ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SEVENTH COMMENCEMENT OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGE

SATURDAY,JUNE 23

PRIZE SPEAKING

8.00 P.M. Speaking in Dartmouth Hall for the class of 1866 prizes, and Barge gold medal.

SUNDAY, JUNE 24

BACCALAUREATE

10.30 A.M. Baccalaureate Sermon by the President of the College.

8.00 P.M. Address before the Dartmouth Christian Association.

MONDAY, JUNE 25

CLASS DAY

2.30 P.M. Class Day Exercises.

8.00 P.M. Operetta, " The Founders."

10.00 P.M. Promenade Concert in College Yard.

TUESDAY, JUNE 26

ALUMNI DAY

9.00 A.M. Meeting of the Phi Beta Kappa Society.

10.30 A.M. Public meeting of the Phi Beta Kappa Society; Address by Ex-President Andrew D. White, LL.D., of Cornell University.

2.00 P.M. Annual meeting of the AlumniAssociation, including the presentation of Dartmouth Hall tothe Trustees, by Melvin O.Adams, Esq., Chairman of theCentral Committee on the Dartmouth Buildings Fund; the reportof the President to the Alumni onthe condition of the College; andthe routine business of the Association with the reports of committees.

5.00 P.M. Reunion of the Greek Letter Fraternities.

7.45 P.M. Presentation by the Dramatic Club, "For One Night Only."

9.30 to 11 P.M. President's reception in College Hall.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27

COMMENCEMENT

9.00 A.M. Prayers in Rollins Chapel.

9.30 A.M. The procession formed for the Commencement Exercises, in the College Church, including the conferring of degrees in course and honorary degrees.

10.00 A.M. Exercises in the College Church.

12.00 M. Lunch in College Hall.

9.00 P.M. The Commencement Ball.

The program printed before includes the events of Commencement Week only, but no account of the Commencement season would be complete which did not record the Sing-Out, the Wet-Down, and the Senior Dinner.

The Nineteen Hundred and Six Sing-Out occurred Friday afternoon, June 15, at half-past five, in Rollins Chapel. The graduating class, in caps and gowns, according to the long- established custom, marched across the College green and entered the Chapel, with Marshal James A. Blatherwick at the head. Under the direction of Professor C. H. Morse the choir rendered the anthem, "Unfold, Ye Portals Ever-lasting," from Gounod's "Redemption." The particular features of the program were two vocal solos by J. J. Burtch '06 and a violin solo by E. H, Neal '06.

The following was the program of the occasion:

Processional, War March of the Priests (Athalie,) Mendelssohn ; Prelude—Adagio (B flat), Haydn, Organ arid Violin (E. H. Neal '06) ; Anthem, Unfold, Ye Portals Everlasting (Redemption), Gounod, The Choir; Solo by J. J. Burtch; Responsive Reading, Selection 39 ; Gloria Patri— Tallis, Choir and Congregation ; Scripture Lesson, Isaiah 42 : 1-12-; Amesbury, Come, Let Us Anew Our Journey Pursue, Arnold, The Choir : Solo by J. J. Burtch ; Prayer ; Hymn No. 37 ( St. Ann's), Verses 1, 5, and 6, The Class; Benediction; Recessional, War March, Mendelssohn.

The annual Wet-Down was held Friday evening. At seven o'clock the classes formed in long procession, and led by the senior class marshal, marched through the College Yard and across the terrace to the home of the President. The various College yells were given for the halls and dormitories along the course of the procession.

Following the Wet-Down the Senior Fence was presented to the Juniors. M. S. O'Brien made the presentation address for the Class of 1906, and T. W. Worthen in behalf of the Class of 1907 accepted the Fence.

Immediately after the Wet-Down the Seniors gathered at College Hall for the Annual Senior Dinner. President Tucker presided, and the speakers of the evening were Judge C. F. Stone of the Superior Court of the State, W. B. C. Stickney, Esq., of the Vermont Bar, Professor E. J. Bartlett, W. H. Lillard, Secretary of the College Club, and H. J. Chidley, D. J. Main, and T. M. Gordon of the Senior Class.

President Tucker in introducing the speakers of the evening, said in part " The mood of the hour is justly one of congratulation, and in these last few moments of the undergraduate life of the class of 1906, I wish to emphasize one thought. One of the most valuable assets that a man gains from his college course is his rights in each of his class mates. One gets a vast deal out of his college life, but among the best things gained is the perpetual interest of one man in another, in his fortune and in himself. As the years go on you will be amazed at the interest taken in this class. Its valuation will steadily increase. Five, ten, or twenty years will find yourselves more valuable in every way, both to yourselves and to the world, than you are today. Cherish well then these rights that will always stand by you. More in importance than the date you were born;is that when you go out into this great fellowship. I express my feeling in this regard in the following toast :- ' The Spirit of the Class of 1906.' "

H. J. Chidley '06, the class president, responded to the toast. He spoke of the recognition that the administration had given to the social life of the College, and tracing the rapid advance institutionally and athletically, concluded by giving the toast, " The Administration of Dartmouth College."

W. H. Lillard, Secretary of the College Club, spoke next,emphasizing the fact that then was the time when the Senior, about to graduate, took account of what he had gained in the four years, his friendships being the most valuable acquisition.

Judge Stone was next introduced and spoke in part as follows: On returning this week after an absence of thirty-seven years, I find vast changes and improvements have taken place. But Dartmouth is still going up hill and has not reached the zenith of her glory and will not for years to come. As you face the world after four years of pleasure and work, what does it signify? It means work for you, and hard work too, whether you are going into business or a profession. To those going into law I will say that professionally the bar is higher today than it has ever been before. But don't be afraid of work. Whatever you have to do, do it. Be truthful, honest and honorable in whatever business you enter. If you carry out these maxims in life you will be successful and the world will be the better for your having lived."

Captain Main spoke of the contributions of 1906 men to the athletic success of the College.

T. M. Gordon 'O6 spoke briefly of the many scenes, historically great in the record of the College, that it had been the good fortune of the graduating class to witness, and the influences that had been potent in its development.

Mr. W. B. C. Stickney, one of the leading lawyers of Vermont, was the next speaker on the program. He said in part: '' The richest possession that you will carry away from these classic shades will be the full measure of Dartmouth spirit that each will have. Here you have an institution of learning which is as much a divine institution as the family. And this instiution is the gem of New England. You are Dartmouth men and you owe much to her; for in the past four years as much as you have asked, whether it be little or large, 'she has willingly given it to you. Dartmouth men have invariably three characteristics, earnestness of effort, honesty with themselves, and loyalty to College."

Professor E. J. Bartlett concluded the speaking of the evening. He wished the class the best of good fortune, and expressed his hope and confidence that it would be a body of men, honest, valiant, true, and strong for the right.

The singing of the Dartmouth Song concluded the program of the evening.

At the annual speaking contest for the Class of 1866 and the Barge Gold Medal held Saturday evening, June 23, Professor Craven Laycock presided. The judges were : Judge J. M. Remick, Concord, N. H., chairman; the Rev. Gains Glenn Atkins, Detroit, Mich.; and Mr. Edward Lord '91, New York City. The following awards were made in the Class of 1866 prizes : James Barrett Brown '07, Everett, Mass., first, oration, " Evolution of Power " ; John Alexander Clark, Evanston, Ill., second, oration, " Pere Marquette." The Barge Gold Medal was awarded to Michael Stephen O'Brien, Lawrence, Mass.

The Class Day exercises were carried out Monday afternoon according to all arrangements. The ceremonies were opened in the College Yard, where the Class President, James Howard Chidley, gave a brief address of welcome; Harry Purcell Wayman the address to President Tucker ; and Michael Stephen O'Brien the oration. Stephen Salisbury Cushing gave the address to the Old Chapel. The Class Poem was read by Francis Lane Childs. At the Bema, Paul Revere Felt gave the prophecies, and Crawford Morrison Bishop the history of the class. Clyde Douglass Souter delivered the address at the Old Pine. The Class Ode, composed by Edward Lines Oakford, was then sung and the pipes of peace were smoked.

The annual meeting of the Phi Beta Kappa Society was held in Dartmouth Hall at nine a.m., Tuesday. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, Dean Amos N. Currier '56, University of Iowa, lowa City, Iowa; vice president, G. D. Lord '84, Hanover, N. H.; secretary, J. M. Poor '97, Hanover, N. H.; treasurer, C. A. Holden '95, Hanover, N. H.; executive committee, E. T. Gulick '83, Lawrenceville, N. J., C. H. Howe '81, Wakefield, Mass., H. F. Towle '76, Brooklyn.

The event of greatest interest during the Commencement was the Annual Meeting of the Alumni Association, carrying as it did the formal presentation of Dartmouth Hall to the College from the alumni, and the extended report of the President upon the development of the College plant. The meeting further voted to adopt a plan, similar to that which has proved so successful at Yale, for an alumni subscription, -the income of which shall be applied to meeting the annual deficit in the scholarship funds. Full particulars concerning this fund will soon be put into the hands of the alumni.

The following officers were elected: President, Charles M. Hough '70 of New York; vice presidents, F. N. Parsons.'74 of Franklin, N. H., and Samuel H. Hudson '85 of Boston; secretary, Frank A. Sherman '7O of Hanover; treasurer, Perley R. Brxgbee '90 of Hanover; statistical secretary, John M. Comstock '77 of Chelsea, Vt.; executive committee, George H. M. Rowe '64 of Boston, Isaac F. Paul '78 of Boston, T. W. D. Worthen '72 of Hanover, Wm. H. Gardiner '76 of Chicago, Edwin F. Jones '80 of Manchester, N. H., Horace G. Pender '97 of Portsmouth, N. H., and G. E. Pingree '01 of Boston.

Athletic Council Committee from the alumni: Pitt F. Drew '99 of Boston, Clarence G. MoDavitt '99 of New York, Ernest M. Hopkins '01 of Hanover, N. H.; from the faculty, Prof. Edwin J. Bartlett '72 of Hanover, N. H., Prof. Craven Laycock '96 of Hanover, N. H., Prof. C. Ernest Bolser '97 of Hanover, N. H. Committee on nominations,—Isaac F. Paul '78 of Boston, Edwin J. Bartlett '72 of Hanover N. H., George H. Bingham '85 of Manchester, N. H. Committee on alumni trustees, George H. Adams '97 of Syracuse, N. Y., Charles B. Hammond '77 of Nashua, N. H., John F. Thompson '82 of Eastport, Me., Benjamin Tenney '83 of Boston, William H. Hatch '86 of Washington, D. C.

The President's reception was held in the living room of College Hall Tuesday evening at half past nine. President Tucker and Mrs. Tucker and His Excellency John McLane and Mrs. McLane received. The general invitation to the reception, extended to all connected with or interested in the College, was widely accepted, and an unusually large number were present. Head usher, John Roy McLane '07, was assisted by William Joseph Ahern '07, George Henry Howard '07, Harry Joseph Pelren '07, Morris Kellogg Smith '07, Thacher Washburn Worthen '07, Morton Hull '07, Porter MacDougall Smith '08, and Emmett Hay Naylor '09.

More than six hundred graduates sat down to the Commencement Dinner in College Hall. Mr. Edward N. Pearson '81, Secretary of State for New Hampshire, presided. The announcement was made of the election as alumni trustee of Judge Robert M. Wallace '67, -of the New Hampshire Superior Court. The speakers were: President Tucker, Governor McLane, the Rev. G. G. Atkins, Judge J. A. Aiken '74, E. L. Jenks '86, the Rev. F. D. Ayer '56, M. S. O'Brien '06, and Judge David Cross '41.