CLASS OF 1862

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Tuck are the first citizens of the United States who have been crowned by the French Academy since the institution of the Prix de Vertu. This great honor was awarded them on account of their philanthropic work in France, and Frederic Masson, speaking in the name of the Academy, said: "Mr. and Mrs. Tuck are the first citizens of the United States who have been crowned by the French Academy since the institution of the Prix de Vertu. Breaking with century-old customs, the Academy for the first time has crowned both a foreign enterprise, namely the international committee of the Red Cross, and a foreign name—that of Mr. and Mrs. Tuck, who for thirty years have been dispensing goods and works in our country without ostentation or seeking any recognition. My colleagues could not better honor our friends on the other side of the Atlantic than in awarding the prize to these two benefactors of France." The Cross of the Legion of Honor had been previously bestowed on Mr. Tuck by President Loubet. Dartmouth men hold Mr. Tuck in high honor as the founder of the Tuck School and the benefactor of the College in other ways.

Secretary, Luther W. Emerson, 206 Broadway, New York