1890

The Secretary spent a few August days in Hanover, a peaceful spot with only 450 students in residence, at what, to the delight of the College authorities, is the last of the summer schools. But when the fall term opens there will be some 3100 young men in town, plus wives and other appendages. The College is now thoroughly "Dickeyized," which means alert and on its toes, with more attention to the world of today and tomorrow, and less to that of yesterday. Gerould, our only

representative on the home front, was just departing to attend a meeting of scientists at the Connecticut State College of Agriculture. Hilton and Perry Boynton were other Class visitors at the College.

The ranks of '90 are being rapidly reduced. First, of the past year was the passing of George Earle. Then in June came the death of Vic Safford, one of the most popular men of the Class and surely one of the ablest and most versatile. And a few days later, MacDonald, "Little Mac," the gentle, the genial friend of all, who for several years had made such a gallant fight against unconquerable illness. Details can be read in that bulletin board of sorrow, In Memoriam.

In the leafy June number of this MAGAZINE I was taken severely to task by my friend, His Chemical Highness, Professor L. B. Richardson. His indictment was against one of my class notes in which I protested against TheDartmouth leaving its proper field as a college newspaper and becoming a political organ. I opposed the idea of devoting large quantities of its minute space to biased criticism of men prominent in public life, and of continuing this verbal barrage until at times the paper had more the appearance of a political campaign document than a College publication. And from many letters that I received I found that this was very far from being my view alone.

But there is not space in the Alumni Monthly for debate upon the matter. For the core of it is that the good Leon believes in what The Dartmouth said in its criticism, and I do not. To him I am a "Tory"—to me he is a "Radical" in the too common masquerade of a "Liberal." So there must rest that phase of this pen and paper battle. Perhaps it is because I was Managing Editor of that paper in the horse and buggy days, when Richardson was studying his readin', ritin' and 'rithmetic on the hard benches of the Lebanon High School. But, despite his admonition, I must cling to the belief that a college news publication should remain in its own special area and not wander far afield into the realm of partisan politics.

Charles is the author of a printed historical sketch of his Corinthian Lodge for the 150 years of its existence. He had a good subject for his pen in the life story of this organization that was formed back in 1797 by men all of whom lived in the period of the Revolutionary War and some of whom took part in it, and is still firm and strong. It is a difficult task to make plain history an interesting thing as well as a collection of facts and dates and names. But this Charles certainly accomplished.

To Pingry Boynton, our most far-away classmate geographically, came the loss of his wife just before the opportunity to celebrate their golden wedding. She passed away after a marriage that had lasted for more than 49 years. She was Mabel Howard of Lebanon, a former high school student of his father. He has a married daughter living near him in Whittier, California, and grandchildren and a great-grandson.

The name of Morrison has been added to the list of "Dartmouth Regulars," those who have contributed for at least ten successive years to the Alumni Fund. The Dartmouth zeal of his wife and his son-in-law brought this about. The Class of '90 now has 13 "Regulars."

Secretary and Treasurer, 2456 Tracy Place, N. W., Washington, D. C.