SECRETARIES' MEETING

The secretaries of classes and organizations connected with Dartmouth College gathered for the annual meeting of the Association of Secretaries, Friday afternoon and evening, February 26. The meetings have been in previous years uniformly well attended, but at none has the attendance been larger or more representative than at this gathering.

The afternoon session was called to order by the president, Mr. Dana M. Dustan '80, of Worcester. At his direction the secretary of the association called the roll of classes and organizations represented.

The chair then appointed as a nominating committee, to select candidates tor the offices for the coming year: Mr. lames H. Newton '59, Mr. Charles M. Cone '75,and Mr. Walter S. Young '01.

At the request of the meeting for a word from President Tucker the secretary then read a letter from him, written in greeting to the association:

MR. E. M. HOPKINS,

Secretary of the Association of. Secretaries.

MY DEAR MR. HOPKINS:

Will you kindly say to the Secretaries that I am exceedingly sorry to miss the opportunity of meeting with them in their present session. Nothing has been to me a source of more encouragement and good cheer than the past meetings of the Secretaries, and I believe that nothing of like nature has been a source of equal good to the College. I trust that all the men who are here will inquire with perfect freedom into all the affairs of the College, and that they will offer any suggestions or criticisms which in their judgment may be helpful to the administration. The hospitality of the College means more than entertainment. It means the giving of information on all subjects, the desire to make all things clear which for want of knowledge may not be understood.

I am, with my heartiest greetings to the Secretaries in session.

Very sincerely yours,

It was then moved and seconded that the heartiest greetings of the association be conveyed to President Tucker.

Report was then called for from a committee, continued from the last meeting, appointed to report upon forms for permanent class records. Mr. Emerson, as "chairman, made report in favor of a looseleaf book of printed forms on which signatures and data çould be entered from the time of matriculation of a man in the College. The discussion which followed showed that it was the wish of the secretaries to have also a uniform style of book which could be used to gather up the records of classes already graduated. On motion of Rev. Charles C. Merrill '94, it was voted :

"That the committee on records be authorized to have printed the blank for undergraduates in favor of which they have reported and also to prepare and have printed a blank for graduates and non-graduates to be used by the secretaries, as well as by the college administration.

It was further voted to add to the membership of the committee the names of Mr. James W. Newton '86 and Mr. Elmer W. Barstow '99.

Discussion then prevailed upon the status of the non-graduate to the alumni body. It was agreed that the loyalty and service' of non-graduates to the College was vital to her strength. It was also the opinion of the meeting that a roll should be kept of non-graduates. It was voted:

"That an appendix be incorporated into the next general catalogue containing the names of non-graduates of the College, provided the plan meets with the approval of the Trustees.

The regular business of the meeting having been completed, Mr. Hopkins exhibited the set of stereopticon slides which he had shown on his trip through the West, representing the College at meetings of the alumni.

At quarter past seven m the evening the secretaries gathered for the dinner, given by the College, in the Dining Hall. After the dinner Mr. Dustan called for the report of the nominating committee, which was read by Mr. Newton '59. The report was accepted and the following officers were elected: President, Mr. Elmer W. Barstow '99, of New Britain, Conn.; secretary, Mr. Ernest M. Hopkins '01, of Hanover, N. H.

The presiding officer then called upon men here or there about the tables for speeches of informal sort.

Men in attendance:

'53 Rev. Nathan F. Carter, '57 Samuel E. Pingree. Esq., '58 Rev. Samuel C. Beane, '59 Mr. John H. Newton, '63 Mr. M. C. Lamprey, '67 Rev. Charles H. Merrill, '68 Prof. Charles F. Emerson, '69 Mr. Charles P. Chase, '70 Mr. Lemuel S. Hastings, '71 Prof. Marvin D. Bisbee, '72 Prof. Edwin J. Bartlett, '75 Mr. Charles M. Cone, '76 Herbert D. Ryder, Esq., '77 Mr. John M. Comstock, '79 Mr. Charles C. Davis, 'BO Mr. Dana M. Dustan, '82 Dr. John F. Thompson, '83 Mr. Alfred E. Watson, '84 Prof. George D. Lord, '85 Mr. Henry H. Austin, '86 Mr. James W. Newton, '91 Dr. Frank E. Rowe, '94 Rev. Charles C. Merrill, '95 Mr. Charles T. Woodbury, Prof. Charles A. Holden, Roland E. Stevens, Esq.; '96 Prof. Craven Lay cock. '97 Mr. Carroll W. Morse, '98 Ernest E. French, Esq., '99 Mr. Elmer W. Barstow, '00 Mr. Henry N. Teague, '01 Mr. Walter S. Young, '02 Mr. William C. Hill, '04 Prof. William R. Gray, '05 Mr. Edgar Gilbert, '06 Mr. Harold G. Rugg, '07 Mr. Thacher W. Worthen, 'O8 Mr. Arthur B. Barnes.

Medical Association, Dr. Howard N. Kingsford; New York, Arthur T. Soule '08; Manchester, Arthur H. Hale '86; Vermont, Charles M. Smith '91; Connecticut, Clarence E. Paddock 00; New York Club, Lucius E. Varney '99; Worcester Club, Dana M. Dustan '80; Springfield Club, James H. Newton '59; Lawrence Club, Samuel C. Beane '58.