Excerpt from Third Report of the Secretary of the Class of 1874 of Harvard College: July, 1874 June, 1880 The accompanying record covers the time since graduation, as such a course is necessary in most cases in order to present an intelligent statement of the preparatory work for a profession or other occupation. Most of the Class are now settled, and such a repetition will be unnecessary in the future; but the reports already published must be preserved in order to make the future reports valuable. There are a few copies left of the first triennial report, which will be furnished upon application. The expense of these reports is very large, and so little new or interesting 'can be offered every three years, that I would suggest the propriety of discontinuing the triennial system. My own idea is, that if a report is published in 1884, the decennial of our gradua tion, and thereafter every five years, even the most enthusiastic of our number will be satisfied. Unless instructed to the contrary, this course will be adopted. The income from the Class Fund is now more than sufficient to meet the ordinary expenses of the Class. There are weighty objections to the use of this margin for dinners, even if the amount were sufficient to pay for an annual dinner. The matter will be submitted to the Class on Commencement Day, for such action as they may deem desirable. For more detailed information as to the condition of the Class and College Funds, I refer you to the statements in the following pages. During the last three years, two classmates have died, Aston and Knowles, and in this report will be found brief abstracts of their lives and tributes to their memory, prepared at my request by their intimate friends. The statistics of marriages and births show a decided improvement over the previous record. Forty-three of the regular members of the Class are known to be married. Others may have neglected to inform me of the fact. With renewed wishes for your success, I am very sincerely yours. 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.