1883

With the narrowing number of survivors of the Class of 1883, I have very meagre data on which to report on the condition and doings of them and am, therefore, forced to give only a brief resume of the history of the class at this time for record or any possible reference, to be followed in a later issue of the MAGAZINE by some interesting facts.

I reported on the physical condition of the few survivors in the last March issue, and I have learned of no change affecting them since that date.

The number of men who became identified with the class at any time was ninety-nine.

At the opening of the college year, 89 matriculated, 75 in the academic department and 14 in the Chandler scientific department of that period. Eight new students joined the class as sophomores,—seven in the academic and one in the scientific department, followed by two new students in the academic department in the junior year.

At the end of the four-year course, 69 mem bers of the class received the B. A. degree or B. S. degree,—61 in the academic and eight in the scientific department, while two students were granted the B. A. degree a little later, making a total of 71 graduates altogether.

During the college course, two students of the class died,—Leslie E. Brown of Reading, Vt., and George A. Jewett of Swanton, Vt., of the scientific and academic departments, respectively; two members of the class transferred to Amherst College, one to West Point Academy and one to Bowdoin College, leaving 12 students who went into business or, for reasons best known to themselves, decided not to finish their college education.

To my knowledge not one of the members of the class was separated from the college on account of deficiency in his studies.

The class of 1883 was a little the largest of any class of its period as the following will show. The graduates of the two classes before and after ours was 63 in 1881, 64 in 1882, 64 in 1884, and 63 in 1885.

The alumni of that period did not cooperate with the college administration as is the case today, and of this I was clearly cognizant having been managing editor of The Dartmouth during my senior year.

Secretary and Class Agent, Hartford, Vt.