FORTY-TWO YEARS OF SERVICE

The Cambridge Social Union is now well started on its forty-second year of service to the people of Cambridge. Started by the efforts of William Manning Vaughan, its first president, for the purpose of affording a free reading room and Library to the inhabitants of Cambridge, it has gradually expanded until it now offers over fifty-five courses of instruction as well. About half of these courses are taken by members of the University, the remainder of the teaching staff being drawn from Radcliffe and outside sources.

Features Offered to Members.

One of the features of the Union is its library which now contains about 8000 books both classic and modern. Almost half of these books were issued to members during last year. The reading room is always well stocked with current magazines and papers. Another feature is the sociables given several times a year in Brattle Hall to which all the members are invited. The boys' club part of the Union has facilities for basketball and good shower baths.

Last year the total membership was 680 men, women and children, which has this year been increased to 900. Of this number 585 pupils are enrolled in the various evening classes. Of the 56 classes 24 are conducted by men from the University. These men are chosen for their special fitness to teach the classes they have and come into a mutually helpful contact with their pupils. Five more men from the University take boys' clubs.

The following is a list of the Harvard men who have classes in the Union: W. H. Barnes '14, A. Belding, Jr., '16, P. Bradley '16, H. H. Carpenter '16, R. R. Cawley '15, T. F. Coxe '17, E. R. Davis '14, G. P. Davis '14, F. M. H. Dazey '14, head of the educational department, D. English 2G.B., H. C. Greene '14, J. Gregg '15, W. B. Littlefield '15, J. B. Lockwood '15, O. J. Marsh uC., S. E. Nash '16, F. C. Nelson '16, G. P. Pennoyer '15, R. H. Sessions '15, W. O. Taylor '15, H. F. Weston '16. The following men have boys' clubs: R. P. Baldwin '16, E. S. Emery '16, C. B. McLaughlin '16, H. S. Morse '16, F. P. Foisie '12 is boys' club director.