CLASS OF 1892

The class of '92 has suffered a severe loss in the sudden death of Henry H. Folsom at Newmarket, N. H., on June 20th. His position as president of the class was the natural recognition of his power as a leader. His hearty interest in, and absolute loyalty to, his classmates and to the College, his true fellowship and his readiness to serve made him the loved friend of us all.

Henry Herbert Folsom was born in Portsmouth, N. H., August 28, 1871. His father, Channing Folsom, Dartmouth '7O, later became superintendent of schools in Dover, N. H., and Henry fitted for college, there. He entered Dartmouth with the class of '92 and immediately took his place among the leaders both in studies and athletics. He played guard on the football team four years, and was a member of the Psi Upsilon fraternity, the Casque and Gauntlet society, and Phi Beta Kappa.

After graduation he taught school, resigning the principalship of the Gardner, Mass., High School in 1896 to study law in Boston. Later he entered the law firm of Powers, Folsom, and Powers. His ability of reasoning clearly and logically, his love of the truth, his quiet dignity, and his absolute fairness to his opponents as well as to his clients, won him the deep respect of both bench and bar.

After his marriage in 1898 to Mary Hardy of Dover, N. H., he took up his residence in Somerville and became prominent in the civic life of the city. For eight years he has been a member of the Somerville school board and for the last five years its chairman. He was a member of the Winter Hill Congregational church and moderator of its society. He belonged to the Masons, the Order of the Golden Cross, and several local clubs. His brother, Arthur C Folsom, was graduated from Dartmouth in the class of '97.