CLASS OF 1879

The class of '79 celebrated the thirty-fifth anniversary of their graduation on June 20-24, 1914. Of the forty-two living members just fifty per cent were present. Seventy-nine was never noted for being noisy while in college, nor at any of its reunions since. Mature age seemed to have brought no change in this respect. No one felt called upon garb in kimona or rompers. We came not to be seen but rather to see and visit each other. Domiciled at South Fayer-weather, we were happiest when reviewing the events of our college days, and saddest when we thought of our classmates—noble fellows—who had fallen by the way. Better men never lived, truer men never died. We could hardly afford time to eat and sleep; but Tuesday afternoon forty-two enjoyed the family dinner at the College Commons, and Tuesday evening in Dr. Sanborn's study, where we had been wont to meet, we held our class dinner and business meeting. The class officers were re-elected, Proctor as president, and Davis as secretary. After doing justice to the menu and listening to the usual flow of wit, we retired to our rooms at a reasonable hour. Bailey, Barrett, C. D. Edgerton, Kittredge, and Thompson we had a right to expect to be with us, and regret that a stronger desire to be present did not lead them to Hanover. If they had shown the loyalty which Derby did, who came more than half the distance across our country to be with us, we would gladly enroll them as true sons of Dartmouth. I am not able to state how many of the class have attended all the reunions, but this was the first time Long had failed to come all the way from Ohio. Illness of his son (Dartmouth '11) prevented his being with us. Those present were as follows: Blair, Chapman, Clement, Closson, Cohen, Conant, Curnmings, Davis, Derby, C. A. Edgerton, Gage, Graves, Hough. Mason, Melville, Proctor, Putnam, Shattuck, Smith, Thayer, and Wheatley. These, with their families, appeared Wednesday morning, in front of Dr. Sanborn's study, and "Bug" Gardiner '76, as photographer, did the best he could for us.

A class report, the first for many years, has recently appeared, based on the replies to a series of questions propounded by the secretary.

William H. Cummings has become superintendent of schools for a group of Massachusetts towns, with headquarters at Maynard. He was eight years superintendent at Claremont, N. H., giving up his work there a year ago on account of poor health.

Secretary, Carlos C. Davis, Winchester, N. H.