CLASS OF 1878

Kleon Small, younger son of the late Walter H. Small, died at Providence City Hospital Sept. 27, after a brief and somewhat mysterious illness, supposed at first to be influenza. Mr. Small, after being repeatedly rejected for various forms of service, had finally been accepted as yeoman in the Naval Reserve, arid was awaiting his call when seized with fatal illness.

Charles D. Tenney, LL.D., has been appointed first secretary of the American Legation at Peking. Dr. Tenney has been a resident of China since the early eighties, and has received the highest recognition on the part of the Chinese Government. His present appointment indicates a growing recognition on the part of our own government.

William D. Parkinson, for the past twenty years superintendent of schools at Waltham, Mass., has been appointed by the Massachusetts Board of Education as agent in charge of the Division of Vocational Teacher Training for the state.

The McGrath-Sherrill Press has brought out in tasteful edition a sketch of Kate San-born, by Edwin W. Sanborn of '78, elsewhere reviewed in this number of the MAGAZINE.

Amos H. Carpenter of Stockton, Cal., returning from his summer home at West Dan-ville, Vt., was a passenger upon the train which collided with a freight at Dummerston, Vt., September 10. He was in the telescoped coach, crushed under timbers, and being hidden from view was barely able to make his existence known. It was necessary to saw away timbers to release him, and he was taken out in paralyzed condition, and will probably always carry scars of his narrow escape, but after a month of convalescence was able to resume his journey to California.

Secretary, William D. Parkinson, 32 Howard St. Waltham, Mass.