Class of 1880

It is gratifying to record my recent appeal for news brings a quick response from two classmates. One from William I. Clarke Smith, who writes from his New York address, Hotel Tudor, Tudor City, New York City, and the other from Dr. N. W. Sanborn of Gainesville, Fla.

Will writes that while he has not much to report, he is in fairly good health, and as has been his habit for several years has spent the last summer at the country place of his sister at Harvard, Mass. During his sojourn in the East, he took occasion in September to make a very enjoyable visit to Hanover, which he had not seen in many years, accompanied by his nephew, who was very enthusiastic over the town and college buildings. The immediate purpose of this visit was to present to the College Library on behalf of his sister and himself a complete bound set of The Dartmouth from the year of its first publication to the year 1898, together with several other volumes, some of them a century old, all of which were very acceptable and all from the library of his father, the late Hon. William Isaac Smith, a former trustee of the College and judge of the Supreme Court of the state of New Hampshire. He writes that nothing startling has occurred to disturb the peaceful tenure of his daily life since his last letter to the Secretary, and sends best wishes for the continued good health and prosperity of all classmates.

Dr. Sanborn has been a professor at the University of Florida at Gainesville for many years. He writes he gets much pleasure and some sadness in reading the DARTMOUTH ALUMNI MAGAZINE, as it comes from month to month.

He relates he had a splendid time with brother Davidson of Oak Park, Ill., who, returning from an automobile trip down into Mexico, spent two weeks in the late spring at Gainesville with the professor. They took several trips down the state, and while Davie's intention was to spend only one week in town, he enjoyed himself so much that he remained two weeks.

Personally Dr. Sanborn has not much to say in the way of news, but is taking life as it comes largely a part of routine existence in connection with his work in his department of the University and seems to be in good health and spirits.

This makes a good start for the year. Now let me hear from the others. If not already a subscriber, we cannot urge too strongly on classmates the desirability of subscribing at once to the ALUMNI MAGAZINE, as offering the best possible means of keeping up to date on College and class news.

Secretary, 20 Kilby St., Boston