CLASS OF 1879

Judge Hough received the honorary degree of LL.D. at Williams College June 19. The commencement orator thus presented him : "For the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws, Charles Merrill Hough. Graduate of Dartmouth College in the class of 1879, judge of the United States District Court from 1906 to 1916, since 1916 judge of the United States Circuit Court in the city of New York. A lawyer honored by his colleagues, a judge who has ever been conspicuous for his ready comprehension, his impartial dealing, his just and upright judgment, able upholder of the best tradition of our nation's courts."

Secretary, Henry Melville, 45 Cedar St., New York