Class Presidents

From a table of statistics in regard to the class presidents from 1880 to 1899, it appears that of the whole number, all but four were natives of Boston or its immediate vicinity; all but three were prominent in athletics, six of them in more than one branch; sixteen of them were Class Day Officers, of whom thirteen were First Marshals. Among their number are three University football captains and one captain of the University crew. Three were editors of the CRIMSON. Two families supplied two class presidents each. They were all but one members of the Hasty Pudding Club, and all but two belonged to the Institute of 1770. Eleven of them were also members of the A. D.

The most interesting facts, however, brought out by these figures are those relating to the schools from which these class presidents entered College. Twelve of them prepared at day schools, six at boarding schools, and two worked under private tutors. The representation from the schools is: Hopkinson 7, Exeter 4, Roxbury Latin 3, Nobles 1, Groton 1, Patton's 1, and Goddard Seminary 1.