CHICAGO ASSOCIATION

The annual meeting and banquet of the Dartmouth Alumni Association of Chicago was held at the Blackstone Hotel Friday evening, January 14. There were about one hundred in attendance, and one of the most enjoyable banquets in the history of the Association resulted.

The retiring president, Robert L. Burnap '94, acted as toastmaster and eloquently introduced the speakers of the evening. He paid fitting tribute to the great services which President Nichols has rendered to the College, and the latter responded in a way which confirmed us in our conviction that whatever position he may occupy he will always be a most loyal son of Dartmouth. He bears with him in his return to scientific research the prideful love and heartiest good wishes of the Chicago alumni. Dr. Nichols spoke in his address of the work Dartmouth is doing in the way of promoting active and sympathetic relations with preparatory schools, and of the remarkable progress, being made in the way of assisting newly-fledged alumni to find employment.

Bishop Walter T. Sumner '98, of Oregon, brought us breezy greetings from the Far West in his own inimitable vein. Mr. Henfy L. Moore '77, of Minneapolis, newly elected alumni trustee, in his address paid high tribute to the late governor of Minnesota, Hon. W. S. Hammond '84, and to Joseph A. Deßoer '84. Dr. Ozora S. Davis '89, president of the Chicago Theological Seminary, in an eloquent way called our attention to the hostile attitude of the large state universities toward the college as typified by Dartmouth, Williams, etc., and urged upon us the necessity of retaining the culture courses in the curriculum. Prof. Homer Eaton Keyes '00, representing the Alumni Council, made a very effective appeal for the Alumni Fund.

The Association adopted a resolution offered by J. C. Redington '00, approving in emphatic manner the proposed course in military instruction at Dartmouth.

The following officers were elected: president, James A. Townsend '95; vice-president, Henry A. Haugan '03; secretary and treasurer, Thomas H. Heneage '10; chorister, Guy H. Abbott '02; executive committee, H. E. Foreman '09, chairman, John C. Redington '00, George E. Morris '11, W. D. Blatner '05, Warren C. Agry '12.

The weekly luncheons of the Association are now being held at the Palmer House on Wednesday, and we shall be very glad indeed to see any out-of-town alumni there. T. T. REDINGTON