CLASS OF 1900
The Quindecennial Reunion of the Class of 1900 was held in Hanover in connection with the 1915 Commencement. Eighty-four members of the class were present, forty-three wives, and thirty children, making a total 1900 family gathering of one hundred fifty-seven. Expressed in official percentage, the 1900 attendance was .6724, which exceeded that of the class of '65 (who had the second best record) by .0058. This difference was sufficient for 1900 to have the distinction of winning for a second time the honor of having its name inscribed on the perpetual silver cup offered in 1910 by the Class of 1894 to that class having a regular reunion which had the largest percentage of attendance. The competition in 1915 was keen, and 1900 was given praise without stint for its achievement.
Reunion headquarters were again at Massachusetts Hall. The first formal event was the Saturday night celebration of the birthday of the patron saint of the Class—Rein- hardt. Felicitations were offered by Hayden, Atwood, and Tuttle. Lantern slides illustrating Dartmouth life from 1900's freshman days up to the present time were shown, including the activities of the Outing Club and its Winter Carnival at Hanover. Tibbetts acted as lecturer.
Sunday morning the class took its regular Reunion Swim in the river above the Vale of Tempe.
It will be appreciated by those who enjoyed the gracious hospitality of Professor and Mrs. Keyes on Sunday afternoon that the story of it may be told only in superlatives. At an attractive home, set in a spot with which nature has been generous, this reception to the 1900 family will always be recalled as one of the delightful memories of the Reunion.
Sunday evening a songfest was given at headquarters. Parodies on the popular songs especially written for the Quindecennial were rendered over and over again. Undergraduates, alumni, townsfolk, and visiting guests were attracted, until finally the quadrangle in front of Massachusetts Hall was filled almost to the sidewalk.
On Monday morning the members of the Class and its boys appeared- for the first time in costume—white flannel trousers, blue coat with 1900 insignia on the left side, Reinhardt caps, Dartmouth green Windsor ties, and swagger sticks.. With wives and daughters wearing the 1900 insignia and carrying 1900 sunshades, the entire body marched across the campus and to the athletic field, where Olympic games were held. Monday afternoon several groupings of the Class were photographed in front of Richardson Hall and Wilder Hall.
On Monday evening the reunion dinner took place at the College Inn. At a business meeting held before the dinner, the following motion in reference to the class fund was unanimously adopted:
Voted, That the Class of 1900 empower Clarence G. McDavitt, trustee of the Class Fund, to make arrangements with the Council of the Alumni of Dartmouth College, or its authorized agents, whereby the said class fund be listed with the Dartmouth College Alumni Fund on the Tucker Foundation in the reports of that fund, and on the books of the Treasurer of Dartmouth College, it being understood that this fund shall remain intact until maturity, the interest on it added to the principal from year to year, and its eventual disposition to lie in the hands of the class at the time of its twenty-fifth reunion.
All of the old officers were re-elected: Rankin, president; Roberts, vice-president; and Emerson, secretary. Immediately after the election was announced, a loving cup was presented to Rankin in recognition of his fifteen years of inspiring leadership.
After an opening address by the president, the speaking was turned over to McDavitt, the toastmaster. Professor Bartlett was the honored guest of the occasion. The speakers were Bradley, Jackson, Jennings, Sampson, Goodhue, Tong, and Ke,yes.
On Tuesday the Class attended the 'Varsity ball game in the morning, and in the afternoon played against 1905, winning by a small margin. The torchlight parade of the evening, in which all the classes having reunions participated, was one of the special features of the Reunion.
In Commencement honors the Class also had its share. The degree of A.M. was given to William J. Colbert, who has been engaged in educational work in the Philippine Islands since graduation. Since 1913 Colbert has been dean of the College of Liberal Arts of the Philippines.
At the alumni dinner, Guy A. Ham, 1900's candidate for lieutenant-governor of the state of Massachusetts, gave an inspiring and eloquent address.
The following is a list of those present during the Reunion :
Arundel, Atwood, Balkam, Banning, Barker, Blair, Bigelow, Brown, Boyle, Brooks, Boyd, Bradley, Butterfield, Cate, Clark, Colbert, Davis, Dearborn, Dolloff, Downing, Dodd, Dunlap, Dutton, Eaton, Emerson, Fairfield, Fletcher, Foster, Foss, Fowler (J. M.), Gibson, Gibbons, Gilson, Goodhue, Hadley, Ham, Hastings, Hatch, Hayden, Hodgkins, Howe, Jackson, Jenkins (H. M.), Jennings, Kimball, Keyes, Lewis (F. C.), Lewis (R. T. L.), McDavitt, Mahoney, Manion, Mathes, Merrill, Metcalf, Miller, Murray, Paddock, Phillips, Prescott, Proctor, Rankin, Redington (J. C.), Rich (D. B.), Richardson (L. B.), Risley, Roberts, Rogers, Sampson, Sanborn, Snow, Sears (F. D.), Stickney, Storrs, Tibbetts, Tirrell, Tong, Tuttle (D. D.), Tuttle (L. W.), Virgin, Wallace, Warden, Went-worth, Weston, Woodman.
