CLASS OF 1883
The reunion of the class of 1883, upon the 40th anniversary of the class from college, at the last Commencement, was attended by twenty-seven members of the class; ten more than at the 30th reunion.
The percentage of living members in attendance was 55.1%, and was exceeded only by the class of 1873, which had 58.8%. Had only two more members of our class been present, and there are five of them living only a comparatively short distance from Hanover, the class of 1883 would have taken the cup, but no '83 man would deprive the semi-centennial class of the honor that it won. We will try for it in 1933.
Those of the class present were: Barstow, Blake, Bradley, Braley, Brown, Center, Chellis, Cressey, Felker, Gay, Glidden, Gordon, Greeley, Gulick, E. L., Johnson, McCrillis, Maxwell, Moore, Niles, Pickard, Robertson, Ryder, Tenney, Waring, Watson, Whitehill, and Woodfall.
Richardson Hall was the headquarters of the class.
Felker, Glidden, Gordon, McCrillis, Maxwell, Robertson, Ryder, Watson, and Woodfall had their wives with them, and Cressey was accompanied by his daughter. Blake has a son in college, and Gordon had a son graduate at this Commencement.
On Sunday about one half of the members present drove to Woodstock and had dinner at the Woodstock Inn. After dinner the president and secretary and two other members of the class drove to Royalton and visited Rev. Levi Wild, a member who was not able to attend the reunion.
The banquet of the class was held in the Alumni Room in College Hall, and every member who' was back attended. After an excellent menu provided by the College was disposed of, each member present gave personal reminiscences and a life story of himself since graduation.
John McCrillis of Newport, N. H., who had been elected class president by a mail vote after the death of President Holman A. Drew, was re-elected president, and Alfred E. Watson of Hartford, Vt., was re-elected secretarytreasurer, both by unanimous vote.
All present concurred in the opinion that this was the best reunion that the class has ever had, and it was the largest.
Secretary, Alfred E. Watson, Hartford, Vt.
