CLASS OF 1878

Eleven members of this class have sent sons to Dartmouth. One has sent four, two others two.

Ten of the sons have already graduated. Several more are soon to enter.

It is an interesting fact that of the two men of this class now upon the bench of their respective states, Judge John Young of New Hampshire and Judge Charles F. Templeton of North Dakota, neither at graduation indicated the law as his chosen profession; while the two men most conspicuous in educational circles, Dr. A. W. Edson, associate superintendent of New York city, and the late Walter H. Small, superintendent of schools of Providence, both did indicate the law as their choice.

The Lippincotts announce a book entitled " Number Applied," by John C. Gray, superintendent of schools at Chicopee, Mass., for which it is said there is an advance demand. The book embodies Mr. Gray's method of instruction in arithmetic, which is already employed in two of the Massachusetts normal schools. Mr. Gray is also conducting a new departure in the direction of industrial education. The Chicopee high school has a completely equipped shop, and is undertaking to train students as machinists, the shops of that city being so specialized as to afford no opportunity for all around training.

The Cushing Academy Breeze for December has a full page portrait of Frederick Douglas Lane, instructor in mathematics in that institution, together with several cordial tributes to Mr. Lane, and a poem of his writing. Mr. Lane had completed, December 6, thirty years of consecutive service as teacher in the academy, and in recognition of this long and honorable service the faculty of the school on that date gave a reception to Mr. and Mrs. Lane, at which the school presented him with a loving cup. It is said that Mr. Lane is personally acquainted with every graduate of the academy, and holds a high place in the regard of all. One of his sons has graduated, and a son and a daughter are now in the school. In addition to his school duties, Mr. Lane has served the town of Ashburnham as its treasurer for many years. The following quotation from the tribute of a student will be of interest to Mr. Lane's classmates, who will be particularly pleased to note that his habit of punctuality at chapel persists through the years:

"For many years he has been the senior class teacher, and his original poems have been a feature of the Senior Sing-outs. His geniality seems to be contagious, and sad faces are conspicuous by their absence when Mr. Lane is present. ' Neatness, accuracy, and dispatch,' a motto which Mr. Lane used to write on the board at examinations, is characteristic of the man himself. Promptness seems to be the motto of his life, for it is the ' Math ' ranks that always come into the office first. In the town business his bills and reports are always ready before the appointed time. An example of promptness which is seen daily by each student is Mr. Lane's punctual attendance in chapel."

Secretary, William D. Parkinson, Waltham, Mass.