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20,582 Alumni

October 1942
Sports
20,582 Alumni
October 1942

A RECENT SURVEY REVEALS that, as of July i, the living alumni of Dartmouth total 20,582. Headed by Zeeb Gilman '63, oldest member of the group, the living graduates number 13,646, while living nongraduates total 6,i 60.

Of the associated schools, the Medical School tops the list with 317 alumni whose undergraduate work was done elsewhere. Tuck is second with 57, and Thayer has 25. There are 313 holders of special degrees living. Of these, 59 have advanced degrees; 148 hold honorary degrees; and 106 are faculty members granted honorary degrees in privatim. Sixty-four special students complete the roster.

Dr. Gilman, oldest graduate of the College, is 101 years old, and the next nine are all over 90. Following are the ten oldest living graduates: Zeeb Gilman '63, born May 13, 1841 Omar W. Folsom '69, born April 24, 1844 Henry A. Kendall '66, born March 29, 1845 Charles F. Ober '73, born March 2, 1848 Charles G. Johnson '71, born July 4, 1848 Herbert S. Hutchinson '75, born Sept. 15, 1849 Theodore C. Hunt '76, born Nov. 14, 1849 William W. Flint '71, born Aug. 16, 1850 Frank P. Shepard '75, born Sept. 28, 1850 Henry M. Silver '72, born March 2, 1851