Inter-Mountain Republican | 1908-10-25 | Page 22 | Mr/ Taft's Class at Yale

I l MR TAFTS TAFT'S I. I II III CLASS AT YALE r Ii fen Seventy eight h t w was s a. a notable class claEs Up to Its year It was tho ito largest class Yalo Yale had graduated and it Is still tho the largest with one or two exceptions exception Of OC tho the IS members 1 9 received their diplomas and of or these 6 are Ih living At Atthe Atthe Atthe I the last reunion of tho the men which was turned Into a general of delight over Mr Tafts Taft's nomination Interesting statistical matter prepared b by the class secretary was t read i Tho The average n age e at graduation was 27 j 7 10 years The Tho oldest man was turned 30 and the youngest was 1 13 The average a weight wels-ht was pounds Mr r. r Taft TaCt was the colossus of ot them all the tale told b by tito tho scales being 25 5 I pounds although there are arc well wel authenticated authenticated au au- au- au reports to the effect that his actual weight on commencement ment I day was 38 Taneka a a. Japanese was tho lightweight seven pounds over 01 the hundred being hi his avoirdupois a rd s. s The Th 3 physical phys tea I contrast contras between him and Mr Ir Taft was embalmed embalmed em em- as ns one ono of ot the official class Jokes Almost or e every poll political tI and religious belief was represented It was it-as hi in 7 7 78 o overwhelmingly a Republican class SI 81 subscribing to the tha principles of that party part while 23 were Democrats 13 In Independents In- In dependents 13 15 liberals and 3 unde unde- two Ninety of at th them m came came- out good and strong for fuir fr free e trade Irrespective Irrespective Irre ITIe- of party part affiliations It Is la In Int Interesting In- In t too to find that tho the r gate gata ate expense M of ot educating the class was only onh 1 an average A of per er pupil for fot the entire course