Class of 1877

Dr. R. M. Cramer retired last August from a medical practice of many years in New York city, and has gone to Porto Rico for the benefit of his health, which is considerably impaired.

The Historical Outlook for December has for its leading article a paper "On the Art of Writing History," which was read by Justin H. Smith at the American History Conference, Columbia University, November 22, 1926. An editorial note says: "It is pertinent to remark that Dr. Smith was formerly the professor of modern history at Dartmouth, is the author of nine historical volumes, and has received for his history of the war with Mexico both the Pulitzer Historical Prize ($2,000), given for the best book of the year on American history, and the First Loubat Prize ($1,000), given once in five years for the best work on the history, geography, archaeology, ethnology, philology, or numismatics of North America."

Secretary, Chelsea, Vt.