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 DARTMOUTH COLLEGE, 
 
 TUESDAY, JULY 19, 1870. 
 
 HAXO YE E, X. H. 
 PRTXTED AT THE DARTMOUTH PEESS. 
 
 1870. 
 
MAESHAL I 
 
 FRAISTKLEST WORCESTER, 
 
 HOLLIS, N. H. 
 
INTRODUCTORY ADDRESS. 
 
 BY GEORGE S. EDGELL, ST. LOUIS, MO. 
 
 The summer of 1870 lias at last thrown its mantle full about 
 us, ushering in that parting week toward which we have been 
 steadily marching but with A^aried fortune for four influential 
 years, the happiest period, says every graduate, of one's life. Dur- 
 ing these years we have been marching to the united music of 
 joy and regret : — -joy, to think that so soon we shall each be in- 
 trusted with his own little craft to guide how and whithersoever 
 he will — -joy in the modest hope that the little bark goes out 
 heavier freighted, better able to avoid the shoals and quicksands 
 than on the initial day ; — regret, to know that so soon we must 
 for the last time grasp the hands of those who have become near 
 and dear to ns as the bonds of fraternal love can make them. 
 "lis hard to tell which thrills us most, yet I am safe in saying that 
 the strings of sadness have vibrated with keener sensibility as 
 each week has brought nearer this our Farewell Day — our "Class 
 Day." 
 
 The observance of the day in this country dates back to 
 the year 1760 and seems to have originated in a desire on the 
 part of the students to have a memorial celebration of the part- 
 ing of the class — a festival of Hope and genial sociality, strictly 
 democratic, where they might rule without advice or suggestion 
 from that higher authority who stands toward every Freshman 
 "In loco parentis? At that time it was "the day of the dismis- 
 sion of the Senior Class from all academic exercises" after having 
 passed the "ordeal for a degree." It was usual for each scholar 
 to bring with him to the meeting for the election of Class Offi- 
 cers, a bottle of wine, which practise, the writer observes, "had a 
 tendency to produce disorders," for there were disorders in those 
 
4 INTB OD UOTOB Y ADDRESS. 
 
 days. The social exercises might be resolved into the disposing 
 of fifty gallons of punch, that quantity being considered requisite 
 for the ready flow of ideas. The literary exercises of the day 
 embracing only a Valedictory Poem and a Valedictory Latin 
 Oration, at the close of which the class formed in procession and 
 waited on the Faculty to the President's house where they "were 
 very respectably treated with wine, &c," which fact accounts for 
 the presentation of the handsome and capacious punch-bowl in 
 the year 1771 "to the President of Dartmouth College and to his 
 successors." Is it a sign of the progress of the age that this 
 flowing bowl is no longer required in the use for which the cun- 
 ning of the skillful artist had fashioned it ? 
 
 From year to year these exercises have gradually changed 
 to suit the changing times. It might be well to note a few of 
 the more important epochs in the history of the day we celebrate. 
 In the year 1818, with thanks be it said, an English oration 
 superseded the Latin — while 1842 will be remembered with grat- 
 itude as the herald which proclaimed the death of punch-drink- 
 ing and the beginning of the more agreeable pastime — dancing — 
 also the first mention of the Chronicles when "the orator revealed, 
 with witty and appropriate remarks, the transactions of the class." 
 While last, but not less important, the inaugurating of the Fare- 
 well Address at the Tree garlanded with flowers. 
 
 Dartmouth has held a place at this board since 1854 — begin- 
 ning with an oration, then a poem, and a parting' song. I must keep 
 clear of the broad highway of reality upon which our orator is soon 
 to enter, nor, had I the inspiration must I loiter with the Muses. It 
 belongs to others to speak of our past, and foretell our future. 
 But I may allude to what is with us now. There is a "silent side" 
 to college life which' cannot now be made to speak, but the re- 
 sults could be clearly seen were it allowed us to gaze into the fir- 
 mament of human character with time-penetrating instruments. 
 For there are certain parts of ourselves which come forth readily 
 and spontaneously in speech, as if flowing from the soul — while, 
 there are other parts and such as were builded on patient and 
 earnest thought, till they had been reared into comeliness and 
 shape, which, though beyond the reach of human touch, are none 
 the less real, but leave the spirit dissatisfied, conscious of its false 
 position before others. 
 
INTRODUCTORY ADDRESS. 5 
 
 It is too often the misfortune of college life to show 
 edges and corners which conflict harshly with public opin- 
 ion — for which, the whole life is looked upon with apprehen 
 sion and distrust by those unwilling to believe that this gaiety is 
 merely the outcropping of a generous nature, forgetting that oft'- 
 times the most beautiful things in pleasure-gardens are made 
 from disfigurements, as the old. stumps are transformed into pe- 
 destals for flowers, or adorned with climbing vines. 
 
 Separate us from these drawbacks, and we are, as was said, 
 very like to bodies from which the law of gravitation had sud- 
 denly departed ; but let us, overcoming and subduing them, practi- 
 cally adopting them, as the root grasps the stone, still reaching 
 heavenward with its branches — mount to heights above, we will 
 be refreshed by a pure atmosphere which seldom reaches the val- 
 ley but sweeps over the crest, seeming to those below but stormy 
 winds, while in reality they make up the connecting link which 
 crowns the human and underlies the divine, demanding of us 
 only to be true to ourselves and true to Heaven. 
 
ORATION. 
 
 Flattered as we are by the kindly interest of friends who 
 have assembled here on the eve of our departure from these walks 
 of classic age ; proud of that anticipated garment which shall con- 
 ceal the wolfish tatters of our education from the eyes of the cyn- 
 ical world; strange would it seem if aught but the brightest of 
 dreams hovered about our imagination, filled with castles reared 
 on the bones of Webster and Choate, and ladders already carved, 
 leaning high up toward that pinnacle which fame has crowned with 
 her bays. That these dreams may be proudly realized, that the 
 cares of parent and instructor may meet their appropriate reward, 
 will depend not on the pictures that hope may paint, or the prom- 
 ises that our course in these halls may give, but upon such efforts 
 as we shall make to follow that rugged way of duty, so dignified 
 by the foot-prints of great and noble men. Few rose-buds will 
 be strown in our pathway. Craggy and rough is the hill that 
 lies before the vision of our fancy, although now softened by that 
 twilight of youthful expectation, which clings around the fading 
 days of a college life. 
 
 Lingering as we do in the deceptive shadows that usher in 
 the mysteries of the hereafter ; surrounded by the Will-o'-the- 
 wisps of ambition that lure youth on to failure and ruin, the oc- 
 casion is one that disregards the past with its pleasant recollec. 
 tions ; the present with its hopes and sadness, and looks only to that 
 future out of whose chaos a pedestal of fitness for each one of us 
 shall be produced. Your attention, then, will be briefly called to 
 certain obstacles to the success of the coming man which are espec- 
 ially presented in American society, and which are of prominent in- 
 terest to the graduate of an American college. Not that success so 
 
ORATION. 7 
 
 lavishly bestowed on mere wealth and position, or that with which 
 
 talent and genius sock to gratify their vanity and ambition, but 
 the result of that noble action which accomplishes its great ob- 
 ject and violates no law of duty in the subject ; a treasure that 
 outlives the billows of popular execration, and depends on no ser- 
 vile flattery for a precarious existence. Success as applied to the 
 mere accomplishment of ends without regard to their worths, or 
 to the dictates of duty, which encourages no virtue either by prom- 
 inent example or silent influence, is not that which a rational self 
 love would demand, or that which hangs over the memory of 
 those whom the right alone has actuated to oreat and unselfish 
 deeds. 
 
 Our success is that of the viri, not of the homi/'ies, that which 
 regards self respect and conscience, and has no reference to party 
 favorites or railroad corpulency which looks always to the crea- 
 tion and preservation of a pure moral character, that eternal pow- 
 er which feels no bonds of body, and, unmindful of death, will 
 still go forth, 
 
 "And do what our frail clay thus clogg'd, hath failed in." 
 
 But what are these obstacles in the way of success, for in the 
 ardor and energy of youth the spirit ot conquest exclaims, "There 
 are no Alps." Trae, every thing seems propitious. Objects are 
 around us in every field ; science unexplored ; theologies unsolved, 
 promising honor and fame to the successful seer; mires from 
 political stables ; Hydras in the realms of morals, daring the youth- 
 ful Hercules to mighty tasks. Xor can opportunities be wanting 
 in a land untrammeled by despotism and superstition, with free 
 thought and expression, the great weapons of reform, open to all. 
 Yet nevertheless there are obstacles in the way, obscure from the 
 garb they wear; dangerous from the adulation with which they 
 seek to exalt our weakness. As the vampire fans his victim to 
 sleep while he sucks the blood from his languid veins ; so a moral 
 death may be the result of their soothing breezes inviting us to 
 gentle rest. They threaten not as the strong crag or precipitous 
 ravine in our path ; but like the impreceptible accumulation of 
 the delta, appear formidable only when the mind is distracted 
 from its channels into the mud and miasma of swampy bayous. 
 More effective than open dangers, they battle not as the strong 
 
8 ORATION. 
 
 gale in the fable; but like the insidious persuasion of the sun com- 
 pelling us to lay off our mantle of our own accord ; introducing 
 the wooden horse into our walls, and making our greatest enemy 
 our indolent perverted self. 
 
 The first great obstacle in the way of success is the influence 
 of popular opinion and favor in destroying that individuality and 
 integrity which are so necessary for its attainment. As long as 
 man is pleased with the approbation, or dreads the frowns of 
 society ; as long as desire for power prompts us to apply to its 
 source, such an influence must be felt in molding the characters 
 of some men, rendering them but the stereotypes of the manners 
 around them. Undesirable as would be the effect of such an 
 educating force where all its members are moral and intelligent ; 
 what must it be in a land where lavish suffrage allows ignorance 
 to influence action, and where such ideas are required, not as 
 shall represent an intelligent minority, but a mass as yet unpuri- 
 fied by the potency of our institutions. 
 
 The signal failure of many of our strongest intellects, and 
 the lack of true independence in high stations, speak louder than 
 words the magnitude of this obstacle. Custom, the great impedi- 
 ment of reform in the past ; fashion, the great tyrant of social 
 life at present ; both have used the people as a champion, and, by 
 them send forth their darts of satire and ridicule against any 
 eccentricity that reason or virtue may produce in the circle of 
 formality. 
 
 Thoreau when once asked to deliver a lecture on the then 
 new subject of abolition with some hints as to its treatment, 
 answered that, if it was their desire, he would give them his 
 opinions on the subject ; a sentiment truly remarkable where so 
 few dare leave the approval of others to speak their own 
 thoughts to the world. "Buyers should be choosers," whispers 
 the servility of our nature, and our services are arranged accord- 
 ingly, making us but sorry teachers in a land where truth is so 
 necessary for progress and reform. Not to be respected for mo- 
 rality, strength of character or unswerving integrity ; but to be 
 saluted by all as the popular man seems to be the object sought 
 for. The politician seeks it by the protection of his constituents' 
 interests, and by sympathizing with the misfortunes of that army 
 of paupers, the down trodden taxpayers. The lecturer seeks it 
 
Oil AT ION. 9 
 
 by humoring our folly and by sacrificing his fruits to his flowers, 
 and the preacher by his sensuous paradise, where fast horses, and 
 divorces can be had for the asking, and where Dives, not Lazarus, 
 reclines on the bosom of Abraham. 
 
 Ill fares science or theology unless smothered with that dra- 
 pery in which the senses delight, or on which mirth has stamped 
 her approval. The dry bones of Puritanical morals, or knotty 
 questions of metaphysics fall by the wayside unless buried by 
 wreaths of metaphor, or winged with the sounding transcendent- 
 alism of the day. The drama of Shakespeare and Jonson, 
 shrunk by famine, flies from the stage o'er which the toe of the 
 nude ballet, and the grin of disgusting comedy reign with undis- 
 puted sway. 
 
 From this influence of the public taste two of our greatest 
 evils arise ; the degeneracy of our literature, and an abuse of 
 equality. It would seem as if historian, poet, and novelist out of 
 regard for the "loaves and fishes" watch only for changes in the 
 popular atmosphere by which to regulate their "apparent expe- 
 diency." Illiberality, the characteristic of ignoble minds, appears 
 in all our controversies, critical, moral, or political, men, not mea- 
 sures, are attacked; means are mistaken for ends, and everything 
 but a candid discussion brings reputation to the author, and 
 relief to his pockets. 
 
 Says an American humorist : The spirit of the age is hedge- 
 hogism ; and so far is this spirit engendered in our journalists and 
 biographers, that not only the present, but the past is forced to 
 yield up its idols to these iconoclasts who work at the instigation 
 of others, More cruel than the amphitheatre of Rome or the 
 bull bait of Spain is our arena, where popular clamor calls for 
 tournaments and spectacles of torture ; where our journalists, 
 like hired gladiators, ply their trade on the weak and unfortunate, 
 wounding with truth and blackening by their fiction. Satire for 
 enemies, and immodest eulogy for friends seem to be the chosen 
 language of bard and chronicler, since candid pictures of mingled 
 fault and virtue, ill suit those actuated only by likes and dislikes. 
 
 Out of that blind desire of equality that led De Tocqueville 
 to say that we had not even "the natural aristocracy of knowl- 
 edge and virtue," a pseudo aristocracy has sprang up, most dan- 
 gerous from its passing by all indications of higher thought and 
 
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10 RATION. 
 
 founding on the rabble. Such a one as leads our mayors and 
 senators to assume the satisfied humility of Bounderby when 
 they boast of the gutter as a cradle. To be the candidate for 
 position in politics or business in the eyes of many, morals, 
 knowledge, or talents are not so necessary as some seal of the 
 mob. Log cabins are the only abodes of virtue ; railsplitting 
 and tanneries the only schools for executive ability ; bar rooms 
 afford the only glasses for the inspection of human nature ; are 
 accepted as axioms by the people. But true success recognizes 
 
 neither lord or hin & William from the luxurious tables of the 
 
 Nassaus ; Demosthenes from the ringing forge of the armorer, 
 became noble only by that character whose heraldry was patriot- 
 ism and honor. . Self-made men may come from the court as well 
 as the plough, and a title which we have applied to the energies 
 and labors of such men as Franklin and Arkwright, sits ill on the 
 brow of fist cuffs and maudlin senators. 
 
 Whatever can effect such results, as these in society, and so 
 often draw genius and talent from their course, can be no mean ob- 
 stacle in our way. True it is a great responsibility to assume the 
 rank of individual, and place one's judgment and thoughts in the 
 scale against all others, yet without it you but drift along 
 through life without track or ripple. Without it nothing is dis- 
 covered for to the individual, not the mass, is the power of con- 
 ceiving. From him alone has the world obtained its position 
 and ideas ; on him alone does it rely for its future progress and 
 final station. There is a sort of bravado that garbs itself up in 
 independent style, and boasts its pretensions by novelties and 
 oddities of thought, but the sycophancy of this bogus virtue may 
 be easily seen in the endeavor to strike our fancy, not to instruct. 
 But such unworthy coins can only circulate with a lack of the 
 true metal. ■ 
 
 Says that great philosopher of liberty, John Stuart Mill, "He 
 who lets the world, or his own portion of it, choose his plan of 
 life for him has no need of any other faculty than the ape-like 
 one of imitation ;" and how do we see this proved by practice ? 
 ISTo exercise of natural judgment ; no subtle analysis of truth 
 with the strength of reason ; no exercise of morality for the di- 
 rection of great reforms ; only a morbid anxiety for the shiftings 
 of popular breezes and a partial insight into human nature by the 
 
OBATIOJST. 11 
 
 study of its passions and desires, seem to belong to sueli men. 
 In vain can they hope immortality if nothing of their own founds 
 the structure. It is not the indiscriminate approval of the many, 
 but the candid decision of the few that bids us live. As the cau- 
 tious elephant tests again and again the-bridge that is to bear him 
 over the stream, so does the wise historian examine on every side 
 that life which is to bear him to the ears of posterity ; for, al- 
 though the workings of great minds may fail to attract the atten- 
 tion of the crowd, yet great results they can, and Avill appreciate, 
 as a rule, however late they may come. Washington midst the 
 complaints of Valley Forge ; Columbus threatened by the angry 
 scowls of impatient seamen, both saw in the future results that 
 would bring sunshine. Often do the people live to refute their 
 own folly and woe to those who flattered them in it. Great was 
 the punishment of the revolutionary leaders of France ; heavy 
 has been the blow upon those, who, irritated by clamor and satire, 
 consented to become the tools, rather than the advisers, of the 
 people in the late raid on Canada. Cling, then, to truth, for that 
 alone is the bark to immortality. Perhaps this billow may dash 
 over it ; but, again and again, like the life boat in the storm, will 
 it appear until anchored in conviction it harbors safely all who 
 embark. The voice of majorities has no power to destroy, the 
 scorn of millions no power to tarnish this gem of brightness ; 
 they can only refuse to accept it. 
 
 "Truth crushed to earth will rise again, 
 
 The eternal years of God are hers 
 But error, wounded, writhes in pain, 
 
 And dies among her worshipers." 
 
 Spielhagen, in the words of the insane philosopher Berger, 
 makes the last portal into the great mystery, "To despise being 
 despised." Truly this is the gateway to the mysteries of success. 
 It is said that the policy of the Duke of Alva was often ridiculed 
 by his hot blooded countrymen as slothful and pedantic ; yet he 
 minded not their criticism, but relied wholly upon that strength 
 in his own mind which alone could make him the great general 
 of his age. As plants are annual and perennial, so are men of 
 their own choice petted and admired for the season, or, unmind- 
 ful of storm and gale, strong and rugged like the mighty elm 
 
12 ORATION. 
 
 with a shade that all may bless and enjoy. The one lives by the 
 nourishment of popularity ; the other ignores all dependency and 
 flourishes in the hardening atmosphere of self-respect. Too of- 
 ten where great men have failed in the perfection of their char- 
 acter, the cause will be found in the death of the individual, and 
 an unholy fealty given to that crumbling throne on which inferior 
 minds sit in judgment. 
 
 Another obstacle that we shall mention is that tendency to 
 adopt the superficial which must be prevalent in an age so filled 
 with schemes, and a land so broad in area, and requiring so much 
 for its development. So much is there to be clone, and so few 
 comparatively to do it, that in our hurry we are often forced to 
 take whatever seems best without stopping to calculate its utility. 
 As a nation, and as individuals, we attempt to accomplish too 
 much. Blessed with a broad country and fruitful soil we are cov- 
 etous of more, and imagine that territory will bring us power. 
 With wealth to support all without want, our treasures are turned 
 to 3ibJ33fe3 of speculation in order to increase them. As noth- 
 ing can be well done under such circumstances, the superficial is 
 compelled to stand in the stead of perfection. This is both ruin- 
 ous to our progress as a nation, and to our improvement as men. 
 It is not economy to slight anything, whether in the examination 
 of laws, or in the cultivation of the mind. There is something 
 more to be considered than the mere exigencies of the day ; 
 something more needed than our common schools to fit men for 
 duties, in order to perform which, Cicero studied over all the 
 Avorld ; something more than abridged law courses to fit man for 
 a bench that a lifetime of study can scarcely honor. But we 
 seem to have no faith in a preparation for anything beyond the 
 present. Our plan is wholly experimental. Every end is, to feed, 
 draw, and clothe. If the pay of a master of arts is greater than 
 that of a mechanic, a diploma from one of our superficial colleges 
 is sought for by devoting a paltry four years to study well sand- 
 wiched with teachings and vacations. Our only wealth is mate- 
 rial utility. We generalize on the word practical without know- 
 ing its significance. Practical educations, practical inventions, 
 and practical statesmen are extemporized for the accomplishment 
 of momentary ends. Common sense, the guide of the uneduca- 
 ted, has driven uncommon sense from the field. Theory, the off- 
 
ORATION. 13 
 
 spring of far-seeing minds, by which rules for the future may be 
 formed from the past, is succeeded by experiment alone, the child 
 of limited vision, as though the world wanted facts rather than 
 principles of action. , 
 
 But if the present is but the beginning of the future; rela- 
 tions should be considered, and foundations examined. Crops 
 and oil wells are Aot the only necessities of man, he has higher 
 faculties that need cultivation. But a narrow practical is that 
 which looks only to the hour; whose depth of intellect goes no 
 farther than facts; whose moral force is the army and gallows. 
 Homer with his hairing song softening the passions and eleva- 
 ting the mind ; Plato with voice of heaven turning men from in- 
 ferior being to the the loftiness of soul ; Tacitus with philosophic 
 pen tracing in warning lines the folly of the past, all would have 
 lived in vain were these the only objects of attention. There is 
 something deeper than the mere superficial progress that we are 
 making; something more than what the senses crave does man 
 need for his perfection. In our great haste discipline and culture 
 those great ornaments of the mind and soul have been neglected. 
 To be sure we pile up huge mounds, but we construct but little 
 leaving in our work cracks and chinks open to the lovers of envy 
 and malice. We want system and power of arrangement. The 
 merest tyro may hew an image from the senseless marble, but the 
 culture of the artist and the ideal already born in the soul can 
 alone bring forth the animated divinity. It is only by careful cul- 
 tivation that man becomes fitted for any great work out of which 
 good will result. 
 
 Even when our minds have been disciplined and matured in 
 every part there is a great danger. We have a desire of becom- 
 ing universal in our attainments when our capacities, stretched 
 to their utmost, can complete so little. It is said of an old Ger- 
 man professor that on his death he mourned the attempt of so 
 great a task as the study of the Greek article, and regretted that 
 he had not confined himself to the Dative case. Man never regrets 
 undertaking too little, if he treats that little faithfully. To accom- 
 plish much in the laboratory of truth there must be division of labor 
 and a pursuit of those specalities which diversities of taste and tal- 
 ents seem to specify. It was the only way that success was ever 
 found in the past, and must be the only way to find it in the pres- 
 
14 ORATION. 
 
 ent, where fields for study increase rather than diminish. It has 
 been asserted that Bacon, the father of modern philosophy, could 
 not read a work of science at the present day, and yet we have 
 some who feel a remorse if they have not a smattering of all. 
 Like the frog, they have made the ox their model, and think by 
 stuffing to give the mind development. They generally burst. 
 There is nothing dwarfing as some think in the pursuit of special- 
 ties. There is no object, however small, no truth, however infe- 
 rior, but if properly treated will require all the energies of the 
 mind. Our faculties were not given us to work by themselves, 
 each to attain a certain object; but to aid and support each other 
 in the investigation of one thing at a time ; to examine it in 
 every light, and test it with every power. By superficial study, 
 which results in partial investigation is the breadth of thought 
 narrowed, not by a devotion to specialties. The one is distrac- 
 tion ; the other concentration. The one renders the mind puny 
 from its delusion ; the other disciplines it for decided action, and 
 gives it strength in the union of its members. 
 
 It is principally by these two obstacles that the progress of 
 the coming man will be retarded in the search for that success 
 which as an intellectual and moral being he is capable of attain- 
 ing. High resolves and a firm purpose may be at heart, but too 
 often they prove ineffective. Glittering prizes of position and 
 wealth wean us from them, and, although knowing the right ; 
 frightened at the neglect of some good and wise man, we are led 
 like Erasmus to say : "Let others effect martyrdom, for myself I 
 am unworthy the honor." But we must remember that influence, 
 not reputation ; reality, not appearances, only are immortal. The 
 success that stalks forth with beating of drums and the huzzas of 
 the people, which requires no depth of thought to find it, gene- 
 rally fades before the examination of time. 
 
 As an insight to our dangers, a mirror of instruction has been 
 bestowed on us in the history of the past" Over its briglit sur- 
 face the sad faces of those turned from honor and usefulness, 
 from a dread of independence or from indolence in investigation, 
 may be often seen, together with such men as William the Silent 
 and the pure minded Burke, who stand forth worthy of respect 
 and admiration simply from the individuality of their action and 
 singleness of purpose. Many may dream of a path different from 
 
OB AT I ON. 15 
 
 the one these men followed ; one freed from danger by the strong 
 hand of wealth or the watchful eye of friends; but time will clip 
 such wings, and when the powers of nature have crumbled their 
 monuments to the dust, and a positive influence is not found in 
 its stead, the name will sleep with the body, and the world will 
 feel no loss. 
 
 To each one of you, my classmates, has been given a sacred 
 scroll, on which the deeds of life are to be recorded as a passport 
 into the immortal domains of the future, where you may live 
 when the wheels of time have ceased and the handiwork of man 
 is as nought. Fear not to let truth grace its columns for in that 
 all else is comprised; but press on to your object, guarded by the 
 mail of conscience and reason, and, when our deeds have called 
 us to judgment, may none of us as he gazes over his records have 
 cause to say : — 
 
 Alas ! the endowment of unmortal power 
 
 Is matched unequally with custom, time, 
 
 And domineering faculties of sense, 
 
 In all ; in most with superadded foes, 
 
 Idle temptation, — open vanities, 
 
 Ephemeral offspring of the unblushing world. 
 
POEM. 
 
 BY CHARLES E. WOODBURY, ACWORTH, N". H. 
 
 When men incline to celebrate 
 
 A great event in time, • 
 Their first intent is this, to seek 
 
 Some one to make a rhyme. 
 Although it is a rapid age 
 
 And men's minds shrewd and terse, 
 They imitate the ancient's ways, 
 
 And have it told in verse. 
 Plain prose, alone, is not enough 
 
 To satisfy their views, 
 Satiety is wanting till 
 
 They've visited the Muse. 
 The Muse, as you've been told before, 
 
 Is fickle and unkind, 
 And though so often sought by men, 
 
 She rarely speaks her mind 
 On things terrestrial or divine, — 
 
 Offensively to none ; 
 So more by hit than any wit, 
 
 Much harm is often done. 
 You think, perhaps, a poet's life 
 
 Is far above a slur, 
 I beg you don't believe the Muse 
 
 Till you have courted her. 
 How fickle she has been, has oft 
 
 Been theme for poet's lay ; 
 How kind she has, to me, in this, 
 
 Is left for you to say. 
 The rolling year agone, has brought 
 
 Our labors to a close. 
 The wheel of time in swift revolve 
 
 At last our number shows ; 
 No more those classic halls will wake 
 
 Their echoes for our ear, 
 
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 No more the campus will resound 
 
 With our united cheer ; 
 Too soon we'll smoke the calumet ; 
 
 Too soon the evergreen. 
 We'll march adown the slope once more, 
 
 The old familiar scene. 
 'Twas not allotted me to tell 
 
 Of all our histories, 
 Or cast the magic horoscope 
 
 Proclaiming prophecies ; 
 Those are the tasks of other minds, 
 
 To me are left the lays, 
 To sing the song of Auld Lang Syne, 
 
 Of college life and days. 
 Let mem'ry take you by the hand 
 
 And lead you to her halls 
 All hung about in queer device ; 
 
 Strange pictures on the walls. 
 The sunlight falls in clear soft waves 
 
 On scenes forgotten, old, 
 Deep buried with the past you thought, 
 
 And never to be told, 
 Except perhaps when friend meets friend 
 
 And years have crept apace, 
 Recalled will be those days ere we 
 Begun life's earnest race. 
 
 'Twas morn, and fair and beautiful, 
 
 The sun w r ith rosy hue 
 From out the east had risen up 
 
 And lit the earth anew. 
 The birds had sung their matinee, 
 
 The sun drunk up the dew ; 
 And classmates we begun that day 
 
 A life both strange and new. 
 Oh for those magic scales that weigh 
 
 Both good and bad intents, 
 To weigh imagined senators, 
 
 Class leaders, presidents, 
 That gathered then at sound of bell 
 
 And took their seats at prayers. 
 How many now who will not say, 
 
 Most of our wheat was tares ? 
 Let poet sing Italia's praise, 
 
 That sunny land that lies 
 Beside the tideless inland sea, 
 
 Beneath deep azure skies ; 
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18 POEM. 
 
 Of days in blissful listlessness, 
 
 Passed dreamily away, 
 Of nights bedecked with brilliant stars 
 
 More blissful than the day ; 
 Of amphitheatres, where each 
 
 Cold monumental stone 
 A "habet" bears of Koman dames, 
 
 And marks a dying moan. 
 "Fair Italy ;" the artist sighs 
 
 And lays his brushes by ; 
 The sculptor drops his chisel down 
 
 And echoes back the cry. 
 Oh why this false, mistaken thought 
 
 That only there is found 
 True genius, and that in her air 
 
 Are naught but thoughts profound ? 
 "Is there no good in Nazareth," 
 
 Shall we be blindly led 
 To find our place 'neath smiling skies, 
 
 On macaroni fed ? 
 We are not so insanely made ; 
 
 No, no it cannot be 
 That wisdom's only nursery 
 
 Is placed beyond the sea. 
 Then wake ye sons of learning, wake, 
 
 Shake off th' accursed chain 
 Of prejudice ; there is some good 
 
 Yet left this side the main, 
 The world is an amphitheatre, 
 
 Mankind antagonists, 
 And soon will come our turn classmates, 
 
 To enter at the lists. 
 'Twill be no idle tournament, 
 
 No tilt with playful thrust, 
 But struggles for the highest fame, 
 
 To win, perhaps, a crust ; 
 Or when the gilded bubble seems 
 
 Almost within your grasp, 
 The toy so envied bursts, and leaves 
 
 But air within your clasp. 
 But all at least must try the race, 
 
 Though few there be to win ; 
 Experience at last will tell 
 
 The path to travel in ; 
 And classmates when amid such cares 
 
 Your thoughts turn back, away 
 To these familiar scenes and haunts 
 
POEM. 19 
 
 Of life's bright gala day, 
 You'll sec again the graceful elms, 
 
 The sunlight dropping through 
 Their foliage in golden bars, 
 
 And bathing in its hue 
 The shady, level streets. The green, 
 
 The village pride ; and all 
 Your pulses beat remembering 
 
 The ne'er forgotten call 
 Of full divisions. Warning ! Then 
 
 What you have done and dared. 
 You hear again some name called out, 
 
 And echo, "not prepared." 
 Again you see the torches flare 
 
 And hear the marching men, 
 You see again that strange weird sight 
 
 Within the darkened glen. 
 But why prolong the tale, and tell 
 
 Of all the gladsome life 
 We found amid the constant jars, 
 
 The bickerings, and strife. 
 It was not always cheerful here, 
 
 Our smile was onetime sad ; 
 Our morning walks our evening calls, 
 
 A theme of sorrow had, 
 We missed one manly form ; we knew 
 
 Our loss was but his gain, 
 But yet the link in dropping out 
 
 Had left a broken chain ; 
 We were complete, we had enough, 
 
 Not so the angel band ; 
 The God who gave, He took him up 
 
 To sit at his right hand. 
 It all was right, He knew the best, 
 
 His ways are just and kind. 
 That we should chastened be, was but 
 
 The plan of His great mind. 
 
 Now soon we'll bid a last adieu, 
 
 Our paths will outward go ; 
 May heaven vouchsafe us each good wish 
 
 And choicest gifts bestow. 
 Our lives are what we make them here, 
 Perhaps a smile, mayhap a tear ; 
 Life has for some so dark a hue 
 The saying seems to be untrue. 
 Our pathway, wheresoe'er it go, 
 
20 POEM. 
 
 Is dark and rough with sin and woe, 
 And fain would man to circumstance 
 Yield up himself and catch at chance, 
 Did not his reason, better part 
 Of him, then whisper to his heart, 
 Good courage take, be not dismayed, 
 The hosts of sin, though well arrayed, 
 Can ne'er victorious be, if man 
 Will do for right whate'er he can. 
 No mortal has within his ken 
 The secret thoughts of other men ; 
 The mien is surely not the span, 
 The mind's the measure of the man, 
 And till we know men thoroughly 
 We ought to judge but charily, 
 For seeming faults may virtues be 
 Examined well and faithfully. 
 The great I Am, whom angels praise 
 With golden harps, and ever raise 
 Their voices high and higher still 
 In anthems, whose deep, holy thrill 
 Makes Satan's hosts stand dumb with awe, 
 And fear and wonder of the law 
 Omnipotent ; without whose aid 
 There nothing was or can be made — 
 Gave his command and it was done, 
 This world of ours, and then the sun 
 And moon and stars round us in space, 
 And earth became man's dwelling place. 
 For his own glory made he this, 
 In vain was nothing made that is. 
 The sea, the earth, the sky, the air, 
 His wondrous majesty declare ; 
 Each one obedient doth fulfill 
 The mandates of their master's will. 
 Nothing whate'er created, than 
 To make complete Jehovah's plan. 
 The dark cloud that the sun doth hide, 
 Gould we but see the other side, 
 Would greet us robed in silvery white, 
 A proof of day and not of night. 
 So when you tread along life's way, 
 Despairing, sad, Oh never say 
 There is no good on earth to find, 
 Kecall the Master's plan to mind, 
 And be content that you are blessed 
 At all, and leave to God the rest. 
 
ADDRESS TO THE PRESIDENT. 
 
 BY HENRY W. TEWKSBURY, WEST RANDOLPH, VT. 
 
 Honored Sir: Tlie most eventful period in the history of 
 the class for four years privileged with your guidance, is the 
 present week. Our career at college is ended; and day after to- 
 morrow we cease to be jovial boys and become serious men. We 
 leave these quiet abodes of study, rejoicing in the resplendent 
 hope of a successful future ; but regretting that we can retrace 
 not the "brief moon-light track upon the waters of our youth." 
 Although, for the most part, one ot bountiful prosperity and pleas- 
 ure, the course has been once marred by sudden grief. You well 
 remember the removal, by death, of one of our number, when 
 his course was little more than half ended. It is said that, when 
 the steamer "Atlantic'' foundered some years since in Long 
 Island Sound, her bell, suspended just above the water's edge, 
 tolled for three days a beautiful requiem for the dead. In a 
 manner something like this come to us the scenes of this week, 
 serving as remembrancers of our noble-hearted classmate, Daniel 
 Gage Hill. For various reasons a few others have left us, at 
 different times in the course, — some continuing their studies in 
 similar institutions, and others joining the great herd in the dusty 
 thoroughfares of business. Fifty remain to receive the last 
 maternal counsel. 
 
 Whether or not we have acquired that intellectual power 
 and general improvement, which the time and the privilegesjiave 
 conspired to offer, our career and record in the future will alone 
 determine. We are aware, Sir, that in a land like this, so full of 
 emulation and competition, it is exceedingly difficult for a young 
 man to attain to any considerable degree of influence and prosper- 
 ity. Old men, — men who have grappled with continuous difficul- 
 ties for half a century, and have found the fiction "fairer than the 
 fact," — tell us that life is "less brilliant than the gilded promise." 
 
22 ADDRESS TO THE PRESIDENT. 
 
 And we have found that even the greatest efforts are seldom 
 crowned with success, till after years of disappointment, chagrin 
 and defeat. Said one of America's ablest and wisest men — 
 "Preliminary failure is the law and condition of ultimate success." 
 Both history and observation have taught us that an unflinch- 
 ing tenacity of purpose and unimpeachable self-reliance are the 
 only passports to a j)lace, the influence of which shall outlast the 
 fleeting breath. We have likewise learned that it is not the 
 longest life that is the most successful. If it were so the chances 
 of eminent success would be diminished by a fearful ratio. Thirty 
 years hence the class, to-day so buoyant and expectant, will have 
 passed their prime; fifty years hence the majoritywill.be in their 
 graves; and long before the next joyous Centennial each will be 
 
 "in his narrow cell forever laid." 
 
 We need not shrink from the thought of this, but should rather 
 heed what it would teach us, and go forth from our college home 
 as firmly bent on ultimate success as was the Scottish hero, who, 
 after twelve battles and twelve defeats, thought a thirteenth might 
 bring victory. 
 
 Honored Sir: The hands on yonder college-clock will 
 have made but few more revolutions before we shall all be scat- 
 tered roughly through the world. And doubtless the beautiful 
 foliage of these majestic elms shall gladden the eyes of some of 
 us not again. If any shall return in future years may we not 
 hope to find you still in your present high place, — a blessing to the 
 College, and an honor to the land ? Pained that overwork 
 should deprive you, for a time, of your usual health, and us of 
 your invaluable services, we are again gladdened that a respite 
 from multitudinous cares has restored you to a favorable degree 
 of strength. May long days be yours, and 
 
 "May age steal on with softly-cadenced feet." 
 
 May that golden dust, which you have so happily termed "the 
 best fertilizer of a Century Plant," be sprinkled about it, as here- 
 tofore at your request, in generous profusion. May the clatter of 
 footsteps in these well-worn halls be redoubled ; and may prosper- 
 ity reign in Dartmouth forevermore. 
 
CHRONICLES. 
 
 BY ABIEL LEONARD, FAYETTE, MO. 
 
 Classmates : We have listened with unabated interest to 
 the remarks of our eloquent and popular Orator, and to the flow- 
 ing words of our gifted Poet ; we have attended to the other 
 agreeable parts of the programme, and are now assembled in this 
 quiet and secluded spot to have the history of our College life 
 unfolded and our future destiny foretold. 
 
 I would say for the edification of the assembled multitude, 
 that this is in many respects the most remarkable class that has yet 
 been graduated from Dartmouth College ; to those acquainted 
 with its history for the past four years, the simple assertion that 
 this is the class of '70 is sufficient ; it is preeminently a model 
 class ; there are many causes which conspire to bring about this 
 result ; this is the first class of the second century of Dartmouth's 
 existence ; this is the class which is to give tone and shape to the 
 whole century in the college ; classmates, let us remember this as 
 we go out into the world, and whatever we do, let that be done 
 which shall redound to the honor and glory of '70 ; and let me 
 also say to you, in this simple narrative of the events of the past, 
 I have endeavored to deal as gently with you as circumstances 
 would permit ; the history of some men before me is more replete 
 with striking occurrences than that of others, still I have en- 
 deavored to do each one of you the justice which you deserve. 
 
 It will doubtless be observed that in the course of these 
 pages I shall frequently have occasion for taking Dr. Paley's view 
 on many subjects, for you know that in 23reparing this history, 
 memory is what I am, to a great extent, compelled to rely upon, 
 and here, as well as in recitation room, memory may prove a 
 "fleeting show," failing me in the critical moment ; and if any of 
 
24 CHRONICLES. 
 
 the minutiae of certain events have escaped my memory I shall 
 have to supply them, not as we do the lost side of a field in sur- 
 veying by mathematical calculation, but by embellishing the 
 story with all the flowers of imagination I can, and at the same 
 time endeavoring to preserve its natural appearance. 
 
 In the Summer of '66 the last class of the first century of 
 Dartmouth's existence had passed the critical period of its life — 
 Freshman year ; the Seniors were about to pass out "into the 
 broad field of action" and leave the track clear for the "coming 
 men" of the next century — for the class of '70. During the whole 
 of that Summer the eyes of all those interested were anxiously 
 turned hither to watch the signs of the times; daily did the 
 mails bring in letters to the President of this "Institoot" from 
 Psenes who were anxious for catalogues, and doubtless if this cor- 
 respondence could be laid open for inspection, it would be found 
 that many curious questions were asked and many wise remarks 
 made, by men who were then innocent Academy boys, but 
 who now stand before me as grave and dignified Seniors ; men 
 whose shoulders are broad enough to bear great responsibilities ; 
 whether any informed the above mentioned Official "they were 
 in correspondence with other college Presidents, but that they 
 liked the tone of his letters best" must forever remain a mystery. 
 I could not say "a priori" there were such, but judging from the 
 subsequent history of the class, one might be warranted in the 
 conclusion, there were those sufficiently endowed with "cheett 
 for so doing. 
 
 Abbott, Brockway, and Hastings, presented themselves for 
 inspection at Commencement. Abbott was heavily conditioned 
 so that he might be kept out of mischief for the first term at 
 least ; while great fears were entertained of Dan's getting through 
 college, as he thus early manifested that propensity for tobacco 
 which it was feared would lead him to such an extent that he 
 would be compelled "to take up his connection with college." I 
 rejoice to say that although "Dannie G." has made frequent raids 
 on Richmond's tobacco box, he has been quite steady ; has success- 
 fully weathered the storm of college life, and stands with us to- 
 day anxiously waiting for "that interesting ceremony" which is to 
 take place on Thursday. 
 
 Talbot and your Chronicler were, I believe, the first men on 
 
CHRONICLES. 25 
 
 the ground in the Fall ; we started from home two or three days 
 betore it was necessary, so as to see how the ground lay here, and 
 also to ascertain whether we could effect an entrance to these an- 
 cient and classic halls ; judge of our surprise on our arrival to 
 find so small a town as Hanover, when we supposed we should 
 have found a large and beautiful city, and a college with very 
 tasteful buildings, a magnificent Park with every adornment 
 fancy could dictate ! Such is the vividness of a Paene's imagina- 
 tion ! I will state here that ice came minus the usual Psene ac- 
 companiment — the umbrella. The first man we met was Joe 
 Hoyt, and very incredulous were we to think that so youthful a 
 boy as Joe had already been admitted a member of Dartmouth 
 College. We noticed that on the arrival of each stage from the 
 depot, Joe was on hand to inspect its load, so anxious was he to 
 become acquainted with his future associates ; one might easily 
 distinguish the Freshmen, for first was seen to emerge from the 
 stage an umbrella, and to the end thereof was attached a 
 Freshman. Judge Plummer next made his appearance, with a 
 silver-headed cane and cigar, who told us of his great wealth in 
 Tennessee ; Judge says he was told by the President he had bet- 
 ter lay aside his cane, not that he intended to infringe upon any 
 of his rights but that he would thus avoid all trouble. The 
 Judge was so deeply touched by this testimonial of kindness on 
 the part of the Prex that he forthwith put his hands in his pock- 
 ets to procure a cigar for our worthy Official, but alas, he found 
 he had not another. (I am told by those who smoke that the 
 Judge has since been frequently found in this condition whenever 
 there was a second person near.) 
 
 Gradually others of the class strolled in, till nearly the 
 whole class had made their appearance ; then the day appointed 
 for examination came, when we all rushed down to the Prex's 
 study, till two rooms were completely filled with anxious Fresh- 
 men who were eager to fill up that blank which told our ages, 
 residences, etc. I remember the calm (?) expression on the faces 
 of Locke and Parkinson as we patiently waited our turn ; had I 
 only been able to look into the future, and to see the positions 
 which these men were destined to hold, I should have been 
 alarmed at their silence, but it is wonderful to think of the 
 change which time will make in such bashful men ! We might 
 
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26 CHRONICLES. 
 
 have been seen walking up "Faculty Avenue," in company with 
 those Seniors who were so kind to us, with long strips of paper 
 in our hands which would acquaint us with the Profs., and which 
 would likewise state the objects of our respective missions. In 
 Mathematics all save one failed to perceive the difference between 
 plus and minus, while in Latin, Judge told the Prof, he "must not 
 be hard on him as he had read no Latin for several years." Af- 
 ter these preliminary steps we again visited the Prex and received 
 our papers, which read, "This certifies that has been ad- 
 mitted a member of Dartmouth College." We also visited that 
 office now known as the "Old Twenty Dollar Shop," and returned 
 to our rooms with light hearts and — pocket-books ; we stowed 
 these important documents away in safe places, and some even 
 sent them home to show that they had, without the least shadow 
 of a doubt crossed the Rubicon, and were at last safely anchored 
 in this haven of rest. 
 
 The upper class-men were exceedingly polite to us, we 
 thought, escorting us around, assisting us in finding rooms, and 
 performing such menial services as looking after our trunks, etc. 
 We soon found the secret of their kindness, however, from the 
 fact that they never left us without first mentioning such a soci- 
 ety and stating certain arguments in its favor, and saying that 
 they should be pleased to receive us within its fold. 
 
 The first day of the term opened auspiciously ; the bell rang 
 loud and clear, while the Freshmen rushed pell-mell towards the 
 Chapel. Richmond, with all the dignity he could command, 
 marched in and took a seat with the Seniors; and Hastings 
 walked leisurely about, while the bell was tolling, inspecting the 
 buildings and wondering what was taking place within ; others 
 strolled in after the bell had ceased ringing, but were kindly in- 
 formed Ht would avail nothing to enter so late" We first met 
 the Professor of Greek, who gave us, gratis, sundry bits of ad- 
 vice, as regards our general deportment and the zeal with which 
 we should prosecute our studies ; (it is a fact worthy of notice 
 that more attention was paid in this lecture than in any which 
 has since been delivered before the class.) A lesson having been 
 assigned, we took up the line of march for our rooms, fully im- 
 pressed with the importance of study and determined to be mod- 
 els of good behavior, and to assist (?) the Faculty all we could in 
 
CHRONICLES. 27 
 
 their arduous duties. (Some of us have persevered in this deter- 
 mination, and have been frequent attendants at Faculty meetings, 
 discussing matters of vital importance, sometimes to themselves 
 and sometimes to others.) 
 
 In the evening of the first day the cry of f-o-o-t 
 b - a - I- 1 was heard ; what a boisterous set of men ! we thought ; 
 and what on earth could they mean ! Judge was completely 
 non-plused ; he had never heard of such a game as foot ball. 
 We soon found ourselves, by the advice of our allies, the Juniors, 
 on the common kicking vigorously. How manfully our Poet 
 contended on that occasion, and how loudly he protested against 
 the presumption of the Sophs who basely endeavored to carry off 
 the ball. All honor is due unto thee, oh gallant Chas. ! for thy 
 noble conduct on that and similar occasions, for thy counsel and 
 advice in many hours of adversity ! The class of '70 shall fondly 
 cherish thy memory and bear thee on their thoughts "down to 
 the last syllable of recorded timer 
 
 Our first recitation was in Homer where we learned of Ulys- 
 ses and the fair Nausicaa ; where we frequently met with the line 
 Trrt d 1 a7to[iEt^o(ji£yod etc., which we were told was inserted as a 
 line on which the weary Poet could rest his mind ; it was here 
 that Ave frequently encountered those questions, "how would Xen- 
 ophon have it ? and if it was not as it is, how would it have 
 been, if it had been some other way ?" According to Livy, we 
 were informed by Randall, that the Tuscan women were accus- 
 tomed to drag young men into matrimony. I am glad to say 
 the Vermont women have not practiced the same thing on Judd, 
 although they have done a good deal of mischief in this line to 
 Putney, Wardwell and Tewksbury ; we also speculated on the 
 nice distinctions between plies and minus, and learned by way of 
 illustration, that Lebanon Centre was minus five miles north 
 from Hanover. Our gallant friend Edgell, at this time made his 
 appearance, who was regarded by the ladies as pre-eminently the 
 "coming" Freshman. Leach also made his appearance at this 
 juncture ; he had been in the village during the Summer study- 
 ing medicine; and ascertaining the anatomical structure of the 
 feline tribe, by administring chloroform, and then dissecting cer- 
 tain ones of them; at the time we made our appearance in Han- 
 over, cats were very scarce, but they soon increased in number as 
 
28 , CHRONICLES. 
 
 Abbott can well testify ; to him therefore I would refer you for 
 many amusing cat stories. 
 
 The most stirring event of this term was the Freshman party. 
 You can all doubtless call to mind with how much trepidation 
 we were gathed in that upper room while the ladies were down 
 stairs waiting for us to make our appearance ; finally Wilson 
 led the way, and the rest of us followed like a flock of sheep. 
 Colgate and Smith were so infatuated with one young lady on 
 this occasion, as to allow themselves to appoint an hour and 
 place for meeting, and ordered "coffee for one and pistols for two? 
 I rejoice in being able to state, that no blood was shed, from the 
 fact that when the appointed hour arrived, which was quite early 
 in the morning, a sudden fit of droic sines s seized Smith so that 
 he was unable to be present. 
 
 Quietly we pursued "the even tenor of our way" through the 
 rest of this eventful term, till the examinations approached ; then 
 how fearful we were of the final struggle, no one can imagine ; 
 we passed safely, and I may here say that no examination has 
 since disturbed the equanimity of any of our minds. Then 
 the farewells were said and all went away, some to their homes, 
 others to be the oracle of some quiet neighborhood for the space 
 of three months. Talbot taught in the village of Lyme, not far 
 distant, but for some reason he failed to teach the usual time, the 
 reason is said to have been that the fwids gave out; others have 
 held a contrarry opinion ; but as he requested me to say little of 
 this affair I will refer the inquisitive to him for the rest of the 
 story. 
 
 We learned during the Winter of this year, in regard to 
 Latin poetry, that in scanning, the vowels might be either long 
 or short by nature, or by the authority of poets or students; 
 Phelps thought the latter the best authority. Ethan Allen re- 
 turned from his school and amused us by giving a complete syn- 
 opsis of all the political speeches he had heard during his absence. 
 Ethan has the best memory of any man I ever saw, and I think 
 it would have been a good idea to have him for Chronicler. I 
 feel very uneasy in standing here, for if I make any mistakes as 
 regards time, Ethan will certainly notice it. I hope our Prophet 
 will predict him a glorious future. Talbot and Richmond tell 
 the story that, when rooming in the Kimball house, Ethan, whose 
 
CIIlWmCLIJK 29 
 
 room was above theirs, annoyed them exceedingly every morn- 
 ing in winding his watch, for the springs were so strong Ethan 
 was compelled to put his foot on the watch so as to turn the key. 
 Richmond and Hastings attended the fire which occurred at 
 Norwich on the first of April ; when they got as far as the river 
 they concluded it was all a sell, and returned, while Folsom said 
 that in going across the common he remarked fire several times. 
 The next day a reward was offered to any one who would 
 acknowledge he had gone to the fire the night before, but at this 
 time money was so abundant that no one desired any more. During 
 this term Epping and Derby Line sent, each, a delegate to the 
 class of '70. I remember of seeing, one day, a crowd gathered 
 near the hotel, composed of Freshmen, who were eagerly plying 
 a tall and majestic figure with arguments in favor of the A K 
 society; in the prominent figure I recognized the individual 
 whom we now know as Steele, — he who was afterwards particu- 
 larly enjoined by his land-lady, when she was about to leave 
 home, to look after the welfare of her cats, and who sent her the 
 following concise and expressive telegram : "The cats — are — hap- 
 
 py" 
 
 Putney, to whom the care of the temperance pledge was en- 
 trusted, called upon Steele for his autograph before he had un- 
 packed his trunk ; and through his influence Durgin was led to 
 identify himself with the good cause. I regret to say that Steele's 
 influence afterwards waned, and Durgin fell so completely from 
 his first estate that the Faculty permitted him to withdraw from 
 college ; he has anticipated us somewhat, however, and stands 
 here to-day as a spectator with his sheepskin and A. B. 
 
 It was amusing to see the interest which Bellows manifested 
 in the study of Trigonometry ; his enjoyment in the develop- 
 ment of a long formula was astonishing ; sines and cosines were 
 the subject of his conversation all the day and at night ; they 
 entered largely into his dreams, Between the questions asked 
 by Bellows during recitation on this subject, and the remarks ad- 
 dressed by the Prof, to Wakefield on the subject of toothpicks 
 there was no opportunity for the rest of us to say anything. 
 
 One of the last reminiscences of Freshman year was the 
 bottling of our room. The Prof, of Mathematics said he had 
 had hoped that viper had been buried but that he had nasal evi- 
 
30 CHRONICLES. 
 
 dence that enough of him was left above ground for all practical 
 purposes. After the term closed, eighteen (18) of the class vis- 
 ited Mount Ascutney ; it was here that Cheney immortalized 
 himself and received the appellation L ''enfant. Folsom, also, at 
 this time manifested that propensity for tin horns which was the 
 consolation of the remainder of his college days. My heart was 
 deeply touched on this occasion for Peck whose slumbers were 
 all night long disturbed by the cruel blasts of Folsom's horn ; it 
 was too bad that a man of Peck's regular habits should thus be 
 deprived of his sleep. We returned to Hanover, passed our ex- 
 aminations and sought our homes, wiser and better men, Ave 
 thought. 
 
 Soph. Fall we took our new seats in Chapel with unspeaka- 
 ble joy, thinking we had gracefully made the transition from 
 Freshman year to Sophomoric dignity. Our class was at this 
 time increased by several persons ; among these were the Dear- 
 borns, Primus et Secundus, men, who, as we shall see in the sequel 
 were destined to figure largely in college life. Early in this term 
 our match game of foot ball took place in which the class crown- 
 ed itself with glory by gaining the victory in a shorter space of 
 time than any preceding class had accomplished the same feat. 
 Bellows took his position in a distant point of the field, where he 
 nobly contended for the honor of '70. 
 
 Just before we began surveying, Colgate inquired of the 
 Prof, of Mathematics whether he believed in Phrenology, and 
 then remarked he had his head examined by a man in New York 
 who said he had a good head and a great faculty for Mathemat- 
 ics. "I suppose," said Bill, "that faculty will be developed after 
 I graduate." We did the customary amount of surveying, ran 
 over all the lots about town endeavoring to ascertain the number 
 of acres in the same ; we worked several days staking out the 
 college grounds, from the recollection of which we were told we 
 should derive great pleasure in future years ; thus vainly deluded 
 did we work by day, driving in the stakes, while at night, the en- 
 vious Juniors would pull up the same. The division to which I 
 had the honor to belong was the most unruly in the whole class ; 
 how could it be otherwise when two such gentle gentle (?) lambs 
 as Locke and Parkinson belonged to it, and who had agreed con- 
 stantly to disagree on every question which might arise. Pike 
 
CHRONICLES. 31 
 
 and Wakefield were found in French to be death on the verbs. 
 Heber and Gen. Smart amused themselves by Lighting matches 
 and scraping, to the great annoyance of the Prof, who told us 
 "ioe had better save our sole leather and walk to supper after reci- 
 tation-" 
 
 In our declamations a good deal of originality was manifest- 
 ed and great oratorical power was developed. Tewksbury and 
 Talbot discussed the Negro Suffrage questions; in the course of 
 his remarks, Talbot expressed this graceful sentiment, "Sir, would 
 you like to have a negro call on your sister ? — and — and — no sir, 
 I know you would not." Lewis gave us the astounding informa- 
 tion, at this time, in the biblical exercise that the Passover was 
 derived from the idea of the passage of the Israelites through 
 the Red Sea; while Talbot startled our worthy Prof, of Mathe- 
 matics by informing him, while in the midst of an explanation, 
 that he saw "he had the right idea." We studied Earth and 
 Man during the Winter, and Folsom, while engaging in a fit of 
 hilarity, which had become almost a second nature to him, was 
 requested by the Prof, "to be so good as to preserve his custom- 
 ary dignity." 
 
 The first outbreak of Primus' inquisitive nature was mani- 
 fested at this time; when he became so much interested in the 
 domestic affairs of the unfortunate (Edipus as to enquire of the 
 Prof, whether that personage was a "hen-pecked" husband. The 
 Prof, was so completely confounded by this philosophical inquiry 
 that he replied he did not think the question pertinent to the 
 subject in hand ; while Worcester at this time informed us how 
 "he kissed a gal." 
 
 Near the close of the Spring term our little band was first 
 broken. Poller determined to leave us and unite his fortunes 
 with others ; the class thought it proper that we should show our 
 appreciation of his merits, so we determined to escort him, with 
 great pomp, to the Junction. It was decided that all the class 
 officers should ride to the depot in the conveyance with Roller. 
 Folsom thought he would come in that list, as he (being the 
 monitor) was decidedly the most important officer in the class ; 
 on the way to the depot the equanimity of our minds was first 
 disturbed by a blast from a tin horn which I regret to say Brown 
 had concealed about his person, of which fact I believe we were 
 
32 CHRONICLES. 
 
 all profoundly ignorant till we were afterwards informed by the 
 Prex. After our classmate's departure from the Junction, the in- 
 ventive minds among us began to think of some innocent (?) 
 amusement in which we might spend the time which was to 
 elapse before we returned. Colgate suggested that a tin horn 
 serenade might be given to the occupants of Tilden Seminary, 
 which was situated just across the river ; the idea was readily ac- 
 ceded to, and quite a number supplied themselves with horns in 
 which article of merchandise, the Junction at this time abounded ; 
 they marched up through the streets of the village, and thence 
 to the Seminary grounds where they produced a concord (?) of 
 sweet sounds, evidently, to the amusement of the young ladies 
 and the great satisfaction of themselves. On their way back to 
 the Junction, Randall was forcibly reminded of the majesty of 
 the law by one in authority. No sooner had we reached Hano- 
 ver than we found that a report of our proceedings had antici- 
 pated us, and greatly chagrined were we to think that so many 
 of the minor details were known. We were called upon by the 
 Prex to give a statement of the amount af blowing each had 
 done. Woodbury stated that he blew all the way from the cov- 
 ered bridge to the depot and back, while Edgell said he "really 
 could not state the exact amount, but that he blew quite vigor- 
 ously." We were told that the feelings of the young ladies were 
 deeply wounded, and that some measures should be taken to ex- 
 piate the offence which we had committed ; the whole difficulty 
 was finally adjusted by the interposition of Abbott and Hastings 
 who were sent down to ask the pardon of the young ladies and 
 to smoothe their ruffled teelings. 
 
 For several weeks after the occurrence ef this event, certain 
 members of the class amused themselves in various ways till the 
 time had arrived for the annual issue of the Sophomore Bulletin. 
 Folsom took it upon himself to revenge the insulted dignity of 
 the class by retaliating upon the Juniors ; breaking out the glass 
 in the windows of their recitation room, and sometimes destroy- 
 ing a whole sash. It now devolved upon the class to give official 
 announcement of the Junior Exhibition, and certain members 
 applied themselves to the accomplishment of this task with great 
 assiduity, even cutting church for the purpose. The Prex, it 
 seems, noticed that some were remiss in their attendance at 
 
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 church, and culled upon Smith to ascertain whether it were sick- 
 ness or something else which kept him from his post. I regret to 
 say he found it was something else in the shape of the above 
 mentioned documents ; three or four editions of these periodicals 
 were issued, as it was found that one was not sufficient ; it was at 
 this time that our instructor in Botany observed one morning 
 that the spirit of study was not abroad the previous evening, but 
 it was afterwards ascertained that certain individuals were abroad 
 engaged in adjusting matters which which were to tell for the 
 blushing youths of '69 who were too modest to advertise their 
 own show. 
 
 The Summer term at length arrived, which was an impor. 
 tant one in the history of the class. Bellows and Wakefield took 
 French, not that they liked Mathematics less, but that they loved 
 French more, and besides, they wished to have leisure to finish 
 their plots in good style. Boss took Calculus in order that he 
 might contend for the mathematical prize, and there were prob- 
 lems in the list which could not be solved without the aid of 
 Calculus. It was at this time that Boss's sympathy for an orphan 
 cat, which he met in the street, was so much aroused that he was 
 induced to adopt it and bring it up in his own family ; the inter- 
 est manifested by the class in the cat, and the wonderful things 
 which it could do were truly astonishing ; no sooner had Boss 
 fairly commenced the training of this little animal of the feline 
 tribe than Jack Leach one day, (while Boss was at recitation) 
 forced his way into the room and made the little animal beastly 
 drunk. Great was Boss' surprise, on his return to his room, to 
 see the cat cock one eye at him and assume a hostile attitude ; 
 aud notwithstanding the attempts of the master to soothe its an- 
 gry passions, its pugnacious spirit could not be tamed. Great in- 
 deed, was my surprise, before the close of the term, to hear that 
 it had been ascertained that I was a most inveterate user of to- 
 bacco. I had kept the fact concealed for two years, (which is 
 more than most of those who use the weed can say,) but it had 
 at last leaked out, so you see that other things than murder "will 
 out." 
 
 In view of the fact that "Matthew Matics" was on the de- 
 cline, and would soon "shuffle off this mortal coil" it seemed fit- 
 ting that we should appropriately inter his remains ; the proprie- 
 
34 CHRONICLES. 
 
 ty of this measure was thoroughly discussed, many things being 
 said pro and con; the discussion was finally ended, and Colgate, 
 Bellows, Hastings, and Leach were chosen to take part in the 
 ceremonies ; at the sound of the drum the procession slowly 
 wended its way from yonder recitation room to this place, where 
 we buried him "at dead of night," with many tears and bitter (?) 
 lamentations. With this ceremony, and the award of the math- 
 ematical prize to Boss, the second year of our college course was 
 completed. 
 
 In the Fall of '68 we returned to college full-fledged Juniors ; 
 Ave were now ready to enjoy the Junior ease, of which we had 
 heard so much. At this time Walker joined us, and on the first 
 evening of his sojourn here he told his chum (Parkinson) that he 
 ate so many "roots" (referring to lobsters, in which luxury he had 
 never before indulged,) that he felt quite sick. Hall also returned 
 to us at this time ; he had been a member of the class before, but 
 for some unknown reason, he concluded to prosecute his studies 
 for a season in a sister college in Massachusetts ; (for further in- 
 formation on this subject I refer you, by permission, to the edi- 
 tors of the mock programmes, in the Spring of '69.) Hall has 
 been of rather a roving disposition, but has at last settled down, 
 and is pursuing the study of medicine in a foreign university. 
 May he prove a worthy disciple of iEsculapius and be instrumen- 
 tal in curing the many and trying diseases which mortal flesh is 
 heir to. We entered the domain of Philosophy determined, as 
 far as possible, to become scientific men. Joe Hoyt was discov- 
 ered to have rather a philosophical mind in this department, and 
 his eager desire to pry into the secrets of nature, led him so far 
 on one occasion as to cause the Prof, to inform him he was tak- 
 ing unwarrantable liberties with a certain piece of apparatus, by 
 which Joe was endeavoring to ascertain what effect pressure 
 would have upon a stream of water when confined in a small 
 tube. We adjusted our binocular parallaxes with all the care 
 possible, in order that we might see all the "points ;" and we also 
 endeavored to catch all "the thoughts;" the Prof, adjusting his so 
 as to see double was enabled faintly to discern a pair of Talbot's 
 side whiskers which, after two years' careful cultivation had pro- 
 truded through the epidermis on his face ; Steele, also, who at 
 this time began the application of a certain preparation which is 
 
CHRONICLES. 35 
 
 warranted to force a growth in six weeks, and by contracting a 
 large bUl with the barber, lias at length got his whiskers long 
 enough to be visible. Gen. Smart would have succeeded as well 
 as Steele, had it not been for the fact that, on one occasion while 
 attempting literally to "go up the spout" he fell, and tore the 
 skin from his face to such a depth that serious fears are enter- 
 tained as to whether any more will "grow. 
 
 While reading Quintilian, Holt and the Prof, discussed the 
 question whether it were proper to make promises to children 
 when there was no intention of redeeming them. Holt clung to 
 the negative of the question with great pertinacity, but in his ex- 
 perience as a school-master he found it necessary to change his 
 position, and sometimes to perform deeds in which no promise 
 was made — e. g., when he licked the boy in Lebanon who at- 
 tempted to stab him. 
 
 A very important duty now devolved upon the class, name- 
 ly : the award of the annual Junior prizes. The class with great 
 wisdom shrunk from the responsibility of making the award, in- 
 asmuch as there were so many symmetrical men, and men of 
 such large capacity ; all were so anxious to become candidates 
 for these honors, that no attempt was made at "slicking up," and 
 all ate heartily ; Wakefield indulged to such an extent in the vi- 
 ands spread before him that he seriously injured his constitution, 
 and great fears are entertained whether he will ever be able to 
 recruit his wasted strength; it is needless to say the price of 
 board went up very high, and the tailors suffered greatly this 
 term from lack of patronage; it was impossible to make any just 
 award, and the class unwilling to be unjust were about to give 
 up the whole matter, when tioo men, who, occupy positions in 
 the exercises of this day, stepped forward and besought the class 
 to confer the honors upon them, and in view of their popularity 
 the request was granted. You doubtless recollect the air of dis- 
 appointment depicted upon the faces of Wakefield, Boss, Colgate, 
 Lewis, and others; modesty, and considerations of a personal na- 
 ture forbid my speaking further of this transaction; so I draw the 
 veil. 
 
 At this time the students in college discussed the propriety 
 of a grand midnight parade ; the class of '70, which has always 
 been found at the post of duty in case of any emergency, readily 
 
36 CHRONICLES. 
 
 concurred in the opinion of the College, and made extensive 
 preparations for "doing the thing up brown;" from some unfore- 
 seen circumstances Colgate and Boss were not able to be present, 
 while Bellows was seen charging up and down the streets upon 
 a white horse, with a white sheet tied about his neck, and a huge 
 tin horn in his hand which he blew vigorously ; the-resultsof this 
 parade were disastrous ; tomato vines were spoiled of their fruit ; 
 dean wall paper was soiled, and strangest of all to say on account 
 of this innocent (?) amusement, a vacation or three months was 
 granted to several students; in view of his health, Secundus con- 
 cluded to avail himself of this opportunity for going home ; at 
 first the College was disposed to rebel against the action of the 
 Faculty, but when we fully appreciated the spirit with which they 
 had acted, we wisely concluded to drop the whole matter. 
 
 Those of us who were present enjoyed the Winter term of 
 this year very much ; Judge Plummer acted as monitor, and was 
 very lenient, indeed ; the Judge never appointed a substitute but 
 took the whole matter into his own hands, and only marked 
 those whom he observed to be absent. 
 
 It was about this time that your Chronicler received the 
 sobriquet Venus, from the Prof, of Philosophy ; I record this fact 
 with great care as this marked an important epoch in his career 
 as a Junior. In the study of Logic Primus manifested his logi. 
 cal acuteness by asking the Prof. "What is a plank ?" The Prof, 
 was so completely stunned by this inquiry that he immediately 
 collapsed, and has since been very shy of answering any ques- 
 tions put by Primus. The time for the annual Junior Exhibi- 
 tion arrived as announced by the usual programmes. Parkinson 
 in his zeal for the search after programmes, came in contact with 
 several Sophs, who came very near strangling him and burying 
 him in the sand, as Moses did the Egyptian of old. Woodbury 
 was more successful in his search and "gobbled" quite a number 
 in the room of a member of "the grand and glorious class which 
 graduated at the last Centennial." 
 
 We were rejoiced to think that with the Summer we should 
 close up our studies in Latin and Greek ; we were now about to 
 begin the more interesting study of German ; in the pronuncia- 
 tion of this language Putney proved himself quite an adept; but 
 notwithstanding all the efforts of the Prof, to correct him, he 
 
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CHRONICLES, 37 
 
 would persist in calling JBuch, buck and bush ; wo took, also, at 
 this time, a final review of Plato's Philosophy. Wardwell was 
 particularly fond of this study, as I am told that whenever he 
 read of harmony very pleasant recollections were called to mind. 
 
 In the Fall of '69 we returned to college full-fledged, digni- 
 fied Seniors ; the transition from Junior ease to Senior dignity 
 was easy and graceful — we felt exceedingly elated that we had 
 at last reached that period in our College life which is so eagerly 
 looked forward to by Freshmen ; it is true that Durgin and Smith 
 had also desired the same position that we had attained to ; but 
 when we learned that the last Base Ball trip of these gentlemen 
 to Lowell had proved too much for them, we indeed concluded 
 that "the ways of the Faculty are inscrutable and past finding 
 out."' 
 
 Eight or ten men of '70 found themselves located in Reed 
 Hall and were bent on having a good time. Boss declared 
 that his object in going to the College Buildings and taking 
 charge of the Bell, Junior Year, was that he might regulate his 
 habits. He soon tired of his bargain however, and after making 
 several unsuccessful attempts at ringing the six o'clock Bell, 
 (although the President had provided an alarm clock to wake 
 him at the proper hour,) he gave up the employment. I have 
 however one worthy deed to record of Boss in this connection. 
 He did not give up the charge of the Bell till he had effectually 
 cured an unsuspecting Junior, of fastening Seniors in their rooms, 
 by thoroughly soaking him with three bucketsful of HO. 
 
 It was about this time that certain members of the class 
 began their attentions to t\\Q fair se.r. Edgell spent much of his 
 time in perambulating the streets of Hanover with certain fair 
 ones, in regard to whom there existed a sort of rivalry between 
 himself and several Juniors, and upon whom the smiles of these 
 damsels were alternately bestowed. In the studies of this year 
 EdgelL Primus and Cheney manifested a good deal of curiosity, 
 particularly so in Chemistry, where we had continual tears that 
 that they would some day go off as gas. During this year Boss' 
 interest in cats again revived ; he took a small specimen to Reed 
 Hall which soon commanded the sympathy of all the inmates of 
 that building. The cat fared sumptuously for a long, time, 
 having so many persons to look after her welfare. In all the 
 
38 CHRONICLES. 
 
 clubs where the boys boarded, the cat was remembered, and she 
 partook freely of all the luxuries which they enjoyed. I regret 
 to say however that Boss soon began to corrupt the moral nature 
 of the cat. He even went so far as to attempt to prevail on the 
 little animal to drink intoxicating liquors, and alas ! when he 
 found that moral suasion could affect nothing, he forced the cat 
 to imbibe so freely, that she became beastly intoxicated ; then 
 when he saw her writhing in such agony, his conscience smote 
 him, and to atone for the great offense which he had thus com- 
 mitted, he made her "a coat of many colors" as a token of his 
 affection. 
 
 Deacon * Hall suggested that it would be very appropriate 
 for the Senior Class at the close of the Fall term to close up their 
 exercises with a Class Supper. He had an extensive acquaint- 
 ance with Asa Barron, at the Junction, and he thought he could 
 make satisfactory arrangements for a supper which would prove 
 a good thing. The Class readily assented (as it usually does to 
 such suggestions) and the supper took place at the appropriate 
 time and place. There was a "feast of reason and flow of spirits? 
 I understand that the Faculty heard good reports of the Class 
 on that occasion, which was a good thing ; as it had been the 
 intention of the Class to demean itself in a manner satisfactory 
 to the above mentioned body. 
 
 Walker was engaged this winter for the first time in his life 
 in the lucrative occupation of teaching a District School in his 
 own native town. I regret to say that during his engagement 
 there he had the misfortune of encountering a woman "pugnis 
 et calcibus? Charles' modesty forbade any resistance, so that he 
 allowed the woman to lay violent hands upon him. 
 
 During the winter we indulged in Geology and Mineralogy. 
 We studied all the various classifications of animals extant, from 
 man down to the Trilobites. Phelps became so infatuated with 
 these studies, that during the Senior vacation he has been making 
 practical applications of the knowledge he iias acquired. Dr. 
 Abernethy at this time returned from Illinois where he had been 
 engaged in teaching a small school. He thought it best to have 
 as few Scholars as possible, so that they might without difficulty 
 
 *Hall derived this title from a sober conversation which he one 
 iglit had with a certain divine on the subject of music. 
 
CHRONICLES. 39 
 
 become acquainted with him, for on account of the Doctor's size 
 there was some danger of his being mistaken for one of their 
 
 own number. 
 
 In the winter of this year Merrill who had wearied of asso- 
 ciation with '69 and left them, determined to cast his fortunes in 
 with 'TO, and lie seems to be well pleased with his decision. 
 Avery also from '69 joined us Junior year, and afterwards ren- 
 dered himself famous by shooting the "Wood Pecker, which 
 daily disturbed the inmates of W. IL, by keeping up a continual 
 pecking on the eayes spout. Avery was severely reprimanded 
 by the Police Offcer, but escaped without further injury. 
 
 Cheney who had been appointed as a Committee of one to 
 engage the services of a vocalist for our Concerts busied himself 
 at this time in correspondence with various ladies, and intending 
 at one time to show a letter he had thus received, made a mis- 
 take and gave Primus a very sweet letter which was never intend- 
 ed for a third person's inspection. Cheney has played a conspic- 
 uous part in many transactions this year, but time would fail us 
 in mentioning the details of his trip to Lebanon, when he with 
 a school rnarm was tipped out in the mud, and on another 
 occasion when his horse ran away and lest him in the lurch. 
 
 Towards the close of the Spring term, Richmond, Wake- 
 field, Woodbury, Hall and others were aucustomed to attend 
 all the Balls in Norwich, Lebanon, Enfield and the Junction, at 
 the same time they never failed to call at the Bar of Messrs 
 Bush and Barron to see whether they kept an appropriate and 
 choice selection of the best drinks. Towards the close of the 
 Spring, we began to have serious doubts as to whether we 
 should be able to lay hands on our sheepskins, as we were led to 
 believe by one of our Profs., that it all depended on certain circm- 
 stances of which we had never before thought. 
 
 Dr. Abernethy and Cheney at this time became greatly dis- 
 gusted with their diminutive size. Secundus says Cheney was 
 accustomed to weigh himself every day or so, to see whether he 
 gained any thing or not, while the Doctor was greatly axasper- 
 ated that Dennis Ashly should mistake him for Bob Sawyer. 
 
 At the begining of the Summer term, the whole class was 
 present, except Farnham who did not expect to get a part at 
 Commencement, while every one else did. Parkinson greatly 
 
40 CHRONICLES. 
 
 feared he would be forgotten on that interesting occasion, but on 
 account of his good behaviour has been rewarded. 
 
 It has always been customary for the Senior Class to be 
 represented at Tilden Seminary during the Summer term, so we 
 sent down Colgate and Woodbury as our representatives (very 
 proper men considering the conspicuous parts they played in our 
 visit to that Institution, in the Spring of '68), Woodbury went 
 to take lessons in gymnastics, while Colgate went to study music ; 
 they have attended the exercises regularly. When we returned 
 to College at the begining of this term, we received a most as- 
 tounding piece of intelligence, and in order to give you the full 
 force of the whole story, I shall be compelled to revert to a pre- 
 ceeding occurrence ; it will be remembered that in the Spring of 
 '68, the town of Norwich was desirous of securing the services 
 of Putney as a teacher of the Classical "Institoot," we were very 
 loth to let Putney leave us, for we feared that some ill-luck 
 would befall him, after careful consideration however, we allowed 
 him to go, and as we feared, he became so much attached to the 
 place, that we could scarcely prevail on him to return to us ; 
 during these last two years of our College course, Cupid was 
 busily engaged in laying a net, which during the Spring of 1870, 
 Putney innocently entered ; who would ever have suspected 
 such a thing of Putney ! He has been very busily engaged all 
 this Summer in arranging household affairs, cultivating the gar- 
 den, and doing a thousand things which usually devolve upon 
 the Pater-Familias. May thy shadow never grow less Putney, 
 and may thy life be prosperous and happy ! 
 
 Wardwell I fear has lost his heart, as he has spent much of 
 his time this year, visiting a "very dear friend" up the Conn. 
 river valley. (I must here enter my protest against those daring 
 men, who had the presumption, when a lady visited him, to lock 
 Wardwell up in his room in the highest story in Thornton Hall. 
 After various ineffectual calls for help to Primus and others, and 
 bruising his shoulders against the door, he was finally, with the 
 kindly assistance of a Junior, extricated between* nine and ten 
 o'clock P. M.) I have no doubt, however, he felt nearer Paradise 
 then, than he ever did before. 
 
 I would say to Cheney, Tewksbury, Drew and Putney, who 
 are so soon to enter new relations, ponder well the advice of onr 
 Law Prof., before you enter any partnerships. 
 
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 During this year Tewksbury again began his old trick of 
 carrying off the lamps from the different Halls, and committing 
 various other depredations, so that whenever any mischief befell 
 the inmates of the College buildings, Tewksbury or some other 
 Thorntonlte was always suspected of being the offender. I 
 would say for the benefit of Pike and Locke, it was not Tewks- 
 bury who entered their room and turned things upside down, at 
 the time of class election ; but I would advise them, before they 
 go any further in the search, to enquire of Primus and Parkinson 
 whether they know any thing of the innovators'* 
 
 When our class statistics were gathered, it was found, (as I 
 remarked at the outset, an I subsequent events have confirmed my 
 statement,) that this was indeed a model class, a very few were 
 found to practice any of the vices, not even smoking ; eleven 
 were found to have agreed to slip their heads into the matrimon- 
 ial noose, at the earliest convenience. 
 
 Nearly all the last term, the croquet fever has raged. Steele, 
 Walker, Wardwell .and others may have been seen almost any 
 evening in the College yard, engaged in this interesting game ; 
 the Prex thought in their continued application to the game, they 
 were setting rather a bad example for the College, so they were 
 kindly requested to desist. 
 
 The Senior examination came around in due season, was 
 passed successfully, and after assigning the parts for Com- 
 mencement, we were freed from further anxiety. 
 
 My task is done ; however imperfectly it may have been 
 accomplished, it has been no small job I assure you : but did 
 time permit, and had I not been bribed by Ice Cream and Cake? 
 much might be said' of the adventures of such men as Hardy, 
 Locke, Wakefield, Richmond, Woodbury and others, upon whom 
 I have been able to bestow less attention than I could wish. 
 Our Prophet who is to follow me will, I hope, make up the defi- 
 ciency, and will doubtless do justice to all whom I have neglect- 
 ed, unless he has also been bribed to keep dark on many sujects. 
 
 *Pike and Locke have accused nearly every man in the class of 
 being guilty of this transaction. They have even gone so far as to 
 accuse Allen of this offense, who never was known to be guilty of any 
 irregularity, except when he tried to drive Stone out of his room in W. 
 H. by pouring water down through the plaster. 
 
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42 CHRONICLES. 
 
 Classmates, our college course is ended, the last recitation 
 has been recited, the last lecture attended, the final examination 
 passed, and we stand on the threshold of active life ; before the 
 third setting of the sun the last cord which binds us together as 
 a class shall be broken, and soon these pleasant scenes of college 
 life will know us no more. As we are gathered here the minds 
 of all revert to the past, and as we take in the view of the whole 
 four years in one comprehensive glance, let us above all things 
 thank God for his merciful goodness to us. Those of us who 
 stand here to-day have been permitted to pursue our studies 
 with little interruption. Sickness has been the lot of a very few. 
 Death has been among us once — one link in onr chain is gone — 
 one of our number has been summoned by his Maker to his 
 account. In the Fall of our Junior year, Daniel G. Hill left us 
 for his home, where he thought he might recruit his health and 
 again be permitted to join his classmates, but in his inscrutable 
 wisdom the All-wise one decreed otherwise ; in May '69, 
 
 "God's finger touched him and he slept." 
 
 We all know the peculiar trial under which he labored and how 
 patient he was in his misfortune. Let this virtue be an example 
 for us. It is not for me to attempt a eulogy. Let this be 
 reserved for another pen than mine ; let us follow his good 
 example ; let us heed the good advice which has been given us to 
 be men of integrity, earnest, just, true and faithful, and finally 
 when done with life may we all hear that welcome voice, saying 
 <'well done, good and faithful servants, enter thou into the joy of 
 thy Lord.'- 
 
PEOPHECIES. 
 
 BY J. W. DEAREORX, SALEM, N. H. 
 
 I sat in my chair and read : "The man who tried to look in- 
 to the future had the door slammed in his face." "That's bad, I 
 wont try it. Then how shall I fulfill the duty assigned me '? If 
 not permitted to draw aside the curtain, somehow I must learn 
 what it conceals.'' Again I read : 
 
 "Heaven from all creatures hides the book of Fate.*' 
 
 Very true," said I, "yet in college no man is required to read 
 any foreign work unless there's a horse on it." So I smuggled 
 Bolenius into my room, but soon found that a horse on Zriny 
 wouldn't do for the book of Fate. For once the College is at 
 fault. They require of their prophets what they never accom- 
 plish themselves — a translation without aid. I reviewed the 
 President's lecture on "Our Future," but found that as usual it 
 contained nothing definite. I then tried every possible means 
 of getting ahead of the times. I walked, talked and smoked 
 with Ballard Smith and tried to live fast. I joined '71, whose 
 fame already aspires to the next centennial, but I found it only 
 a mushroom advancement. I advertised for some kind of 
 unguent to increase my foresight, similar to what Steele has for 
 four years been applying to his face with such success. I joined 
 the Woman's Rights party, but found myself so far ahead of the 
 times that Dartmouth College and the male sex were forgotten. 
 Xext I visited James Partous' study to rock the cradle of the 
 coming man, hoping to gather something prophetic from its 
 squalls. I found it only an ab6rtion; and the nurse was lathering 
 the child's face preparatory to shaving him. The only infer- 
 ence I could gain was, that Smart did not begin in season to 
 raise a moustache. 
 
44 PROPHECIES. 
 
 "Coming events cast their shadows before." I pondered on 
 this passage as though it contained a key to the mysteries of the 
 future. And so, one evening, just as the shadows of a 
 beautiful twilight were beginning to gather, as I saw 
 Wardwell ascend with a starf to the third heaven of Thorn- 
 ton Hall, I thought he had reached the very zenith of his joy. I 
 was about to predict for him a glorious future ; and judging 
 from the length of the interview I thought it would be some- 
 what protracted. But the end crowns the work, and in this case 
 judging from analogy, I reasoned that his exit from this world of 
 bliss, though late, would be attended with great tribulation, and 
 under cover of thick darkness. 
 
 It was on a quiet evening, that having invoked the spirit of 
 prophesy for the twentieth time, I retired to my couch. I lay in 
 expectant slumbers. Scarcely defined yet graceful forms flitted 
 around my bedside. Soon there was a flourish of trumpets. 
 "Gentle Spirit, whose realm is Futurity, enter and possess me. 
 Reveal what thou hast in store for '70." The whole length of 
 Bed-Bug alley overhead responded. From the mingled clamor 
 of tin horns and brazen throats I could only distinguish : "Roorah 
 for the Uh of July! Hoorahfor theUh of July ! JPo-o-r-a-h /" 
 "Confound those Juniors," said I. But I stopped, patriotism 
 forbade. If they would only cheer their own class they would 
 die before they tired of it ; and all that would be left of them 
 would be a perpetual echo and the records -of the Faculty. 
 
 What could I do ? Bedbug and Bedlam had formed an 
 alliance. I visited a professional, and for the sum of fifty cents I 
 have the following, with a portrait of my future intended thrown 
 in. Of its truthfulness there can be no doubt — not at present at 
 least. And I will add that many of the more painful consequences 
 of College roguery have been withheld, that no shadow of coming 
 disappointment may cloud the brows of the anxious parents and 
 blushing maidens, whose presence crowns the joy of this occasion. 
 
 As the coaches were waiting to convey the class to a gradu- 
 ation supper at the Junction, on Friday eve, it was found that 
 Putney was missing. Cries of "Putney ! " " Whereas Putney f " 
 "Ho, Putney!" Avere immediately raised, and a voice feebly 
 responded. "I have married a wife and therefore I cannot come." 
 
 iStella. 
 
PROPHECIES. 45 
 
 An appropriation was then made for his destitute family. Noth- 
 ing of special interest transpired at the supper save that Leonard 
 ate sparingly. Ballard Smith announced his intention of visiting 
 Europe this fall. Plummer said that having received the neces- 
 sary funds from home, he was desirous of engaging a school with 
 a female assistant. Peck said that he had decided to go as a 
 missionary to the Sioux Indians. Before he should enter the 
 field, however, he felt the need of a thorough acquaintance with 
 the language, literature, customs, religion, (including a knowledge 
 of the religious books,) origin, history — known and problematic — 
 of every people which the world has ever known, together with 
 an understanding in particular of the attitude they have main- 
 tained in the various ages to the Sioux nation. For this purpose 
 he had engaged the use ot the Boston Public Library for seven 
 years, after which he would spend two or three years in the 
 British Museum, and after a final review of his College studies 
 would proceed without delay to the field he had chosen. Should 
 the Sioux nation be completely exterminated by that time, he 
 would prepare himself as a missionary to China. 
 
 Directly after graduation Wardweil went to Thetford to 
 visit "one of the very best friends he ever had, — nothing more? 
 He coolly proposed that they change their present relation, and 
 as she consented, it is supposed that they are friends no longer. 
 Serious consequences are anticipated, and the police force of 
 Brooklyn has been enlarged. Worcester got as far as Concord, 
 when he excused himself and said he must return. He would 
 give no reason for it, only that he had forgotten something. 
 Arrived at Hanover he went straight to the express office and 
 anxiously enquired for "that bundle." It having lain in the 
 office for some six months the bill for storage was quite formid- 
 able. In order to meet this he engaged himself gratuitously as 
 a Piene tutor, hoping that this position would enable him to 
 dispose of the remainder of his furniture at profitable rates. 
 
 Bellows, as he himself says, truly reformed. He discarded 
 entirely all poetry and romance, together with sentimentalism, 
 fictitious and personal, and before he left town made application 
 for admission to the Thayer School. During the vacation he 
 applied himself so vigorously to Mathematics, that when Boss 
 entered the same department in the fall, he found Bellows 
 
46 PROPHECIES. 
 
 installed as his tutor. The examination was so severe that no 
 one else was admitted. Phelps and Talbot both made the 
 attempt, and the former came near being successful, but Talbot 
 although a good scholar had so little confidence in himself that 
 he appeared at a disadvantage ! Bellows afterwards published a 
 work on Practical Engeneering and a volume of Meditations on 
 the Higher Mathematics. 
 
 Stone having completed his theological course at Andover 
 went west, where by the assistance of a clergyman he completely 
 petrified a young damsel. They say that he is a good Orthodox 
 minister. On some great occasions, however, when they expect 
 to listen to his finest efforts, he frequently absents himself. 
 Walker met with good success as instructor in a Missouri Acad- 
 emy, rising rapidly to the position of Principal. After amassing 
 a comfortable property, thinking best to educate his children by 
 themselves, he became the proprietor of a "home school." The 
 number of pupils is not limited to twelve. Hardy, having become 
 the father of a great idea, contented himself with opening a peanut 
 stand on the corner of Main street, Hanover, where he spent the 
 remainder of his days in peace. The New York Times, of Feb. 
 3d, 1881, contains a lengthy report of a Temperance address 
 delivered at Cooper Institute by A. L. Plummer. He is de- 
 scribed as very energetic on the platform, bringing every limb 
 and muscle into vigorous action. No one who has ever heard 
 him would think of comparing him with Gough or Beecher. 
 
 About eight or ten years after graduation, Tewksbury, 
 Wakefield, Merrill, Barber, Hunt and Hoyt, meeting at an 
 Alumni dinner in New York, and mutually consoling each other 
 on their domestic inconveniences, agreed to unite their fortunes 
 and attempt housekeeping on the co-operative plan. It was a 
 brilliant idea. The law, the gospel, and mercantile profession had 
 long been suffering because of increasing families and the conse- 
 quent multiplicity of cares. A commodious house was rented 
 and the division of labor immediately made. Tewksbury was to 
 do the marketing and his wife the cooking; Wakefield and fam- 
 ily were to superintend the table arrangements ; Hoyt's wife 
 was to do the washing, as she was quite a giantess, arid of Irish 
 descent, and Joe himself was to bring in the wood. The over- 
 sight of all sanitary matters was to devolve upon Merrill and 
 
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 wife. Hunt was appointed treasurer; and the care of the 
 children ("Bless their little souls," said Tewksbury,) was confid- 
 ingly intrusted to Barber, as a was a bachelor and could sing. 
 
 O, the vanity of human expectations ! In less than a week 
 the individual peculiarities of every member were painfully man- 
 ifest. The prospective happiness which had warmed every man's 
 heart was an idea that every one else would be self-denying 
 except himself. Of course, there was a general disappointment. 
 Tewksbury's wife said that as she was cook, she should prepare 
 whatever she chose. She liked beans. Mrs. Wakefield declared 
 that she would not allow them on the table oftener than once a 
 week. A full meeting was called to see on what day this impor- 
 tant dish should grace the table. Mrs. Wakefield said that she 
 would like them on Monday morning, as they would have no 
 callers then. Mrs. Hoyt said that as she had to wash on Monday 
 she wanted beefsteak for breakfast. Merrill said that as he was 
 away on the Sabbath he would like them Sunday noon. Barber 
 said that for the same reason, -being a bachelor, he would like 
 them on Saturday night. It was finally arranged to have them 
 on Wednesday noon, as no one had a preference for that day. 
 
 About this time there was trouble in the juvenile department. 
 Barber said that as he had never been adicted to bottling while 
 in College, he did not think that this duty should be forced upon 
 him in the nursery. The children having been unwisely permit- 
 ted to play with the street dirties were one morning taken sick 
 with the mumps. Barber was frightened ; — not for them, but he 
 had never had them himself. He proposed to relinquish his 
 charge. This would not be listened to. He should not shirk his 
 work. His inventive mind found a partial remedy, however. He 
 fastened the children into a room, and for a fortnight carefully 
 fed them through the window with a large spoon ! 
 
 A last imposition was too much even for Barber's patience. 
 When Mrs. Hoyt, who had charge of the washing, and Mrs. Mer- 
 rill who had charge of the house cleaning, etc., declared that all 
 the washing and sanitary duties pertaining to the nursery should 
 be performed by him, he fairly choked with rage. The clamor 
 being such that the police threatened them daily for a week, it 
 was concluded prudent to disolve the partnership. 
 
 Avery succeeded pretty well in his school at Gilmanton, but 
 the fact that he was rejected as a suitor by four of his own pupils 
 
48 PROPHECIES. 
 
 shows that he failed in the main object he had before him. Ran- 
 dall continued through his life to be called a handsome man. It 
 brought him some money, and more credit. As class sec- 
 retary and treasurer he received a letter from Smart asking a loan 
 from the class treasury, as he was miking advances to a young 
 lady and was short of funds. Juds' reply was significant as well 
 as brief. 
 
 "Dear General: — Not purse but policy. Go up the spout! 
 
 Yours, Randall." 
 
 Entering Tremont Temple one evening in the fall of 1880, 
 I found it densely crowded with young men and women. The 
 speaker then on the stage held his audience spell-bound. His 
 voice might have been heard over half the city. His distance 
 from me was such that I could not see his countenance. The 
 closing sentence however, revealed the man. "And now, young 
 ladies and gentlemen, as I stand before you, a mere wreck of my 
 former boastful self, I beg you give heed to the caution that should 
 have saved me. ' "Pe virtuous and you will be happy? ' I at once 
 recognized our own noisy Locke. 
 
 One bright morning in the fall of 1871, an individual might 
 have been seen approaching the Hanover Express Office. His 
 countenance sad and careworn, his downcast eyes and languid 
 step all betrayed some severe disappointment. Under his arm he 
 carried a small box, neat but strongf. Entering the office he re- 
 quested the agent to direct it to Alexander Smith Abemethy, 
 Squttastump, Oregon. The bill was seven dollars and a half,and 
 as he drew his pocket-book to pay it, he burst into a flood of tears. 
 This seemed "the last pound that broke the camels back.' 1 For a 
 long time his grief was uncontrolable, but at length in answer to 
 the tender inquiries of the agent he said: " Thesilver cup was com- 
 mitted to me 'to save express 7 " Poor Putney ! His great heart 
 came soon to the rescue, and with a trembling hand he wrote up- 
 on the box : 
 
 "With the feeble congratulations of your disappointed class- 
 mate." 
 
 Then turning, he left the office with a firm step. 
 
 Brown became President of Vassar College. The only 
 severe thing that he ever said to his young ladies was : — "I am 
 determined to live and die a bachelor." I can give you no better 
 
PROPgflCIES. I!) 
 
 clue to Tewksbury's life than to refer you to The Rogues 
 
 Journal for the years 1870 to 1890 inclusive. Holt reformed ; 
 the consequence of which was that the young ladies of West Leb- 
 anon, Lebanon, Woodstock and Quechee lost one of their most 
 ardent admirers, and suicides were numerous" I visited Hastings' 
 church in Sandusky, Ohio, in the spring of 1879. The only 
 thing remarkable about it was that there were doors to the 
 pulpit, which were bolted on the outside. I asked an explana- 
 tion of this. "Why, you see," said the old deacon, "in the duller 
 portions of his sermons (which are quite frequent,) Mr. Hastings 
 sometimes amuses himself with tossing a bunch of keyes or a 
 two cent piece ; and one day he got so interested in the diversion 
 that the little fellow actually tumbled down the pulpit stairs ! " 
 During his preaching, Hastings directs his efforts to Steele, who 
 is a prominent lawyer in his congregation. He thinks that if he 
 can convert Steele there is no doubt, but he can fill any pulpit in 
 New York City. He has not yet succeeded in this however. 
 Abbott is sexton in Hastings' church. He takes particular pains 
 to give Steele the best seat, and never -presents to him the con- 
 tribution box. 
 
 Smith became a political stump speaker of some note and 
 less veracity. I had the pleasure of listening to one of his most 
 protracted efforts and it suggested a connundrum from Moore. 
 
 " Quest. Why is a pump like Ballard Smith ? 
 
 Ans. Because it is a slender thing of wood, 
 
 That up and down its awkward arm doth sway, 
 
 And coolly spout, and spout away, 
 
 In one weak, washy, everlasting flood !" 
 
 It is getting quite common among newspaper writers to 
 moderate the pains of their readers by putting serious occurren- 
 ces in a mild, unsensa,ional way: For instance, we read : — "A 
 few days since a little fellow in Haddam stole a bunch of match- 
 es from his mother and went into Lovejoys powder mill to play 
 with them. Poor boy, he won't do so any more !" In the Nor- 
 wich Standard, of April 26, 1874, I read 
 
 "Fatal Occukrence. — Just as we go to press, we notice the 
 departnre of our beloved Professor Putney. It seems that, de- 
 sjDite her expostulations, he had planted his wifes flower garden 
 with potatoes. Poor man, he wonH do so any more /" 
 
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50 PROPHECIES. 
 
 What became of the remainder of the class ? Time would 
 fail me were I to speak of Woodbury, and Parkinson, and Leach, 
 and the host of others who rendered the world better by their 
 valiant deeds and strong ; and whose words, even, will be handed 
 down "to the last sylable of recorded time." There were some 
 concerning whom doubts were entertained in regard to their fu- 
 ture, and of these I have spoken. But of the others there is no 
 room for fears. Like Wardwell standing with clenched hand and 
 strong shoulder and iron heel before the door of the room in 
 which he was incarcerated, their motto is "Ptt find the way or 
 make it" 
 
 In conclusion, Classmates, let me say that many of these 
 things may be. What they shall be, remains between ourselves 
 and our God. I have written this with the best wishes for every 
 member of the class. I have written ''with malice toward none, 
 with charity for" a good many of you, to say the least. 
 
ODE. 
 
 BY JOHN A. BELLOWS, CONCORD, N. H. 
 
 Through the sunshine and the shadow, 
 Xow with hope, and now with* fears, 
 
 We have wandered, tried companions, 
 Through the world of college years. 
 
 Clouds were resting on the summit 
 When we started in the way, 
 
 But a gentle hand has led us 
 From the darkness into day. 
 
 Tear by year we've watched the winter 
 Spread its winding sheet of gloom, 
 
 Tear by year we've seen the maples 
 Toss their leaves, and roses bloom : 
 
 'Till each landscape, — plain and river, 
 Hill and vale, — looks strangely fair, 
 
 Glorified as w T ith the halo 
 Artist's paint around the hair. 
 
 Fond remembrances rush o'er us, 
 Thoughts of pleasant college days 
 
 Come as dreams but half remembered, 
 Or as long forgotten lays. 
 
 Here's a song of joy and gladness, 
 For the happy hours now fled ! 
 
 Here's a thought of loving sadness 
 For the peaceful, silent dead ! 
 
 And the long farewell we utter 
 
 Dies in sadness on the wind, 
 Like a strain of yearning music 
 
 Leaving blessed tears behind. 
 Alma Mater, peace be with thee ! 
 
 Friends and classmates, ere we part 
 Let us breathe the sweet, sad Yale 
 
 Hand in hand and heart to heart. 
 
FAREWELL ADDRESS AT THE "OLD PINE." 
 
 BY SCHUYLER C. FAENHAM, TOPSHAM, VT. 
 
 Classmates. Ever a cloud of sadness o'erhangs the part- 
 ing hour, and though the glories of the setting sun fill our hearts 
 with joy, they are saddened by the thought that a day is dying. 
 Thus it is with mingled feeelings of joy and sorrow, we have 
 gathered here to-day, to bid adieu to college halls, and grasp the 
 parting hand ; for while we rejoice that the labors of our course 
 are completed, and the long-sought prize is gained, bitter sadness 
 fills our hearts at the thought of the separation that so soon must 
 come. 
 
 We stand to-day upon the threshold of our college home, 
 awaiting but the maternal blessing, that parchment roll which 
 shall tell of mutual affection and of duty done, ere we go out 
 into the world. Our college course is indeed completed. Its 
 labors and duties are over, but so too are its joys and pleasures. 
 Fond recollections and pleasant associations will live while mem- 
 ory lasts, and its effect upon our minds and characters, will be 
 felt through all eternity. Its record is written and cannot be 
 altered. While some of us regret a neglect of duty and a waste of 
 time, others rejoice in the consciousness of having "done what 
 they could." Let none be discouraged, but all profit by the les- 
 sons it teaches, and ever put forth every energy, nor rely upon 
 past attainments. I would in no way underrate the value of our 
 diplomas, yet these of themselves will avail us little in the fierce 
 conflict of life. We must rely upon ourselves, for it is not what 
 we have done, but what we can do, that will be of service then. 
 The problems of life are ever new, and in their solution, books 
 will aid us little. 
 
 We go not to a life of ease and idleness, but of toil and la- 
 bor. We would all, each in his chosen calling achieve success, 
 
FAREWELL ADDRESS. 53 
 
 but our pathway is tilled with obstacles many and great, which 
 can be overcome only by unceasing diligence, and the hardest 
 labor, such labor as in these four years we have not essayed to do. 
 Labor is natural, and necessary for man, for by it he is lord of 
 nature and master of himself; it enriches, develops, ennobles him. 
 Let us then welcome labor as our truest friend, our best ally, and 
 work not in drudgery, not like the hopeless helot, but like men in 
 earnest, and for noble ends. 
 
 We must not be deceived by appearances, for the world is 
 all too lull of quacks, and shams, and tinselshows. Have no fear 
 of failure, for he will never fail, who does the best he can. 
 Shrink not from the world with all its selfishness, and antagonism. 
 Expect troubles, difficulties, dangers and bitter opposition ; ex- 
 pect them, welcome them, for by them we may be men, without 
 them but whinning weaklings. Let not the flatteries of power, 
 nor the love of fame, divert us from the path of honor and strict 
 integrity, for more than talent or wealth, the world is in need of 
 high, unflinching moral character, and in these coming years it 
 shall avail as never before. 
 
 On that autumn day, four years ago, fifty strangers entered 
 yonder Hall ; two days hence, fifty friends go forth. Some have 
 joined and some have left us ; some whom we truly wish were 
 here to-day. Speaking of the absent, your thoughts with mine 
 are of one whom, were it not to doubt the wisdom of the Ever 
 Just, we should wish were with us now. Upon us in a sunny 
 day, the shadows fell ; into our midst the Sj)oiler came, and bore 
 him away to the land whence none return. His life was a lesson 
 to us all, keenly sensitive, and suffering more than we knew from 
 his sad misfortune, which made life a burden, he ever had a smile 
 and a pleasant word for all. Though of a rough exterior, there 
 never was a warmer heart than his. Sadly as we felt his loss, 
 Ave would not call him back, for we trust that after the troubles 
 of a weary life, he enjoys the Heavenly rest. 
 
 Our college days are over, and we must part. No more 
 shall we listen to yonder chapel bell, as with its silver tones, it 
 calls to "Ora et Labora." No more shall Ave behold this beauti- 
 ful landscape, or together Avalk beneath these shady elms, or visit 
 these classic retreats, hallowed by the sacred ties of friendships. 
 In the classes that have gone before, how many a Damon and 
 
54 F ABE WELL ADD BESS. 
 
 Pythias have there been, who by their stern devotion, have filled 
 with envy the cold tyrants of earth. And when we shall have 
 made trial of the poor selfish friendships of the world, we shall sigh 
 forth e warm affections of college life, and as these come up in 
 memory, how sweet shall those recollections be. 
 
 Oar number is fifty as we go, and shall be just fifty ever- 
 more ; for whether living or dead it is ever 
 
 "One circle, scarce broken, these waiting below, 
 Those walking the shores where the asphodels blow." 
 
 And now to Darthmouth's classic halls we bid adieu, to class- 
 mates one, and all, Farewell ! 
 
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