CLASS OF 1909

Seventy-four members of the class of 1909, together with ten '09 wives, returned to Hanover for the fifth reunion, coming from as far west as Minnesota and from as far south as Washington, D. C. Early Saturday night a goodly delegation was on hand, enough to make the initial meeting at headquarters in the Ford Block a rousing success, while by Monday nearly the total of those reuning had arrived and remained in attendance until Wednesday.

From their arrival until their final departure the members of '09 set out wholeheartedly to have a good time, and they had it. Incidentally they sought to furnish their share toward the entertainment of the Commencement guests. In their clown costumes of green and orange with high-peaked hats, they gave the campus a quality of local color that could not well be ignored. Their antics reached, the climax on Tuesday morning, when the classes formed on the campus to march to the Oval for the ball game between Dartmouth and Amherst. Heading the '09 contingent was a traveling hurdy-gurdy decked in green and orange, drawn by a horse in full '09 costume. Over the hurdy-gurdy, which continuously discoursed sweet music, was the class banner with the now famous motto, "We'll do the best we know how. Angels can do no more." Further back in the procession Doc Kilburn drove a vehicle of the vintage of '43, harnessed with. the cart before the horse and displaying a banner in advocacy of woman's suffrage. Fred Carroll also drove a turnout of his own, in which, during part of the festivities he carried a young pig. The pig, however, was not an unmitigated success, having lived too well during his short career to be very lively when turned loose on the Oval.

Among other '09 festivities was the customary ball game between 1909 and 1911 on the Campus Monday morning. Both teams played in full regalia, and the customary prize had been arranged as the reward of victory, but at the end of five innings the score stood 6-6. For '09, Cad Cummings, who pitched, and Bob Burns were the bright particular stars. Before the ball game started, Petticular gave a much-admired exhibition of rough riding on a mount borrowed from one of the 1911 contingent.

Sunday night the class held an old-fashioned gathering on the bank of the Connecticut near the Ledyard shaft. A roaring fire, a keg, and Jack Childs and his guitar furnished the entertainment.

The class held a meeting in A Dartmouth Monday morning to discuss ways and means of arousing enthusiasm for the tenth reunion. A committee, consisting of Emile Erhard, Jess Hawley, and Fat Dillingham, was elected to serve, with four other members whom they should appoint, as the tenth year reunion committee. The remaining four members of this committee were later announced as Phil Avery, Bill Bailey, Buster Brown, and Dick Locke. The class gave a vote of appreciation to the men in charge of the arrangements for the fifth reunion: Ralph Theller, as editor of "The Hydroprobia," Dick Locke, in charge of the liquid refreshment, Jess Hawley and Emile Erhard, in charge of building up the enrollment for the reunion.

The class dinner took place in the Commons grill room Tuesday night. Professor Emery was the guest of the evening, and he gave an interesting talk upon the changes in the College during the past five years, citing carefully prepared statistics. Jack Childs gave a characteristic account of his experiences in a Minnesota lumber camp, and Fred Carroll, taking his text from Professor Emery's talk, sounded a bugle call to the New England members of the class to build up New England's undergraduate representation in Dartmouth.

The class assisted at the formal opening of Robinson Hall, was present to see that the diplomas were properly awarded to the graduating class, and partook of the alumni dinner. Altogether June 20-24 were most enjoyable days.

The following were present:

J. Varney, B. C. French, F. H. Bird, H. C. Moody, F. S. Austin, R. B. Locke, H. M. Walker, A. A. Hadden, H. R. Foss, Ralph M. Wight, B. P. Burpee, A. J. Sporborg, B. H. Dudley, W. A. Loughlin, H. R. Floyd, R. A. Pettengill, J. K. Saville, P. S. Avery, A. E. Newton, K. E. Root, M. Readey, H. L. Walker, C. L. Sheldon, K. R. Hammond, H. R. Hawes, G. F. Kennedy, R. A. Burns, T. O. Parker, R. M. Stone, J. G. Driscoll, J. W. Worthen, R. K. Abbott, R. H. Kirkpatrick, T. Parkinson, P. S. Cole, E. E. Bachelder, W. T. Patch, R. L. Theller, R. M. Cummings, T. A. Fardy, J. B. Hawley, H. L. Dillingham, I. M. Kilburn, J. R. Childs, S. W. Leighton, O. Brown, H. B. Whitcomb, J. Hitchcock, H. E. Burroughs, E. H. Erhard, M. K. Bouter, R. M. Colley, L. C. Marshall, C. E. Cummings, E. D. Martin, R. T. Pearl, T. M. Bailey, G. Hinckley, B. M. Scully, S. B. Hooker, C. W. Pearson, S. W. Pool, J. M. Tuttle, W. M. Ross, J. A. Swenson, R. J. Richardson, A. C. Noyes, H. S. Hall, W. Ashworth, F. A. Carroll.

Secretary, Emile H. Erhard, The Stafford Co., Readville, Mass.