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PROFESSOR FRANCIS LANE CHILDS of the English Department is a member of the class of 1906. He did his graduate work at Harvard and took his doctor's degree there in 1914. He was instructor at Dartmouth 1909-1913, assistant professor 1913-1920, and professor from 1920. From 1921 to 1928 he was on leave of absence but returned in the latter year to his work in the college. He was active in literary pursuits while an undergraduate, and has done much writing since that time. In 1919 he wrote the Ode which was sung at the observances in connection with the Sesqui-Centennial.

SAMUEL MERRILL of the class of 1876, who sent the MAGAZINE the series of clippings and pictures concerning the Dartmouth crews, is a journalist and writer and lives at 45 Bellevue Avenue, Cambridge. If rowing is ever revived at Dartmouth some claim to being the first voice in favor can be entered by Mr. Merrill. He sent to the MAGAZINE nearly two years ago a complete set of newspaper stories of the doings of the crew in the old days. Many of these have already been published and .this number carries some interesting pictures. Mr. Merrill was born in Charlestown, N. H. After leaving college he spent two years in Europe and two in Columbia University. Since 1882 he has been a member of the Boston Globe editorial staff. He is the author of The Moose Book,Newspaper Libel, and A Merrill Memorial. One of his sons, Gyles, was killed in the World War.

EDGAR S. PITKIN, the author of the article on Beaver Meadow, is a student in the junior class of the College. He comes from South Orange, N. J.

DONALD EDWARDS COBLEIGH of the Department of Music is a member of the class of 1923, Dartmouth College. After taking his degree he studied privately in Paris and later at the Ecole Normale de la Musique. He was appointed an assistant in the department in 1925 and instructor in 1926.