Class of 1894

Through the courtesy of Charles Timothy Rochester, the writer of these notes has before him an account of the funeral services for Mrs. Rufus B. Barton, which were held in the Old South Congregational church, Windsor, Vt., on the afternoon of October 18. Mrs. Barton was a native of Cornish, N. H. She was a graduate of Kimball Union Academy, and she and Rufus were married in 1895. She was active in community and church life, and representatives of the various organizations in which she had had a large part were present. "The floral tributes paid silent respect toa woman who was a sterling character inthe community." She is survived by two daughters and a son. Rufus's marriage was one of the earliest ones in the class, and he can be sure of the sympathy of all of us.

Exactly one half the living graduates of the class were present at the annual "round-up" at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Matt B. Jones at 50 Ledges Road, Newton, Mass., October 22. Here is the list: F. C. Allen, J. E. Allen, W. M. Ames, J. H. Bartlett, R. W. Bartlett, Q. Blakely, E. W. Boyd, R. L. Burnap, F. P. Claggett, I. G. Colby, W. C. Dutton, F. A. Griffin, D. Hall, E. G. Ham, A. K. Hardy, H. N. Hurd, M. B. Jones, K. Knowlton, A. C. Lewis, A. M. Lyon, J. W. McGroty, P. S. Marden, A. J. Matthews, C. C. Merrill, G. W. Parker, C. T. Rossiter, M. S. Sherman, B. A. Smalley, F. L. Smalley, E. M. Stone, F. H. Trow, H. J. Wilson.

This list contains the names of two nongraduates whose faithfulness and interest have been such that they are regarded as full members of the class. This total number of thirty-two is the largest for a number of years.

Burnap came the farthest. It was evident from little things he dropped that some of his leisure during these days is being spent in behalf of Dartmouth College. John Bartlett was the next most distant man. Archie Matthews deserves honorable mention. Also in the same breath ought we to speak of Wilson, Dutton, and Trow, who aided and abetted each other in such a way as to come together.

Your correspondent ventures the assertion that an unprejudiced outsider would have said that the thirty-two men present were a fairly husky lot, and if he had been there a year ago, he would say that with several of the men at least there had been an improvement in huskiness.

The Secretary read letters from Gust Sawyer and others which told about the recent death of our long-lost classmate, Ernest K. Piper, of whom a notice appears elsewhere.

With his customary generosity and good taste, flowers for the occasion were provided by President Allen. We were all glad to be able to greet Mrs. Jones and to realize that she had so well recovered from her serious accident of the summer.

Jimmie Townsend expressed the universal sentiment when he recently wrote the Secretary: "I also hope that you will beone of those at Matt Jones' dinner and thatyou all have the same grand time that I hadevery time I was able to be there. I don'tknow of anything that has meant so muchto our class as these dinners of Matt and hiswife."

Secretary, 14 Beacon St., Boston