VERMONT ASSOCIATION

The annual meeting of the Vermont Association of Dartmouth Alumni was held in Barre on the evening of March 3, at the Hotel Barre, with forty present. The following officers were elected: Fred L. Laird '84, president; O. D. Mathewson '90, vice-president ; V. A. Doty '92, treasurer; W. R. McFeeters '05, secretary.

At the banquet following the business meeting President F. L. Laird presided. Dean Craven Laycock represented the College, and J. W. Gordon '83, S. S. Cushing '06, R. C. Bacon '96, and W. A. Lord '69 responded to the various toasts.

The following resolutions were presented by a special committee and were adopted:

Resolved, that in the death of Joseph Arend DeBoer Dartmouth has lost a distinguished alumnus, Vermont an eminent citizen, and society a shining member. Cut off in the prime of his life, his work would at first seem to be incomplete, but so thoroughly did he do each present task that no second doing was necessary. It may well be said that he left no task uncompleted to which he had turned his hand. A longer life would only have afforded opportunities for new achievements, and therein lies the loss sustained by friends, state, and society. We miss his gracious presence, but it has become and will always remain one of the choicest memories of our hearts.

Resolved, that we extend to his family our deepest sympathy in their great bereavement, and that the secretary of this Association transmit a copy of these resolutions to them.