Class of 1897

The January issue of The WesternJournal of Education, published at San Francisco, has this to say of S. C. Smith:

"The firm of Ginn and Company is one of the oldest and largest of the companies publishing only in the field of school books. It was founded in 1867 by Edwin Ginn and his brother, the first partners. Through the long period of its existence it has maintained the original form of its structure. It has never been incorporated as a stock company. Ownership is vested only in the partners, and they are not chosen for their financial contribution to the firm. They are chosen only from the working force of the company, on the basis of distinguished contribution to the success of the firm.

"The western department of Ginn and Company covers the territory from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific, from Canada to Mexico, and includes the Ha- waiian Islands. Thirty-nine years ago this vast expanse of country was already served, and no doubt well served for the needs of the time, by one man, with one girl in the central office at San Francisco. The one man was Selden Smith, and what a traveler he must have been! Today there are thirty- one people in Ginn's western force and Selden Smith is still at the head of this department. Since 1909 he has been a partner in the firm."

For a number of years, Loren A. Mosher has made his home in Phoenix, Arizona. He has business interests in this and other towns. He plans to attend the class reunion in June.

A NECROLOGY TABLE

Of the 130 men who at some time were on the class list for 1897, 34 have died. 1904—Phelps 1905—H. A. Gibson 1901—Norton 1902—Harrison 1907—M. D. Brown 1908—Cummings 191 1—G. C. Boyd 1918—Dascomb, J. R. Woodworth 1920—Lane 1921—F. P. Conway 1923—Blunt 1924—Maben, Richards, Terrell 1925—G. Adams 1926—Blanchard, Cushman, H. W. Hardy 1927—Merrow, Sisk 1928—A. J. Smith 1930—Boardman, B. W. Carr 1931—O'Malley 1932—H. P. Conway, A. C. Folsom 1933—P00r 1934—Duncklee, O'Brion, A. P. Smith 1935—Towle 1936—Shaw, M. Watson

To this number we must add James and R. G. Robinson, both missing for 30 or more years.

The Secretary has been trying to treat this table statistically and to determine the longevity of the class. If his computations are accurate, there will be four centenarians and the College will have to make the 60th and not the 50th the great anniversary for public exhibition.

Secretary, State Capitol, Hartford, Conn.