. Fenno, and Kinnicutt.
April 9. '97 won the Interclass games, '98 being second. '97 is victor in the Class Games on Holmes Field.
April 18. In the 'Varsity games Hollister won the half mile; Vincent, first in the quarter mile; Grant, first, and Fenno, third, in the mile run; 120-yd. hurdles - Hallowell, second; 100-yd. dash - Denholm, third; 220-yd. dash - Denholm, first; Bicycle race - Brinckerhoff, second; Hammer - Shaw, first; Shotput - Shaw, second; Running high jump - Paine, first (tie).
April 14. In the Phi Beta Kappa election R. E. Olds was elected Secretary; J. B. Hayward, Ist Marshal; C. A. Weatherby, 2nd Marshal.
May 8. Harvard won the Dual games with Penn. Place winners were: 120-yd. hurdles - Hallowell, second, Williams, third; 100- yd. dash - Denholm, second; 440-yd. run - Hollister, first, Vin- cent, second; Mile walk - Phillips, second; 220-yd. dash - Den- holm, second; Half mile run - Hollister, first, Fenno, third; Ham- mer - Shaw, third.
May 14. In the intercollegiate golf match, Yale defeated Har- vard 24 to 4, and won the Championship.
The identity of three of the four men who painted the statue of John Harvard red on May 29th has been discovered and their connection with the University has been severed. Soon after this a letter was published in the Crimson from a '97 member, criti-
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cizing the Authorities for the "silence" about the matter and saying that the perpetrators should not escape publicity and pub- lic condemnation.
May 15. In the Harvard-Yale games Hollister won first in the 440-yd. and Mile runs, and Shaw second in the Hammer throw.
May 28. In the Motthaven games Vincent was Captain of the Harvard Team; the '97 place winners were: Half mile - Hollister, first; " Mile run - Grant, third; Mile walk - Phillips, second.
June 16. A letter is published from one of the expelled men expressing his regret for sharing in this act of vandalism, which he did on impulse, and not asking to be concealed.
June 21. Dr. George A. Gordon delivered the Baccalaureate Sermon to the Class.
June 24. The Senior Dance, an innovation in the Class Day Programme, was held last night at Memorial Hall. It was well attended and a pronounced success. Stone, Stevenson, Drew, Howe, Burlingame, and Mansfield were the Committee of Ar- rangements. Beale, Dean (Capt.), Paine, Scannell, and Steven- son played on the 'Varsity Nine which defeated Yale in Cam- bridge, 7 to 5.
At Commencement, the speakers and subjects were as follows: A. A. Bryant, Latin oration; P. W. Mackaye, "The Need of Imagi- nation in the Drama of Today"; J. H. Choate, Jr., "A Plea for Narrative History"; W. B. Parker, "Kipling's Religion"; R. E. Olds, "The Future of Harvard College"; J. W. Rice, "The Bible and the University."
Among the degrees conferred were an LL.D. to Augustus St. Gaudens and an A.M. to Rudolph C. Lehman.
Today's Crimson also contains the following editorial: "Today we say our last farewell to the members of '97 as fellow students. It is done reluctantly and with unfeigned regret, for Ninety-seven
* It is interesting to note that on May 21, 1932, Pen Hallowell, the son of our classmate, after running the mile run in a dual meet with Yale came back two hours later to win the half mile in 1.52 3/5 seconds, beating the Harvard record of 1.54 2/5 seconds which had been held by Evan Hollister since 1897.
Incidentally, on March 16, 1932, Hallowell won the intercollegiate indoor mile run in 4.12 2/5 seconds which was the fastest indoor mile in college history.
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has been in many ways a really exceptional class. It is what might, in a way, be called a well-balanced class since it has not only had its full share of athletes on different teams and crews, but, at a time when athletics are apt to receive more attention than they deserve, it has had an unusually large number of men connected with other important interests in undergraduate life. In addition it has, since its Freshman year, shown a spirit of Class loyalty and unity which has surpassed that of many of its pre- decessors, and which undoubtedly does a great deal to strengthen the feeling of loyalty to Harvard University. Although the mem- bers may scatter now throughout the Country, we can feel that they will always respect and cherish the tie that binds every Harvard man to his University."
June 28. The Senior Dinner was held at the Hotel Vendome. Hallowell presided and Welch was Toastmaster. Speeches were made by Garrison, J. D. Phillips, H. W. Miller, E. N. Wrighting- ton, Gannett, A. Z. Reed, M. E. Stone, Jr., H. R. Scott, Rantoul, S. L. Pitts, H. G. Gray, Vincent, Schurz, and Olds.
The year ended with two interesting athletic events, the tri- angular race at Poughkeepsie on June 25th, and the baseball game at New Haven. The race was won by Yale, Harvard finishing second, and Cornell third. After the defeats in our four years in football and rowing it was a particular satisfaction to end with a victory when the 'Varsity Nine won the game in New Haven, 10 to 8.
THE CLASS SINCE GRADUATION
Owing to changing Class Secretaries, our first, Garrison, and our second, Wells, having resigned, the record since graduation is somewhat incomplete, especially of informal reunions in the "off" years. The gaps in our annual celebrations, as well as in the recording of them, may be put down in part to there having been two World Wars since we graduated. The following account of our meetings and of facts concerning the Class has been compiled from various sources, chiefly from the scrap-books of the Chair- man and Secretary.
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FIRST REUNION. TRIENNIAL. June 26, 1900.
The chief feature of our Triennial was a dinner held at the Exchange Club in Boston. A goodly number were present, and as usual, the warmth of our class spirit made it a happy occasion. Gus Parker was toastmaster, and the speakers and subjects as follows: Garrison, "The Class"; S. R. Wrightington, "Law School"; Foote, "Divinity School"; Cheever, "Medical School"; Stone, "The Great West"; McGrew, "The Class Cradle"; Nichols read a Poem, and Waterhouse sang.
SECOND REUNION. SEXENNIAL. June 17 and 18, 1903.
The programme began with registration on Monday morning at Young's Hotel, Boston, and in the evening we attended the "Pops" at Symphony Hall. On Tuesday we joined with the Class of 1900 at Riverside for races, tugs-of-war, and water events, followed by luncheon, after which a baseball game with 1900 was played and won by '97. In the evening a dinner was held at the Hotel Vendome. Theodore Lyman was toastmaster, a poem was read by Julian Welch, and Beekman Winthrop told about his experiences in the Philippines. Speeches by others and songs by the Glee Club completed the programme.
THIRD REUNION. DECENNIAL. June 24-26, 1907.
Gathering at Young's Hotel at 9 A.M., we made our way to Atlantic Ave., and thence by boat to Point Shirley, where, after a swim in the Harbor, we indulged in a Clam Bake. Singing with the help of a song-book illustrated by Lovell Little followed and helped digest the clams. Returning to Boston, we met later for a dinner at the Hotel Vendome at which A. H. Parker was Toast- master. Next morning we gathered at the Brookline Country Club where we had luncheon and joined with the Classes of '87 and '92 in athletic activities. On Wednesday, the 26th, Com- mencement Day, we met in the Yard and had luncheon at Holden Chapel (the special privilege of the Decennial Class), joined in the Procession and attended the afternoon exercises of the Alumni Association.
In 1908 President Eliot resigned, and the election of President
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Lowell occurred in 1909. We held no reunion that year, but many members of the Class attended the Inauguration of Presi- dent Lowell.
FOURTH REUNION. QUINDECENNIAL. June 17-19, 1912.
On Monday morning, June 17, summoned by the appealing ex- hortations of the new "Old Farmer's All-men-bac," published by Garrison & Co., edited by Scaife, Nichols, and Ned Stone after "Thomas-began-it", illustrated with Little's and Underwood's clever cover and classical drawings of '97ers in Zodiac poses, re- plete with items of '97 history, helpful hints in prose and verse contributed by MacKaye, Nichols, and others and sparkling with the wit of the "Old Doc" - the whole nearly landing us with a law suit for violation of copyright - we turned out well at the Hotel Somerset for what proved to be the most successful re- union so far. The class photograph there taken shows 166 present, counting Vincent but once. (He showed his old form as a runner by appearing at both ends of the picture). After lunch, we pro- ceeded to Rowes Wharf and at 3 took the boat to the Hotel Pemberton at Hull where, after a sea-bath, water sports, base- ball, and tennis by various groups, an informal dinner was held, and many passed the night. Tuesday, we attended the Class Day exercises and the Yale Game in the afternoon. On Wednesday, a dinner was held at the Hotel Somerset. Cheever was Toastmaster. Speakers and subjects were as follows: Garrison, "The Class"; E. H. Wells, "The University"; Nichols, "Lampy loquitur"; J. E. Gregg, "Lest we forget"; Albert Stickney, "The Recall of Judges"; Mackaye, a poem entitled "Together"; and Beekman Winthrop, "The Public Service." Thursday, Commencement Day, a Class Convention was held at 11 A.M. in Sever Hall, H. W. Foote pre- siding. Speeches were made by several members of the Class. We then adjourned to the Yard for the dedication of the Class Tree, at which a poem was read by Mackaye. Lunch followed, and in the afternoon we attended the Alumni Association exer- cises.
Friday, a special train took many of us to New London for the Harvard-Yale races.
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FIFTH REUNION. Twentieth Celebration. June 20, 1917.
Owing to the War, and many members being unable to attend, the Class Committee decided on a modest reunion which took the form of a Field Day at the Eastern Yacht Club, Marblehead, and an informal dinner at the Engineers' Club in Boston in the evening. The money saved was put in a fund for the benefit of the American Red Cross through our Classmate Edgar Wells who was attached to the Red Cross service in Washington.
In July, 1919, W. L. Garrison, Jr., sent in his resignation as Secretary of the Class, and the Class Committee appointed Edgar H. Wells to succeed him. In October, 1921, Roger L. Scaife was appointed Editor of the 25th Class Report.
SIXTH REUNION. Twenty-fifth Celebration. June 18-22, 1922. The programme of our Twenty-fifth was as follows:
Sunday, June 18, we met for registration at the Copley Plaza Hotel, Boston, where the Class were guests at a luncheon given by Mr. and Mrs. N. Penrose Hallowell. In the afternoon a visit was paid to the University, and at 5 P.M. a service was held in Appleton Chapel in commemoration of members who had died. The sermon was preached by J. E. Gregg, and the commemora- tion read by H. W. Foote. At six the Class was invited to tea at President Lowell's house.
Monday, Field Day at the Essex County Club, Manchester, driving from the Copley Plaza Hotel by motor. There we had sports, swimming, luncheon and an informal dinner. Rain failed to dampen our spirits and golfers in the afternoon were well soaked.
Tuesday. In the morning we had golf again at the Hoosic- Whisick Club in Milton, and luncheon as guests of Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Gannett at their lovely home. Thence we went by motor to Cambridge, met in the Yard, and at 3.30, marched to the Stadium for Class Day Exercises. At 6.30 the Class held a spread at the Colonial Club for members, wives, and children, followed by a dance.
Wednesday. In the morning a baseball game between '97 fathers and sons took place; then luncheon in Cambridge as guests
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of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Crocker. At 2:30 we motored to Soldiers Field for the Yale game. At 7.30 dinner at the Harvard Club, at which Hallowell presided, Cheever was Toastmaster, and the speakers were Thacher, Allard, Safford, Angier, and Wells. Parker and a chorus directed by Taylor sang a song composed by Car- penter with words by Nichols; Mackaye read a poem and songs were sung by John Connolly and George Hills. A silver tankard from the Class was presented to Hallowell, and a humidor to Scaife in recognition of their valuable services.
Thursday. Commencement. After luncheon in the Yard we joined the Alumni Procession which was led by Hallowell as Chief Marshal. At the Exercises he presented the Anniversary gift of $100,000 on behalf of the Class of '97 to President Lowell.
In 1922 our Class Secretary resigned and the Class Committee appointed Roger L. Scaife in his place.
On June 20, 1923, our 26th celebration took the form of an in- formal dinner at the Copley Plaza Hotel in Boston.
There were no anniversary celebrations between 1923 and 1927.
SEVENTH REUNION. Thirtieth Celebration. June, 1927.
June 21, 1927 - From the headquarters at the Hotel Statler we went by motor to the Essex County Club in Manchester for a Field Day, Lunch and Dinner.
June 22 - We left the Statler at 11, motored to the Brookline Country Club for lunch, and in the afternoon, on to Cambridge for the Baseball Game with Yale. In the evening a dinner was held at the Boston Chamber of Commerce Building at which Cheever was Toastmaster. Speakers were Hallowell, Dean, Olds, and Angier, Nichols read a poem, and songs were sung by Hills and Connolly. The wives were entertained at dinner by Mrs. Hallowell in Milton.
June 23 - Commencement. Class Luncheon in Holworthy 3, and Alumni Exercises in the afternoon concluded the reunion.
Thirty-first Celebration - June 20, 1928. Luncheon with the Class of 1901 at the Cambridge Boat Clubhouse on Memorial Drive, attending the Yale game in the afternoon. Commence-
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ment, Luncheon in Holworthy 3, and Alumni Exercises in the afternoon.
Thirty-second Celebration. June 19, 1929. The above pro- gramme was repeated.
Thirty-third Celebration. June 18, 1930. Luncheon with 1901 in Hamilton Hall of the Business School, attending the Yale game in the afternoon.
June 19 - Commencement. Luncheon in Holworthy 3, and Alumni Exercises in the afternoon.
Thirty-fourth Celebration. June 17, 1931. Luncheon in Mellon Hall of the Business School, and attendance at the Yale game in the afternoon. After the luncheon a Class meeting was held and James Dean was elected a member of the Class Committee, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Tom Gannett in May.
June 18 - Commencement. Luncheon in Holworthy 3; Alumni Exercises in afternoon.
EIGHTH REUNION. Thirty-fifth Celebration. June 21, 1932.
From our Headquarters at the Hotel Statler, we motored to the Concord, Mass., Country Club for sports, luncheon, and dinner. June 22 - We visited the Business School and other parts of the University in Cambridge, had luncheon in Hamilton Hall with our wives and children, attending the Yale game in the P.M. In the evening a Class dinner was held at the Hotel Statler. There is no record of this occasion except that Cheever acted as Toast- master and Garrison wrote the following verses for this anni- versary:
BEHIND THE BAND (35 years after )
Ere we lay within our cribs, Long before we donned our bibs, Had the Word of Fate decreed: "These shall be the Harvard Breed, This is Ninety-seven's brood, They shall build up mind and mood, They shall strive for their degrees, And shall rest beneath the trees Near the ancient college walls,
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Where the love of learning calls. In procession they shall go In Commencement's solemn row, Knee to knee and hand to hand, Through the Yard, behind the band, Wearing colors, like and like,
Whereon noonday's sun may strike."
So we stand here, hand to hand, In the Yard, behind the band, And our reveries still sing Of each warm, familiar thing That relates to years of dawn When our manhood was at morn And the pulse beat hot and high And it seemed absurd to die; So we march on, knee to knee, Past each building, 'neath each tree, Knowing well the hour of day By the shadows on our way.
W. L. GARRISON, JR.
June 23 - Commencement. Luncheon in Holworthy 3, and Alumni Exercises in the afternoon.
In 1932 President Lowell resigned. He was succeeded, in the Spring of 1933, by Professor James B. Conant.
Since our Thirty-fifth Anniversary Celebration, excepting our Ninth and Tenth Formal Reunions, it has been customary to have a Class Luncheon for members, their wives and children in Cam- bridge before the Harvard-Yale baseball game on the day before Commencement, and, on Commencement Day to serve a luncheon for members only either in Holworthy 3, or (during the War years), at the Union Club in Boston. During the War years the luncheon with wives and children was omitted. After the Class luncheon we attended the Alumni Exercises, joining in the proces- sion to the Tercentenary Theatre. About fifty members generally have attended these celebrations.
At the time of our thirty-ninth celebration, June, 1936, the Class Committee announced the decision to hold our fortieth celebra-
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tion at the time of the Tercentenary Meeting in September, when, it was hoped, many members from a distance would be present.
NINTH REUNION. Fortieth Anniversary Celebration. Septem- ber 16, 1936.
From Class headquarters at the Statler Hotel we motored to the Weston Golf Club for golf, tennis, etc., and a luncheon at which 168 members were present, and we enjoyed an afternoon in the country.
September 17 - We attended the Meeting and Luncheon of the Associated Harvard Clubs in the Yard in Cambridge. At 7 P.M. we met at the Algonquin Club in Boston for our Class Din- ner with 162 members present. Cheever was Toastmaster and Scaife read a very interesting Secretary's Report.
September 18 - The Tercentenary Alumni Meeting. In the morning we joined the Procession to the Tercentenary Theatre. This space between the Widener Library and the Memorial Chapel was used for the first time for an alumni meeting. It ac- commodated the very large audience easily, and with the help of amplifiers the speakers were heard well. The interest and dignity of the exercises, over which President Conant presided with con- summate skill and grace, were unforgettable, and thrilled every Harvard heart. The only flaw was the weather, with frequent showers during which the fortitude of President Roosevelt and others on the uncovered platform drew the admiration of the audience. Owing to the rain the afternoon meeting was held in Sanders Theatre which by no means could hold the crowd wish- ing to hear the addresses, but these were heard over the radio.
A celebration in June, 1937, was omitted.
In 1938 a vacancy in the Class Committee occurred through the death of our classmate, Vincent, and Charles Jenney was elected to fill it. On July 1, 1938, to our great sorrow, occurred the death of Edgar H. Wells, our second Class Secretary. On November 13 a Memorial Service was held in Appleton Chapel, which was con- ducted by our Classmate, Rev. H. W. Foote, and attended by many of the Class and other friends. Jerome D. Greene, '96, made the Commemoration Address.
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TENTH REUNION. Forty-fifth Anniversary Celebration. June 10- 11, 1942.
On June 10, ninety-four members registered at headquarters at the Harvard Club, and then went to the Brookline Country Club for luncheon at which a poem was read by Garrison. In the after- noon we had golf, tennis, and bowling; eighty-seven were present. In the evening we met for dinner at the Algonquin Club in Boston, with 102 present. Hallowell presided and introduced Cheever as Toastmaster. The speakers were Lyman, Frank Weld, Bayley, Gregg, Jenney, and Scaife. George Hills sang, Nichols read a poem, and Wrightington gave out the prizes won in the Golf Tournament in the afternoon.
June 11 - The Class met at noon at Holworthy 3 with eighty- four members present. The Class then elected Edgar Wrighting- ton to the Class Committee to fill the vacancy caused by the death of James Dean, whom we lost earlier in the year.
In 1945 Wrightington died, and John Grandin was appointed by the Class Committee to fill the vacancy.
Although our number has been somewhat diminished, we are looking forward with enthusiasm to our FIFTIETH CELEBRA- TION.
RECORDS OF THE CLASS
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* GIDEON BECK ABBOTT
G IDEON BECK ABBOTT was born at Milton, Massachusetts, on May 4, 1874. His parents were Lyman and Abby Beck (Whitten) Abbott. He attended the Boston Latin School before coming to Harvard and was with the Class from 1893 to 1896, taking his degree in 1897. In business he was at first a salesman for the John Wales Company, Boston, and then established him- self independently as a manufacturers' agent, dealing in wire and wire products. It was in politics, however, that he became best known. He was a member of the Boston Common Council and later was elected and re-elected to the Massachusetts State Legis- lature. At the time of his death at Dorchester, Massachusetts, on April 1, 1910, he was a Massachusetts State Senator. During his too brief career he won the deep respect of his associates.
He married Katharine Louise Snow on January 7, 1901, at Bos- ton. Their children are Donald Swain, born October 5, 1903, and Mary Louise, born April 15, 1907.
GEORGE WASHINGTON ABELE
T HERE is little that a lawyer in active practice can say, or rather is at liberty to say about his work, that would be of interest to others," writes Abele. "Suffice it to say that I have thoroughly enjoyed my work and have no regrets that I chose the law as my profession."
Abele, the son of Francis I. and Anna M. (Gerber) Abele, was born February 22, 1875, at Boston. He prepared at the Roxbury Latin School. After three years with our Class, he received his A.B. cum laude at our graduation. He obtained his LL.B. from the Law School in 1900.
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He married Lora Monroe Hunt, January 20, 1910, at Quincy, Massachusetts. She died June 3, 1946. He married Edna M. Culhan, January 1, 1947, at Cambridge. His daughters are: Eliza- beth Monroe, born May 29, 1918; and Nancy Hunt, born Octo- ber 9, 1921. He has two grandchildren, both boys, who were born three weeks apart. Abele hopes they will enter Harvard.
During the first World War, he was a member of the local Advisory Board. He was a member of the Quincy City Council in 1908, 1909, and 1912, and a member of the City Planning Board for two years. He was trustee of the Thomas Crane Public Li- brary for nine years, and chairman for five. He served on the School Committee for twelve years and as president of the Quincy Historical Society and the Quincy Family Welfare Board. He is now vice-president and director of the Quincy Cooperative Bank. His club is the Harvard Club of Boston.
+ ALTON DERMONT ADAMS
A LTON DERMONT ADAMS died February 16, 1943, at Wellesley, Massachusetts. He was born June 28, 1864, the son of Orison Dermont and Nancy Phoebe (Getchel) Adams, at Biddeford, Maine. He was associated with the Class from 1895 to 1897, and after taking an S.B. in 1897, he received an A.M. in 1903, and an LL.B. in 1904.
He married Carrie E. Gates in St. Paul, Minnesota, on October 3, 1890, long before entering Harvard. He later married Harriet Burgess, who survived him.
While much of Adams' life was spent in and around Boston as a valuation engineer on public utility properties, your Secretary had never been able to secure much information from this modest, older classmate.
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