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Gift of Casts to the Union.

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Mrs. Ira Atkinson of Wakefield has presented the Union with a collection of casts in remembrance of her son, Roger T. Atkinson '94, who died in November, 1902, while assistant surgeon in the United States navy. The collection consists of the following reproductions by Caproni: a bust of JuliusCaesar, the head of Hypnos, a fragment of the ancient bronze statue found in Perugia; a slab from the Parthenon frieze.

Last year, Mrs. Atkinson presented the Union with her son's valuable library of old French books, including rare editions of Condillac and Chateaubriand.

The gift will be placed in the library of the Union.

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