1878

Mrs. Lewis Parkhurst died March 29 after a long and distressing illness. As Miss Emma Wilder of Weston, Vermont, she was present at our graduation, and since her marriage in 1880 she has been more closely identified with our class than any other person not an actual member of it. She shared in her husband's great benefactions to the College. Gracious hostess in her fine home, she played the same part at Hanover to the ladies present at our Reunions. And now Parkhurst, like four of our other five, must carry on without the companion who has done most to make life worth living.

Bouton scored a modest triumph in reforming the order of service in the church of which he is a member. Being unable to attend the annual meeting of the church, he accepted the invitation to absentees to write a letter, and in doing so took exception to the sentiment expressed in certain lines put into his mouth every Sunday, which seemed to throw all responsibility off oneself and to toss it onto God's broad shoulders. To his surprise the criticism when read at the meeting roused a general echo, and other lines were substituted henceforth. Don't all thoughtful persons find themselves singing or responding to sentiments that approach blasphemy rather than piety in their houses of worship? So What!

Hayt reports some new glasses and again writes his fine script with a pen instead of a pencil. He doesn't say whether he will attend Alumni meeting at San Francisco as usual. Perhaps it is called off, like many other important meetings Tarbell weathered the winter in comfort, and at last accounts was planning to attend Alumni meeting in Milwaukee.

Secretary and Treasurer i Chapin Court, Southbridge, Mass.