History of the class of '70, Department of literature, science and the arts . at the opening of the campaignof 1888. which was published in full in the Inter Ocean. Heedited the Civil Service Chronicle, a monthly publication at In-dianapolis. Air. Swift has been in active practice of law at Indianapoliscontinuously since 1870, and is ranked among the leaders of theprofession at that place. Swift was married at Aledina, X. N., Jul\- 6, 76, to ^NlissMarv Ella Lxon. Rufus Hildreth Thayer, , Washington, D. C. He was l)orn at Northville,Wayne County, Alichigan, June29, i84(j, on a farm, a
History of the class of '70, Department of literature, science and the arts . at the opening of the campaignof 1888. which was published in full in the Inter Ocean. Heedited the Civil Service Chronicle, a monthly publication at In-dianapolis. Air. Swift has been in active practice of law at Indianapoliscontinuously since 1870, and is ranked among the leaders of theprofession at that place. Swift was married at Aledina, X. N., Jul\- 6, 76, to ^NlissMarv Ella Lxon. Rufus Hildreth Thayer, , Washington, D. C. He was l)orn at Northville,Wayne County, Alichigan, June29, i84(j, on a farm, and livedthere all through his a country districtschool tuitil 1864, when he en-tered the high school at Ann Ar-bor and remained two vears,graduating in June, 1866, withDarrow, Lovell, ChristA, Coolev,Haven and others. In the sum-mer of 1866, be remained in AnnArbor, and, with Darrow andother of the boys, had the pleas-ure and advantage of personal instruction by Prof. IJoise, which smoothed his wav perceptibly through the terrors of entrance DepartmexNtt of LiTEKxvruRi:, Science, and Arts. 185 He entered the Lniversity of AIichi,L;an in the fall of 1866,with the elass of 70. He joined the Ali)ha Delta Phi fraternity,the Philozctian dehatini^- clnh and the Alpha Xn literary was secretary of his class in hVeshman year and magistcrcdcndi in Senior year. Was one of the speakers at the secondSophomore exhihition and also at the Junior exhibition. At openingof the college year in 1870, he accepted an appointment as as-sistant librarian of the imiversity. under Professor Tenbrook, insuccession to Air. Davis who retired on account of ill health, andremained until March, 1871, when Mr. Davis returned withrestored health and resumed his duties in the library at Idiayersrequest, as he was longing for a change of air and new fields. In the spring of 1871, Thayer visited Washington. D. C,where he had relatives residing, and found immediate employm
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