THE BOSTON ASSOCIATION

The Dartmouth Alumni Association of Boston and vicinity held its forty-second annual reunion and dinner at the American House, Friday, January 11, 1907.

Nearly three hundred attended and never were Dartmouth's praises sung louder or clearer by a more enthusiastic or congenial band of loyal sons than on this occasion.

A reception preceded the dinner at which all had an opportunity of greeting the guests from the College, and renewing old acquaintances.

At the business meeting the following officers were elected for the ensuing year; Lewis Parkhurst '78, president; Irving W. Drew '70, Austin P. Christy '73, Wilder D. Quint '87, Joseph W. Bartlett '98, vice presidents; Bertrand T. Wheeler '84, Samuel H. Hudson '85, George W. Estabrook '61, Ralph S. Bartlett '89, Guy W. Cox 93, and George F. Blake '83, executive committee: Channing H. Cox '01, secretary; Benjamin Tenney '85, treasurer; Allan P. McKinnon '02, chorister.

Samuel H. Hudson '85, the retiring president, presided over the after-dinner exercises. With him at the head table were: President Tucker, James R. Rockwood '37, the oldest graduate present, Professor John Vose Hazen '75, Professor Charles F, Richardson '71, Professor Edwin J. Bartlett '72, James B. Richardson '56, Stephen M. Crosby '49, Everett H. Boynton '45, Ainsworth E. Blunt '59, Edward B. Cowles '56, E. B. Hale '65, Doctor John H. Clark '57, Doctor George Leland and Doctor J. L. Hildreth '64.

President Tucker, who was introduced by Mr. Hudson as one who has converted a small college into a great one, mainly by his sterling manhood, was given a rousing reception that admitted no doubt of its sincerity. President Tucker spoke of the mission of Dartmouth as a type of the large college that declined a university status.

The other speakers were: Joseph G. Edgerly '67, who spoke on the relation of Dartmouth to the elementary schools; Professor Bartlett, on the athletic affairs of the College; Robert M. Leavens '01, speaking for the new Dartmouth ; and Professor Richardson, who is about to leave for the old world. Wilder D. Quint '87, read an original poem in which Ponce de Leon was pictured as having missed the fountain of perpetual youth by going to Florida instead of Dartmouth.

A double quartet from the College, composed of H. S. McDevitt, C. H. Hathaway, A. K. Skinner, J. C. Reilly, G. A. SwensoD, M. Hull, A. B. Shaw, and H. R. Welman, added great enjoyment to the evening by their singing of the Dartmouth songs of today. The new Dartmouth song from " The Founders" scored an instant hit and was called for again and again.

The ' 'Knights of the Round Table" were in their usual fine voice, presided over by General Charles W. Brtlett '69, Honorable John A. Aiken '74, Colonel Melin O. Adams '71 and Isaac F. Paul '78