Last spring classmate John Finocan very kindly sent me a little book given to him by a 1932 alumnus titled A Dartmouth Book of Remembrance, by professor Edwin Bartlett, class of 1872. It was fascinating to learn about the life and character of Dartmouth and Hanover of almost 150 years ago. Out of curiosity I dug out my copy of The College on the Hill, the 1965 history of Dartmouth, edited and partly written by our classmate, the late Ralph Nading “Zeke” Hill. Not surprisingly, both Professor Bartlett and his book were prime source material for several sections of Zeke’s book—the description of life at Dartmouth in the last third of the 19th century, the faculty, student life, even early sports at the College.


Edwin Bartlett, nicknamed “Bubby,” was a son of Dartmouth’s eighth president, Samuel Colcord Bartlett, and was a well-regarded, much-liked professor of chemistry for 41 years (1879-1920). He was also a remarkably articulate observer of the Dartmouth scene and merited two full pages in the faculty section of Zeke’s book.


More than 40 years have passed since I first read The College on the Hill, and I thank John Finocan for sparking me to read it again. My intimate involvement with the College over the intervening years makes re-acquaintance with Dartmouth’s history especially interesting. Zeke and his fellow authors did a masterful job.


Sadly, Amos “Bud” Little died on June 22. Our deep sympathy and condolences go to Bud’s family.


—Robert L. Kaiser, 37 Rayton Road, Hanover, NH 03755; (603) 643-4320