ST. LOUIS ASSOCIATION

The Dartmouth Alumni Association of St. Louis was glad to again have the honor and privilege of welcoming Dr. Ernest Fox Nichols to St. Louis, and we, after he has left us, trust that Dr. Nichols had one halt as pleasant a time as those of us who heard him and were with him.

Dr. Nichols arrived in St. Louis Tuesday morning, Jahuary 19, where he was met and then taken to the Jefferson Hotel, where arrangements had been made for his stay. Later in the day, accompanied by Professor C. B. Curtis '89 and President Harold M. Hess, Dr. Nichols addressed the student bod; at Smith Academy, the best preparatory school in St. Louis, amd where J. W. MacLennan '03 is principal. Dr. Nichols' talk was very instructive and interesting to the students, and we have heard many compliments from the student body as to how well Dr Nichols was liked and admired by the boys. We were glad to have Dr. Nichols speak before these boys for the reason that there are quite a few of the students at present in Dartmouth College from Smith Academv, and there are quite, a few more who anticipate going to Dartmouth.

On Tuesday evening the alumni dinner was held at the University Club, where we had the largest attendance of any alumni dinner in St. Louis. There were present quite a few of the alumni away from St. Louis, Mr. John Talbot '74 from Fayette, Missouri, Mr. F. T. Hodgdon and his son from Hannibal, Missouri, and Sam Richardson from Springfield, Illinois. Mr. Hodgdon's son expects to enter Dartmouth within the next few years. We also had present several guests who are anticipating going to Dartmouth this coming fall. The meeting was in charge of President Harold M. Hess '03, and several informal toasts were given by the alumni, and we had some short, interesting talks as to the days at Hanover in the '60s and '70s by our visiting alumni. Then Dr. Nichols gave us one of his characteristic, interesting talks as to the Dartmouth of today and its future, and what work there is planned for the alumni. After this talk the stereopticon views of Hanover, the College, and the student life were thrown upon the screen, and much time was spent with these pictures, explaining to the older alumni the new buildings and changes at Hanover, as a considerable number of those present have not had an opportunity within the past few years of getting back to their Alma Mater.

The following officers of the Association were chosen for the ensuing year: president, Leigh C. Turner '04; vice-presidents, W. M. Penniman '93, Leonard C. Martin '12; secretary and treasurer, Floyd O. Hale '03.

On Wednesday, January 20, in the morning Dr. Nichols spoke before the student body at Yateman High School and also Central High School, and in each, of these audiences there were over a thousand boys and girls. At noon-time Dr. Nichols was the guest of honor of the Business Men's League of St. Louis, where he spoke before about three hundred of the most prominent business men of the city on "Education and Business." After this meeting a reception was held for him at the Planters Hotel, where he had a good opportunity of meeting the business men. Later he left on an afternoon train for Pittsburgh.

This visit of Dr. Nichols was undoubtedly the most profitable and best that he has ever made to St. Louis, and the present condition of the Alumni Association at St. Louis is the most active and healthy it has been so far in its history. Although the Association is not large, having about thirty-five members in St. Louis, our weekly luncheons have been well attended, averaging about thirty per cent. Each week a notice is sent to each member, upon which notice is placed some matters of interest in regard to the doings of the College. These items have been taken from the DARTMOUTH ALUMNI MAGAZINE and The Dartmouth, both of which papers the Association has been taking; and at each of these luncheons these papers are given to those present, and they have been much more extensively read by the alumni than heretofore.

It is our wish that Dr. Nichols finds it possible to place St. Louis on his itinerary next winter.