LD .G \SS3b ^/£*>V ^/^WV( G12ASS or 1553. 1 886-- 1 888. QrvnA U^f" CU^r^ G£*-«> U95| l Dear Classmates : Five years have passed since we left Amherst, and now the second Class Book goes out to you. Many have written that their lives during the past two years have been so uneventful that they have nothing of interest to tell the Class. But the careful reader of the record will see that a multitude of small changes has resulted in a steady development of the Class during this time. The Benedicks are much more numerous than formerly ; the nursery is becoming noisy ; almost all those who were students two years ago are now settled in profes- sional work. In short, the past two years have prac- tically completed the transition of the Class from col- lege to the work of life. While we are called to mourn the loss by death, since the last Re-union, of one who was a valued friend to us all, it is remarkable, and a cause for great ( thankfulness, that our ranks have been broken in so few places by death. Very few classes are spared as we have been. Since we entered college nine years ago, only four who have ever been connected with the Class have died, and only two of these graduated with us. Hoping that this little book will revive many pleas- ant memories, and quicken our old friendships and our affection for our college home, I am, Yours in '83, Edward S. Parsons. Brooklyn, N. Y., June, xi The Class Record. July, 1886, to July, il Everett A. Aborn writes :— " After the class reunion in 1886, I remained in the East nearly two months, and then returned to Chi- cago, in time for the fall term at the Union College of Law. I graduated at this institution in June, 1887, in a class of fifty mem- bers. In a modest way [characteristic [?] of me], I will incident- ally mention that I was one of the ' prize men,' and one of the Commencement speakers. After graduation I took a trip East, visit- ing old friends and places. I then returned to Chicago, where I have an office at 159 La Salle St. I am not engaged, and my matri- monial prospects are not flattering. My plans for the future may be expressed in two words, Law, Chicago." Address, 159 La Salle Street, or 1338 Washington Boulevard, Chicago, III. Charles S. Adams writes : — " I am ' willing to divulge ' every- thing, but rriy financial liabilities. After the Triennial reunion, which I thoroughly enjoyed, I returned to Jacksonville, and became identified with the law-firm of A. W. Cockrell & Son. In Novem- ber, 1886, was admitted, after examination to practice in U. S. Courts, and later, on motion, to State Courts. In January, was pro- moted to junior partner in the firm, which, though weak in numbers, I regarded before as one of the firmest firms in the legal firmament ; after my addition I have no hesitation in affirming it — more infirm. With the exception of one or two short vacations I have stayed right by the country. It is a grand place for one of my active, energetic, hustling temperament, and in the absence of ' Zack ' I have lots of fun. I helped found, and was elected Secretary of, the Jacksonville Bar Association, before I was a member of the Bar ; entered the Board of Trade, aided in publishing its annual report and emerged as the chairman of the Committee in charge ; assisted in starting the Seminole Club, of which I belong to the House Committee ; am Secretary of the Jacksonville Suburban Real Estate and Railway Company ; pay assessments in the Florida Abstract and Title Secu- 6 rity Co. ; cook for the Florida Canoe Club ; have just been elected a member of the Florida Yacht Club; and subscribe myself Secre- tary of The New England Society of Florida, which we have re- cently organized. I don't have much time to fool around with legal duties, but collect my share of the spoils regularly, when there are any. Ufford, '82, Grover Cleveland and Edward S. Orr, have been here this season ; hadn't some of you boys better come ? Better come soon, as this is leap year, and the first female girl who says she can afford to rent the bridal chamber at the Ponce de Leon is a goner." Address, care A. W. Cockrell 6° Son, Jacksonville, Florida. John R. Ayer writes : — " Since my last class letter, the only event in my life worthy of mention, is my removal from Sturbridge, Mass., to Peekskill, N. Y., where I have rented a small piece of property belonging to an aunt of Mrs. Ayer. Here I continue the quiet and peaceful occupation of farming, i. e., raising 'garden truck ' and chickens. My home is within sight of the N. Y. Central and Hudson River R. R., about one mile south of Peekskill depot. Any of my old classmates will find a cordial welcome if ever they care to come and see me. Address, Peekskill, N. Y. Clinton J. Backus, writes : — " A short time before our triun- nal reunion, viz : June 17, 1886, I was married to Miss Carrie L. Haskins, of Oswego, N. Y., to whom I reported myself to be en- gaged in our last class book. Since that time, we have lived in St. Paul, my occupation being that of Principal and proprietor of Baldwin Seminary, an institution that enrolls annually about one hundred and fifty pupds. Last September, on the 2 2d day of the month, a little stranger came to us, whom we designate as Clinton J. Backus, Jr. If any member of the class of 1883 should come to St. Paul, and should wish to pay his respects to the young gentleman, we would be very glad to see him, at 24 Summit avenue. Address, 24 Summit Avenue, St. Paul, Minn. Edward E. Bancroft writes : — " Only a few words will be ne- cessary for my letter. It is just a year since I came to Wellesley, Mass., and suspended my sign as a practitioner of medicine, where a reasonable amount of success has been my lot. Previous to my coming here, which was in consequence of an opportunity to take an office about to be vacated by a physician. I spent eight months as an ' embryo physician ' in Waltham, Mass., where I should have remained, but for the above mentioned opportunity. This takes us back to the time covered by our previous book. Unlike many of our number, I have still to anticipate the joy of matrimony. Phy- sicians' lives are uneventful, as a rule, and thus far, my own is no exception. Address, Wellesley, Mass. Darwin L. Bardwell writes: — " I am still living in this sea-girt town, and enjoying myself in my work. My occupation continues to be that of a pedagogue ; and, as I have received a life certificate from the State, I probably shall grace (?) the profession for some time to come." Address, Greenport, L. I., New York. Wallace C. Boyden writes : — " I am now finishing my fourth year at Williston, and expect to stay for some time yet. This spring I was elected a member of the School Committee of Easthampton. Beyond this there have been no very marked changes in my history." Address, Easthampton, Mass. Howard A Bridgman writes : — " The admonishing postal card which I received from our secretary kindles within my breast emotions similar, I presume, to those which the reception of the first warning used to produce when Amherst was run on the old system. It serves as an incentive also to ransack my brain to discover, if I may, the few facts in my personal history which may be of in- terest to any of you. With me the two years seem to have been signalized by no marked event. I have not grown rich nor good- looking. I am still unknown to fame. The prizes of life continue to elude my clutches as easily as in the old college days, and I have yet to earn celebrity along philosophical or poetical lines. Upon my existence has not dawned ' the light that never was on sea or land, ' or, to speak in plain Saxon, I am not engaged. Despite all these and other drawbacks, which would unnerve any man not reared under the shadow of Smith College, I have been happy in the endeavor to do my work in the world in the place where I seem to be set. Part of the summer of 1886 was spent in the Adiron- dacks with Rush Rhees. My last year at Yale Seminary was the pleasantest in my student life. Graduating in May, I came soon to Boston, where I have resumed editorial connection with the Con- gregationalist, preaching occasionally in the outlying towns. There are nearly fifty young Amherst graduates in this vicinity, and meet- 8 ing them now and then helps to maintain interest in college affairs. My cordial greetings to all my classmates." Bridgman sailed for Europe on May 29th, to be absent three months. Address, care the Congregationalist, 1 Somerset St., Boston, Mass. Charles H. Butler writes : — " After leaving the Seminary of Gettysburg, Pa., in June, 1886, I entered, in the fall of that year, the Senior class at the Union Theological Seminary in New York City. Was graduated in May, 1887. During the year I was engaged in mission work in the city. Accepted there also a four months en- gagement of work of similar character, from May to September, 1887. From October to December inclusive, of the same year, I supplied the pulpit of the English Lutheran Church in Frostburg, Md. Since the beginning of January, 1888, I have been unoccu- pied except by occasional preaching in and near Washington. I re- main unmarried and unengaged." Address, 1107 Eleventh Street, N. W., Washington, D. C. Edwin H. Byington writes : — " I graduated from Auburn (N. Y.) Theological Seminary May 4th, 1887, and was ordained on the 24th day of the same month, by a Congregational Council in Spring- field, Mass. At that time I was placed in charge of two chapels of Hope Church in this city, one on Eastern avenue and the other on White street. The former was organized in February 1888, into a church with 68 members. I am neither married nor engaged." Address, 24 King Street Avenue, Springfield, Mass. Edward A. Cahoon writes : — "When our last class history was published, I was, I believe, ' punching cattle ' here in New Mexi- co. I continued in that business until July, 1887. Since that time I have held a position in the Albuquerque National Bank." Ad- dress, Albuquerque National Bank, Albu-querque, New Mexico. John A. Callahan writes : — " I am down here in Holyoke, where I have been for the past four years, trying to ' teach the young idea how to shoot.' It does not always shoot very high, though, except with the aid of pop-guns, toy pistols, etc. While in Amherst, I be- lieved in home rule ; I believe in it now, and, therefore, am still single. The social doctrine of ' two in one ' is as much a mystery to me as the religious doctrine of ' Three in One.' I have care- 9 fully considered Webster's ' Liberty and Union,' Seelye's famous ' Liberty and Law,' but neither had any effect on my social life. Nor have I pledged myself to any fair maiden ; but my heart and hand are as free as the wind that scales our mountain tops and breezes through our valleys. I have no symptoms of palpitation of the heart, and, therefore, before I shall join the 'soft brigade,' many a time old Sol will descend the western sky and disappear beyond the Golden Gate of Sunset. I can say no more about my future." Address, Holyoke Highlands, Mass. Israel F. Chesley is still Treasurer of the S. N. and C. Russell Manufacturing Co., in Pittsfield, Mass. He is evidently very happy in his work and his home. The class boy, more than three years old now, is active, bright, handsome, affectionate and the second son, Israel F. Chesley, Jr., born December 28, 1886, " Ches " character- izes as " a dry, droll little chap with black eyes." Rumor hath it that " Ches " has had his fill of honors. Member of the School Committee, Presiding Officer of a Republican State Convention, President of a large Republican Club, the offer of the nomination for representative, these are a few positions accredited to him. He is also prominent in church work in Pittsfield, being the Superin- tendent of a mission school. In fact he seems to be very busy and very successful. Address, S. N. & C. Mussel/ Manufacturing Com- pany, Pittsfield, Mass. William Claflin writes : — " On July 1st, 1886, I became junior partner with Isaac Claflin in firm of Isaac Claflin & Co., Real Es- tate and Loans, at 154 Lake St., Chicago, 111. I was married Octo- ber 14th, 1886, to Grace C. Thurston. I live at Lombard, and am still in same business. Glad to see the boys when they pass this way." Address, 154 Lake Street, Chicago, III. Walter C. Clapp writes : — " There is little to be added to the chapter of my history sent two years ago. I had then been nearly a year at the General Theological Seminary in New York. The fol- lowing year I remained in the same place, and was engaged in lay mission work at Rockville Center, L. I., — work which I was greatly interested in, and which I only gave up because it encroached upon my studies. A visit made to a friend who was one of the staff of clergy of Mt. Calvary Parish, Baltimore, during Easter-week of last year, 1887, led to my succeeding him in the work here. In order to 10 do this I shortened my seminary course by a few months, but cov- ered all the ground by summer work, and passed all the required examinations. Was ordained to the Diaconate at Calvary Church, New York, by the Rt. Rev. H. C. Potter, on Sunday, December 18, 1887. Was immediately transferred to the Diocese of Maryland and entered upon my duties in this parish. There are two churches, one for white and one for colored people; more than four hundred com- municants attached to each; ordinarily four clergy, two assigned to the work of each church, all living together at the Clergy House. The recent departure of the priest who had built up the colored congregation leaves me alone in that portion of the work. Con- nected with the parish is a branch of the All Saints' Sisterhood of London; also a colored sisterhood. There is a day-school for white children, also one for colored children ; a Home for colored boys, and numerous Guilds and parish societies. The work is unique and interesting, tho' not without its peculiar difficulties. I have no plans, matrimonial or other. Should be glad to have any of the fellows call upon me." Address, Mt. Calvary Clergy House, 816 N. Eutaw Street, Baltimore, Md. Irving E. Comins writes : — " Three days after writing my last letter, the ' calmness ' with which I was contemplating a quiet ' old bachelorhood ' was abruptly terminated, and I became engaged to Miss Etta R. Leonard of Worcester. Had I been quite sure of the success of my proposal, I would have delayed the letter a few days. The above happy state of affairs continued until June 8th, 1887, when we were married and went to keeping house at 46 Wellington St., Worcester. My business is still in Rochdale, where I am a member of the firm of Comins & Co , and have entire charge of the mill. We make goods for the wholesale skirt and shirt trade and have an annual production of four hundred thousand yards." Address, Rochdale, Mass. Thomas L. Comstock writes : — "Since my last letter for the class-book I have been steadily at work in the lumber business and have the satisfaction of knowing that what I have done has so far been successful. I have just returned from atrip West, seeing in my travels Aborn, Field, Trowbridge, Hamilton and Zack. I spent a few days with Zack and he has not changed at all, and is head over heels in business, doing finely and in a splendid position." Address, Greenfield, Mass. 11 Frank E. Cotton writes : — "Since the last record was published St. Louis has continued to be the field of my labors, and as I look from the office window on the broad Mississippi with its powerful current, it seems a veritable type of the stream of life into which we were launched five years ago. But few changes have marked my course for the last two years. In February last, having become dis- satisfied with the prospects for the lumber business in St. Louis, I made a change, and am now with the St. Louis Steam Heating & Ventilating Co. I am still single and the long familiar boarding house has not yet lost its hold upon me. Amid the rush of busi- ness and the never-ending demands of society in a city like this, my thoughts turn often to old Amherst an ' Eighty-three.' " Address, St. Louis Steam Heating 6° Ventilating Co., 901 North Main St., St. Louis, Mo. Avery F. "Cushman writes : — " My letter will be very short, be- cause there is positively nothing to add to my letter in the book pre- pared and published two years ago. I have continued the practice of law at the same place since that time and I am now thus engaged. I shall (D. V,) be married to Miss Minnie A. Hedden, of Orange, N. J., on the 14th day of June, 1888, at Orange. That is the whole story of my life since the last letter." Address Goodrich, Deady 6° Goodrich, 59 Wall St., N. Y. City. Christakis A. Derebey writes: — "With the greatest pleasure would I respond to the request of my classmates for a personal con- tribution to its history. In the year 1886, June 10, I completed my theological studies at Andover Seminary, and soon after, August 10, I received a call from the Congregational Church, at Cornish, Me. After a year's work there I resigned, and I came to Portland, Octo- ber 20, where I spent the winter, and at the end there my associa- tion with some of the large churches and experienced ministers gave me a better practical insight and knowledge of my work. I expect soon to settle, and next August marry Miss Pease, to whom I have been engaged since last July, 1887. February 16, 1888, I was ordained by the Williston Church, where I worked as an assistant of Rev. L. H. Hallock." Derebey accepted a call to the Congregational Church at West Brooksville, Maine, and began work there May 6. Address, West Brooksville, Maine. 12 Almon J. Dyer writes : — " About this time of the year 1886 is the last date in my to-be-continued autobiography for my fellow classmates of '83. Two years have brought little change to me and mine. We are in the same place, are the same in number, but with everybody and everything else we are two' years older. Our expe- rience is about the average one of a country pastorate among a kind and appreciative people. The first year the work wore upon me until I was almost prostrated. An exceptionally long vacation stopped that, and this, the second year, has seen my health steadily improve. To the duties of pastor I have added those of mem- ber of the school committee for the current year. Upton is at pres- ent four miles from the nearest railroad station ; but we expect, be- fore next Autumn, to have a railroad of our own. When that time comes we hope to see more of the boys of '83 at the parsonage." Address, Upton, or Cummington, Mass. Henry Fairbank. — By some mistake the letter of the Secretary to " Nugger " went astray, and so no letter has come from him. He was ordained as a missionary at Hatfield, Mass., on May 27, 1886, President Seelye preaching the sermon. Early in July he sailed for India. He spent a short time in England and reached India late in August or early in September. He was married to Miss Ruby E. Harding, daughter of Rev. Charles Harding, of the A.B.C.F.M., at ths home of the bride's father in Sholapur, India, on September 16, 1866. Since that time he has been hard at work as a member of the Marathi mission of the A.B.C.F.M., having a station at Wadale, a few miles to the northeast of Ahmednagar, and doing some teach- ing in the theological school at the latter place. It was evident that his cup of happiness was filled to the brim when he sent the follow- ing announcement over the seas : Born at Ahmednagar, India, December 7, 1887, to Rev. and Mrs. Henry Fairbank, a son, Samuel B. Fairbank, tipping the scales at 8*4 pounds. Address, Ahmednagar, Bombay Presidency, India. Walter T. Field writes : — "When I last gave an account of myself I was with the publishing firm of S. C. Griggs and Co. In October of '86 I left there, and took a position as assistant editor of the Advance, where I remained until the following Spring, when I had an offer from Harper and Bros. I am now with them at their West- ern Educational Agency in Chicago. Prospects excellent. Nothing startling has occurred to me since I last wrote. I have my hair cut 13 about once a month and wash my face with the utmost regularity each morning on arising." Address. 255 and 257 Wabash Avenue, Chicago, III. Frank H. FittS writes : — " To write an account of the past two years in my life which will be interesting to the class is not an easy task. Two years is comparatively a short time, and when nothing startling has occurred and few changes made, one wonders what to write. On July 22, 1886, the Boston factory of the Bradley Fertilizer Co., where I was employed as foreman, was destroyed by fire. For the few succeeding months until October, 1886, I served the same firm at their factory at North Weymouth, Mass. While there I was offered a larger salary by the Bowker Fertilizer Co., and on October 4, 1886, I commenced to work for that firm in Brighton District, where to date I have since remained. I enjoyed the pleasure of attending the meeting of the Amherst Young Alumni Association, February 3, 1888, where our honored classmate, H. A. Bridgman, was toast-master, and the meeting was a very pleasant one." Address, 152 Market Street, Brighton, Mass. George B. Foster writes : — "I have been engaged in the bank- ing business nearly the whole time since the issue of our last report, and am so engaged at present, being connected with the Massachu- setts National Bank in Boston, Mass. My home address remains the same." Address, 505 Shawmut Avenue, Boston, Mass. Edwin Fowler writes: — "The two years which have passed since I made my feeble contribution to '83's last Class Book, have not been marked by many of those events which make one's life in- teresting to talk about. Plenty of work, for the most part enjoyable, pleasant surroundings, general good health, — when I have mentioned those I have told the most of the story — not a very bad story either. ' Pleasant Surroundings,' though, is a pretty general way of putting it. Some of you may be seeking such surroundings, or doubting as to how to find them, or even beginning to wonder whether they are to be found, although I hope none have come to that ; and then, what is ' pleasant ' for one is not so for another, and so I must specify, at least to some extent. There has been one event in these uneventful two years. On September 8th, 1886, I was married at Gouverneur, N. Y., to Miss Jennie A. Brodie, of that place, formerly a teacher in Tilden Seminary at West Lebanon, 14 N. H. We had known each other since we were children, and knew what we were about. We came at once to Emporia, where I had lived for more than two years already, and set up a home of our own, and that, with good friends outside, constitutes the principal part, for me, of the 'pleasant surroundings.' I have no great accumulation of worldly goods, but am not yet ' on the town,' notwithstanding drouth, chinch-bugs, etc. I am still in the employ of the Central Loan and Land Company as abstract clerk at this writing, but shall, if all goes as is planned, be a member and Secretary of the Company before this letter is published in the Class Book. I shall then be in charge of the main office, and I may as well consider myself located here for the next five years at least." Address, Central Loan and Land Company, Emporia, Kansas. Enoch W. French writes: — "I am still connected with the Signal Corps. Have been stationed at Prescott, Arizona Ter., since May 25th, 1886, in charge of the station. I expect to sever my relations with the Corps on the 10th of next October, when I shall probably accept the position of Probate Judge and Superin- tendent of Public Schools in this county. I am interested in the stock business and will be permanently located in Prescott." Address, Prescott, Arizona Territory. Jonathan Greenleaf writes : — " The two years that have passed since our Class re-union in '86 have been marked by events most important in my life history. Having candidated for a pulpit in several places, both before and after my graduation from Union Theological Seminary, May 11, 1886, I received a call, August 12, 1886, to become Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Hobart, N. Y., a village of a thousand inhabitants, situated upon the western slope of the Catskill Mountains. I accepted the call and began my work with the Hobart Church September 5, 1886, where I was ordained to the ministry and installed pastor by the Presbytery of Otsego, September 22, 1886. My life as a minister of the gospel has been a busy one, but at the same time exceedingly pleasant. I find the preparation of two sermons a week, together with the necessary pastoral work, requires cousiderable time and effort, but I seem to prosper under it, for my people tell me that my bodily frame is rapidly assuming gigantic proportions. My par- sonage at first I rented, living the life of a bachelor until July 6th, 1887, when I was united in marriage to Miss Laurette May Dutton, 15 of Milford, N. H., since which time I have settled down in a home of my own. P. S. — Since writing the letter for our class book, I have additional news to record. Born May 2, 1888, Jonathan Par- sons Greenleaf." Address, Hobart, Delaware County, New York. Martin L. Griffin writes : — " It is Sunday afternoon. The writer believes the old saying, 'the better the day the better the deed,' so he will take a few minutes to give you a brief history of himself since he saw you in June, 1886. During this time very few new or inter- esting events have happened. I am still an analytical chemist here, located as I have been for nearly four years. I am chiefly employed by paper and chemical fibre mills, though doing a variety of other work. I am still, as I have been for nearly three years chemist to the Hudson River Water Power and Paper Company, whose property is located in Mechanicsville, N Y., spending a part of my time at the mill there. I still retain several small offices for the city here which require some chemical knowledge, and which I have filled since I came to the city. November 1, 1887, I employed the services of a young German student of chemistry as my assistant. We spend more or less time in enlarging our knowledge, and have been profit- ably rewarded. My ambition is to establish some day an industry of a highly scientific and useful nature, where there will be ample scope for chemistry and chemical engineering, and with pecuniary returns proportionally. This, however, may never be realized. I am still unmarried, with no prospect in this direction — too busy." Address, Holyoke, Mass. Edward A. Guernsey writes : — " In the fall of 1886, I went to New Orleans, La., as instructor in Straight University, remaining there until the following June, when I came north again. During the summer I entered the office of the Bridge Teachers' Agency of Bos- ton to learn the business, and in fall came to Minneapolis to open and manage a Western office of the business, but soon moved my office to St. Paul, where I am now, I think, permanently located. I have added a school supply department to my business, and deal in kindergarten and school supplies of all kinds. I have not yet de- serted the ranks of the bachelors, but am thinking of doing so in the near future." Address, No. 50 West Fifth Street, St. Paul, Minn. Samuel W. Hallett writes : — " My life has been much the same as it was the first three years after graduating. In the fall of 16 1 886, I was called to Ware, Mass, again to continue school-teach- ing. I had been there previous to this for nearly three years as Principal of the Grammar School. This time I took charge of the High School, and with two assistants and seventy scholars I have found the work exceedingly pleasant. I suppose, like the license question, the marriage question is to be answered by 'yes' or 'no' in this pamphlet. The same ' no ' ballot would serve me in either case." Address, Ware, or Hyannis, Mass. Walter L. Hallett writes : — " I have been diligently endeavor- ing to prevent the cord of life from snapping in some cases, snap- ping it in others, since the last class book. I have named a few beings, but have changed the name of none." Address, Mansfield, Mass. Charles W. Hamilton writes : — " I regret to say that I cannot offer anything very startling or that will be of much interest. I am still connected with the Milwaukee Harvester Company, acting as assistant secretary and treasurer. The business outlook is very promising, and I trust by assiduous efforts on my part I can keep the wolf from the door. By the time you again ask for information I shall undoubtedly be a staid old married man, with my forehead deeply wrinkled and all my back hair gone. However, I am perfectly willing to make the change, with all its uncertainties, and only wish I might be present with my fair bride about commencement time in June, 1888, but the fates have willed otherwise, and I must content myself with a visit to the dear old college home some years later. Hope to hear that more of the boys have entered the " great unknown " with me, when the next report comes on the scenes. Tom Comstock ven- tured out into this wild Western country the other day looking as natural as life. Says he is not engaged nor any sign of it, but Tom was always very sly, so I look for something from him soon." Ham- ilton is to marry, in the fall or early winter, Miss Elizabeth Noyes, of Milwaukee. Address, Milwaukee Harvester Company, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Frederick W. Hamlin writes : — " Since the date of the last issue of the book I have been quietly pursuing my studies, and grad- uate on the 13th of April next. [N. Y. Homoeopathic Medical Col- lege.] I stand at the head of my class, and shall carry off a hand- some prize. Pardon me for the egotism displayed in the last two lines, 17 but I want to tell it just as it is. I shall settle here in New York. My exact location is not yet decided upon. I am not yet married or engaged, and can smoke my pipe in peace and quietude." Address, Amherst, Mass. David P. Hatch writes : — " The second chapter of my post- collegiate history opens July i, 1886. On that day I was ordained to the gospel ministry, and installed over the Congregational Church in Rockland, Maine. The usual round of pastoral duties was broken, after four months, by a wedding, at which I did not officiate, but held a more conspicuous position. October 27, 1886, was the date of my marriage to Miss Caroline Patton, of Washington, D. C. The main element that often comes up to disturb the serenity of a minister's family is the hardness of heart in a parish where every- thing but religion is in a flourishing state. Human nature on the coast of Maine seems to partake something of the character of the soil, and the name of the city will suggest what I mean. The first two years of a pastor's life imply hard work, a little experience gained, with often but few results to record. Such is my experience. The most arduous position I have yet assumed is that of Chairman of the Committee of Arrangements of the Maine State Conference of Congregational Churches, to be held with my church, June 19-21, 1888. The first member of 1883 to share our humble hospitality was Whitcomb, whom we gladly welcomed with his assistant (?) last July. Patton also claims our home as his summer loafing place. The other members of the class may remember that Rockland is the first landing place at which the Bangor boat from Boston touches. It is delightful here in the summer, and at 29 Masonic street you will find a door-plate which says : ' D. P. Hatch.' " Address, Box 552, Rockland, Maine. Foster S. Haven writes : — " As before stated, I graduated from the College of Physicians and Surgeons, N. Y. City, in the spring of 1886. The following summer and winter I spent in hospital and dispensary work here in the city. In March, 1887, I opened my office at this address, 143 West Sixty-first street, where I still prac- tice. The year has been fairly successful. I keep up dispensary work, and in private practice am able to pay expenses. Hooker and I have lived together as before." Address, 143 West Sixty-first Street, New York City. 18 Willie P. Holcombe writes : — " Your peremptory summons to array myself for publication is at hand, at which I must confess my surprise, inasmuch as I had supposed it customary for authors to attend personally to the clothing of their literary characters. Surely do I wish this had been the case in the present instance, for, bio- graphically speaking, I am thread-bare at the elbows, knees and else- where, and in such an exposed condition I naturally shrink from ap- pearing to those who knew me in my earlier days. When I last wrote, you may recollect I was flirting with the law. Such conduct on my part long continued, I feared, would excite unfavorable comment among the gossips in the neighborhood, and so I married her in July, 1886. The next January we went to housekeeping at 62 Devonshire street* Boston, where we still are and hope to remain a while longer, unless they raise the rent. Concerning our domestic life, I am peculiarly sensitive. I think I married too young. I have found that she is much older than I ; that there are wrinkles where the roses were and which now she takes no pains to conceal ; that I was grossly deceived as to her ability to support me in the manner I desired. Instead of the blissful ease I had pictured, it has been a mighty struggle for existence, in which I have manifested a deep personal concern and an unnatural activity. This is all there is to tell, for beyond winning my bread, I have done nothing, said nothing, writ- ten nothing calculated to inspire my friends with pride, or my foes with envy ; neither is there anything I am unwilling to divulge, ex- cept my sins. So you see, sir, it is an insignificant part I take in the play, and you can easily dispense with me. Hence I'll gladly yield to the clamor of the pit, which is impatient to see the stars of the company, among whom I shall hope to recognize many familiar faces and a few friends." Address, 62 Devonshire street, Boston, Mass. Fred. R. Holt writes: — " I have very little of general interest to comunicate. Since my last class letter was written my life has been I that of a country pastor, whose life is supposed to have considerable routine connected with it. This is true to a certain extent, but routine is not necessarily monotonous. In September 1886, we took possession of the parsonage and have held the fort since then. I have had the usual number of weddings and funerals to attend. I enjoy the work very much, and have had the satisfaction of seeing it prosper. The location here is a good one for work, and the people are very pleasant, both circumstances tending toward mutual success." 19 Married, at the home of the bride, Rochester, N. Y., August 5, 1886, Rev. Fred. R. Holt, to Miss F. E. Hath. Address, Yates, Orleans Co, New York. George E. Hooker writes : — " During the first of the two years since our record was closed in June, 1886, I continued the practice of law, at 10 Wall Street, New York. The second of those two years I spent as a junior in Union Theological Seminary, New York, This change of profession was the result of a purpose which had been maturing during my four years in the city. At the close of the Seminary year in May, just passed, I started for Wisconsin to en- gage in the work of establishing Sunday schools. But on reaching the field, I was called suddenly home, to Barre, Vt., on account of the sickness and death of my father, and shall, probably, be required there during most of the summer. I expect next year to join the middle class in Yale Divinity School." Address, Barre, Vermont. H. Seymour Houghton writes : — " In accordance with the wish expressed by our esteemed Editor of the Class-Book, I am happy to relate all that has occurred in my life since we met at our Triennial Reunion at Amherst, two years ago. I had at that time just finished my medical studies, and having been so fortunate as to secure one of the four appointments to a position in Bellevue Hospital, New York City, had just entered upon my eighteen months service there. The next summer, having successively served as Junior and Senior Assist- ant to the Third Surgical Division, I became House Surgeon, and continued in that capacity until the Fall of 1887. My service, which should have ended the first of October, was abruptly terminated in August by a very severe attack of typhoid fever. This illness was prolonged by a relapse, most exhausting in its effects, and from which I was able to recover only by the most persistent and energetic nursing. It was not until the first of December that I could con- sider myself well once more. Although occurring thus opportunely at the close of my hospital service, and not in the middle of it, it rendered necessary, however, the postponement of my wed- ding, which had been appointed for the twelfth day of October. About three months later, therefore, on the fifth day of January of the present year, I was married to Miss Sadie C. Preston, second daughter of Mr. William R. Preston, of No. 27 West 48th Street, New York City. On this occasion I was honored by having for best man, my good friend and classmate, Mr. Parsons. After a brief 20 tour and stay in New York, I sailed with my bride, on the 28th of January, for Europe. At present writing we are living in the beautiful Rhenish city of Bonn, busily engaged in the study of German, preparatory to a course of study in the Universities of Vienna and Berlin. I expect to remain in Europe until the Fall of 1889, and then return to New York, where I hope to locate per- manently." Address, Monmouth Beach, N. J. David B. Rowland, when the last class-book was issued, was on the Daily Herald, Rutland, Vt. He left that paper and came to Springfield, Feb. 18, 1887, and since that time has been a member of the editorial force of the Springfield Republican. He has recently been promoted to the night-editorship. He is unmarried and ex- pects to remain so for some time. Address, Springfield Republican, Springfield, Mass. Alva L. Hyde writes : — " My business is still lumber dealing, in the same place. Our home rejoices in the same number of mem- bers, and looking back over the past year and a half we can see no special change save that the youngster (then a few months old), no longer a helpless babe, has put away the continuous squall and is perpetually engaged in all manner of mischief. In short we have settled down and would like to see any member of '83." Hyde's child was born May 17th, 1886, and is named Elizabeth Lincoln Hyde." Address, Southbridge, Mass. John M. Johnson writes that he " draws the line " when I ask him to write his history. He says that he has no time or inclina- tion for such things where he lives. He is still in Norwich, Conn. His father died during the winter, and I hear that most of the posi- tions of trust which his father held have devolved upon him. He has been very successful in business, and has the trust and confidence of the whole community. Under such circumstances, the secretary thinks it is time that Mrs. Johnson should appear on the scene, but " John " has as yet made no confessions. Address, Norwich, Conn. Frederick Kendall writes : — " Since our last reunion, I have made some important changes, which, from a business point of view, have bettered my condition very materially. I held my position as bookkeeper for the Eau Claire Lumber Co. at Eau Claire, Wis., at a good salary, until last spring. At that time, Mr. O. H. Ingram, a 21 successful lumberman of that city, offered another young man and myself whatever capital we might need to purchase and to operate a retail lumber yard, at some good point, each of us to have a third interest in the business. We came to Fort Scott, Kans., a thriving city of about 15,000 inhabitants, and on May 18, 1887, we bought out a prosperous business and formed a stock company, with a cash capital of $15,000. Business has been good and we find abundant opportunity and reason for being ' not slothful in business.' Socially, my life is not materially different from what it was two years ago; my hat still covers my family, and my ' home,' at present consists chiefly of the four square walls of one square room. It will not probably always be thus, for every day sees new arrivals at Fort Scott, and there are scores of new cottages being built. Here, as elsewhere, I have found very many friends, and my work in connec- with the Baptist Church and Sunday school is very agreeable." Address, Fort Scott, Kansas. Joseph R. Kingman writes : — " It would take less than 350 words to chronicle my history during the last two years. I am willing to divulge everything, but when all was told no one would be any the wiser. You may say that my address is Minneapolis, care of Woods & Kingman, and that I shall be glad to receive and entertain any member of the Class of '83." Address, care Wood 6° Kingman, Mmneapolis, Minn. Wilbert B. Lew writes : — " Since my graduation I have posed as the longwinded book-agent, as a veterinary student, a full fledged veterinary with the necessary credentials, and finally as order, and shipping clerk for the firm of J. N. Leonard & Co., Silk Thread Manufacturers, Northampton, Mass., — my present position. As a book-agent, and as student, I won many honors though few financial ones. My success as a veterinary won me both in a measure, till I was obliged to rest on account of my health. My present position is one full of honor at a moderate, though not mean, salary, and is one that I have occupied since July 27th, 1887." Address, Lock Box 199, Northampton, Mass., or Amherst, Mass. Theodore G. Lewis writes : — " I have lived in New York since June, 1886; for one year was assistant managing clerk in the law office of Carter, Hornblower & Byrne ; was admitted to the New York bar in November, 1887. After the dissolution of the firm of Carter, Hornblower & Byrne in January, 1888, started out for myself, having offices with the firm of Carter, Hughes & Cravath, at 346 Broadway. My practice is growing and I am well content." Ad- dress, 346 Broadway, New York City. John W. Low writes : — " Since leaving College, I have indulged in numerous vocations and occupations, but principally in manufac- turing. During the last winter I have been in Albany with my father, who is in the State Senate, and lately interested in an Electric Light scheme for our town. Am now President of the Company, and we expect to put in our plant immediately. Am also engaged in manu- facturing tanner's tools and wood-working machinery. I am not married, nor engaged. I think some of a trip to Europe this summer but am not certain." Address, Middletown, New York. Corey F. McFarland writes : — " I have added my name to the list of 'JoUy Millers' during the past year, having signed as Secretary of the ' Wing Flour Mill Co. (Charleston, 111.), since last July. I have added it also to the list of ' Benedicts.' I married, November 3, 1887, Miss Mamie Fizer, of Memphis, Tenn. Everything has been moving smoothly with me in every respect, and am pleasantly situa- ted, both in business and social life. I am fortunate in being associ- ated in business with E. S. Orr." Address, Charleston, III. John H. Manning has not responded. A postal in the hand- writing of another says he will not be at the Reunion. Address, P. O. Box 179, Andover, Mass. Frank B. Marsh writes : — " When my last letter for the Class- book was written, I was in the employ of the Connecticut River R. R. Co., at Springfield, Mass. I retained my position in the passen- ger department there until March, 1887, when I returned to Brook- lyn, my former home, and again entered business in New York. The position which I accepted, and which I now hold, is with Wm. Mac- naughtan's Sons, 168 and 170 South Fifth Ave., New York City, who do a large wool and fur commission business. My present business is much more to my taste than railroading, and I see more prospect in getting ahead in it. I am engaged to Miss Marion, of Brooklyn, N. Y. I still subscribe for the Student, and find much in it to interest me, and am more devoted to Amherst College than ever." Address, 168 and 170 South Fifth Ave., N. Y. 23 Marcus M. Mason is still in business in Cheyenne, Wyoming He is General Manager of the Snow Cattle Company, Secretary and Treasurer of the Cheyenne Land and Live Stock Company, and Sec- retary and Treasurer of the Wyoming Meat Company. He has an office in the city and makes Cheyenne his headquarters, visiting the several ranches of the companies as occasion requires. He is also Treasurer of the Congregational Church, in that city. The secretary had the privilege of spending a few days at his home last summer, and can testify that he and his wife well represent the Class of '83 on the Western frontier. Address, Cheyenne, Wyoming. Calvin H. Morse writes : — " Really, I have nothing to add to what I wrote you before. Since then I have been in Wyoming, with the exception of a few months spent at Ware, Mass., this last win- ter." Address, Hotel Windsor, Denver, Colorado. Henry C. Nash, Jr., writes : — " At the time of the publication of the last Class Book of '83, I was a law student in the office of Dickinson & Cooper, of this town, from which office I graduated, and was admitted to the Hampshire County Bar, at Northampton, March 2, 1887. I opened an office in this, my native town, on June 1st. My friends, acquaintances and townspeople, have favored me with their legal business to such an extent that I have decided to re- main here for the present. While a law student, and since admit- tance, I have been an instructor in Mount Pleasant Institute." Ad- dress, Amherst, Mass. William K. Nash writes : — " I have not much to write that will interest the Class. I have been teaching in Amherst since June, 1886, and am principal of Mt. Pleasant School for boys. I do not contemplate making any change at present. I am neither married nor engaged." Address, Amherst, Mass. Horatio B. Newell writes : — " Your letter calling for an experi- ence-meeting talk found its way here to my mountain retreat (Nag- aoka, Japan) comparatively recently. It found me as the only for- eigner, and, with one possible exception, the only English-speaking resident of this city of 25,000 people. As a natural consequence, it found me imbibing deeply of the 'dialect.' However, I am glad to stop between the drinks and try to call up a few sober facts in my life, since writing two years ago from Nebraska. Returning to Chi- 24 cago that fall, I graduated from the Theological Seminary, the fol- lowing spring, in a class of twenty-five. Before graduating, I had decided to engage in foreign work. I spent my summer in the East and attended the graduating exercises at Yale Seminary, and later at Amherst, where I had the pleasure of once more sitting down to an Alumni dinner and looking into the faces of some of the genial friends of the long yet short four years ago. One of the most no- ticeable features of that meeting was that not an '83 man flunked — not even myself. The rest of the summer I scattered myself around in a general sort of way, from Maine to Connecticut. On August 25, I received ordination at the First Congregational Church, Greenfield, Mass., Dr. Judson Smith, of the American Board, preaching the ser- mon. Three days later I started for Japan, arriving at Yokohama September 29. The first three months were spent in teaching in the new school of Nugata, after which I came to this place, 50 miles up the river, to hold the fort till some one can be found to take perma- nent charge of the work. This letter invites any member of '83 to call on me at any time, in my queer little Japanese house, and as- sures him a warm welcome, and a good bed — on the floor." Address, Nagaoka, Japan. * Clarence L. Nichols writes : — "I am five years older than when I graduated. I am practicing medicine in Portland, Oregon, the best city in the United States. I own a gold mine in Southern Ore- gon, which I am anxious to sell. It has a good tunnel, and by dili- gent search you may find gold. Terms, cheap for cash. I am not married, but am very happy and successful in my profession." Ad- dress, P. O. Box 806, Portland, Oregon. Alexander D. Noyes writes : — " I am still financial editor of the Commercial Advertiser, as I have been since the winter of 1885. My work is the same, my residence and state of single blessedness un- changed. Your report of the Triennial might be extended to date, without further comment." Address, Montclair, N. J. William Orr, Jr., writes : — "The summer of 1886 I spent in the West. This trip gave an excellent opportunity to meet some of the ambitious sons of '83. Field, I found in Chicago, and spent a few days most pleasantly. Hamilton, cheery as ever, greeted me at Milwaukee. Minneapolis contained — barely — Kingman, a rising young attorney, and, in sight of the sign of Woods, Hahn and King- man, Semple made his quarters. Rounds I found in Fargo, Dak. To all of these classmates the Record, which I had with me, proved a source of much pleasure. I spent a month in the extreme frontier, penetrating" as far as the Ft. Yates reservation on the Missouri. I returned by way of the Great Lakes to my work in Hatfield. The details of school work would be of little interest. In the vacation of 1887 I traveled in Europe, visiting Germany, Switzerland, France and the British Isles. One of the pleasantest incidents of this experience was my visit with Mr. and Mrs. Williston Walker in Leipzig. I returned home in September, 1887, and continued to follow my work as teacher in Hatfield, from whence this letter is written. These two years have brought to me much of hard work, clearer views of life and its duties, and but little of glory or wealth. The main satisfaction is in keeping a-going." The engagement of William Orr, Jr., to Miss Charlotte E. Pettis, of Westfield, Mass., is announced. Address, Hatfield, Mass. William B. Owen writes : — " It certainly will not take 350 words for me to relate the leading events in my life from June 1st, 1886, to the present time. I graduated from the Law Department of the Boston University in June of '86. I took the examinations of the Suffolk County Bar in the July following. I then went to Washington, D. C, and studied Patent Law in the office of Richard K. Evans, remaining there till January 1st, 1887, when I came to Boston and commenced the practice of the noblest of professions. My practice was so large that I decided to have a partner, and so on the 2 2d of February, 1887, I entered into a life-long partnership with that girl who had waited for me seven years. That is the last great event in my life, and I will close — but not without adding a word of advice to all who have not had practical experience in the law. Never encourage your children to study law unless you can give them an education, and when they have traveled the twelve years' road to the Bar, be able to say to them — 'here is $10,000 for you to starve on while you are establishing yourself.' " Address, 23 Court street, Boston, Mass. Edward S. Parsons: — The summer of 1886 I spent trav- eling in Europe, returning to work at the Yale Divinity School late in September, and graduating there in May, 1887. In June of that year I began work for the summer in a little Congregational church, at Platteville, Colorado, a " city " of one hundred and 26 seventy-five inhabitants, on the plains, thirty-four miles north of Denver. Late in the summer I returned East, visiting Marcus Mason on the way, and calling on several of the class in Chicago. In September I commenced a graduate year at the Yale Divinity School, which ended in May. Before it closed, I accepted a call to the Congregational Church at Greeley, Colorado, eighteen miles north of my former field, and I expect to begin work there on the 8th of July. I am not to have a parsonage, nor could I fill one if I had it, but nevertheless, I shall give a warm welcome to any '83 man who may chance to follow the star of empire as far as the Centennial State, and into the town to which I go. Address, 36 Tompkins Place, Brooklyn, New York. Cornelius H. Patton writes : — " The only difference between my present self and myself two years ago is/that now I have a Rev. in front of my name, and a little keg of sermons stowed away in my desk. Otherwise I am unchanged. I look just the same (in fact I am still giving out my old Pach photos of '83 to my doting parish- ioners, and they don't know the difference), and I am still unmarried. Hatch says (he always was classical) ' Quid vita est sine uxoreV I have found it at least endurable. An unscrupulous class-mate of mine named Stuart remarked, when he heard of my theological ten- dencies : \Pat, you ought to go to reform school first.' It was a base insinuation, and I did not follow his advice, but took my B. D. from Yale without delay in May, '86. Then I preached for two months in Vermont, after which I had to take a rest. I began again in September, supplying a little church in Washington, D. C, and should have settled there, but that it was too near home. The family got into the habit of coming to hear me, and they recognized too many of my points. In November I started out on a grand tour of church inspection, and finally landed in Westfield, N. J., where I was ordained over the Congregational Church, February 16, 1887. Westfield is an old Jersey town, eighteen miles from New York, on the N. J. C. R. R., but now it is really a suburb of the city, as nearly all the men do business there. - My congregation is made up almost entirely of city people, and I find them delightful. I call it in many respects an ideal parish, just large enough, or small enough, to be comfortable, just exacting enough to be stimulating, and just discouraging enough to remind the sometimes over-expect- ant laborer that he is not yet entered into the toil of the perfected 27 vineyard of the Lord, but is still at work upon a section of this very hard and sinful earth. May the lines fall unto you all in as pleasant places." Address, Westfield, New Jersey. William L. Peet writes : — "Since the publication of the last Class Book, I have been working steadily at my paper, which has now be- come one of the best-paying trade journals on the coast. Of late I have been somewhat interested in politics, and am editing a political paper called The Citizen. I expect to continue at newspaper work for the next two or three years. I have not married, as I find San Francisco offers special inducements to bachelors." Address, The Pacific Lumberman & Contractor, /[nyi California street, San Fran- cisco, California. Benjamin W. Pennock writes : — " Soon after the publication of the last Class Book, I settled as minister to the orthodox church in the wilderness of Coleraine, Mass. Among the ministers in the Association, the theology of the tenth century prevailed, so it did not seem best to face the inquisition necessary for ordination. Hence, I did not gain from my first parish the honorable title of Reverend. I promised to serve there one year, but did not succeed in escaping for fifteen months. I finally concluded that my theological views were too liberal to be held by a small man in the Orthodox Church, though the 'big guns' hold and preach such opinions with impunity. On leaving Coleraine I went to Boston, where I lived through the fol- lowing winter. I preached during the winter in Unitarian pulpits, and have accepted a call to become minister to the Unitarian church in Ware. My term of labor here began April ist, 1888. I am very pleasantly situated, and shall be glad to welcome to my home any members of '8$ who can make it in their way to call." Married Sept. 1, 1886, at Amherst, Mass., B. W. Pennock and Minnie H. Smith of Amherst. Address, Ware, Mass. Charles H. Pratt writes : — " My occupation has continued to be the same in association with my former partners, on the Rio Pecas, under the firm of Wilkins Bros. & Co. My attention has been given individually to that form of ranch business that is included in the cattle and sheep industry, both raising and trading in live-stock. We have kept pace with the main features of Western life, in rapid growth and development, and count more flocks and a larger num- ber of cattle. The only leisure that I have enjoyed since the fall of '83 was a vacation of a few months last fall on a visit to my home. My health has been the very best, thanks to our invigorating climate, and my spirits good. I don't know but that I have been as happy as a single man could reasonably expect to be, though I feel as if the time was approaching when my circle of contentment might be made more complete by taking a better half." Address, Langtry, Val Verde County, Texas. Alexander Rae writes : — " Two weeks after completing my hos- pital service, in June, 1886, I assumed entire charge of my precep- tor's practice (Dr. Lewis, 102 Pierrepont street), while he took his vacation of two months. On his return I opened my own office, on Clinton street, and settled down to work, and have been meeting with fair success. Dr. Lewis is Professor of Anatomy at the L. I. Medical College, and I have been recognized as Assistant to that chair, as well as assistant to the Doctor in his private practice. The second year has been a repetition of the first, only, I am pleased to say, more so. I have done a great deal of work as assistant to the chair of Anatomy, at the College, and have profited thereby. I know not what more the oracle can say. I am not married, not engaged, and in fairly good health, and looking forward to June, when I hope to get a vacation." Address, 20 Clinton street, Brooklyn, N. Y. Henry T. Rainey writes :—" Since the appearance of the last Class Book I have been living here, and have been engaged all the time in the practice of my profession. About a year ago I was appointed Master in Chancery for this county, which office adds ma- terially to my income, and does not interfere with my practice on the common law side of our courts. I am at present engaged in a law practice which extends over several counties in this part of Illinois, and I have been retained in a number of important cases. I have succeeded in passing that period when I was generally looked upon as a ' young lawyer,' am fairly launched upon my career as an attorney, and my prospects are good. My business is already so large that I find it necessary to employ a stenographer by the month. T have given considerable attention to politics, and my chances for political preferment are fair. I am not, as yet, married." Address, Carrolton, III. Rush Rhees writes : — " My biography remains blessed in its dearth of annals. The past two year's have been spent in study at 29 Hartford, where I finished the theological course in May, 1888. Last summer I undertook the care of a small church in a Vermont town [Sherburne], and I hope in the near future to settle down to a longer experience of a like work. In fact, and in prospect, though not in theory, I am a celibate." Rhees won the prize for the best essay on a missionary topic at the Hartford Seminary graduation. Address, Plainfield, New Jersey. Charles E. Rounds writes: — "In response to a request for a letter giving my manner of life since the publication of the last class-book, I have to submit the following : that I have continued with the N. P. Elev. Co. since then. In September 1886, the Company moved its headquarters from Fargo, Dak., whither I then came and where I am now living. The 9th of last month [May] I was married to Miss Celia L. Ellsworth, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. E. B. Ellsworth of this city. The wedding took place at the Como Ave. Cong. Church, the ceremony being performed by the Rev. H. W. Gleason, Williams '77. Semple '83 stood up with me, and Kingman '83 was present to represent the class and add its sanction. I expect to make my home in Minneapolis and to remain with the N. P. Elev. Co. for the present." Address, Northern Pacific Elevator Company, Mimieapolis, Minn. Arthur P. Rugg writes : — " The story of my life, since the spring of 1886, is short, and devoid of noteworthy incident. My name was inscribed as a member of the Suffolk Bar in July, 1886. Until the following September was spent in vacation. Then I became associated with John R. Thayer, one of the leading attorneys of Worcester, Mass., my professional bark being fairly launched a little later by winning my first jury case. At the commencement of a second year in practice, I was admitted to partnership with Mr. Thayer. My abiding place is likely to be Worcester for an indefinite period, and my address 405 Main street." Address, 405 Main street, Worcester, Mass. George Rugg writes : — " Since the appearance of my former autobiography, I have taken a partner. Waiving the privilege of seniority, have consented to allow the firm name to v stand 'Mrs. Rugg & Co.' Our fortunes were linked July 20, 1887, at Brockton, Mass., my wife's former home. Her maiden name was Grace Agnes 30 Rogers. She had taught four years ; so had I. ' Birds of a feather flock together.' My life since college days has been spent among the chalk, dust and perplexities of the schoolroom. For two years I was principal of the Milford Classical School, Milford, Del. I bear willing witness to the fact that the teacher in Delaware to-day ob- tains a prestige and influence far beyond what he could have com- manded ten years ago. In Milford I was professor ; in New Bed- ford I am plain, simple Rugg as of yore. In '85 I left Delaware, and finally obtained the principalship of the Thompson Street Gram- mar School in this place. Our school numbers eleven teachers and 320 pupils. What else do you want to know about me ? Do you care to hear that I have tried my wings in public speaking a half dozen times ; that I have written a few stray magazine articles ; that, in short, I have had those dreary ambitious for literary success, which most of us fail to realize in any marked degree ? Verily the world is cold and critical, and does not look with peculiar favor upon callow literati. Allow me to conclude my humble tale with a one, two, three for Eighty-Three." Address, 12 Bedford street, New Bedford, Mass. Edward E. Saben writes : — " It seems to me to be rather rough on the average man to be asked to deliver a chapter of his autobio- graphy biennially. You know I always^ was a chronic kicker, and I didn't like to go back on my reputation at this late (?) period of life. Allow me to suggest that it is the married men who can, and per- haps will, best fill the pages of our quinquennial class-book, and I ask you to pay particular attention to them, and the rest of us — ' let us off easy.' " Address, care JDennison Manufacturing Co., Boston, Mass., or 1 10 Pearl street, Somerville, Mass. Oliver C. Semple writes : — " 1 am still at the same address, as given you for the former publication, and in the same business. I am neither married nor engaged, but am living well otherwise ; pos- sibly also in that respect. Our law business is now transacted under the name of Koon & Semple." Address, Koon 6° Semple, 350 Temple Court, Minneapolis, Minn. Henry A. Simonds writes : — " To the mediocre nothing event- ful occurs, so you must not expect anything startling from me. After my eastern trip in the summer of '86, I returned to my old position in Missouri, and taught there the following year. In May 31 '87, I was offered the department of Latin, Greek and German in Nebraska Central College, which I accepted. I spent the summer here, studying, of course. On the 19th of September little Simonds number two came to bless us, and he is doing it to perfection. (If any of you think you are the father of two prettier little fellows, show them up, and if you have, I will pay all bills for the round trip, but do not think that in this contest a doctor s certificate alone will be enough to get the prize). Should any of you happen this way do not be afraid to call. We are on the U. P. through line 132 miles west of Omaha, and shall be pleased to see any or all of you." The name of " Sy's " second is William Adams Simonds. Address, Central City, Nebraska. Harry A. Smith writes : — " The two years since I wrote have been spent in this city at the same work. This year I am studying at the Academy of Design, and I find it very congenial. Last sum- mer I was in Boston for two months on business, and had a delight- ful time visiting with the fellows living there. I am not engaged nor married, and cannot foresee the time when I shall be able to afford the luxury." P.S. — Haven't smoked for seven months. Address, 63 Washington Square, New York City. Isaac F. Smith writes : — " Since the last class book was pub- lished I have been teaching in a private school in this city (New York), and tutoring besides." Address, P. O. Box, 407, Provincetown, Mass. Osgood Smith writes : — "In the Summer of 1886 I received the degree of A. M. in course from Amherst College. Since that time I have studied law at the Harvard Law School and in the office of Symonds & Libby, of Portland, Maine. The number of Amherst men in the Harvard Law School is now seven, and it is hoped there will be many more next year." Address 105 State Street, Portland, Maine. William B. Sprout writes : — " If you would but ask me to write of some other person, I should be a better biographer. I could write you that ' Bob ' Warren runs into the office occasionally with everything about him suggesting the bond-holder, excepting his hair, which has a suggestion of Nihilism. Prosperous and happy is our 32 friend Bob. Or I could say a word for A. P. Rugg, who has' got a firm hold on the ladder already and bids fair to be a climber. Look out for him, you lawyers up stairs ! Comins and Hyde are respect- ively doing all the business that is done in two adjoining towns. How about myself? I am just here." Address, Room 119, 405 Main St., Worcester, Mass. Henry D. Stebbins writes : — " There are three reasons why the second section of my autiobigraphy cannot equal the first. There is a mathematical decrease of one year to start with. Secondly, my calling has continued a peaceful one. And lastly, the aforesaid call- ing is supposed to discountenance fictious anecdotes. My class here [Berkeley Div. School] numbers but ten men, quite a contrast to '83. There is no marking system and cuts are only recorded in the mind of our chaplain. It is a step beyond the privileges of Senior year. I often see the Wesleyan men about the streets here. They remind me of Amherst men in a vague sort of way only, as the resemblance is not close. As an Episcopalian, I believe myself to be an impartial judge as between the two colleges. It is necessary to get off as an 'Irishism ' in order to tell you the most important part of my history, that is, I must go to the future and tell you that I shall be ordained on the 30th of May, 1888, if all goes well mean- while. Keeping to my usual custom of not taking prizes, I cannot claim to be engaged." Stebbins begins work ac Holland Patent, N. Y., July 1st. Address Cazenovia, New York. Fred. W. Stickney writes : — " I should prefer not to make a statement for publication in the next class-book." Address, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. William Z. Stuart writes : — " Since my last class letter nothing of importance has happened to me. I am still with the Kimberly and Clark Co., the largest paper manufacturers in the country. I am satisfied with my position and prospects. Expect to stay here till I am 'fired.' Will welcome any of my classmates or friends who can look me up." Address, Neenah, Wisconsin. George M. Trowbridge writes : — " I have not much to say for myself as to the past two years. I am still practising law, and for a year past have been by myself. My shingle has attracted clients enough to keep me busy, and I am doing well. The care of some 33 business property of which I have charge takes much of my time. I am also secretary of an insurance company, director of a new railroad, and occasionally dip into real estate trades, so you will see that my occupations are sufficiently varied." Trowbridge's father died in January, 1887, and in consequence his home was moved from Riverside to Chicago. Address, 94 Washing- ton Street, Chicago, III. Charles A. Tuttle writes : — "In September, 1886, after a two years' course of study in Political Economy, General Constitutional and Administrative Law, and International Law (at Heidelberg, Ger- many), I came to Amherst college as Instructor in Political Econ- omy, which position I still hold." Address, Amherst, Mass. George A. Tuttle writes : — " The sick and wounded are so nu- merous that I barely find time to eat. Now I am at liberty and have plenty of time to write. I have no series of great achievements to relate. I remained in Roosevelt Hospital for two years, from June 7, 1886, to June 1, 1888, and during the last six months was house surgeon. New I am looking about for a place to settle down and practice. I shall probably remain in New York City, but my per- manent address I am unable to give you." Since writing the above Tuttle has opened an office at 220 W. 46th St. Address, 220 W. 46th St., New York City, Williston Walker writes : — " My biography, since the publica- tion of the last class-book, has been simply a carrying out of the plans there outlined. I was married June 1, 1886, to Miss Alice Mather of Amherst, and sailed at once for Europe. In October of that year, I entered the University of Leipzig, where I am still a student. My chief study has been History. I have paid some atten- tion also to the History of Philosophy, German Literature and Physical Geography. In the spring vacation of 1887, Mrs. Walker and I made a journey through Italy, and in the summer vacation of that year, we enjoyed a similar trip in Switzerland, with Prof, and Mrs. Mather. With the exception of the time thus spent, I have been in Leipzig. My address is Emilien Strasse 13 II. I shall remain here till graduating, which I hope to do in the late summer or early autumn of this year (1888) ; and then return to the United States. My intention is, as I stated in the last issue of the class-book, to teach History." Address, 58 Grove Street, Hartford, Conn. 34 Clarence E. Ward has not replied to any letters from the secretary. He is still in Riverton, Conn. " Ches." writes concerning him : " When I last heard from ' Govy ' Ward he was at Riverton ; this was last August [1887]. He was for some time employed by the Bureau of Education of Connecticut. He is now one of the Su- pervisors of this town. Last year he ran for representative to the Connecticut Legislature on the Democratic ticket. I have not heard from him for six months." Address, Riverton, Conn. Frank D. Warren writes : — " I have little to communicate, perhaps nothing except that I have changed my base of operation from the mill at Pepperell, Mass., where my last bulletin located me, to the commercial field of the paper business in New York City where I am to be found at 281 Stewart Building." Address, 281 Stewart Building, New York City. Charles H. Washburn writes : — " I am still settled over the Congregational church in Berlin. Life of the parsonage has gone on without much worthy to be made public. On the 25th of March, 1887, little Ruth Emery Washburn came to our home and has al- ready proved a treasure rare. As for honors, I have none other than patience 'to endure as a good soldier of the Lord Jesus Christ.'" Address, Berlin, Mass. Elbridge J. Whitaker writes : — " In the letter furnished for our first class history, I stated that I had just been elected principal of the Wrentham High School. During past two years I have been engaged in the pleasant duties connected with that position. Also for two years I have been a member of the governing board of the Norfolk Co. Teacher's Association. I am still looking towards that ' bar ' where so many worthy members of 1883 have gone before." Address, 29 Main Street, Charlestown, Mass. Charles T. C. Whitcomb. — '• Whit's " letter is so long that he must forgive me if I cut it somewhat severely. He says : — " I am still a pedagogue. Although elected several times to schools very near Boston, with increased salaries, I have preferred to remain here in Sandwich, for all things are very congenial to me. I have a bright school and its grade is high. Preparing scholars for college and the School of Technology has been an important part of my work. When I think that, at the coming Commencement at Amherst, one 35 of the pupils, whom I fitted for college, will take his diploma, I begin to feel old. But this is not one's feeling ordinarily. The great charm of the teacher's life lies in the fact that he is associated with young people all the time. He feels young himself. The idea that that such a life is monotonous is far from true ; every moment of the day is occupied with something new. I am still unmarried, and am beginning to feel a little dubious of the future, for the halo of romance which usually surrounds the college student is fast disap- pearing. The teaching fraternity may be envied, I presume, in one thing — vacations. Mine have been periods of rest and enjoyment mainly, and sometimes I might have been seen in the dense forests of Maine, and at others listening to the billows of the Atlantic as they roll in and break on the sandy shore of old Cape Cod. But the future ! It maybe a student's life at some University a year or two, or a continuation of my present profession." Address, Province- town, Mass. Charles T. Whittlesey writes : — " After spending the summer of 1886 at home, I returned to Yale Divinity School, where I gradu- ated May 19, 1887. I spent a couple of weeks at home, then started for this place [Carrington, Dakota], where I have been since June 17th. Carrington is a small town, about five years old, but with boundless possibilities of growth. I have preached in three counties here, and the only minister for two counties, except two foreigners who preach in their own language [German and Scandinavian]. I was ordained October 7, 1887. November 24th, I preached the first Thanksgiving sermon ever delivered in Foster County ; and De- cember 24th, our Christmas concert and Christmas tree afforded the first entertainment of the kind in the country. Our tree came from Minnesota, for trees of any kind are not abundant here. I came here for three months, but expect to stay until the middle of next August, when I hope to start for the Pacific Coast, visiting the Yel- lowstone National Park on the way. I hope to return to New Eng- land in 1889 or 1890, either for a visit or to settle down. I like the west in general, and this field in particular, very much, but I want to travel a little, and I consider the present the best time." Address, Hotchkissville, Conn. 36 kOTQZ J?. %llxSOU f BOP^N ^PF?IIi 6, 18§d, AT EflSW GI^EE^, F^EI^IME^ (§0., H. Y. DIED MAY 4, 1888, ACT UCTIGA, H. Y. He attended the Triennial Reunion, but was not well at the time. In August of the same year he had an attack of malarial fever, but recovered his strength sufficiently to return to work in the Oneida National Bank of Utica, in September. In October he contracted a severe cold on his lungs, and in December was compelled to resign his position in the bank. The latter part of the winter and spring of 1887 were spent in Thomasville, Georgia, and the summer and autumn in the Adirondacks, but without avail. Last winter he re- mained at his home, 118 Broad street, Utica, too sick to go away, and he died there on the 4th of May. 37 A Supplement containing the record of members of the class who left college before the end of the course. James W. Allen writes : — " Although many and important changes frequently occur in a man's life in the course of two years, I can hardly claim that anything especially interesting has happened to me since our triennial report appeared. I am still endeavoring to fill the same position I have occupied for six or seven years, that of bookkeeper and cashier of the Worcester Evening Gazette. I have been interested in several outside matters which have been more or less prosperous, but in nothing to take my time away from my regu- lar business. I still find my state of single blessedness quite bearable, and am fast acquiring the habits of established bachelordom. From the house to the office, the office to the club, and the club back to the house, with an occasional switching off to entertainments, is the program carried out from day to day with commendable regu- larity. On the whole I am happy and prosperous, and trust all of '83's boys will be able to report the same." Address, The Evening Gazette, Worcester, Mass. William C. Atwater writes :— " In regard to myself, I can simply say that the world is treating me very well. I came here last July as the representative of Jno. J. Shonk and Son, miners and shippers of anthracite coal. This last month, I have received another responsibility by having been made treasurer of the Pocas- set Coal Co. of Fall River. I am engaged and expect some fine day to be married." Address, 4 Liberty Square, Boston, Mass. Conrad M. Bardwell writes : — "After leaving Amherst in 1881, I taught for two years in Haydenville, Mass., and in 1883 came to Chicago, and secured a position as teacher at Washington Heights, a suburb, twelve miles south of the city. I remained there until the next spring, when I was elected Principal at Marengo, Ills. Since 38 1 886 I have been Superintendent of schools in this place (Tipton, Iowa), and expect to remain for the present. I was married June 17, 1886, to Miss Anna L. Woleben of Marengo. I have one son, Robert Cousins Bardwell, born Jan. 1st, 1888." Address, Tipton, Iowa. Everett N. Blanke " experienced the important event of his twenty-sixth birthday on August 29, 1887. He continues to live without a wife in the Hotel St. George, Brooklyn Heights, and he has been the Associate Editor of the Daily Eagle since April 25, 1887. On that date he resigned from the reportorial staff of the New York Herald, his resignation being voluntary and pre- meditated on his part, and the source of no inconvenience or morti- fication to James Gordon Bennett. His work on the Eagle has been the daily composition of editorial articles of a political, moral, hum- orous, or satirical character, the responsibility for which is heroically assumed by Hon. St. Clair McKelway, Editor-in-chief." Blanke has left the Eagle and is now on the Citizen in Brooklyn. Address, Hotel St. George, Brooklyn, N. Y. Thomas Cochran taught In the Polytechnic Institute in Brook- lyn, until Dec. 1887, when he entered the employ of Lazell, Dalley & Co., 90-94 Maiden Lane, New York City. Address, care Dr. D. H. Cochran, B.C. P. I. Brooklyn, N. Y. George "W. Foster has not answered. He was a table waiter in the Crawford House in Boston, in Feb. 1887. He left that place, and his brother says he does not know whether he is at home in Am- herst, N. H., or what he is doing, or has been doing, or whether he has committed suicide, or what. His brother's address is 47 Blue Hill Avenue, Mount Pleasant, Boston, Mass. That address or Am- herst, N. H, will perhaps reach him. Charles E. French writes: — "From the 1st of June, 1886, to September 1st, I followed the sometimes laborious, but more often uneventful, career of a business man, as Secretary and Treasurer of The Cleveland Carbon Company, a concern I helped to organize in 1884. About Sept. 1, 1887, a gentleman presented himself who had conceived such a liking for the business in general and mine in par- ticular that a satisfactory offer induced me to part with it. I thus found myself out of business, with not so large a pile but that I must make additions to it. Shortly after this the delusive advertisements of cheap railroad rates to California proved too much for me, and my wife and I started out to see it for ourselves, expecting to reach our home again June i, 1888. Life has not been without its share of sorrow, as my mother's death occurred in August, 1886, leaving me, aside from my wife, alone in the world. To any of the boys who are looking West I can safely say that California is a good place for any and all, and that there is plenty of room for everybody." Ad- dress, 10 1 5 Cedar Ave., Cleveland, Ohio. Frank J. Goodwin writes : — " Since last writing a history of my life during three years of a graduate's experience I have pursued my way in the quiet study of theological dogmas, at the Union Theo- logical Seminary in New York. Here I have been a calm observer of the conflicts of theologians and have taken the privilege of the old Roman witnesses of the gladiatorial contests, giving my decision of 'habet ' according as the weaker is compelled to yield to his foe and die by a logical thrust. Thus spending my time as an eye- witness of the ' Battle of the Books,' I have not attained to any place of prominence in politics or civil life, nor have I allowed my- self to be entangled in the bewitching meshes of Venus. On gradu- ating in May, I intend either to take a charge somewhere in the East, or spend a year in New Haven Theological Seminary and delight myself a little longer in the quiet and still air of study. Address, 228 Front Street, New York City. Walter P. Hendrickson has been a medical student in New York City during the past year, living at 233 Fifth avenue, Brooklyn. Address, New Bedford, Mass. Edward B. Herrick writes : — " In June, 1886, 1 was in Ottawa, Kansas, practising medicine. I remained there until the following November when I went to New York City, where I was in private practice until June, 1887. I then went to Sanford Hall (a private retreat for the care and treatment of the insane), Flushing, Long Island, as Assistant Medical Superintendent, where I remained until September of last year. I then came to Amherst and opened The Terrace, a private asylum for the care and treatment of mental and nervous diseases, over which I am Medical Superintendent, I am also associated with my mother, Mrs. W. D. Herrick, as physician to her Home for Delicate and Nervous Children and Youth." Ad- dress, Amherst, Mass. 40 Ting Liang Ho. — Nothing is known of Ho. Perhaps the ad- dress given in the last class book will reach him. Address, care American Consulate, Shanghai, China. Frank T. Hopkins writes: — ''On June i, 1887,1 completed my two years' service at the Roosevelt Hospital, New York City, and then immediately entered upon a year of service at the N. Y. Foundling Asylum, 68th Street and 3d Avenue. This is a large in- stitution, giving valuable experience in all kinds of children's dis- eases, and having a large maternity service connected with it. In May, 1888, before I had completed the year, I resigned to take ad- vantage of an excellent opening which was offered me at Fishkill- on-the-Hudson, and at this place I am now practising. My prospects are unusually good. I am already very busy. I enjoy good health and have hopes of success. I still keep bachelor's hall, and instead of a wife I have a horse." Address, Fishkill-on-Hudso?i, N. Y. George Frank Jewett writes :— " I graduated from Harvard in June, 1886. I taught chemistry in the Harvard Summer School during that summer. I taught in the Cambridge High and Latin Schools during the following school year. In June, 1887, I was elected Principal of the Marlboro High School where I now am. My school is a very pleasant one and I am enjoying my work." Address, Marlboro, Mass. Elias B. Jones, writes :— " I was in the National Bank of Re- demption (Boston), when you last heard from me, for our first book, and remained there until June, 1886, when I took the position which I now hold, of Discount Clerk at the State National Bank of Boston. My marriage, which was hinted at as a possible occurrence in the last class-book, took place June 23, 1887, to Miss Belle Blodgett, of Newtonville, Mass., where I now reside, with a comparatively clear conscience and at peace with all my neighbors." Address, State National Bank, Boston, Mass. Nathaniel H. Kirby writes:— " Many things have happened since my last letter of which I need say nothing here. I have left Binghamton and am practicing my profession here in Saginaw, Mich. I had been in the far west for two or three months past on a visit and prospecting, when I happened to drop into Saginaw, and here I am, with the prospect of remaining the rest of my time on 41 earth. I have determined to ' go to it alone ' through life, and as for anything about me that would interest the boys I have no news." Address, Saginaw, Michigan, or Nichols, N. Y. William D. Kirby writes: — " I have not written you concerning my business, as I have none at present. I expect to locate in Ten- nessee about next fall." Address, Nichols, N. Y. William C. Kitchin has written a letter, which is so long that only a portion can be quoted here. — He left Amherst at the the close of the winter term, Freshman year, entered Syracuse University, and took his A. B. in 1882. He was married a few days before Com- mencement and sailed with his wife Aug. 28, 1882, for Japan, to en- gage in the missionary service of the M. E. Church. For the first three years in Japan he was Principal of Cobleigh Seminary, Na- gaski, keeping up his study meanwhile and gaining the degrees of A. M. and Ph. D. from Syracuse. 1885-6 he was professor of the English Language and Literature in the Keio-Gi-Jiku, a large Japanese College in Tokyo. Since 1886, he has held a similar chair in the Anglo-Japanese College, the Methodist Mission College in Japan. At the time of writing he was preparing to leave Japan for the U. S. in order to study Modern Literature for two or three years at Johns Hopkins. He has been a frequent contributor to the news- paper and periodical press, and has published several books mostly text books for teaching English in Japan, or translations. " I often think," he says, "of the few pleasant months I spent among you, but I never dreamed of any of you thinking of the transient classmate that came among you and went away again, too much, he thought, after the manner of Bede's swallow, to be remembered by those whose companionship he enjoyed during his brief sojourn." Address, 182 East Adams Street, Syracuse, New York. Frank H. Knight writes : — " The events of my life since the last class reunion may be comprehended in the single statement that 1 have been engaged in studying law in the office of Hyde, Gross & Hyde of this city [Hartford]." Address, East Hartland, Conn. Hohannes Krikorian writes : — " I left Amherst in 1881, and went to New Haven to study in the Theological Department of Yale University. There I finished my course in 1883, and received the degree of B. D. Then I returned to my native town, Aintab, 42 Asiatic Turkey, where I was invited to the Central Turkey College to teach there Moral Philosophy and Evidences of Christianity. In 1885 I was called to the chair of Goodell Professorship of Mental and Moral Philosophy and Evidences of Christianity in the same institution, which position I have been holding to the present time. Central Turkey College was established in 1872, at Aintab, by the co-operation of the American Board and the Evangelical American Churches in this vicinity. There are about eighty students in the College, almost all of them being Armenians. I am not married yet. But the reason is not any dislike of the fair sex." Address, Central Turkey College, Aintab, Turkey. William H. Leonard writes : — " After my marriage in May, 1886, I boarded in Taunton, coming to Boston every day, until October, 1887, when I moved to Quincy, Mass., eight miles out of Boston, and began housekeeping. We had a daughter born April 11, 1887, and have named her Perl Richardson Leonard. This daughter is the only property I have, but I consider her about as good an in- vestment as a fellow can make. In August, 1886, I changed my place of business from 23 Court street to the Equitable Building, 150 Devonshire street. My experiences in my profession are much the same as are understood to be common to young attorneys. I have had the good fortune to be connected in the capacity of Junior Counsel in some cases of magnitude, and though the pecuniary ad- vantages have not yet been great, yet I consider that the experience gained may be of value in the future. I am making a specialty of Insolvency Practice, although I do any business of a respecable nature (except criminal), in which there is any bread and butter. I am happy to say that since I have been in practice I have been able to have at least two meals almost every day, and sometimes three on Sundays." Address, Equitable Building, 150 Devonshire street, Boston, Mass. Sarkis Levonian writes: — "I left Amherst College in 1881 and went to Sheffield Scientific School of New Haven to pursue my studies there in Mathematics and Civil Engineering. I fin- ished my course there in 1883, and received the degree of Ph. B. Returning to my native land I was called to the Central Turkey College at Aintab to teach Mathematics, Mineralogy and Geology. Since that time I have been teaching those studies, and expect ot continue in holding the same position. In the meantime I could 43 not do much in regard to Civil Engineering. I had only one class of three students last year in that department, and I hope to have another class next year. I married Miss W. R. H. Manissadjian in 1884, August 20, and we have a little daughter, Julia, over two- and-a-half years old." Address, Central Turkey College, Aintab, Turkey. Frederic B. Mitchell writes :— " Little or nothing of interest to. the class has happened to me or mine since the publication of the last class-book. I am still teaching the young idea in the town of Thomastown, Conn., and am fully absorbed in what now seems to be my life-work. I have written no rhymes of late, ' grinds,' or otherwise, but I trust soon to be able to show that the mantle has fallen upon my pupils, as I intend publishing a pamphlet volume of their poems before long." Address, Thomastown, Conn. Henry A. Norton has at last been heard from. He is now liv- ing at West Wareham, Mass. He is in business and doing well. He is married and supports a family. The use of a plural pronoun in his letter indicates that he has more than one child, but how many there are he does not say. Address P. O. Box 42, West Wareham, Mass., or Box 37, Edgartown, Mass. Frank H. Oliver writes: — " I was employed, as stated in the last class-book, up to March 1, 1887, when I entered the service of the National Express Company as stenographer. I was married March 9, 1888, when, their treatment of a stenographer being plan- ned on a starvation basis, I went to work in the same capacity for the United States Express Company, 175 Devonshire street, Bos- ton, Mass., which is my present address. My abilities as a steno- grapher are of no mean quality. In addition to my work with this Company, I am otherwise employed in reporting sermons, and my qualities as a phonographer are constantly developing. I have a nice little baby boy, born February 11, 1888, named Robert Nelson Oliver." Address, United States Express Company, 175 Devonshire street, Boston, Mass. Edward S. Orr writes: — " The only changes in my affairs, since the last letter, are that I have become President of the ' Wing Flour Mill Co.,' and have been elected a Director of the St. Louis & Chicago Railway, Am neither married nor engaged, and no pro- spects of either." Address, Charleston, III. 44 Albert R. Palmer writes : — " Very little of importance has transpired in my life since I wrote you on a similar occasion two years ago. It had been my hope and desire to be in Amherst at Commencement this year, but I find it will probably be impossible for me to get there before the middle or the last of July. I had antici- pated a great deal of pleasure in seeing once more the old familiar faces of '83, and in comparing notes on our various successes so far in life, receiving no doubt a great many tips myself, and being able probably to give a few. Very few are they whom I have met since I took up my residence in Chicago. To be sure, the class is well represented here, as well probably in members as in any one city, but the majority are scattered all over the country. Among others who have called upon me here was Callahan, who was here last July attending the teacher's convention. He informed me that Oli- ver, a former member of '83, was a married man. This was news to me, if it is not to the balance of the class. From this I argue that there is still hope for some of the rest of us bachelors. Two years ago you asked us to answer a few questions of a personal nature. If you desire similar answers now, I must ask to be excused for not answering, and thereby I will not give away any marriageable inten- tions or anything of a similar nature." Address, Marshall, Field 6° Co., Retail Carpet Department, Chicago, III. Francis W. Perry was married about November, 1882, to Miss Georgia Woolson, of Chicopee, Mass. Shortly after that time he was reported employed as instructor of music and English at Shaw University, Raleigh, North Carolina. He is now one of the con- ductors of Taunton Academy of Music, Taunton, Mass., and can be addressed there or at 445 Shawmut Avenue, Boston, Mass. He has not answered any letters. Clayton D. Smith writes : — " I am still in Chester, pegging away at the practice of law, and have met with fair success. I yet remain in a state of single blessedness, but have about concluded there may be some truth in the statement that ' it is not good for man to live alone." Address, Chester, or Huntington, Mass. Levi Smith, Jr., writes : — " 1888 finds me in about the same condition regarding fortune and position as 1886 left me. I am still following the pursuit of mining with great expectations, but owing to the low price of silver it is up-hill business. No matrimonial 45 developments as yet." Address, Belleville, Esmeralda County, Nevada. John B. Walker writes: — "After having completed my course at the Harvard Medical School (June, 1887), I received an appoint- ment upon the Surgical Service of the Boston City Hospital, where I shall remain until July 1st, 1888. It is my present intention then to go abroad for a year to further complete my studies." Walker is to be in Vienna for the next 18 months. Address, care A. H. Walker, Amherst, Mass. J. Wheelwright has not responded. Address, South By field, Mass. Gurdon W. Williams writes — " I am still practising law ; am now at No. 81 Diamond street, Pittsburg, and about a year ago founded a legal partnership with my brother, N. S. Williams, of '77, Amherst. I am neither married nor engaged ; have not made my fortune as yet, hold no office, and am still a Republican in my politics. The only sign of increasing age that I notice about myself is that I am getting bald-headed." Address, 81 Diamond street, Pittsburg, Pa. Obituary Record. George P. Ellison, born at East Creek, Herkimer Co., N. Y., April 6, 1859 ; died at Utica, N. Y., May 7, 1888. Scott Smith Silliman, born 1855, at Stamford, N. Y.; died May 29, 1884, at Kingston, N. Y. Hugh McKee Jones, died October 2, 1881, at Harrodsburg, Kentucky. Harry Irving Reed, born June 20, i860, at East Weymouth, Mass.; died November 29, 1883, at East Weymouth, Mass. 46 Resolutions. Whereas, our former classmate, Harry Irving Reed, was, in the providence of God, removed from us by death soon after our course at Amherst ended, as those with whom a portion of his student days was passed, we desire to express both our sorrow at the loss and our- appreciation of what he was. We remember his modest, yet cordial spirit, his fidelity to duty, his Christian temper and bearing. Though his latter years on earth were clouded by a long struggle with disease, we believe that there has come to him now the lasting victory and the peace and joy of those who have entered upon eter- nal years. Resolved, That his relatives and family friends be hereby acquaint ed with our action, and thus be made aware of our sympathy with them in their bereavment. Howard A. Bridgman, Edward S. Parsons, Committee. Whereas, it has pleased God to take from us by death our class- mate and friend, Scott Smith Silliman, we hereby bear our testimony to the purity and strength of his Christian character and to the ear- nestness with which he was entering upon the work of his life. That life ended abruptly at its beginning. He did not live to see the re- sults in active work of the years he had spent in study and training. But we believe that, in the plan of God, nothing that is good is ever lost, and that somewhere in God's universe our friend is completing in joyful, efficient service the life he began among us. Resolved, That we transmit to the relatives and friends a copy of these resolutions as a mark of our sincere sympathy with them in their loss. Howard A. Bridgman, Edward S. Parsons, Committee. Again, God, in his providence, has removed from us by death a classmate, this time George P. Ellison. We remember, among his many good qualities, the unfailing kind-heartedness and good nature, 47 by reason of which he brought sunshine into every group of friends he joined. We mourn his loss, and regret that we shall be permitted to see him and know him no more on earth, but we feel sure that he is still in the presence and under the care of a heavenly Friend, wisers better, more loving, than any earthly companions. Resolved, That we transmit to his relatives and friends a copv of these resolutions as an expression of our sorrow and our sympathy. Howard A. Bridgman, Edward S. Parsons, Committee. The Nursery. Solomon Russell Chesley, born March 29, 1885, at Pittsfield, Mass. (The Class Boy.) Albert Goodnough Simonds, born May 16, 1885, at Farmington, Me. Elizabeth Lincoln Hyde, born May 17, 1886, at Southbridge, Mass. Israel Folsom Chesley, Jr., born December 28, 1886, at Pittsfield Mass. Ruth Emery Washburn, born March 25, 1887, at Berlin, Mass. William Adams Simonds, born September 19, 1887, at Central City, Nebraska. Clinton Jirah Backus, Jr., born September 22, 1887, at St. Paul Minn. Samuel B. Fairbank, born December 7, 1887, at Ahmednager, India. Jonathan Parsons Greenleaf, born May 2, 1888, at Hobart, N. Y. Edith M. Jewett, born May 20, 1883. Harold W. Reed, born early in 1884. Julia Levonian, born August 20, 1884, at Aintab, Turkey, Perl Richardson Leonard, born April n, 1887, at Taunton, Mass. Robert Cousins Bardwell, born January 1, 1888, at Tipton, Iowa. Robert Nelson Oliver, born February 11, 1888. Besides these Wheelwright has a daughter and Norton two chil- dren at least, whose names are not known to the Secretary. 48 The Triennial, The first reunion of the Class was held at Capt. Hill's restaurant, [formerly Muzzey's] in Amherst, on Wednesday morning, June 30, 1886. The following members of the Class were present : Aborn, Adams, Backus, D. L. Bardwell, Boyden, Bridgman, Callahan, Chesley, Comins, Comstock, Cushman, Dyer, Ellison, Fairbank, Greenleaf, Griffin, Guernsey, S. W. Hallett, Houghton, Howland, Johnson, Marsh, H. C. Nash, Jr.,W. K. Nash, W. Orr, Jr., Patton, Pen- nock, A. P. Rugg, Saben, Simonds, O. Smith, Stebbins, Trowbridge, Whitaker, Whitcomb, Whittlesey, Goodwin, Knight — [38]. After the breakfast was over, Secretary Cushman called the meeting to order, and the presentation of the Class Cup followed, Boyden, Chairman of the Class Cup Committee, presenting it with a few words to Chesley, and the latter making a graceful response. Speeches of an informal character followed. Parsons was elected Secretary and Treasurer for the ensuing two years, and a committee, consisting of Adams and Fairbank, was appointed to apprise him of the fact by cable, and to present the thanks of the Class for service rendered in the preparation of the Class book. Stuart was re-elected President. Letters were read relative to the death of Silliman, and a committee appointed, consisting of the newly-elected Secretary and Bridgman, to communicate to his friends in proper resolutions the sorrow of the Class. These two gentlemen were made a permanent committee on resolutions. The report of those having charge of the Class book was then given, and it was voted that whatever deficit remained after the sale of the books, at fifty cents a piece, should be met from the class treasury. The Secretary was authorized to present copies of the book to the different societies and to individuals as he should deem proper. [Furnished by Bridgman.] 49 CLASS STATISTICS. Number. Class at Graduation 93 during the Course 127 Occupation. Business. — Ayer, Cahoon, Chesley, Claflin, Comins, Comstock, Cotton, Field, Fitts, Fowler, Griffin, Guernsey, Hamilton, Hyde, Johnson, Kendall, Lew, Low, McFarland, Marsh, Mason, Morse, Pratt, Rounds, Stickney, Stuart, Ward, Warren 29—31$ Allen, Atwater, Cochran, C. E. French, Jones, W. D. Kirby, Norton, Oliver, E. S. Orr, Palmer, L. Smith, Jr., Wheel- wright 12 Total. 41=32$ Theology. — Butler, Byington, Clapp, Derebey, Dyer, Fairbank, Greenleaf, Hatch, Holt, Hooker, Newell, Parsons, Patton, Pen- nock, Rhees, Stebbins, Washburn, Whittlesey 18=20$ Goodwin 1 Total 19=16$ Law. — Aborn, Adams. Cushman, Holcombe, Kingman, Lewis, H. C. Nash, Jr., Owen, Rainey, A. P. Rugg, Semple, O. Smith, Sprout, Trowbridge 14=16$ Knight, Leonard C. D. Smith, Williams 4 Total 18=14$ Teaching. — Backus, D. L. Bardwell, Boyden, Callahan, S. W. Hal- lett, W. K. Nash, W. Orr, Jr., G. Rugg, Simonds, I. F. Smith, C. A. Tuttle, Whitaker, Whitcomb 13=14$ C. M. Bardwell, Jewett, Kitchin, Krikorian, Levonian, Mitchell 6 Total 19=15$ Medicine. — Bancroft, W. L. Hallett, Hamlin, Haven, Houghton, Nichols. Rae, G. A. Tuttle 8= 9$ Hendrickson, Herrick, Hopkins, N. H. Kirby, J. B. Walker 5 Total , 13=10$ Journalism. — Bridgman, Howland, Noyes, Peet 4= 4$ Blanke 1 Total 5= 50 Unclassified. — E. W. French [Signal Service] ; H. A. Smith [Decora- tive Art]; W. Walker [Studying to teach] ; Perry [Music]; G. W. " Foster, Ho. Manning [Unknown] 7= Married. Ayer, Backus, D. L. Bardwell, Boyden, Chesley, Claflin, Comins, Cushman,Dyer,Fairbank, Fowler, Greenleaf, Hatch, Holt, Hyde, Lew, McFarland, Mason, Owen, Pennock, Rounds, C. Rugg, Simonds, Sprout, W. Walker, Washburn 26=28 C. M. Bardwell, C. E. French, Herrick, Jewett, Jones, Kit- chin, Leonard, Levonian, Mitchell, Norton, Oliver, Wheel- wright 12 38=30$ Children born to Backus (1), Chesley (2), Fairbank (1), Greenleaf (1), Hyde (1), Si- monds (2), Washburn (1, 9 C. M. Bardwell (1), Jewett (1), Leonard (1), Levonian (1), Norton (2, perhaps more), Reed (1), Oliver (1) Wheel- wright (1) 9 18 Deaths. Ellison, Silliman 2 H. M. Jones, Reed 2 GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION. UNITED STATES. Arizona. E. W. French 1 California. Peet • 1 Colorado. Morse, Parsons 2 Connecticut. Johnson, Walker, Ward, Knight, Mitchell 5 Dakota. Whittlesey 1 District of Columbia. Butler 1 Florida. Adams 1 51 Illinois. Chicago. — Aborn, Claflin, Field, Trowbridge, Palmer. 6 Outside Chicago.— McFarland, Rainey, E. S. Or 3 9 Iowa. C. M. Bardwell i Kansas. Fowler, Kendall 2 Maine. Derebey, Hatch, O. Smith 3 Maryland. Clapp I Massachusetts. Boston. — Bridgman, C. B. Foster, Holcombe, Owen, Saben, At- water, G. W. Foster, Jones. Leonard, Perry, Oliver. J. B. Walker 12 Outside Boston. — Bancroft, Boyden, Byington, Callahan, Chesley, Comins, Comstock, Dyer, Fitts, Griffin, S. W. Halle tt, W. L. Hallett, Hendrickson, Howland, Hyde, Lew, Manning, H. C. Nash, Jr., W. K. Nash, W. Orr, Jr., Pennock, A. P. Rugg, G. Rugg, Sprout, C. A. Tuttle, Washburn, Whitaker, Whit- comb, Allen, Herrick, Jewett, Norton, C. D. Smith, Wheel- wright 33 45 Michigan. N. H. Kirby I Minnesota. Backus, Guernsey, Kingman, Rounds, Semple 5 Missouri. Cotton r Nebraska. Simonds I Nevada. L.Smith i New Jersey. Houghton, Patton, Rhees 3 Nwe Mexico. Cahoon ". I New York. New York City. — Cushman, Hamlin, Haven, Lewis, Marsh, Noyes, H. A. Smith, I. F. Smith, G. A. Tuttle, Warren, Goodwin n Outside New York City. — Ayer, D. L. Bardwell, Greenleaf, Holr, Low, Rae, Stebbins, Blanke, Cochran, Hopkins, W. D. Kirby. n 52 Ohio. C. E. French Oregon. Nichols Pennsylvania. Williams Texas. Pratt Vermont. Hooker Wisconsin. Hamilton, Stickney, Stuart , 3 Wyoming. Mason 1 New England 55 andN. Y 76 " " " Ills. , and Minn 90 East of the Miss. River 97 West of" " " 20 Total in U. S 117 FOREIGN COUNTRIES. China. Ho 1 India. Fairbank I Japan. Newell, Kitchin 2 Turkey. Krikorian, Levonian . . * 2 Total in Foreign Countries 6 Grand total 123 Still in towns from which catalogued during course : Adams, Butler, Claflin, Comins, Comstock, Fairbank, Field, Griffin, W. L. Hallett, Hooker, Houghton, Hyde, Johnson, Kingman, W. D. Kirby, Low, Manning, H. C. Nash, ]>., W. K. Nash, Noyes, Rae, Rhees, G. Rugg, Saben, H. A. Smith, O. Smith, Sprout, Stebbins, Trowbridge, W. Walker, Ward, Whitcomb, Williams. Allen, Blanke, Cochran, Hendrickson, C. E. French, Oliver, L. Smith, Krikorian, Levonian 42 LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 019 629 420