Excerpt from Exercises of Class Day at Dartmouth College, Tuesday, July 19, 1870 From year to year these exercises have gradually changed to suit the changing times. It might be well to note a few of the more important epochs in the history of the day we celebrate. In the year 1818, with thanks be it said, an English oration superseded the Latin - while 1842 will be remembered with grat itude as the herald which proclaimed the death of punch-drink ing and the beginning of the 'more agreeable pastime-dancing also the first mention of the Chronicles when the orator revealed, with witty and appropriate remarks, the transactions of the class. While last, but not less important, the inaugurating of the Fare well Address at the Tree garlanded with flowers. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.