History of the class of '70, Department of literature, science and the arts . , 21 years ofage, at the Boston School of Technology; Edna S. Adams, 16years of age, at Hannah Moore Academy, Md. ^Ivs. ]\Iary died in 1889. Dr. Adams has since married HenriettaHeitmuller. He is a member of A\ashington Medical Society andAssociation and of the G. A. R. His present address is 619INIassachusetts X. \\ashinoton, D. C. Marcus Baker, , Washingfton, D. C. F>aker, be it remembered, is theGentleman from Kalamazoo, aforty-niner, having been born in49. He joined 70s ranks in the
History of the class of '70, Department of literature, science and the arts . , 21 years ofage, at the Boston School of Technology; Edna S. Adams, 16years of age, at Hannah Moore Academy, Md. ^Ivs. ]\Iary died in 1889. Dr. Adams has since married HenriettaHeitmuller. He is a member of A\ashington Medical Society andAssociation and of the G. A. R. His present address is 619INIassachusetts X. \\ashinoton, D. C. Marcus Baker, , Washingfton, D. C. F>aker, be it remembered, is theGentleman from Kalamazoo, aforty-niner, having been born in49. He joined 70s ranks in theLniversity of ^Michigan in 1868,near the end of the Sophomoreyear, having come from the Sopho-more class in Kalamazoo Olney had somewhere abouthim a tender spot for that college;for not only was it a Baptist col-lege, but he had also served in itsfaculty. Indeed it was from thatfaculty that he was promoted tothe Lniversity of INIichigan,wherein he accomplished the work on which his permanent fameas a successful teacher rests. Perhaps his attection for the old. Department ok Literature, Science, and Arts. 3 college in Kalamazoo unconsciously smoothed the way for Bakersentrance. Still Baker does not affirm this to he the case. He wasa good student. Was one of the speakers at our Junior exhibitionand also one of the speakers at Commencement in June, 1870. In the sunnner vacation of 1870, just after graduation, Bakerwith Burton and Mickle. worked for Professor James C. Watsonin computing data for reconstructing the lunar tables. In Sep-tember he applied for a job. the particular job applied for beingthe mathematical chair in Al!)ion College. The application wassuccessful—so successful indeed, he writes, that he has never ap-plied for another. The year at Albion was the lirst year in thatgreat battle of life depicted in college oratory and wdiich in thethirtv years retrospect looks like a strenuous year. It was muchlike other years no doubt, and yet to me, he writes,
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