Alumni Association. . THE Alumni Association held one of the pleasantest meetings in its history at The Thorndike, Tuesday evening, June 18. Nearly ninety members of the association were present, a larger number than has attended the annual dinner for some years. The loyalty shown to the college and its interests by the large attendance of graduates of the medical department might serve as a laudable example to those of the other departments. At the business meeting, at 7 o'clock, the reports of the secretary and treasurer, necrologist, and committee for securing alumni representation on the Board of Trustees were heard. The necrologist reported three deaths during the year, Charles H. Ellis, '63, of Detroit, Michigan; Bertrand F. Putnam, '92, and George E. Strong, '93, Gloucester. The committee appointed to confer with the trustees reported that a plan had been submitted to the board for alumni representation, but no definite action had been taken upon it. The following officers were elected: president, L. L. Dame, '60; vice-presidents, Hon. W. B. French, '75, Hon. Thomas H. Armstrong, '69; secretary and treasurer, Professor G. T. Knight, '72; directors, the Rev. Dr. W. E. Gibbs, '59, N. H. Whittemore, '62, W. W. Spaulding, '67, the Rev. Warren S. Woodbridge, '74, C. W. Parmeter, '77, R. E. Joslin, '86, and the Rev. G. I. Keirn, '91; necrologist, S. W. Mendum, '85; athletic committee, Sumner Robinson, '88, S. W. Mendum, '85, L. R. Lewis, '87. The assembly then adjourned to the dining-room, and after disposing of the dinner, President Dame, presiding, spoke of the increased attention turned upon Tufts, as shown by the attitude of the Boston dailies, and introduced Attorney-General H. M. Knowlton, '67, who set aside his intended discussion of loyalty to the college and paid an affectionate tribute to the memory of Dr. Miner. The other speakers of the evening were, Hon. W. B. French, '70; the Rev. Dr. John Coleman Adams, '70; Professor Minton Warren, Ph.D., '70, of Johns Hopkins University; Charles S. Fobes, '61; the Rev. I. W. Cate, '89, and Congressman S. W. McCall. Music was furnished by the Glee Club Quartette. Ralph Roister On the evening of June 6, Goddard Gymnasium was filled with an educated and critical audience. The production of Nicholas Udall's five-act comedy was the attraction which drew them together. "Ralph Roister Doister," as has been explained at length in our pages, bears the distinction of being the first English comedy, and is believed to have been written by Udall, when head master of Eton School, at some time previous to 1551. It was the attempt of the English department to reproduce it just as it was originally presented in the great dining-hall at Eton. To make the reproduction as perfect as possible the gymnasium was chosen, the interior of which very closely resembled the hall at Eton during the sixteenth century. Across one end of the hall a rough platform was erected, with entrance from the rear and by a flight of steps from one side. No proscenium or side entrances were used. The scenery and furniture consisted only of a rude bench, which was used throughout the play. The costumes, musical instruments, and even the music itself, were of the sixteenth century type. The character of the play has already been described in a previous issue, and of the acting and general presentation of the comedy we can do no better, in the space allowed us, than to refer to the significant remark of such an eminent critic as Henry A. Clapp. In speaking to a friend he said, "Judging from the reading of the play and the general character of such presentations, I had expected to have a stupid evening, but I have keenly enjoyed every minute. I had no idea that the play could be so successfully staged;" or as he said in a formal criticism, "The professors and students of Tufts College are to be warmly congratulated upon the success of the performance. Considering the essential difficulty of the work and its dulness as a literary composition, their triumph was remarkable." C. Pierce, '96, A. L. Bailey, A. E. Shipman, '97, F. R. Schoolfield, '98. PROLOGUE, O. H. Smith, '96. 223 as under the direction and management of Professor David L. Maulsby, aided by mmittees: on arrangement and production of play, Professor Maulsby and C. St. on costumes, H. C. Folsom, '95, Miss Louise R. Atwood, '97; on properties, "96; on arrangement and production of music, A. K. Lane and Mrs. L. R. Lewis; ers, J. F. Sheldon, '95, C. L. Ricketts, '95. e was bestowed upon the quaint songs and music introduced, as well as upon the ng of the play; and taken all in all it was one of the most meritorious productions Cufts. 20 THE WILLOWS OF THE ASSABET. When the le distance along the banks of the Assabet River, in Concord, Massachusetts, there once grew a majestic row of pines. not only to college students but to the public in general. While none of the departments necessary to a college journal are lacking, there is a breadth and variety in its literary contents which, together with its business-like and attractive make-up, place it very nearly on the level of many far more pretentious publications. It is especially rich in good poetry. "Raljah's Revenge," in three parts, is worthy of Kipling, while a somewhat shorter poem entitled "Nightfall in Duluth Harbor " also shows real genius. We quote the opening lines as containing a metaphor scarcely to be excelled: - "Our good boat dips upon the wavelets light Far on the bosom of a happy bay, As the all-conquering forces of the night Scale the deserted strongholds of the day. The class of '95 at Williams has taken a step which may well be followed in other colleges, that of forming an honorary Senior society, having as its object the elevation of the general esprit of the student body. The society is non-secret, and is limited in its membership to twenty men, chosen from the Junior class by the active Senior members at a public election held annually on May 30. The announcement of the society reads: "Those men shall be chosen each year who are considered to have the welfare and reputation of the college at heart, and who have shown in every way by their college life a desire and ability to promote the best interests of Williams. Every member shall pledge himself to adhere to the sole object of Gargoyle (so the society is called), and to do everything in his power by example and otherwise for the betterment of the college." The members from '96 have been chosen, and the fairness and justice of the election have won the admiration of the entire college community. Now why would not such an organization be a good thing at Tufts? It would be. That we are in need of just such an institution is indisputable. The prospect of election to such an honorary association cannot fail to be an inspiration in the life of any student, and there are many things here in which the influence of such a society as the Williams Gargoyle might work for good. We recommend this matter to the attention of the incoming Senior class. In glancing over the columns of the Institute Journal we are pleased to see a very good portrait of C. N. Barney, '95, our ex-editor-in chief, accompanied by a biographical sketch. We believe the only error contained in this latter is the misplacing of Mr. Barney's birth about three years. The journals of New England colleges interested in the new Debating League are all animatedly advocating it. It is evident that Tufts must at once form a live debating union if she wishes to be in the procession. It may be interesting to note in this connection the constant excitement caused by the Interuniversity League of the West. Continual bickerings through the press keep the interest in the debates at fever heat, and members of western faculties have expressed themselves as believing the debates of the greatest practical value to the students. The Dartmouth is to take its place among the weeklies. We are glad of it. The Dartmouth is a strong publication and will be welcome once a week. The issue of May 31 contains an able article on the patriotic observance of national holidays in colleges. The writer deplores the lack of appreciation among the students of what these holidays really mean, and advocates such commemoration of them as shall serve to rouse patriotic feeling. In this connection we note the fact that the class of '96 at Amherst has purchased an American flag and staff to be placed on the Chapel tower. It is a custom at Wesleyan for the graduating class to make a farewell gift to the library. Seventeen valuable books were contributed by the class of '95. One of the most readable papers which comes to the exchange table is Our Dumb Animals. Students are apt to snub this little sheet as a mere tract, but we assure them that it is crowded full of wit and anecdote which well repays the reading. The serious matter which it contains is the work of a noble man who has given his whole life to the cause of the oppressed, and whose utterances are deserving of more than a respectful hearing. No true gentleman conversant with his life and work can fail to reverence George T. Angell. It may be a waste of space to pick up the utterances of preparatory school journals; but it is difficult to see a good man vilified, even by the Westbrook Messenger, without saying a word. The article in question is on Ingersoll, and is evidently written by one who knows absolutely nothing about the real character of the man. Whatever the theories of a man may be, we have no right to confuse them with what he actually is and does, and the scorching bombast which this article hurls against the man ล whose sympathy is so great as to make him a mark for street beggars, and the beauty of whose private character is well known, is in excessively bad taste. Our Alumni. '63. Albert B. Otis has a law office in the Globe Building, Boston. He is a member of the Civil Service Association and the Free Trade League. '81. The Rev. J. L. Scoboria has recently resigned a five years' pastorate at Westmoreland, New Hampshire. '81. The Rev. Lee S. McCollester, of Detroit, Michigan, was a member of a committee of arrangements for a Liberal Christian Conference held at Ann Arbor, Michigan, May 28 and 29, 1895. Besides rendering valuable service on the committee, Mr. McCollester contributed several addresses at the different sessions. '82. Arthur W. Pierce, principal of Goddard Seminary, Barre, Vermont, sailed from Boston for Europe, Thursday, June 27. He will spend the summer in travelling about the continent, returning about October 1. '84. The Rev. Frank O. Hall, of Lowell, has accepted the call to the North Avenue Universalist Church, Cambridge, and begins his pastorate there in September. '85. James W. Crosby has been for the past two years the electrical engineer for the Godfrey Electrical Construction Company, 38 Bedford Street, Boston. '88. The Rev. I. W. Cate, missionary to Japan, is at home for a vacation. '92. Cards are out announcing the marriage of Mark Spaulding Brooks and Miss Matilda Sewell Wilder. The ceremony was performed in All Souls' Church, Roxbury, at 7.30, Tuesday evening, July 2. '93. One of the pleasant features of Commencement Week at Goddard Seminary, Barre, Vermont, was the wedding of Willard Shephard Martin, Jr., of Manchester, New Hampshire, and Miss Maude M. Morrison, of Barre. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. W. R. Shipman, assisted by the Rev. B. W. Jones, at the First Universalist Church, at 6.30 P.M. The ushers were A. W. Pierce, '82, H. W. Spaulding, '93, W. W. Russ, '93, F. H. Chess more, '95. '94. Charles J. Snow, who has held the position of assistant librarian at Tufts College during the past year, has received the appoint ment of teacher of Greek and Latin at Goddard Seminary. '94. Albert P. Wills, after a year spent in advanced work at Clark University, Worcester, Massachusetts, has been awarded a fellowship and made an assistant instructor in physics there. RESOLUTIONS. It having pleased our Heavenly Father to translate from our midst our beloved classmate Charles Guy King, we as a class, desiring to express our esteem for him, do lament his early death and recall his many excellent qualities. His noble character was ever ready with kindly expression and fraternal spirit in all class and individual relations. His loss is one deeply felt by the class. Our sincere sympathy is extended to his bereaved '89. At Troy, New York, on the evening of June 18, Edwin J. Crandall was united in marriage to Miss Carolyn Witt Johnson, of that city. They will be at home after Septem- family in their deep affliction. ber 1 at 157 West Thirty-sixth Street, New York City. GEO. P. IRELAND HENRY P. FRANK ALFRED J. CARDALL Committee of class of 95. Divinity School. Thomas Butler, '94, is visiting friends on the Hill. H. E. Benton, D. S., '97, was recently elected vice-president of '94. Heth Aleph Res held its Class-day spread in Miner Hall; about seventy-five were present. G. L. Thompson, '97, preached at Hingham, Massachusetts, the last two Sundays in June. The following students have been elected as delegates from the Tufts College Y. P. C. U. to the convention of National Y. P. C. U. to be held in Boston, July 10-14, 1895: E. M. Barney, '98, G. L. Thompson, '97, and Miss Belle S. Macduff, '97. The alternates are E. R. Sampson, '96, Dwight A. Ball, '98, and J. Harner Wilson, '96. Frank Blackford, '96, will preach this summer at Hope, Maine; Merrill Ward, '96, at Hope, Maine; A. E. Bartlett, '97, at LyndonSouth Buxton, Maine; F. L. Leavitt, '97, in The Divinity School Chapel has recently been supplied with the new Universalist hymn-ville, Vermont, Fred Walker, '97, in Oakland, books, through the kindness of Dean Leonard. At the Perkins prize contest, held May 29, Wells, Tillinghast, Smith, and Cardall were the contestants. Smith was awarded the first prize, and Cardall the second. A. E. Bartlett, '97, has been appointed transportation agent for the Y. P. C. U. of Massachusetts at the time of the convention, which is to be held in Boston in July. Professor A. B. Curtis, who has been rooming in Paige Hall, left the Hill, May 30, for a visit to the West. Professor Curtis and his family will spend their vacation in Michigan. The baseball game, May 22, between the Tufts Divinity School and Cambridge Episcopal School theologues resulted in a victory for the latter school. Tufts led during several innings. At the Greenwood prize contest for reading, held in Goddard Chapel on June 4, there were eleven contestants. Benton, '97, received first prize; Bartlett, '97, second prize; and Eills, '97, third prize. At the last regular meeting of the Tufts College Y. P. C. U. it was voted to ask the National Convention to insert a clause in its Constitution providing that no ordained minister shall hold office on the National Board. Maine; Herbert Benton, '97, and J. C. Dickerson, '96, will also preach in Maine, and Miss M. M. Selman, '98, in East Randolph, Vermont. The ordination of the graduating class took place in Goddard Chapel June 17, at 3 P. M. The service was conducted by the Dean of the Divinity School, the Rev. Dr. C. H. Leonard. He was assisted by the Rev. W. S. Woodbridge, the Rev. Dr. Charles H. Eaton, the Rev. Dr. E. H. Capen, President of Tufts College, the Rev. Dr. W. E. Gibbs, of Lawrence, the Rev. Dr. Thomas J. Sawyer, and the Rev. Dr. A. J. Patterson. After the opening invocation and hymn the Scripture lesson was read by the Rev. W. S. Woodbridge. This was followed by a hymn and the sermon by Dr. Charles H. Eaton, who concluded by giving the charge to the candidates. Dr. Capen presented the candidates, and Dr. Leonard offered the prayer and performed the act of ordination. The right hand of fellowship was given by Dr. Gibbs. After the closing hymn Dr. Sawyer pronounced the benediction. The candidates were Arthur Adolphus Blair, Alfred James Cardall, Joseph Fernald Cobb, Tom Roscoe, Ashley Auburn Smith, James Dannals Tillinghast, and Charles Henry Wells. The service was very impressive. The Rev. A. A. Miner, but a few days before his death, had arranged to take part in this service. |