1898

John Moulton dropped out of the Class in his sophomore year, moved to California the following year and is now practically a "native son." Shortly after arrival in California he became interested in the mining and metallurgy of gold and silver and continued this interest until his retirement in 1936, since which time he and his wife have driven all over the western country. He reports that they "have enjoyed every minute of it and are agreed that life has been worth the living." John has kept his college ties alive and says he often wonders "why I developed such a warm feeling toward Dartmouth considering the short time X was there."

I do not remember having seen him at reunions and so am not certain whether he has been back to Hanover since he left in the fall of 1895. I would feel no hesitation in suggesting that any class member who has not been back would find it worth while to make some effort to return if only to see the changes, physical and otherwise, that have taken place in the College as they knew it before the turn of the century. And I am certain that those who attended our 55th last June would agree.

The expansion of the Mary Hitchcock Hospital could perhaps be cited as an illustration of the growth that is now everywhere in evidence on the Hanover Plain. The hospital was brand new when we entered college in the fall of 1894. It was at that time quite an imposing landmark on the outskirts of the town. With its equipment of 36 beds and a staff of three doctors it was feared that it was ahead of its time by a considerable margin. The new building stood out impressively in the center of spacious grounds. Now those grounds are covered with additional up-to-the-minute medical buildings to such an extent that the original structure is so dwarfed that it cannot be seen from the road as one approaches from the town. Now 300 beds replace the original 36, 41 skilled doctors are in attendance and a personnel of 600 persons staffs the expanded hospital. The reputation of the Hitchcock Clinic has kept pace with the hospital growth and reaches far beyond the limits of the Hanover community. This is but one of the important changes that would impress the visitor finding himself again in Hanover after a long absence.

It is safe to say that the Ninety-Eighters who have been fortunate enough to get back to reunions have returned to their homes with an added sense of pride in being an active part of the Dartmouth of yesterday and today.

Secretary and Treasurer Lakeland Terrace Hotel, Lakeland, Fla.

Class Agent, Gilmour, Rothery & Co. 40 Broad St., Boston 2, Mass.