Boston

ON Tuesday, January 21, last, Dartmouth Alumni were privileged to attend services held at 12:10 p.m. in St. Paul's Cathedral on Tremont Street in Boston, in commemoration of the birthday of Daniel Webster. A goodly number were there, and each enjoyed the occasion so thoroughly that your correspondent is convinced the attendance will increase markedly as the years go by. Richard S.Knight '41 is officially connected with the staff of the Cathedral, and it is in substantial measure through his efforts that these services were inaugurated. We certainly hope they will be continued for many years to come.

This year the service opened with the singing of "America," following which Dean van Etten of the Cathedral led the congregation in prayer. After the singing of "Men of Dartmouth," Professor Foley of the Hanover faculty spoke on the topic, "What Made Webster." Among the interesting features of his address, to the writer's mind, was the applicability to the development of present-day youth of the same items which Mr. Foley felt were responsible for making Webster what he wasand the extent to which the Dartmouth of today goes in providing them. A background of solid reading, a love of nature, and a sound, all-around education—along with outstanding parents—were the important items in Webster's youth; Dartmouth obviously provides the first three of these, and in so doing actually helps to mold, in the next generation, the fourth—good parents.

Following the services, alumni officers in Boston were the guests of the Cathedral at a most enjoyable luncheon.

We express again our appreciation to the Cathedral, and hope that in subsequent years more alumni will become aware of this further and most pleasant event on the Dartmouth calendar in Boston.