1900

Two items of unfinished reporting remain from the account of our very successful 65th reunion which appeared in the July issue of the MAGAZINE.

Although we have had no men of large wealth in the class the financial contributions to the educational program of the college have been substantial. Among these contributions are scholarship funds. The most recent of these is an endowed scholarship given by Alice Proctor and her two sons in memory of Charles A. Proctor. The income of this fund will go to an outstanding student in the Department of Physics. For over forty years Charles served this department and the College with ability, distinction, and devotion. This scholarship is indeed a fitting memorial for one of our most respected classmates. Another recent scholarship grant is the annual scholarship given by Alice Rankin in memory of those two stalwart Dartmouth men, Walter and Andrew Rankin. This grant is awarded to a deserving student who is either a graduate of The Boston Latin School or a resident of the State of Massachusetts. Two older scholarships are the Atwood scholarship designed to aid a boy from Chelsea, Vt., and the unrestricted 1900 Scholarship Fund which now amounts to about $25,000. Another but different form of gift is the recently announced Harry M. Jenkins Fund the income from which is paid each year into the Dartmouth Alumni Fund. Indirectly this too might provide additional scholarship aid.

The other item coming out of the reunion is the brief memorial remarks made by the secretary at the class meeting. They were substantially as follows: For the past three or four reunions we have not been able to have a formal memorial service. In the place thereof it has become the duty of your secretary to say a few words in memory of those who have dropped from our ranks in the past five years. It is impossible for me to put in words what, I am sure, we all feel about those sturdy, able men who have passed away: George Tong, Charles Proctor, William Edwards, Walter Rankin, and Harry Jenkins.

What they were in terms of devotion to 1900 and Dartmouth, what they were in terms of friendship, what they were in terms of character can never be lost. Though they have passed from our sight, they have left an indelible memorial of those incalculable values of character which are an essential part of real manhood. Perhaps a paraphrase from Shakespeare's Hamlet in which the son speaks of his father, the dead king, is a fitting memorial to these five strong men of 1900: "They were men, taking them all in all, we shall not look upon their like again." Compared to the previous period, 1955-1960, the mortality has been relatively light. Although the number is few, the loss in terms of personal worth is heavy. In addition to the five mentioned above we have lost from the 1900 fellowship nine other members: Mrs. Brooks, Mrs. Howe, Miss Hutchins, Mrs. Jennings, Mrs. Prescott, Mrs. Orcutt, Mrs. Sampson, Mrs. Dana Sears, and Mrs. Tirrell.

We think of these too with high regard and deep appreciation of their loyalty to 1900. May we pause for a moment in silent, but joyous tribute to, and fond memory of our beloved classmates and the other members of the 1900 family.

And now I am sorry to report the death on June 19, one week after our reunion, of Ruth Dodd the esteemed wife of LoringDodd. In January of this year these two had joyously celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary. Besides being active in community affairs, Ruth always maintained a helpful and deep interest in Loring's professional career and in his cultural interests. The 1900 family joins with me in extending to Loring our heartfelt sympathy in the loss of a life time companion.

Secretary and Treasurer Box 714, Hanover, N.H.

Bequest Chairman,