ASSOCIATION OF THE GREAT DIVIDE

The thirteenth annual reunion and dinner of this association was held at the University Club, in Denver, on Tuesday evening, January the 29th. It was the largest gathering of Dartmouth men that ever took place in the history of this association. The following members were present: '63 Jeremiah E. Ayers, '70 James M. Tracy, Hon. A.M., '72 Ralph Talbot, '73 Lucian H. Richardson, '78 Robert Kerr, '73 George P. Heilman, '74 C. F. Caswell, '75 William B. Tebbetts, '75 C. C. Towle, '75 D. W. Bradley, '76 Edward O. Stimson, '76 Walter C. Frost, '77 Oscar J. Pfeiffer, '78 Rev. O. H.Pettibone, '79 George W. Wright, '81 Doctor Fred L. Dixon, '83 S. B. Merrill, '88 F. E. Gove, '88 Charles A. Stokes, '95 J. Y. Jewett, '95 W. R.Lewis, Jr., '95 F. G. Folsom, '97 Walter E. McCornack, "98 John M. Connelly, '98 Guy 'C. Griffin, '00 Paul G. Redington, '01 R. E. Leach (non-grad.), '03 Frank Kivel, '02 John Walker, '03 Sherman Smith, '04 Albert L. Hill, '04 L. D. Fauteaux, '06 Clarence T. Gray, '06 N. L. Wolf (non-grad.), '06 David J. Main, '06 J. A. Blatherwick, '07 Frank McDonough, Jr. (non-grad;), Dr. W. W. Grant, Honorary Member.

Guests of the Association: Judge Robert E. Lewis, T. H. Devine, Meyer Harrison, Dr. c. B. Van Zant, and President William J. Tucker.

An informal reception was held for a half hour or so before the banquet was served and every man present was given an opportunity to greet President Tucker.

The banquet was enlivened by the introduction of Dartmouth songs by the younger members of the association, for whom Clarence T. Gray '06, acted as chorister.

With the passing of the coffee and cigars, President Lucian H. Richardson (the presiding officer) called the meeting to order, and the business of the association was transacted.

The following gentlemen, fathers of undergraduates now at Hanover from this region, were made Honorary Members of this association: — W. S. Jackson of Colorado Springs, T. H. Devine of Pueblo, Judge Robert E. Lewis of Denver, Meyer Harrison of Denver, Dr. C. B. Van Zant of Denver, Frank Brooks of Denver.

The election of officers for the ensuing year resulted as follows: President, Frank E. Gove '88 ; vice president . John M. Connelly '98; secretary and treasurer, Richard E. Leach '01 (non-grad.) ; executive committee, W. B. Tebbetts '75, Judge E. C. Stimson '76, and Louis D. Fauteaux '04.

Letters were read from Doctor Charles Caverno '54, E. B. Gage '58, E. P. Kingsley '66, I. A. Abbott '70, Clinton H. Moore '74, F. W. Gove '78, K. A. Burnham '03, Honorable Winston Churchill '03, Hon. A.M., and W. S. Jackson, regretting their inability to be present and extending hearty words of good cheer to the guest of the evening, President Tucker.

Professor James M. Tracy, Hon. A.M. '70, rendered a piano solo, and then several spirited addresses were made, followed by a talk from Doctor Tucker, who spoke in a way that aroused the most intense enthusiasm.

Judge Robert E. Lewis and T. H. Devine spoke in behalf of the newly elected Honorary Members, and each took occasion to pay a glowing tribute to the superiority of Dartmouth College to similar institutions of learning. Judge Lewis said, in effect, during the course of his speech, "I do not know that President Tucker is the most able college president whom this country has ever honored, but I am sure of this, Doctor Tucker is the most beloved."

Ralph Talbot '72 made a witty address; Judge C. F. Caswell '74 explained the ins and outs of the Colorado election which placed him on the Supreme Court bench; Judge E. C. Stimson '76 spoke feelingly of the spirit of loyalty to each other that exists among Dartmouth men; Doctor O. J. Pfeiffer '77 told of his latest trip to Hanover; Judge Robert Kerr made a few remarks; Coaches F.G. Folsom '65 and Walter E. McCornack'97, spoke briefly of the present athletic situation at Dartmouth and discussed the new football rules, and D. J. Main '06 submitted his ideas on professionalism in college athletics.

President Tucker spoke on the college as distinguished from the university. Among other things he said:

"It has been the idea to make the College a national institution, where men from all sections of the country assemble for one common purpose. I would much prefer to have men from west of the Mississippi in the College with students from other sections than to have the enrollment consist entirely of Easterners."

He told us of the sound financial policy under which affairs at Dartmouth are conducted, her present and future needs, told of the satisfactory progress our Alma Maier is continuously making, and he emphasized the fact that the steady development of the College has been from within outwards. The cheerful optimism which is, perhaps the most striking characteristic of President Tucker's personality, was never more in evidence than during his all-too-short stay in our midst.

At the close of the formal banquet over twenty of the younger members of the association withdrew to the pipe and bowl room of the club and continued the festivities.

At 1.15 p.m., Wednesday, January the 30th, President Tucker left for St. Louis. Fifteen or twenty Dartmouth men gathered at the depot to bid him God-speed and as his train left the yards a succession of Wah-hoo-wahs made the echoes ring.

To say that President Tucker and Dartmouth College are dearer to the hearts of the alumni of the Great Divide than ever before, may seem to be overstating the facts, but it is nevertheless the truth. His visit to Denver seems to have marked the inauguration of a new Dartmouth of the West and to have incited every alumnus to a reawakened interest in old Dartmouth and her honor.