1879

GRAVES—Mrs. Clara M. Graves, wife of Dr. L. K. Graves '79, died February 10, at Elmhurst, N. Y. She had been confined to her bed for several weeks as the result of a fall. Dr. and Mrs. Graves celebrated their golden wedding last June. He has gone to his native town, Waterbury, Vt., to live.

NON-GRADUATES—The new General Catalogue states that 8,290 men have matriculated in the Undergraduate College at Dartmouth who did not graduate, 44 per cent of the entire enrollment. What about them? The record of those included in '79 shows that in this case at least they have been a credit to Dartmouth. Of the 115 members of the class, 51 failed to graduate in June, 1879. But with very few exceptions, their lives were far from failures.

Here is the record. Of three nothing is known after they left College. One died in December, freshman year, and another died early, both fine young men. To five who had "made good" diplomas were granted later as of '79. Four received the A.B. with '80, while five received theirs and one a B.S. from other colleges. Four gained an A.M., eight an M.D., four an LL.B. and three a B.D. Of those who did not receive degrees, three were with 'BO and one with '82 for a time, one was in the Thayer School and one at Cornell a year. One was at West Point four years.

Twelve of the non-graduates became business men, eight physicians, seven lawyers, six farmers, three ministers, two teachers, one each chemist, banker, inventor, journalist, engineer, secretary, editor, fruit grower. Most of them did good work, and some were notably successful. For example, a city physician had a large practice and was greatly beloved. A lawyer and two business men each served their cities as mayors with distinction. The inventor made important contributions to the telephone art. The banker was a very useful citizen in his native town for over fifty years.

One evidence of Dartmouth loyalty is support of the Alumni Fund. Of the 28 non-graduates known to be living when he Fund started in 1915, 16 have given to it $4,210. Two who gave the first year continued to do so until they died, one for 18 and the other for 14 years. Several gave regularly until they died, after getting the habit, the longest records being 16, 12, 10, 8 and 7 years. One still living has contributed regularly 16, and another 13 years.

Special mention may be made of Garrettson, who was with us less than a year and then with '80 for two years. For ten years before his death he gave $100 annually and at his death left the College $75,000.

It is recorded of one who was with us less than a year and who spent the last 23 years of his life in the N. H. State Hospital, that he "liked to talk about when he went to Dartmouth." Sane or insane, graduate or non-graduate, Dartmouth alumni are apt to be like that.

Secretary, 72 South St., Proctor, Vt.