The Faces in the Windows

When the class of 1879 comes back to its fiftieth anniversary this month, the members of that class will have theextremely rare privilege of looking at themselves as theywere in the days of their graduation. In Hough's Roomin the Baker Library will be found the pictures of these boysin the glass of the windows, just as they were 50 years agowhen Dartmouth was a much smaller college than it is comnow. Such preservation of features in the living colors oftransparent glass is one of the most human ties whichbring the older class into fellowship with the present graduating class. May this not be the beginning of some suchgeneral practice which will preserve on the college's recordnot only the name and biography of each graduate but indeed the very faces of the graduates themselves?

IN the new Baker Library there is a door bearing the inscription, "Hough's Room." Opening it, one enters a room in which Dartmouth's special treasures are preserved,—books of value because of their rarity, associations, or costly bindings, and manuscripts of historic or personal interest.

The casual visitor to the Library will, of course, be shown this room. He will be suitably impressed by its rich, beautifully carved wood-work, he will admire the furniture of Curious, antique pattern. He will stand before the fire-place and look respectfully at the portrait above it of a man clad in judicial robes, he will read the memorial tablet embedded in the hearth beneath. He may glance at a few of the titles on the shelves and at the manuscripts under glass on the tables.

Then, if not in too great haste, perhaps he will turn to the five large windows of cathedral glass which flood the room with light. Coming closer to them, he will discover here and there on the panes a number of quaint pictures? a man talking with an Indian, a pine tree, a punch bowl, a quotation ending with something about "a small college." He will also observe scattered in a hap-hazard sort of way through the windows the faces of some young men, who, from their hirsute facial adornments, he will judge belonged to a period antedating the invention of the safety razor. And in some cases, beside the youthful face he will see one of a man well past middle life, but whose features are vaguely reminiscent of its mate.

The visitor's guide, if he happens to be sufficiently well-informed, will explain that the faces in the windows are those of men who belonged to that College Class which celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of its graduation this present month of June. He will state that the faces of all the sixty-nine members of the Class who graduated are here and those of seven non-graduates. Also, that there are thirty faces of members of the Class as they appeared forty or more years later.

"Quite an original idea," perhaps the visitor will comment, and then move on to more interesting exhibits in other parts of the great building.

But a little group of elderly men, a score of them possibly, will visit that room some day during this ing commencement season, to whose minds those serious young faces enshrined in the windows will bring memories and associations almost too poignant for words. They will give a passing glance at the rich furnishings, they will pause a few moments in silent thought before the portrait of the Judge. Then, you may be sure, they will turn quickly to the windows and speech will come fast and eager.

"Here's Billy," and "Hairpin," and "Pum." "And here are Pod, and Put, and Chipper!" "Look at Schlei, and Dave, and Dan, and Bruiser!"

So, as one after another is recognized in his niche in this little hall of fame, many an old joke and long forgotten prank will be recalled, and eyes will be dimmed at the sight of old-time chums long ago passed on.

As comparison is made between the younger and the older faces on some of the panes, there will come sober reflection on the changes that the swift years have wrought. There will be sympathetic thoughts for some who have borne heavy burdens in their day, proud thoughts of the many who have contributed greatly in one way and another to human welfare. And as the story is repeated of work well done, of successes won by honest toil, the conviction will grow strong that it has been worth while to live these fifty years.

LAWYERS

We think, for instance, of Judge Hough—"Mega," we called him,—to whose memory this room is dedicated. One does not see much resemblance between the boyish, clear-eyed face of 1879 and the strongly marked features of the learned New York Judge. But in that later face is the record of years of hard work in the study and practiqe of the admiralty branch of the law, rewarded with appointment by President Roosevelt as a District Judge, and by President Wilson as a Circuit Judge. There are honorable degrees from colleges and universities, and general recognition as "one of the world's leading authorities on maritime and international law."

There are others,—in fact, nearly one fourth of the graduates of the Class,—who studied law. Most of them have been an honor to their profession, respected and influential members of their communities. Babbitt, Kenaston, and Long each served the city of his residence as mayor. Babbitt was elected by the politicians, but gave the city such a clean administration that the best people rallied to his support and gave him a second term. Kenaston held numerous other offices of trust, and has the unusual record of building more than forty houses in fifteen years. Long was a member of the Ohio Senate, and also Secretary to one of its Governors.

C. D. Edgerton, settling in the town of his boyhood home, was moderator of its annual town meeting for many years, Assistant Judge of the County Court four years, "as a man and a citizen as nearly without blemish as often falls to the lot of mortals." J. R. Smith's judicial temper and capacity for hard work led his friends to predict a notable career for him, but untimely death interfered. Applegate practised law for two years in New York with favorable prospects, but was called back to his home in Indiana to care for a large estate in land left by his father, and the rest of his life was spent there. Card was a practising lawyer in Maine for over twenty years, and Irish for nearly as long in Kansas and Missouri.

Willard, our valedictorian, aptly characterized as "a gentleman and a scholar," after a few years of the law, turned aside to devote himself to literature and art. He traveled extensively, published many magazine articles and several books, largely on Italian art, and was honored by the Italian Government with the decoration of "Chevalier of the Crown."

Five of our lawyers are still with us, and in each case the older face beside the younger in the window testifies to progress from immature youth to dignified success. One of the five, after several years of legal practice in the West, turned to business, in which he acquired a competence. Another attained distinction as a trial lawyer in Boston, and has been honored with the presidency of the Boston and the Massachusetts bar. The other three have done their work in New York with marked ability, one of them as the head of a leading law firm, and another as a skilled corporation lawyer, a personal friend of Roosevelt, serving as his special Counsel while he was Governor of New York, and appointed by him to fill a temporary vacancy as a Justice of the New York Supreme Court. He has also been a very generous contributor to the financial support of Dartmouth. The third one served in the Spanish War, reaching the rank of Captain, rendered important service during the World War on an East Side Draft Board, for many years was president of the State Board of Managers of Reformatories, and, though his face does not betray him, claims to have had more or less personal acquaintance with nearly twenty-five thousand criminals. By his classmates he is known as the best Class Secretary that ever looked after the scattered flock. Most of the alleged facts in this article must be credited to his exhaustive researches.

DOCTORS

There are several attractive young faces in the windows of boys who had the courage to undertake the arduous medical profession. Without exception, they have "made good." Here is one, the honest, serious face of a country lad, and beside it the refined, kindly face of the greatly beloved Dr. Foster. For forty-five years he ministered to the sick in a Massachusetts city, officiated at over two thousand births, and became "a vital part of the life and welfare of the city." He was largely instrumental in the building and successful conduct of the city hospital, which he served as president of its Board of Tr-ustees for more than twenty years, and as one of its surgical staff and lecturer to nurses.

Harriman had only six years of practice before his death, but lived long enough to win the respect and confidence of those who knew him. Spalding became a successful specialist in children's diseases. Wheatley practised in a Massachusetts city for more than forty years, was also a professor in Tufts Medical College thirty-five years, and still found time to act as moderator of the town meeting for over thirty years in succession, and to be chairman of the School Board, member of the Massachusett House of Representatives two years and of the State Senate two years. He was also associated with numerous other good causes, too many to be listed here.

Dearing practised his profession for many years in Boston, was assistant professor at Tufts Medical College fourteen years, Surgeon Major, U. S. Volunteers, 1898-9, Surgeon in Massachusetts Heavy Artillery, being retired with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. G. E. Thompson also built up a fine practice in Boston, and W. S. Thompson did faithfully and well for nearly forty years the hard work of a country physician.

Only two of our doctors are still here to celebrate our fiftieth anniversary. One of them saw service as a surgeon in the Spanish-American War, the Philippine Insurrection, and the World War. He has a long record of military appointments, ending with Major, Medical Officers' Reserve Corps. The other has done his life work in Albany, N. Y., adding to the usual duties of the profession much hospital work, activities in many charities, the writing of many articles for medical journals, papers for medical societies, and articles on Lincoln and other celebrities.

TEACHERS

A fine group of young men whose faces look down from the windows entered what might be called Dartmouth's specialty, the teaching profession. On a pane near the bottom of a window is the frank, forward

looking face of one of the younger members of the class, and in the pane next to it the same face developed and strengthened by many years of singularly devoted service. For, after brief experience teaching in high schools in New Hampshire and Massachusetts, Kittredge went to Westfield, Mass., where he remained for thirtyeight years as principal of the High School. He gave himself to his work without reserve, expecting the same kind of work from his teachers and pupils, but always working harder himself than any of them. After his death the tributes to his worth and influence were such as come to few men, though any one might well covet them.

In another window are seen the earlier and later features of L. L. Conant, who was for many years professor of mathematics in Worcester Polytechnic Institute, although his penchant for that science was carefully concealed during his college course. He was acting president of the institution for a time, chairman of the school board of the city, member of the state board of education, author of several books in his chosen field and of many articles in the professional journals. And close by is the face of Cummings, principal of academies in Vermont, New York and New Hampshire, of whom one who knew him well' said, "I never knew a more conscientious man."

No one who ever saw him, will have any difficulty in recognizing the rugged features of "Carl" Davis, one of the best loved men in the Class, and its secretary for several years. He taught in Vermont and Massachusetts for twenty years, and in later life was interested in business enterprises in the latter state. Dunbar taught in three states for nearly a score of years, and then returned to his native town in Vermont to busy himself with farming, writing text-books, and politics. And Shattuck, having earned his way through college by teaching, kept at it in Vermont and New Hampshire, and then in Massachusetts, for the last twenty-three years of his life being sub-master and master of Boston schools. Hitchcock was an instructor and associate professor in the Thayer School for twelve years until his death.

An outstanding personality of the Class was French, who for thirty-five years did notable work in the Chicago schools, meanwhile finding time to write books on Lincoln, to edit annotated editions of standard works of English literature, to hold many offices in educational societies, and to engage actively in various forms of religious service.

Three of this group of teachers still survive. One was in educational work in the West, then, his health failing, he engaged in business, and for several years served his community as City Clerk, introducing greatly improved business methods. Another, whose youthful features show growth to a gracious dignity in the later face, taught for ten years in New England, and since then has had a distinguished career in the Chicago schools. For the last twenty-five years he has been principal of one which at the time of his recent retirement on reaching the age limit had an enrollment of more than seven thousand pupils. And the third has led an amazingly variegated life as college professor, physicist, naturalist, linguist, ranchman and traveler, with many interesting adventures, though neither his earlier nor later face in the window suggest an especially adventurous spirit.

ENGINEERS

Several sturdy faces in the windows remind us of men who have served America well in the development of her material resources. There was "Dave" Reed, whose specialty was mining engineering in Colorado. He helped to develop some of the largest mining properties in the country, and came to be regarded as one of the ablest men in his line. C. A. Davis was a ranchman and surveyor, afterwards an engineer in Mexico, Florida and New Hampshire. Lamb and Libby spent much of their active life in the U. S. Engineer Corps, working at the improvement of the irrepressible Mississippi River in the vicinity of St. Louis. Lombard had charge of construction work on the Northern Pacific R. R., and later was Division Engineer on the Great Northern R. R. Biddlecom engaged in railroad construction work in Colorado, afterwards in land surveying for the government and in mining. Barrett, though suffering much of the time from ill health, did important work in the development of the telephone industry, making valuable contributions by his inventive skill to the efficiency of that modern marvel.

Of the members of this group still with us, one was for some years engaged in railroad construction work in Montana, afterwards in business with apparent success in New York, and for the last twenty years claims to be a "farmer" in one of Vermont's most beautiful villages. One went to the far West, engaged in mining and other business enterprises, was elected to the Legislature, operated a ranch for many years, and later still was interested in an oil development. Another did engineering work in Michigan, Illinois and Washington, was U. S. deputy surveyor for Washington, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Alaska more than ten years, and later has lived in Oregon.

Still another had a varied experience in railroad building, mining engineering, surveying, valuing railroad property and other similar occupations. And one more spent five years in railroad construction work in Mexico, a few years in the cattle business in Texas, sixteen years in insurance in Cambridge, Mass., since then "at home" in Vermont, where he has twice represented his town in the Legislature, has been an Assistant Judge of the County Court, a member of the State Highway Commission, and has served the public interest in many other ways.

BUSINESS

Not so large a percentage of Dartmouth men went into business in those remote days as do now, but there are several faces in the windows of young men who have made their way successfully in the business world. One, of whom his classmates are justly proud, appears in the window as a studious young chap with neatly trimmed side-whiskers. In the adjoining pane he is seen to have developed into a big, burly man of affairs. He served his apprenticeship in a Vermont freight office, from which, after a little, he went to a clerkship in an electric concern in Chicago. Three years later he was in New York, where he moved on steadily from one position to another, until he found himself chairman of the largest corporation in the world. He held the first official conversation by wireless telephone between America and England. He has been decorated in Japan with the "Order of the Rising Sun." He has also found time to be a most useful member of the Board of Trustees of Dartmouth College. It is no secret that the very existence of "Hough's Room," as well as of the whole of the Baker Library, is due in part at least to his influence.

Blish became president of a milling company in his native town in Indiana, and lived the unostentatious life of a generous, helpful citizen, greatly respected by his townspeople. O. P. Conant, after a short experience in teaching, joined the publishing firm of Ginn and Company, and became a prominent figure among text-book publishers. He was a scholar of distinction, a man of striking personality. Hutchinson went to Arizona, engaged in mining for a while, then turned to sheep raising, which he followed for the rest of his life. After many trying experiences and losses, he won out to large fortune. Mason became a member of a firm of builders and contractors, who built such important structures as the Rollins Chapel, Butterfield, Bartlett and Wilson Halls at Hanover, and the Post Office, State House and Public Library at Concord.

Putnam was for a long term of years the advertising manager for the C. I. Hood Company of Lowell, Mass. He was a member of the Massachusetts State Guard and did night police duty in Boston for seven weeks during the Boston police strike in 1919.

Rich went into the banking business in North Dakota and later in Vermont, attaining high standing as a financier. Upton also became a banker, establishing a Trust Company in New Hampshire of which he became president. He was elected to the Legislature and served as its Speaker. Wright went to Colorado, where he engaged in work as a civil engineer, then was interested in a brokerage business, later in real estate and banking.

Beside the one already referred to, four of our business men are still living. Two of them have long been connected with banks in their native towns in Vermont. One of these has been president of his bank many years. He has contributed three sons to Dartmouth, one of whom is its very efficient treasurer and business manager. The other banker has been with his present institution over forty years, and besides taking care of the bank's money has found time for many forms of service to the community. Another of our business men has made Minnesota, Wisconsin, New Mexico, Colorado, and now for twenty years California the scene of his activities. And another has for many years been in various kinds of business in California.

AND OTHERS

Only two members of the Class who graduated with it engaged in the work of the Christian ministry. One of them, David Kilburn, had done some preaching before he entered college, preached more or less during the college course, and held several pastorates afterward in New England and elsewhere. The other spent thirty- two years in Vermont pastorates and eight in temperance work in Vermont.

J. W. Chapman, the class poet, taught for a time, and then did a fine piece of work in developing the Public Library at Pueblo, Colorado, of which he was Librarian for nearly twenty years. He also wrote much in both prose and verse.

J. B. Morrill, returning to his home town in New Hampshire after graduation, became a useful and prominent citizen, Judge of Probate for his County, and held numerous other offices of a public nature.

Four members of the Class, Ketcham, E. M. Kilburn, Rollins and Sanborn, died within three years after graduation, without time to make a place for themselves among the Country's men of note. They are all held in most kindly remembrance by their classmates. But a word of special recognition is due to "Dan" Rollins, a great favorite with all who knew him, a young man of versatile genius, who invented the "College Yell" which for more than fifty years has aroused and expressed the enthusiasm of Dartmouth men wherever assembled.

One member of the Class has for many years been an inmate of an institution for the care of mental diseases.

Besides the graduates already spoken of, 45 other men were connected with the Class for a longer or shorter period, but dropped out before the end of the course. About a few of them nothing is known. Most of them, however, have done good and successful work as lawyers, doctors, ministers, teachers, farmers, business men. One would like to refer to each of them, but the limits of space forbid. But mention must be made of Dr. Broga, who died less than a year ago, after nearly forty years of service as a physician in Springfield, Mass., where he was highly esteemed and greatly beloved.

We must also refer to one of those still living, a distinguished citizen of Newport, R. 1., who has served as Mayor of the City, for many years a member of its City Council, and has all his life been very active in public affairs, political, civic and philanthropic. He is president of the Newport Hospital, has established a Home for the Aged, and is building a Day Nursery to take care of about seventy children.

So on the whole, it may be said in all sincerity, that the Dartmouth Class of 1879 has had a worthy part in the American life of the half century now past. For a few of its members life has been more of tragedy than victory. Fate seemed to deal unkindly with them. But their youthful faces in the windows look just as hopefully into the future as do those of their more fortunate fellows, and in "Hough's Room" they have equal honor with the most successful. And at its fiftieth anniversary reunion this month, those of us who are able to get together will for a little while live over again those days when we all were full of hope and confidence in our ability to win success. We are glad that the young men of today are being better equipped for their life work than was possible for any of us. We did our work as best we could. We leave the next half century in the care of the Class of 1929.

CLIFFORD HAYES SMITH

7:45 A.M. AND NOW THE AIR WITH MUSIC TEEMS TO ROUSE US FROM THE LAND OF DREAMS; OUR MUSH WE BOLT, OUR THIRST WE SLAKE AND UNTO CHAPEL US BETAKE.

DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE CLASS OF '79 The names of these men are familiar to all Dartmouth men by reason of the loyalty and affection that they have shown towards their College. The men in the picture are, from left to right, front row, seated: Charles M. Hough, Alfred M. Spalding, Charles F. Chapman, Henry B. Closson, Joseph W. Chapman; from left to right, standing: Charles C. Applegate, Edward G. Bailey, William N. Cohen, Osmyn P. Conant, Edward A. R. Willard, Harry B. Thayer

MAIN STREET, NORTH "THOSE DAYS OF TORE

WILL COME NO MORE" MAIN STREET, SOUTH

THE OLD PINE AND TOWER IN 1894

THE CENTENNIAL CLASS ('76) In Reunion at Chicago World's Pair 1893 Standing: Justice, Hibbard, Abbott, Williams, Patterson, Jones Sitting: Dean, Barton, Gardiner, Merrill, Hay