Oldest Living Graduate

Three Dartmouth alumni within the

space of a single day held the distinction of being the oldest living graduate of the College, when George J. Cummings '69, aged 96, and George R. Williams '65, aged 95, died on September 7 and 8, respectively, and the Rev. Cyrus Richardson '64, aged 94, succeeded them as senior alumnus.

The Rev. Mr. Richardson, now Dartmouth's oldest living graduate, was a trustee of the College from 1892 to 1906. Now blind, he resides in Brookline, Mass., and is pastor emeritus of the First Congregational Church of Nashua, N. H. He retired from the pulpit in 1909 after 40 years of preaching in Plymouth, Keene, and Nashua, all in New Hampshire. He studied for the ministry at Andover Theological Seminary, and in 1889 received the degree of Doctor of Divinity from Dartmouth.

Mr. Cummings died at his summer home in Groton, Mass., on September 7, and on the following day Mr. Williams passed away at his home in Oakland, California, where he practiced law for many years.

New Districts of Alumni Council According to Revised Constitution Acting favorably upon the recommendation of the Council in June the General Association of Alumni approved amendments to the Alumni Council constitution providing for the division of Dartmouth's alumni body into six districts instead of five as heretofore. The new group is the Southern District. Wisconsin is now grouped with the Middle Western States (District IV) instead of District III. Another important change in the Council constitution made in June was the revision of the method of making nominations. The alumni to stand for election each year will be selected by alumni clubs in the six districts instead of by general voting as previously. Election ballots will, as always, be sent to all graduates of the College of at least three years' standing.