CLASS OF 1916
1916 celebrated its "glorious fifth" at the past Commencement with 88 loyal sons and 21 wives, sweethearts, and sisters returning to the big frolic. That the spirit of the Balmacaan A. C. still lives was evidenced by the return
of sons from China, South Africa, Russia, South America, and our own states. The novel costume of a black jumper with broad orange stripes and the numerals 1916 on the back, white trousers, and a small skullcap with devilish "feelers," the whole made up to represent a "bug," was decreed by TheDartmouth to be the most unique class garb worn on the campus. The girls carried long black wands decorated with orange and black streamers.
True to form, the 1916 "bush-leaguers" scored a double victory on the diamond by defeating the 1918 "bell-hops" 10-1, and repeated on the grand old men of 1911 to the tune of 6-5. The class dinner presided over by "Bolsheviki" Rogers brought the sons together about the festive board of the grill on Saturday night for an evening of large "eats," snappy speeches on the Memorial Field and Alumni Fund, and a general rejuvenation of good fellowship duplicated the success of the banquet at the "thrilling third."
At the conclusion of the class picture taken on the Gymnasium steps Sunday morning, the regular meeting of the class was called to order in the Bema by our loyal and energetic secretary, Dick Parkhurst.
In response to Gil Tapley's earnest appeal, the boys dug for the "steenth" time and put the class well "over the top" on the Alumni Fund.
The following officers were elected to serve for the next five years: President, Edward C. Riley; vice-president, Peter O. Soutar; secretary, H. C. Bean; treasurer, Percy Burnham.
On Monday morning the "Sixteeners" turned out in full array to march in the alumni parade to the Dartmouth-Vermont ball game on the Oval This was the last maneuver participated in by the class as a unit, although many of the boys and fair companions remained over for the very successful alumni luncheon and the. commencement ball.
The Fifth was glorious, but the Tenth must be terrific.
