CLASS OF 1876
Waldron B. Vanderpoel, New York City, on December 1, changed his office to 262 West 72nd St., in that city.
At the annual meeting of the conference colleges athletic board, known as the " big nine," Herbert J. Barton represented the University of Illinois. He introduced a resolution that no more than fifty cents should be charged for any seat, whether reserved or not. There is a good prospect of its adoption. At the election of officers for the ensuing year Barton was elected secretary.
The partnership of Twombly & McGetrick has been dissolved and William Twombly continues his law practice at 321 John Marshall Place, Washington, D. C.
After a two days' sickness the only daughter of Theodore C. Hunt died March 12. She was born August 14, 1900. Mr. and Mrs. Hunt have four sons.
In addition to his duties as an attorney John Foster has written, read, and published a number of poems during the year which have attracted considerable attention. Among them are the following: "Wild Flowers and Wild Songs, " "Memoria," "The Vermonters' Joke and Other Verses," "Ami Brook," "The Master," Good Morning," "Good Night," " The Wild Birds' Song," "Pauline and Her Hero," "In Touch With Nature," "The Wild Birds' Chorus," " Barleycorn," "The Milk of Human Kindness," " In Memoriam, Kenerson, '76," "The Old March Meeting Day," " The Bloody 19th and Other Verses," "The Woodland Walks of Old," "The Army Blue."
During the year Henry H. Piper has been preparing an illustrated historical sketch of Dublin, N. H., which is now ready for the printer. The sketch contains some ten or eleven thousand names.
Clarence S. Sargent is pastor of the Plymouth Congregational Church, Wichita, Kan. There has been an increase in the benevolences of the church of over 300 per cent in three years; an increase in the pastor's salary of $400; and the reception of about 260 members in that time. The church debt is nearly wiped out and plans are being made to enlarge the church to keep pace with its growth of membership. At the meeting of the Wichita Association of Congregational churches and ministers, Sargent delivered the associational sermon.
The children of two members of '76 were united in marriage at Bellows Falls, Vt., June 19, 1905, Edward H. Kenerson, '03, son of Austin H. Kenerson, and Margaret, the daughter of Herbert D. Ryder, being the contracting parties.
Dr. George Goodhue, Dayton, Ohio, has become one of the famous surgeons of the middle west and has more than he can attend to in the surgical line. He recently spent a week in Chicago visiting the prominent hospitals and inspecting the work of the leading surgeons of that city.
Francis Q. Gale, Waterville, Canada, has prospered so greatly that he is now building a large addition to his factory. A branch house is also being built at Winnipeg, Canada.
In April James F. McElroy, Albany, N. Y., attended the Railroad Congress held in Washington and participated' in its deliberations. The Consolidated Car Heating Co., of which McElroy is the consulting superintendent, is incr asing its plant. When completed it will call for a force of men about twice as large as present. McElroy was chairman of the Albany Republican City Convention held October 3.
Nearly twenty-five years ago Frank P. Hill entered upon library work, and gradually has progressed step by step until he has one of the most influential and best paid positions in the profession, that of librarian of the Brooklyn Public Library. He was the first graduate of Dartmouth to take up library work as a profession. He has organized more public libraries than any man in the profession. His work in this line has been such that at the meeting of the American Library Association held in Portland, Oregon, in July, he was elected president for the ensuing year. Twice previously he had declined this honor. He has written a book entitled " Lowell Illustrated," and a " Bibliography of Newark, N. J."
Secretary, William H. Gardiner, 259 So. Clinton St., Chicago, Ill.
