Class of 1876

The roll of the class of '76 contains one hundred and seven names, three more than are included in the General Catalogue of Dartmouth College; a difference explained by the connection of two members with the College for a part, only, of the first year, and the graduation of another member in the class of '77. On the eve of the sixtieth anniversary of graduation the survivors of 76 number eighteen; five of these making their home in California, eight in New England, and one each in lowa, Indiana, Ohio, New York, and New Jersey. The occupations of the survivors, active and retired, are, clergymen, two; teachers, four; librarians, two; business, two; and one each, surgeon, author, insurance commissioner, visual education, real estate, custodian, bank president, and civil engineer. The ages of the eighteen range from eighty to eighty-six.

Thayer keeps up a correspondence with "rather definite regularity. A recent letter was interesting in its reference to daily occupations. He does not, oftener than occasionally, on account of lameness, negotiate the icy streets. Books of the best sort (John Fiske's, for example) are his companions for a portion of each day. He notes and passes judgment on the news. That was a good item in which he expressed a purpose to be in Hanover for the 6oth. He is one of nine classmates to hold that attitude toward the coming event.

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