VALE: ALUMNI
The Class Poet Called on,
About two-thirds of the members of
the class of "77 have addressed to their
class poet, a letter in which they urge
not only his attendance, but the at-
tendance of his Muse at their reunion
his month in this city. It is not given
to know what effect this has had, but
the expectation is general that the
20th anniversary of ’77 will have at
least one feature 6f very great inter-
est. The letter and signature follows:
March, 1897.
Joseph Gilpin Pyle, Esq.,
Class Poet of Yale, ’77,
St. Paul, Minn.
Dear Classmate:
The passing of nearly twenty event-
ful years has not caused us to forget
the eloquent Valedictory Poem which
you pronounced before our Class on
Presentation Day in 1877.
Next June the members of the Class
are to assemble beneath the elms of
the old College in fitting celebration of
the twentieth anniversary of our Class
graduation, and a very large attend-
ance is desired and anticipated. At our
last reunion in 1892, about sixty-five
members of the Class were present, and
the occasion was one long to be re-
membered for its genial good fellow-
ship. Your absence and that of other
honored classmates was a matter of
sincere regret to all who were present.
We are very desirious that you
should attend the Class Reunion next
June, and that you should come pre-
pared to speak to us in appropriate
verse. A Vigintennial Poem by the
Class:Poet of ’77 will be a most wel-
come event in the program of our
Class festivities, and that you should
prepare and deliver it in person before
our assembled classmates is our urgent
desire and request. We are confident
that if you will invoke the Muse with
something of your old-time fervor,
there will come a most generous and
fitting response. In making this re-
quest, we believe that we express the
desire not alone of ourselves, but of
all our classmates everywhere.
With kindest greetings and manifold
good wishes,
* Your classmates,
Edwin B. Gager, Derby, Conn.; Clar-
ence L. Reid, Stamford, Conn.; Henry
Roberts, Hartford, Conn.; F. W. Mur-
ray, Thomas. E. 'V. Smith, Charles §S.
Miller, George M. Tuttle, John 5S.
Thacher, James P. Davenport, F. J.
Stimson, William H. Ford, William M.
Barnum, New York City; Daniel D.
Sherman, Nyack, N. Y.; Charles M.
Clarke, W. J. Forbes, New York City;
Gerrit Smith, Nyack, -N.. Y,; W. -,
‘Williams, L. Frank Tooker, Philip J.
Wilson, Arthur Williams, George T.
Elliot, Walter Brooks, G. Edward
Langdon; Frank H. Platt, Charles
Wheeler Barnes, J. Herbert Johnston,
New York City; Edwin B. Goodell,
Orville Reed, Charles H. Shelton, Mont-
clair, N. J.; Russell Frost, South Nor-
walk, Conn.; C. F. Chapin, Arthur Reed
Kimball, Waterbury, Conn.; James P.
Andrews, Frederick W. Davis, Hart-
ford, Conn.; C. L. Alvord, West Win-
sted, Conn.; Gustavus Eliot, John W.
Bristol, Thomas D. Goodell, New Ha-
ven, Conn.; Nathaniel U. Walker, Wal-
ter I. Bigelow, Joshua M. Sears, R. G.
Chidsey, .W. E, Whitney,
Mass.; John F. Keator, S. Morris Waln,
Arthur U. Bannard, Philadelphia, Pa.;
Charles S. Mervine, Nesquehoning, Pa.;
Frank Holmes Shaffer, Frank Daniel
Goodhue, Morris S. Shipley, Cincinnati,
Os} Orlando Hall, Cleveland, O.;
Charles H. Strong, Erie, Pa.; Israel ir.
Cowles, Detroit, Mich.; John M. White-
head, Janesville, Wis.; Arthur W. Cole-
BE. R. Dillingham, Jr., Chicago, Ill.; C.
P. Dickinson, Fitchburg, Mass.; Alphe-
us C. Hodges, Buckland, Mass.; Fred-
erick B. Percy, Brookline, Mass.;
Samuel L. Haton, Newton Highlands,
Mass.; John EK. Keeler, Stamford,
- Conn.; William H. Kelsey, Bridgeport,
Conn.; John K. Beach, New Haven,
Conn.; Charles C. Camp, _ Fairbault,
Minn.; Timothy D. Merwin, E. C.
Cooke, St. Paul, Minn.
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948. Triennial.
The business meeeting of ’94 Scientific
will be held in Room 42, North Sheffield
Halls. at’ 10:380 ero VameS Fane 2 ay)
Class members will meet at Os-
born Hall, for the ball game, at 2 p. m.
On arrival at the Field, the Class will
be photographed. The parade to sup-
per will begin at 6:30 p. m. After sup-
per there will be an informal celebra-
tion. The Class dues are $3, and the
supper assessment $5.
For further information address John
Sargent, 48 West Thirty-fifth Street,
New York, or Howard P. Hotchkiss,
New Haven, Conn,
Boston, .
Information Concerning °52
Given and Asked For.
A. N. Lewis, class secretary, Montpelier,
Vt., communicat2s the following item
concerning the ‘““rmer members’”’ of ’52.
Henry 8S. Bennett resides at 518 Madison
Avenue, New York City.
Dabney B. Carr, resides at St. Louis,
Missouri.
Charles F. Dowd resides at Saratoga
Springs, N. Y.
William ‘-M. Este resides in Vinnings,
Cobb County, Ga. .
Hon. Alexander J. Fraser is a judge in
Detroit, Mich.
Sherwood D. Gould resides in Brooklyn,
Austin Hart is practicing law in New
Britain, Conn.
David Hewes lives in San Francisco,
Cal.
James H. Johnson is president of S., J.
and L. of Hope Railway, Savannah, Ga.
Charles W. Kendall was candidate for
Congress from Aurora, Nev. Went to
California in 1849 with Senator Stewart.
Hiram Ketchum is at 116 Center Street,
New York City.
Ogden N. Rood is Professor in Colum-
bia University, N. Y. City.
John G. Thomas lives in Milledgeville,
Ga.
Gurdon H. Wilcox is an attorney at
1503 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington,
DIS
The following are deceased: Edward C.
Billings, Francis J. Dominick, Francis
Duncan, Charles A. Fowler, Rev. Henry
DeL. Kimball, Seabury B. Platt, George
EB. Redwood, William H. Redwood, Wil-
liam N. Beach, Joseph W. Blatchley,
Elijah G. Boardman, Gustavus A. Ellis,
Charles S. Hall, Charles W. Hinman, H.
W. McNeil, W. W. Niles, T. D. Platt,
Robert H. Redwood, Conrad Roselins.
Information is desired concerning the
following, before June 28th, 1897: William
B. Clarke, George R. Downing, Thomas
Dunlap, Matthew W. Edmonds, Benjamin
C. Flake, James R. Frisbie, Alvin P.
Hildredth, Fleming J. McCarthy, Jesse
McCurdy, who was graduated at Dart-
mouth, D. Hastings Mason, Alonzo Meg-
arge, Washington H. Merritt, William N.
Richardson, Cyrus A. Royston, Daniel T.
Russell, Thereon W. Towner, George C.,
Tucker, George §. Williams, Giles B.
Wiliams. Address A. N. Lewis, Mont-
pelier, Vermont.
The ninth reunion of the class of ’52
will be held on Tuesday, June 29th, 1897.
Business meeting, 12 m., at Room BI, Os-
borne Hall. Banquet at ‘Academy Hall,’’
890 Chapel Street, between Temple and
Church Streets. ‘‘Firmer members’’ of
the class are especially invited.
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The Law School Shingle.
The ’97 edition of the Yale Shingle,
which is the class book of the graduating
members’ of the Law School, has gone to
press and will appear within the=week.
Its general size and appearance,’ both in-
Side and out, will be similar to that of
last year’s book. Several new half tones
and autotypes have been inserted and
everything has been done to make this
Shingle a creditable and trustworthy rec-
ord of the class while at the Law School.
The frontispiece, is an autotype of
Dean Wayland, after which is a dedica-
tory poem. ‘The individual pictures and
histories of members of the class come
next and in turn articles on ‘‘former
Members,’ ‘Raw. Recruits,’ “Junior
Year,’ “Sentor .. Year,’ “The: Waeulty,”’
‘“Educational,’’ “Yale Moot Court,”
“Kent Club,’’ ‘law Journal,’ ‘‘Social,’’
**Religious,’’ ‘*Political,’’ ‘‘Athletics,’” ‘‘Fi-
nancial,’ ‘Personal,’ ‘‘Miscellaneous,’’
‘Upon the Passing of ’97’ and ‘Nick-
names.’’ At the end of the book a list of
future addresses has been inserted.
The voting and opinions of various
members of the class are in brief as fol-
follows: Favorite actress—Julia Marlowe,
with Ada Rehan and Ellen Terry rivals
for second place. Joseph Jefferson is the
favorite actor. The play and opera voted
most popular are ‘‘Merchant of Venice’’
and ‘Robin Hood,” respectively. Whist
is the popular amusement and ‘“‘Hand-
some Dan’’ the popular brand of tobac-
co. In the political division of the class,
the Republicans lead with 44, Democrats
next with 29 and the Mugwumps poll 12.
lifty-nine of the class are gold men and
fourteen support Bryan’s standard.
The vote for ‘‘class beauty’ goes to
Blake; for handsomest man, to Belden,
with Bryant a close second; for homeliest
man, Overlander; most versatile, Bald-
win; greatest social light, Lowndes;
greatest fusser, Gavin: most to be ad-
mired, Merwin, with Parsons not far
behind;:. most popular man, ‘Judge’’
Thayer; greatest ‘‘dig,’’ Gibson: bright-
est, Avery: man most likely to succeed
as a lawyer, Avery. The characteristics
most admired in a man, according to the
Law School Seniors, are honesty, manli.
ness, honor and courage; in a woman,
virtue, modesty and womanliness.
In answer to the question as to the
highest aim in life, a great variety of
opinions were expressed. Most of the
class wished to be ‘“‘honest and success-
ful lawyers.’’ One’s chief aim was to
have ‘‘a happy home, loving wife, and to
enjoy the confidence of my fellow men.”’
Another expressed his wish to get rich
Bes buy a seat in the United States Sen-
ate.’’
The opinions of the class by individual
members are in part as follows: “A
measure of wheat and chaff of which we
may judge better when it is separated by
the whirlwind of life.’ ‘Great material
for chief justices—pity there can be but
one at a time.’’ “The glaring deficiency
of suitable English words forbids an ex-
pression.’’
“The members,”’ ‘‘brains,’ and ‘con-
scientious’”’ were voted the _ strongest
points of the class. The weak points are
adjudged to be the ‘‘lack of class spirit,
unity and originality,’ “The hole caused
by Sladden’s withdrawal.”
The New York Sun is the most popular
out of town paper and the Register wins
the town contest.
WHEE KRLULY
Obituary.
DR. FRANCIS L., DICKINSON, *40 M. S.
Dr. Francis Lemuel Dickinson, °40 M.
S., one of the oldest physicians in Con-
necticut, died at his home in Rockville
on Wednesday morning, June 2, at the
age of eighty years. He was born in
Chatham, Conn., in 1817. He lived in
Wellington from 1841 to 1863, when he
moved to Rockville. He was educated
at the Bacon Academy of Colchester
and graduated from the Yale Medical
School in 1840. He represented the town
of Wellington in the Legislature in 1850
and 1857, and Vernon in 1877 and 1878.
Dr. Dickinson retired from active prac-
tice several years ago, and has since
spent a quiet life in Rockville. A few
weeks ago he was stricken with paraly-
sis, which eventually caused his death.
He leaves two sons.
BELA H. COLGROVE, °49.
Bela H. Colgrove, ’49, died at his
home in Sharpsburg, Ky., April 27, 1897,
from the effects of a paralytic stroke.
After graduating from Yale he spent
twenty two years in the practice of law
at Buffalo, N. Y., holding various offi-
ces of trust within that period, such as
Alderman, Justice of the Peace, and
United States Indian Agent for New
York State.
He removed to Sharpsburg in 1873,
where he has since resided, engaged at
first in teaching, then in stock raising
and farming.
DR. HENRY A. DUBOIS, *59S.
Henry A. Du Bois, M. D., ’59S., died
at his home in San Rafael ,Cal., on
Wednesday, May 26th. He was born at
Newton Falls, Ohio, in 1838, and was
the son of the late Dr. Henry A. Du
Bois of New Haven.
After his graduation from the Yale
Scientific School, he went to a New
York Medical College and immediately
upon obtaining his diploma; joined the
Union army, and was appointed assist-
ant surgeon under Sheridan, He was
soon promoted to the position of sur-
geon, and remained. under Sheridan,
with the Army of the Potomac, until
the close of the Rebellion. Upon the
establishment of peace he was placed
in charge of the United States Medical
‘Labratory, in Philadelphia, and in a
short time left there to practice in the
West. His health became poor, and he
soon, went to San, Rafael, Cal., where
he has since resided. Dr. Du Bois leaves
a widow and five children. His brother,
A. Jay Du Bois, ’69S., is a professor of
civil engineering in the Sheffield Scien-
tific School.
J..H. WARD, ’60.
Rev. Dr. Julius H. Ward, °60, well
known in literary circles, died on Sun-
day morning, May 30, in Worcester,
Mass. He was born in Charlton, Mass.,
October 12, 1837. After graduation Dr.
Ward studied theology at the Berkeley
Divinity School in Middletown. In 1862
he was admitted to deacon’s orders and
after passing his deaconate, in charge
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of Grace Chapel, in Yantic, he took the
order of Priest, in 1863. He left Yantic
the next year, to take charge of Christ
Church, in Ansonia, and the parish
grew rapidly under his care. From
Ansonia he went to Cheshire, in 1867, to
become pastor of St. Peter’s Church.
About this time he published his first
literary work of note, a biography of
James Gates Percival, the Connecticut
poet, which he had commenced while
yet a student.
During these years he had contrib-
uted to the “Christian Examiner,”’ the
“North American Review,” the ‘“Na-
tion,’’ and the ‘“‘Round Table,’’ besides
writing for the Religious Press.
In 1877 he became formally connected
with the Boston Herald, as literary edi-
‘tor and editorial writer, with which
publication he remained until last No-
vember, and continued to write leaders
for the daily and weekly press of that
city.
A widow and two daughters survive
him.
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Impartial Cheering.
The following editorial in the Yale
Daily News was occasioned by state- |
ments made by Princeton’s supporters
after her game with Harvard at the|
Yale Field, June 1, to the effect that the |
cheering had been plainly in favor of
Harvard, rather than impartial: “It is
an unfortunate thing that the Prince-
ton contingent should have left New
Haven, Tuesday, with a feeling of re-
sentment against Yale, for showing, as
they said a marked partiaity for Har-
vard in the baseball game. We, of
course, regret this impression exceed-
ingly, but can say truly that any ap-
plause given was not caused by par-
tiality toward Harvard, but simply by
the circumstances of the game. Prince-
ton was ahead, Harvard was starting
in to catch this lead; hence the cheer-
ing from the audience simply for the
Side that was behind. Looked at in this
way. the charge has its seriousness
taken out of it and we can assure
Princeton that this certainly was the
true state of affairs.”
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