CLASS OF 1880
Edited by Sam King, the above has just come from the press. It is an interesting volume of one hundred and twenty pages with a foreword by the author and a postscript of several pages of appreciations of a few of the outstanding men of the class.
The book contains a vast amount of information about the ancestry, activities, and descendants of sixty-four kids who entered Dartmouth College in 1876. Many of them have completed their honorable careers of usually two score years or more; twenty-two of them are still going strong.
Many trace their ancestry back to England, coming to this country in the early part of the seventeenth century. The genealogy of one goes back to a contemporary of Chaucer from whom he is the nineteenth generation.
Seven of the class became minsters, George A. Dutton, Furman, Herrick, Hubbard, Mclntire, Pike, Service; seventeen lawyers, Fellows, Foster, Gilmore, Haywood, E. F. Jones, Niles, Pierce, Lyndon A. Smith, Arthur L. Spring, Sturdivant, Wadhams, Young, Sloane, French, Perry, Thayer, Walker; seven physicians, Clarence W. Spring, S. T. King, Chesley, Cogswell, Ripley, Frank Smith, Teames; twelve teachers, Armitage, Dame, Danforth, Gaines, Kibling, Mitchell, Morton, William Isaac Clarke Smith, Strout, Sutcliffe, Haynes, Chase; chemical engineer, Davidson. The remainder of the class became business men or farmers.
Fourteen received the degree of A.M., five LL.B., one LL.M., one LL.D., and one a Legion of Honor degree from France.
Three, Barrett, Foster, Kyle (afterwards in '81), were members of Congress.
Political affiliations, Republican thirtynine, Democrats four, Independents eight. The political complexion of the other members of the class were or are neutral or unknown.
The following made substantial gifts to their Alma Mater: Barrett, Johnson, E. E. Jones, Garrettson (non-graduate).
Not only members of the class but rela- tives and friends of members of the class will be interested in the book, because it gives interesting, personal accounts of the history and activities of the members of the class. Copies may be obtained from the editor, Dr. Samuel T. King, 319 Carlton Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y.
Pike has recently changed his abiding place to 1175 Central St., Cliftondale, Mass. May's address is Colistoga, Calif.
Sam Perry is vice-president of the Massachusetts Bonding Company, instead of treasurer, as reported in a previous issue of the MAGAZINE. He has been vice-president of the company for about sixteen years.
John and Mrs. King celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of their marriage at their home in Malone, N. Y., December 23, 1930.
This gives John the distinction of having two fiftieth anniversary celebrations in one calendar year. Most of the boys felt lucky to have one.
They had their daughter, Mrs. Wellwood, of Long Island, her husband and daughter, a nephew, Lawrence Levengood, a professor in Princeton University, to help them celebrate the occasion, also Christmas two days later. Many friends in Malone joined the family in congratulations and good wishes. The incidents of the occasion made it as romantic as it could have been had John planned and controlled the events of fifty years. They were married at the old Lawrence homestead in Moira, N. Y., the home of the bride's parents, Judge and Mrs. Sidney Lawrence. Their wedding trip was from Moira to Malone and made in a double sleigh with a pair of livelystepping horses in the midst of a snowstorm. In the evening following the wedding, a reception was held in the house, 103 Elm St., where the bride and groom began housekeeping, and which has been their home during the half-century since that eventful day. May it continue to be their abiding place many more happy years.
John retired from business ten years ago, and can afford to enjoy the refinements and cultural opportunities of life. We rejoice. They go to Florida for the winter very soon. John Ham, South Attleboro, Mass., died from pneumonia, January 15. He had a long illness, and his heart failed him. A fuller notice will appear in the next issue.
The Secretary received a beautiful Christmas card from Lieutenant and Mrs. Delamar L. Jones, Honolulu. With it was a fine picture of the cup won by the class for the largest percentage of attendance of living members at their reunion in June. Mrs. Jones took the picture of the cup on the steps of Dartmouth Hall while she was in attendance at the reunion with her parents, Warren and Mrs. French.
Secretary, 1052 Union St., Manchester, N. H. 1880—CHRONICLES FIFTY YEARS LATER—1930
