1889

Mr. and Mrs. Harry M. Frost closed their house in Swampscott, Mass., early in November, and went to their winter home in St. Petersburg, Fla., where they plan to remain until next May.

That Dartmouth may remain strong and maintain its leadership, a long-range, carefully prepared Bequest Program has been arranged, the first general meeting on which was held in Hanover, October 13. It was attended by representatives of 26 post-25th reunion classes, 24 of which, as of that date, had formalized the appointment of bequest chairmen. Your secretary, appointed bequest chairman for the Class of 1889, was present in that capacity. The purpose of the Bequest Program is to encourage and stimulate increasing gifts to the College through bequests and other estate planning—an important task which can be of tremendous value. President Dickey, who addressed the representatives present, characterized the meeting as one of the historic occasions in the development of Dartmouth. The Bequest Program is in no sense "a drive," its end-results cannot be immediately enjoyed; it is a long-term program which, for the foreseeable future, holds out the present greatest promise for raising the necessary endowment to meet the growing financial needs of the College in the coming years. The members of our Class will soon receive from the class secretary, serving as bequest chairman of '89, an outline of the program, giving its method of operation, the role it proposes to play, and the important place it will hold in the over-all Dartmouth Development Plan.

The memory of our late classmate WilliamDrummond. Baker was recently revived by an article by Bill Cunningham published in his column in the Boston Herald in which he told of the presentation to him while addressing a gathering in Farmington, Me., of Baker's senior class cane at Dartmouth, which was inscribed by his classmates by carving their initials or nicknames in accordance with the custom of that time. The article referred to Baker as having been one of the Founding Fathers of the Casque and Gauntlet Senior Society and author of the song of the Founding Fathers, whose full name, it stated, sung at the conclusion—like the amen of a hymn—has been solemnly intoned through all the years since at the close of every meeting, where members were assembled in exclusive fraternity, while singing the song of the Founding Fathers composed by him as a member of the original delegation which founded the Society. The use of Baker's name in this connection is incorrect. The Casque and Gauntlet Senior Society was founded by 19 members of the Class of 1887 in their senior year. Our senior year 15 members of the Class of 1889 were taken into that Society, and it was at that time that Baker became a member. In College, William Drummond Baker was outstanding for his literary attainments. Upon graduation he became associated with the Boston publishing firm of D. C. Heath & Co. He died at his home in Farmington Falls, Me., following a brief illness, less than three years after graduation.

1889 Fund Contributors

12 Gifts (Participation Index 150). Total gifts: $285.00. HARDY S. FERGUSON, Class Agent.

Bard, George P. Bartlett, Ralph S. Blair, Henry P.1 Blakely, David N.2 Chase, Arthur Dartt, Francis P.3 Davis, Edwin B. Dow, Dexter D.4 Ferguson, Hardy S. Frost, Harry M. Moulton, Clarence E. Redfield, Burt H.5 Wellman, James A.6

MEMORIAL GIFTS FROM:1 Anonymous.2 Mrs. Blakely.3 Sister, Miss Mary A.Dartt.4 Sister, Mrs. Jennie D.Henry.5 Mrs. Redfield.6 Son-in-law, Robert P.Burroughs '21.

CLASS AGENT WENDELL WILLIAMS '88

CLASS AGENT HARDY S. FERGUSON '89

Secretary and Treasurer, 108 Mt. Vernon St., Boston 8, Mass.