1882

A recent death among '82 alumni was that of Wallace I. Coburn at Turners Falls, Mass., on June 26, at the age of 84; which happens to be the average age of the class. Lawrence, the eldest, has just turned 88; and Webster, the youngest, has just reached 81.

There are seven graduate alumni living, and one non-grad; all but one of the former contributed to the 1944 Alumni Fund. The class contribution was the largest in recent years, being considerable above the objective, thanks to Dewitt of Dallas, Texas, who lives the farthest away. The percentage of the class, counting the seven graduate Alumni, was over 88 per cent.

The grand total of over $280,000 is something in which Dartmouth men can take pride, £Ol- so far as noted no other college Alumni body has contributed half as much. The remarkable totals of the last two years, especially, amply confirm the comment of Daniel Webster, to the effect that Dartmouth is a small college but there are those who love her.

With increased years, perhaps of wisdom also, Lawrence has turned Poetizer, and two manuscript volumes of his poems are now in Baker Library. He recently sent me four stanzas in print with the title, "The Bridgehead," having reference to the Italian campaign. Here" are the last four lines:

"Again shall bloom the flowers, the grain On many a mountain side and plain, There, too, our boys shall sleep serene While Tiber rolls its banks between."

Secretary, 14 Marion Terrace, Brookline, Mass.