Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-06-03

HANOVER.
Walkers occasional will he ont
Friday morning with full report OF
the athletic sports.
Zen. Garfield of Ohio has been
invited to deliver the Grafton before
the United Literary Societies at
Commencement.
Rev. James Haughton, for eight
years past rector of st. Thomas
Episcopal church, has been elected
dean of All Saints Cathedral at Al.
bany, N. Y. He will probably re.
main here until August. His sue.
cess0r has not been chosen.
The athletic sports are well IN.
der way this Wednesday, morning.
The weather could not he more ia.
vOrablc. Wednesday and Thursday
were given as holidays by the Fac
nlty to the college. A large crowd
Of spectators are in town. Among
the contests this morning were
throwing base ball; won by j. b.
Gerould rs 9. s. d., distance 322
feet. Three jumps, won by 9. w.
Stevens " q. s. d., distance, 81 1t.
II in. One mile walk, won by 9.
w. Eager, VI, time 7 m. So sec. One
mile run, won by Il. G. Stimson, '7G,
time B m. B sec.
Some of the most interesting of
the remaining contests will be the
hurdle race, three legged race, a three
mile run, n three mile walk and foot
ball match with twenty on a side.
The prizes are to be presented at
Culver Hall. Saturday evening.
We are under obligation to Mr..
Walker, publisher of the Occasional,
for the following statistics of the
graduating class of the Academic
Department of Dartmouth College,
1876:
NUMBER. Number at entering. n; gained
subsequently,, lS; total number connected
with the class, 80; of whom 50 graduate, !
has died, and 10 left the class; of these. 6 are
connected with Dartmouth in other classes or
departments, 8 are memers of other colleges,
| has died, is married.
RESIDENCE. New Hampshire. "a; Vermont
49, Massachusetts,. II New York, 6 Mary
land Missouri and Ohio, each; California,
Indiana, Illinois. Kentucky, Maine, Minncso
ia, Nebraska. Pennsylvania and Province of
Quebec, each.
AGE AT GRADUATION. Oldest, 30; young
est, 10 years average, % years, . months i;
total, l6 centuries.
HEIGHT. Talest, 6 feet inches shortest
feet, 8 "a inches; average, feet inches ;
total 397 feet.
WEIGHT HEAVIEST, 1856 pounds; lightcst
ll5 pounds; average, 1871 pounds; total, 5 10
tons
ESTIMATED COLLEGE EXPENSES. Largest
$1,000; smallest, $1,000; average, $3.50;
total. $l3i.600
EARSIScs, ETC. Total amount earned, sa7,-
229.I largest individual sum, 81 300, small
est, 81 cents. 40 having taught school during
the course, varying from day to IS weeks !;
aggregate time spent in teaching, p years. ii
months.
BEARD. Moustache more or less successful,
"a sders, microscopic and otherwise, Is !;
moustachc and sders, with the same vara
tions, II full face, ! all but moustache, ] !;
j, all but moustach", smooth face, II.
TOBACCO. Don, use il ut all, 81 smoke
occasionally, 49, smoke, 10; smoke and chew,
g. intermittent, not habitual, and for medl
cnal purposes only, each.
INTENDED OCCUPATIONS Law, 32 teach
ing, 10; ministry ; medicine, 3; boot. black
ing. business. politics and saving wood
each undecided II.
MATRIMONIAL PROSPECTS. Married, EN-
gagged, none. II poor, ID good, blight
ed, 5; dubious. open to bids, and scattering,
4 each never better and fair to mddline, 3
each HOPELESS, hopeful, on probation, poly
gamous, unknown and watching and waiting,
| each
RELIGIOUS PREFERENCES, Congregational,
%, Episcopal. e; Methodist, 81; Unitarian.
4 Baptist. Presbyterian, and Universalist, =;
each Blue Orthodox, Christian, Deist, Disc-
pie Church DO as you are done by" Nor.
mon, Protestant, Quaker, Roman Catholic
and Shaker, each ; no preference, 8. Church
members. 80.
POLITICAL PREFERENCES. Republican, So
Democrat, 7; Independent. 3; Liberal and
Grccleyit, each undecided. 4. Free Trade
"a; Projection, Is; both, B; undecided, 7.
In favor of womans suffrage, l6; opposed, 81;
on the fence, |.
FAvoRlrE STUDIES Metaphysics, 8; Litera-
ture and natural sciences, 6 each; Latin, 5;
Constitutional law, Greek and mathematics,
4 each botany, history, human nature, logic
and modern languages, 2 each astronomy,
Buffers analogy. descriptive geometry, devil
try, International law, moral philosophy.
palnOntolOgy, political economy and :" Will
ing away time" l each; no preference, 5;
" Never tried 'em,"1,
FAvoRITE GAMES. Whist, 49,; base ball,
CElUUdpt CHt IS, fctCHt DllllufuS, cFuuuCC,
and foot ball, each dominoes. draw poker
and euchre. . eaeh 'buzzing the girls
checkers, cricket. leap frog, penny ante and
"imprintng osculatory Impressions each
no choice. 10.
FAvoRITE BEVERAGES Water, 10 ; milk,
I; coffee. q cider and wines, each; punch,
4 cocktail and tea. each ; ale, lager beer,
lemonade with a stick. soda water and root
beer, . each buttermilk, catnp tea. chocolate,
gpuel. Jamaica ginger, negus, Medford and
Tom and Jerry, each none. 3.
MISCELLANEOUS. 10 are in favo of the pres
ent marking system, SO opposed 81 are in
10 are in favor OF GO education at Dartmouth.
81 opposed and two not decided. q believe
IN Evolution, II partly q not at all and
don't know. have been separated, 10 sus-
pended and I reprimed,
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