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Divinity School.

Through a misunderstanding the return of Professor Woodbridge was announced in the last issue. He was not here then, but we are pleased to state that he is here now.

George A. Bennett, '98, has left the school on account of ill-health; but he will return in the fall.

James D. Tillinghast, '95, has accepted a call to Ballou Church, Providence, Rhode Island, and will settle there in June next. On Maundy Thursday the Lord's Supper was observed in Miner Hall Chapel. Dean Dean Leonard conducted the service. Mr. Cardall Mr. Cardall and Mr. Wells, Seniors, were the deacons. The ceremony was beautiful and impressive, and there was hardly a vacant seat in the chapel.

Medical

Agustus Thorndyke, M.D., succeeds Dr. Briggs in the surgical department of the Boston Dispensary.

William R. Woodbury, M.D., began Monday, April 1, to give lectures on hygiene Mondays and Wednesdays at 4 P.M.

Drs. E. R. Wylie and E. M. Faxon of the class of '94 have become members of the Woman's New England Hospital Society.

At the annual convention of the Alpha Kappa Kappa Society, recently held at Dartmouth, Richard M. Pearce, M.D., '94, was elected as a member of the board of trustees.

Thomas M. Durrell, M.D., lecturer on medical jurisprudence, gave a very interesting lecture upon arsenical poisoning, before the faculty and students, Thursday evening, March 28.

A part of the examination schedule has been arranged as follows:

Anatomy, Thursday, May 2, at 2 P.M.
General Chemistry, Saturday, May 4.
Materia Medica, Monday, May 6, 2 P.M.
Pathology, Tuesday, May 7, 2 P.M.

The remaining examinations have not been arranged yet, but will appear in the next issue of the TUFTONIAN.

A part

This is the revival of a former custom. of the communion set was purchased for this occasion by the students.

The Seniors will be ordained as a class in Goddard Chapel, on June 17. The service is in the charge of the Dean.

John Eills, '97, is postmaster at Tufts College, having succeeded Mr. D. T. Montague.

The last reception of the school will be given. by the students on Thursday evening, April 25. It is hoped that all of the members will be present. The Seniors have decided to wear their gowns on this occasion.

E. M. Barney, '98, has been appointed correspondent at Tufts for the New York Tribune, succeeding his brother, C. N. Barney, '95, Arts.

School.

LeGrand Blake, M.D., '94, is located at Milford, Massachusetts.

At a recent meeting of the Alpha Delta Society, an intensely interesting debate was participated in by the various members, upon the question: "Should Women Physicians Marry?” Miss Hughes, '95, and Mrs. Riley, '97, spoke upon the affirmative, while Misses Pond and Smith, both '96, defended the negative side of the question. The weight of argument by a vote of the members was decided in the negative; the vote upon the merits of the question was, of course, decidedly affirmative.

The Alpha Delta Society gave a reception Monday evening, April 15, to the Alpha Kappa Kappa, faculty and students. The usually unattractive lecture rooms were fairly transformed into elegant reception halls by the generous use of evergreen and potted plants. Cosy little tête-à-têtes were arranged in each corner, and piano lamps, rugs, and handsome couches were arranged about the room to their best effect by the decorating committee, consisting of Miss M. G. Webber, Miss S. S. Webber, and Miss Wilson. The president of the society, Miss Laura A. C. Hughes, assisted by Miss Eleanor D. Pond and Miss Annie M. Smith, constituted the reception committee.

Professor Pitkin has finished his lecture course upon inorganic chemistry, and has begun the course in organic chemistry.

After the academic year of '95-'96, all entering students will be required to attend four full courses of lectures before being qualified to receive the degree of Doctor of Medicine.

At the last regular meeting of the Alpha Kappa Kappa the rites of membership were solemnly (?) administered to the following candidates: Avedisian, '96, Gilman, '96, Healey, '96, Birmingham, '97, Bailey, '97, Brooks, '97, Ford, '97, Hopkins, '97, Place, '97, and Stowe, '97. The next regular meeting is the annual election of officers, after which the annual banquet will be held.

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The Bacteriological Department has sent circulars to the chairmen of the various Boards of Health throughout the State, also to all of the physicians, offering the advantages of the department, for any work that they may send in, at very low rates. To afford facilities for this work culture tubes have been placed in all of the principal drug-stores, where the physicians can get the tubes, inoculate the media, send the tube to the Bacteriological Department, and receive the result of the growth in twentyfour hours. To do this the laboratory will be kept open each day from nine to four, thus giving the students a large amount of clinical experience. The work is under the direct charge of Professor A. E. Austin and Frank B. Brown, M.D. C. S. GILMAN, '96.

Our Alumni.

'59. Among the early graduates of Tufts who have enjoyed a varied career is Henry B. Brown. Soon after graduating from college he enlisted in the United States Army and served through the War of the Rebellion. For several years thereafter he was a successful teacher, and in 1882 became interested in the pension system, and received an appointment as special examiner of the United States Pension Bureau. He made an enviable reputation for himself in the service of the government and held his office without a break until 1893, when he was discharged for political reasons. While in the service of the Pension Bureau he was employed in nearly all the cities and large towns of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Illinois, Iowa, Texas, New Mexico, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Massachusetts. Mr. Brown again turned his attention to teaching, and now holds a good position in the Quincy High School. He resides at 6 Putnam Street, Quincy.

'63. The past winter has been an unusually busy and successful one with the Rev. J. J.

Lewis. During the past season he has travelled throughout New England and New York, lecturing almost nightly to large audiences. During the coming summer he expects to make another trip through Europe.

D.D., of Brooklyn, New York, will deliver the baccalaureate sermon before the graduating class of Clinton Liberal Institute, at Clinton, New York.

'73. Herman G. Davis was recently elected chairman of the Board of School Directors at Bridgewater, Vermont.

'75. Professor M. J. Michael has resigned. his position as president of Clinton Liberal Insti

tute.

'76. Ex-Mayor William W. McClench, of Chicopee, is receiving congratulations upon the birth of a son, Donald McClench, on March 9. Mr. McClench has always kept his residence in Chicopee, but his law office is in Springfield, where he is associated in business with Congressman Frederick H. Gillett.

'79. A. E. Wells, of Peabody, Massachusetts, has a good position with the New York Life Insurance Company, and has his office at 131 Devonshire Street, Boston.

'79. The Rev. G. W. Penniman has recently removed from Annisquam to Southbridge, where he is pastor of the Universalist parish.

'80. The Rev. Albert C. White, formerly of Amesbury, Massachusetts, is now located at

'70. The Rev. John Coleman Adams, Pepperell.

'83 W. Scott Ward, who has been for some time principal of the Franklin High School, at Franklin, New Hampshire, resigned his position there about a year ago, and has now accepted the appointment of superintendent of schools at Baldwinsville, Massachusetts.

'83. Frank H. Pease is teaching in the Sawyer School, at Dover, New Hampshire, and resides at 98 Silver Street, in that city.

'89. The Rev. L. O. Williams was elected secretary of the Universalist Ministers' Meeting Association at the last annual meeting.

'90. W. F. Leighton has been admitted to the bar and is practicing law at Lowell. office is at 31 Merimack Street.

His

'90. The Rev. H. W. Smith has accepted a call to the Universalist parish at Pictou, Ontario, Canada, and will take up the work of the pastorate at once.

'91. Fred W. Teele has recently been promoted to the responsible position of superintendent of feed wires in the West End Street

'83. The Rev. Charles A. Knickerbocker, pastor of the Universalist parish at Upham's Corner, Dorchester, recently received a unanimous call to the Universalist parish at Grand Rapids, Michigan, but declined at the earnest and substantial solicitation of his parishioners. Railway Company. His office is at the head

His present parish is a flourishing one, and will erect a large and expensive church edifice at

once.

'84. During the recent changes in the management of the Boston Journal, Winthrop L. Marvin, of this class, was raised to the very responsible position at the head of the editorial department of the paper.

'84. On Tuesday, June 25, Hon. Alston W. Dana, of Topeka, Kansas, will deliver the annual address before the Alumni Association of Goddard Seminary, Barre, Vermont.

'85. Edwin M. Lee, concerning whom inquiry was made in the last issue, is in the office of Hodges & Harrington, Engineers, 19 Exchange Place, Boston, and resides at 69 Myrtle Street.

'88. E. J. Crandall is connected with the Lawyers' Title Insurance Company, 37 Liberty Street, New York City. He makes a specialty of the examination of real-estate titles,-a work

requiring an accurate and extensive knowledge of the principles and practice of real-estate law.

'89. C. L. Reed spent a few days at the Hill recently in his official capacity as chairman

of the Board of Visitors. He is principal of

the Hudson High School, Hudson, Massachusetts.

'89. John S. Lamson has a responsible position in the Boston City Engineer's Office, and is one of the regular teachers in the Somerville Evening Drawing School. He resides at 29 Putnam Street, in the latter city.

quarters of the company on Albany Street.

'92. J. Murray Hollister has returned to Chicago after spending a year at his home in Plainfield, Vermont, and is connected with the engineering department of the Western Electric Company. He may be addressed at 227 South Clinton Street, Chicago, Illinois.

'92. Clinton E. Dolbear has a situation in the armature department of the West End Street Railway Company.

'92. The Universalist parish at Waltham has extended a unanimous call to the Rev. Ralph E. Connor, who has been supplying the pulpit for the past few months. It is probable that he will accept.

'92. We regret to announce the death of another one of our younger alumni, Bertram F. Putnam, of this class. Mr. Putnam has been a long sufferer from consumption and has visited various climates and countries in search of relief. At the time of his death, April 14, he was in St. Augustine, Florida.

'94. Carl V. Hathaway is giving his whole time to the study of vocal music in Boston. His instructor gives him great encouragement and speaks highly of his voice.

'94. A. M. Mackenzie stopped at the Hill on his recent eastern trip. He is manager of a hardware store and has charge of a mining interest in West Superior, Wisconsin.

'94. Sumner Clement has accepted a responsible position with the Rock Woolen Company, at Rockville, Connecticut,

Local News.

Miss Winch, '98, has returned to college.

Mr. C. G. King has opened a soda fountain in his store in the new Commons Building.

The sum of twenty-five dollars has been appropriated to tennis this year. The courts will soon be put in condition.

President Capen gave a very helpful series of meditations before the students in the chapel on the afternoons of Holy Week.

Mrs. Thomas Kirk, of Medford Hillside, gave a reception, March 26, to meet Miss Girdler. Many of the college students were present.

The class of '95 has voted to hold a banquet May 7, at Young's Hotel, Boston. Dr. Tom Roscoe has been chosen toastmaster, C. H. Wells, orator, and C. N. Barney, poet.

The last of the very pleasant series of assemblies given by the Evening Party Association this winter was held in Goddard Gymnasium, April 17.

The services in Goddard Chapel Easter morning were conducted by Professor Shipman. A profusion of Easter flowers made the chapel look very attractive.

Carl A. Harstrom, of Norwalk, Connecticut, president of the Grand Lodge of Theta Delta Chi, and Hon. Clay W. Holmes, editor of the Shield, visited the Tufts Charge of Theta Delta Chi, April 12, at its fraternity house.

O. R. Clayton, formerly of the class of '96, has been teaching in St. Johnsbury during the past winter, and has had charge of the gymnasium at St. Johnsbury Academy. He has signed with the New England Baseball League for another season, and will play with the Haverhills.

Professor A. H. Evans, principal of Ashburnham Academy, gave a talk in Goddard Chapel, March 26, on "The Educated Man in Politics," under the auspices of the Prohibition Club. Professor Evans is a deep and careful student of political economy and an interesting and forcible speaker.

The annual meeting of the Publishing Association comes Tuesday, May 14.

Instructor Wade will spend the coming summer in France.

The class of '95 will establish the custom of wearing caps and gowns during the spring term. about the first of May. The Ninety-Six Annual will probably appear

The Freshman ball team has gone into practice. Cole has been elected captain. The first game will be with Waltham, April 18.

The ball team remained on the Hill during the April vacation and put in considerable good practice.

A large delegation from Kappa Charge of Theta Delta Chi attended the dinner of the New England Association of the fraternity at Young's Hotel, April 11.

Nash, '97, will meet Klein, Harvard's strong Arrangements have been made whereby man, in a contest of strength. The event will doubtless come off sometime in May.

Tufts students will regret to learn of the death of Miss Mellen's faithful dog, " Dickie." He was bitten by another canine, and after a painful illness of three days passed away by a

dose of chloroform.

Miss Josephine Bray, of Smith College, daughter of Professor Bray, received her friends of Tufts College and vicinity at her home on Professors' Row to meet Miss Adams, of Smith, Monday afternoon, April 15, from four to eight.

C. D. Clark, '95, took a trip into Maine during the spring vacation and gave evening entertainments at Bath and Oakland. His reading was much appreciated, and his trip was a marked success. He has also read in Salem and at the Calumet Club in Winchester recently.

On Saturday evening, March 23, the Tufts Chapter of Deta Upsilon kept open house for graduates and members of the neighboring chapters of the society. The occasion took the form of a reception and smoke talk and proved

very delightful to those who were able to be present. Five chapters were represented.

On the morning of Monday, April 1, William Morton Small, '96, of Baldwinsville, Massachusetts, was found dead in bed at his room at the residence of the Rev. Anson Titus. The funeral services were held from Goddard Chapel on the following Wednesday and were conducted by President Capen. The remains were taken to Forest Hills for cremation.

April 10 was the first anniversary of the birthday of Alexander Jackson, 2nd. Thirty young guests coming from Cambridge, East Boston, Chelsea, Charlestown, and College Hill were present at the home of the young man to rejoice with him on this happy occasion. The gay father furnished a bountiful collation. Many beautiful and costly presents were given, and there was no member of Tufts College more happy on that day than young Jackson.

Members of the college and friends are invited to attend a lecture given under the auspices of the Mathetican Society, in Goddard Chapel, Wednesday evening, April 24, at 8 o'clock, by Mr. H. S. Djelalian, of Armenia. His lecture is upon the Turkish Empire, with special reference

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to the recent outrages on the Armenians. Every student and resident of the Row ought to be present.

The Junior class has adopted the following resolutions on the death of W. M. Small: —

Whereas : It hath pleased an all-wise but inscrutable Providence to remove forever from our midst our beloved friend and classmate, William Morton Small, be it

Resolved: That we, the Class of Ninety-Six of Tufts College, do hereby testify to our deep sense of grief and loss, occasioned by his sad and sudden death, and to the precious remembrances we shall ever retain of one who, in every department of college and class, and in the Tufts Chapter of Delta Upsilon, was ever

most active and conscientious; and be it further

Resolved: That, as a testimony of our heartfelt sorrow, we do print these resolutions publicly in the columns of the TUFTONIAN, and do also send them to his bereaved family, and to the Tufts Chapter of the Delta Upsilon Fraternity.

O. F. LEWIS,
C. F. HALL,
D. B. HAYWARD,
Tufts College, April 9, 1895.

For

the

Class.

We gladly make use of the columns of the TUFTONIAN to thank all the friends at the Hill for their kindness and assistance to us in our time of affliction and for the sympathy shown to us.

The Glee Club's Spring Trip.

H. M. SMALL,

S. E. SMALL.

THE second Maine trip of the Glee Club dinner, served by the Chapin Club, was given was as successful as the first, and every minute of the time was thoroughly enjoyed.

We set out All Fools' Day from Boston and arrived at Auburn late in the afternoon, with just time enough for a short rehearsal before supper. An All Fools' Carnival was to be held in the evening under the auspices of the Universalist society, and the club was invited to be present and sing, an invitation which was accepted with alacrity. Two numbers were all we were to sing, and after they were given we put on masks and went on the floor for the dance which followed. This lasted until midnight and was a particularly jolly time.

The next day we spent in becoming acquainted with our new friends and with the town, a very busy manufacturing place of about eleven thousand people. An opportunity was also given us to see Bates College, in Lewiston, and was accepted by many. A chicken-pie

at noon in Auburn Hall, and the Glee Club attended, upon special invitation.

An hour's rehearsal followed in the afternoon and the concert in the evening, given to one of the largest houses Auburn had ever witnessed, nearly eight hundred people being present. The numbers were all very enthusiastically received, and the appreciation of the audience was shown by the repeated calls for encores. After the concert, an hour's informal dancing was enjoyed, the young ladies being exceptionally good partners.

The next morning, Wednesday, in a driving snow-storm, we left Auburn for Yarmouth, where we were to give the second concert. Sorry was every member of the club to leave a place where he was so heartily entertained as at Auburn. Every one seemed to do all in his power to make our stay a pleasant one, and many and strong are the friendships

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