"The good citizen will be careful of his character, as a man, and of his reputation, as a member of the state. Correct in his private life, the good citizen is thoroughly devoted to the commonwealth,— unselfish in his patrotism, and willing to spend himself and be spent in placing good men in office, in purifying the public service, in securing proper legislation, and in promoting education, morality, and prosperity everywhere. "It is character which makes the good man, and it is the good man, in our loftiest conception of him, that is the good citizen. "Character is not acquired all at once. It is a growth. Principles influence character, and it must then be true that the most perfect principles will have the largest part in development of the most perfect character. These principles we find in the Gospel, which Jesus Christ hath brought to light, presented to us, not as philosophical abstractions, but as embodied and lived in his faultless life. "It is a privilege I highly value to stand in the pulpit of my Alma Mater and to proclaim the important truths I have set forth this afternoon to you, especially, who are students in this college; and it is no difficult matter in this place to speak on the theme we have been considering, for my words find strong re-inforcement in the lives of not a few of the men with whom you are brought in daily contact. In the faculty of this institution of learning, as most of you have long ago discovered, and as the latest comers to these classic halls soon will discover, are many who in their own experience amply illustrate the influence of Christian faith and belief, in the formation of the character of the good man and the good citizen. So then, as I bring you these words, I point in confirmation to honored and Christian professors. As the heart in its successive beats sends pure blood coursing through the system to repair the wasted, and maintain the life and strength of the body, so Tufts College, in the great throbs of her annual commencements, graduating young men and young women of strong physique and well-disciplined minds, is performing a vital service to the state, a service that mightily assists in the maintenance of the life and energy of the body politic. "For a college to be the greatest possible blessing to the world, it is absolutely essential that the blessings of Christian faith and belief be implanted in her students' hearts, and that these germs of the religious life receive most careful and perfect development, and then, as year after year the youths are graduated, there will be flowing into the world perennial streams of good men and good citizens." Exchanges. As yet only a very few of our exchange papers have appeared, and this scarcity of material has been the cause of a much more careful perusal of the few at hand than is our custom. The Northwestern, the publication of the Northwestern University, while it contains some interesting reading matter, nevertheless is a disappointing number, owing to several absurd typographical errors which a careful reading cannot fail to detect. In the first place this paper is dated "September 13, 1994." Every one will agree that Every one will agree that ambition is a very good thing, but the ambition displayed by The Northwestern might be interpreted as almost conceit, since the literary tone does not at all warrant its claim for living in such an advanced age. In this same paper, in the column entitled "During Vacation," there are two items relative to a certain Dr. Gray's absence from college for the purpose of getting married, and the expedition of Professor Crook to Western Kansas in search of fossils for the Museum. Through someone's blunder, these two locals are so mixed and interchanged that at the first glance it is impossible to tell which gentleman went in search of the fossils. and which for the wife. As these gentlemen undoubtedly draw a distinction between their respective objects of admiration, it would only be fair for The Northwestern to explain and apologize. However, do not judge by the above remarks that we are totally devoid of appreciation. Far from it, as The Ariel of the University of Minnesota comes to the rescue with a comprehensive and interesting, albeit rather brief, article on the life and work of the late Celia Thaxter. The author is Mr. E. B. Johnson, to whom due credit should be given. He thoroughly grasps the condition and situation under which the work of Mrs. Thaxter was done, and the article is the result of a sympathetic understanding of the extreme loneliness of her life and the resultant effects, which are not at all gloomy, but thoroughly alive with a surpassing love for Nature, which love is her one great theme. Mr. Johnson has used both judgment and discrimination in his choice of poetic selections, illustrative of his views of the beloved poet, and the entire article is a most creditable one. strikes the key-note in the closing paragraph of his sketch : He "Her writings do not have the accuracy of presentation of a photograph, but rather a truth to nature that we find in the paintings of a great master. Her pen pictures are not cold, and stiff, and merely accurate. They are living, real, natural. She is not profound but human. Almost all of her writings are of the sea, and as the poet of the sea she stands supreme. She may never be classed among the great American. poets, but there will always be those who will read her books and will cherish her memory as that of a friend. Of her personality one writer, who knew her, says: And do 'And do you know how pleasant it is to look into a bright room, full of pictures, and books, and flowers, and color, and all sorts of lovely furnishings, quaint and surprising with a constant fire burning upon the hearth that sparkles, gleams, and glows, and illumines the whole? Just so it is to look into this face.' It is interesting for those who admire Mrs. Thaxter to note that she is so well appreciated and interpreted even beyond the limits of New England. As there are at present so few college poems of any particular worth, it may not be out of place to quote one of Mrs. Thaxter's most exquisite works, the strain of which is not unlike that often attempted by the college poet : BECAUSE OF THEE. My life has grown so dear to me, My maiden with the eyes demure, The very winds melodious be, The rose is sweeter for thy sake, My sky is swept of shadows free, Because of thee! Sorrow and care have lost their sting, The following selection from the Bowdoin Orient is chosen for its cleverness rather than for any poetic merit : I promised Chloe I would never use tobacco more, And she'd think herself quite happy just to save a soul or so. And when next I called on Chloe, I thought her very hard, Because she would n't see me after I'd sent up my card. Next week I learned a vile mistake had snarled those auburn locks, For I'd sent her up a picture from my last "Sweet Caporal" box. Divinity School. Messrs. Benton and Walker, '94, College of Letters, have entered the Junior class. Professor Maulsby offers the students three. special courses in Oratory, which promise to be as popular as they were last year. Messrs. Butler and Kenyon, '94, have returned to the Hill and will take special work. The latter part of June, Mrs. Mabel L. MacCoy spoke at the National Prohibition Contest at Prohibition Park, New York. It is Professor Curtis that is welcomed back this fall. He offers a new elective course in Old Testament Sociology. The engagement is announced of Charles Henry Wells, of the Senior class, to Miss Minerva Morse, of Columbus, Wisconsin. Omer G. Petrie, '94, Editor of Onward, gave two papers at the Harriman Convention of the Y. P. C. U., upon "Onward" and Y. P. C. U. libraries. Mr. Arthur A. Blair, President of the New Hampshire Y. P. C. U., returned this week from the State Convention at Marlboro, where he delivered the annual address. Mr. "Harry" Taylor, who preached at Girard and Lundy's Lane, Pennsylvania, during the summer, will not return to the school this fall, but continue his preaching for a year. Mr. Charles D. Welch, formerly of '95, who left college at the close of his freshman year and was married shortly after, is the proud father of a daughter, born last month. J. Harner Wilson has enjoyed a cycling tour through Europe. Mr. Wilson met with many royal receptions. An American on a bicycle is still a decided novelty in some parts of the Old World. In Goddard Chapel, Tufts College, Aug. 10, '94, Frank F. Eddy, '96, and Fannie H. Gibbard, both of Charlotte, Michigan, were united in the bonds of matrimony by the Rev. W. A. Start. The TUFTONIAN offers its congratulations. The students in the entering class are: Mrs. W. M. Smith, of Medford Hillside; Miss Olive J. Amies, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Miss Lucy Milton, of Waverley, Massachusetts; Miss Marcil Selman, of Marblehead, Massachusetts; Messrs. Betram D. Boivin and Harry E. Roul lard, of Hinsdale, New Hampshire; Mr. Dwight A. Ball, of Chester, New Hampshire, antd Edward M. Barney, of Lynn, Massachusetts. Miss Belle MacDuff acted as State Missionary for New Hampshire, during the summer. Clifford E. Jones preached at Windsor, Ohio, and also acted as missionary for the Northeastern Ohio Conference of the Y. P. C. U. Arthur A. Blair preached at South Stafford and Sharon, Vermont, the past summer; Joseph F. Cobb, at North and East Montpelier, Vermont; Alfred J. Cardall, at Londonderry, Vermont; Dr. Thomas Roscoe, at Hartland, Vermont; Charles H. Wells, at Felchville, Vermont. On the ninth day of the present month, Carl F. Henry, formerly of the class of '94, will be united in marriage with Miss Lena Marie Lothrop. The ceremony will be performed in the All Souls' Universalist Chapel at Cleveland, Ohio, of which city the bride and groom are residents. The Heth Aleph Resh society has completed. its house on Sawyer Avenue. The ground floor contains a reception room, parlor, and diningapartments; the second floor has sleeping-rooms, while the third contains the private quarters of the fraternity. The house is commodious, and well adapted to the needs of the society. The Universalists of East Gaines, New York, enjoyed the preaching of James D. Tillinghast, during the vacation period; Granby, Connecticut, that of Theodore A. Fischer; Dunstable, Massachusetts, that of A. Eugene Bartlett ; Andover, Maine, that of Frank Eddy; South Buxton, Maine, that of Merrill C. Ward. Medical School. The Faculty has been increased in number by the addition of the following: - Professor A. E. Austin, Professor C. A. Pitkin, Professor S. G. Webber, Professor E. W. Cushing, Professor J. A. Tenney, and Professor J. L. Hildreth. The second term of the Medical School begins under very favorable circumstances. The entering class is a large one, and the two upper classes have received numerous recruits. The course of study has been broadened, and many and important additions have been made to the board of instruction. Members of the class of '94 met, August 14, and formed a graduate association, electing the following officers: president, C. D. Knowlton; Ist vice-president, T. F. Greene; 2nd vice-president, R. N. Pearce; secretary, W. A. White; treasurer, LeGrand Blake; assistant secretary, E. E. Thorpe. During the summer months, the college building has been thoroughly overhauled and remodelled, and another floor has been added, in order to furnish increased laboratory facilities, also a much-needed recitation hall. The departments of Chemistry, Pathology, and Bacteriology receive the most benefit from these changes. Among the new appointments are Harold Williams, M. D., as Clinical Lecturer on Children's Diseases; R. E. Darrah, M.D., as Clinical Lecturer on Surgery; Geo. A. Webster, M. D., Lecturer on Otology; Wm. P. Derby, M. D., Assistant in Obstetrics; T. F. Greene, M. D., Assistant Demonstrator of Anatomy; Geo. A. Whitehill, M. D., Prosector of Anatomy. Members of the class of '94 who have commenced practice of medicine are located as follows: Dr. R. E. Darrah, Clinical Lecturer on Surgery, received the degree of M. D. from Harvard in 1889, served one year in the Children's Hospital and two years in the City Hospital, and in 1891 was appointed Assistant Port Physician. He now has an appointment as Surgeon to Boston Dispensary, previous to this appointment being Orthopaedic Surgeon. Is a member of the Massachusetts and Boylston Medical Societies, Boston Society for Medical Observation, Harvard Medical School Association, and the University Club. Dr. Harold Williams, Clinical Lecturer on Diseases of Children, received the degrees of A. B. and M. D. from Harvard, the former in 1875, and the latter in 1878. He has an appointment as Physician to Boston Dispensary, being in charge of the Children's Department. He is a member of the Massachusetts Medical Society, Boston Society for Medical Observation, Boston Society of Medical Improvement, and Harvard Medical School Association. Dr. Williams is a frequent contributor to the Boston Medical and Surgical Journal. Among his many papers are articles on "Climatic Treatment of Phthisis," "Sanitary Condition of Nantucket," and a series on "Hodgkins's Disease." Dr. Ernest W. Cushing, Professor of Gynæcology, received the degree of A. B. from Harvard, 1864, and that of M. D. from the College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, in 1867. He has been surgeon to the Women's Charity Club Hospital since the time of its founding, and the fame of this institution is largely due to his efforts. As editor of "Annals of Gynæcology and Paediatry" and editor and translator of the American edition of "Pathology and Therapeutics of Diseases of Women," he occupies an important position among medical writers. Among his many contributions to medical literature are the following articles: "Relations of Certain Bacteria to Puerperal Infection," "True Nature of So-Called Ulceration of the Os Uteri," and "Pathology and Diagnosis of So-Called Pelvic Cellulitis." He is a member of the Massachusetts Medical Society and the American Gynecological Society, and Fellow of the American Academy of Medicine. Our Alumni. In undertaking the work of this department, the editor recognizes its importance to the graduate portion of the TUFTONIAN readers, and desires to make it as live and as full of interest to them as possible. In order to do this he must have the co-operation of all alumni and under-graduates. The complaint in past times that the paper has not contained enough alumni news is more the fault of the complainers than of the editor. It is practically impossible for an under-graduate editor, unfamiliar as he must be with the larger part of the graduate body of the college, to keep an eye upon the whole field covered by the department. Therefore in setting out upon this work we bespeak the assistance of one and all. Send in any little scraps of news concerning yourself or any member of the alumni. Address all communications to the Alumni Editor of the Tuftonian. '58. The Rev. Dr. J. C. Snow and wife, of Haverhill, accompanied by their son C. J. Snow, '94, have spent the summer travelling in Europe. '59 and '91. Among those who delivered important addresses at the Maine Universalist State Convention we notice the names of the Rev. Dr. Henry Blanchard, of Portland, and the Rev. H. R. Rose, of Auburn. '67. The Rev. E. A. Perry, of Fort Plain, New York, visited at the Hill recently. '74. F. W. Eddy, now with the New York Press Association, was elected to the board of trustees of Goddard Seminary Goddard Seminary at the last annual meeting. A. W. Dana, '84, of Topeka, Kansas, the Rev. J. Harry Holden, '85, of Amherst; and O. K. Hollister, '89, of Barre, were also elected members of the same body, and the latter was subsequently made secretary of the board. '74. The Rev. Warren S. Woodbridge, Professor of Applied Christianity in the Divinity School, has just sailed for Europe, where he will spend a year in the study of sociology, preparatory to beginning his work as professor. '80. Harley N. Pearce has resumed his duties as teacher in the High School at Bloom ington, Illinois, after some time spent at his home in Calais, Vermont. '80. The Rev. Theodore E. Busfield is pastor of the First Baptist Church at Utica, New York. He delivered the Russell lecture in Goddard Chapel, Sunday, September 23. '83. Professor O. H. Perry, who, with his brother, founded and owns the Rutland Classical Institute at Rutland, Vermont, is to be congratulated upon the addition to his family of a daughter, born August 29. '85. Samuel Warren Mendum, of Dorchester, was in the early part of July united in marriage with Miss Sarah F. Clark, of Lewiston, Maine. Mr. and Mrs. Mendum will reside in Dorchester. '86. H. H. Dunham, now with the law firm of Wolcott & Haile at 421 Equitable Building, Denver, Colorado, visited friends in the East this summer, and made a flying call at Tufts. '86. Neal A. White has sold his bank in Anita, Iowa, and gone into the real estate business in Des Moines. His address in the latter city is 931 3d Street. '88. The Universalist faith was represented in the Plymouth School of Ethics by the Rev. I. C. Tomlinson, of Arlington; the Rev. H. E. Cushman, '90; and the Rev. Warren S. Woodbridge, '74, of Medford. '89. D. T. Montague has been appointed postmaster at Tufts College, and has fitted up a new and attractive office in Commons Hall. '91. The engagement of H. Austin Tuttle, teacher of Greek and Latin at Goddard Seminary, Barre, Vermont, to Miss Laura S. Oldes, of Barre, has been announced. '92. The engagement is announced of Melvin M. Johnson, of this class, to Miss Ina D. Freeman, of Newark, New York. '92. The Rev. L. E. Williams is supplying the Universalist pulpits at Good Luck and Waretown, New Jersey. |