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YALE '94 CLASS BOOK. Theodore Eaton, better known as Ted, was born at Wakefield, Mass.,April 15, 1872. His father, Chester W. Eaton, is a lawyer and a graduate from Dartmouth, class of '59, and afterwards from Har- vard Law School. A brother graduated in the class of '92, at Yale and his grandfather at Amherst. Traces his ancestry to the beginning of the six- teenth century and his blood is English, Scotch and Welsh. Earl of Buccleuch, Roger Conant and Law- rence Leach are among his distinguished relatives. Thomas Long Ellis began life at Kittery, Maine, December 11, 1867. His father, Thomas Long Ellis, graduated from Bangor Theological Seminary. A brother graduated from the Scientific School, class of '88, and two brothers are graduates of Williams Col- lege. Tom's ancestry was lost in the shufiie, but his blood is English and Scotch. Arthur Wells Elting entered this mundane sphere at South Cairo, N. Y., October 6, 1872. The name of his father is Francis Elting, retired. Traces his ancestors to 714 A. D. After a thorough chemical analysis, at which, by the way, Socks is quite an expert, he finds that his gore is a mixture of German, French and English. Henry Lane Eno began life at New York city, July 8, 1871, and has since spent his life in Europe and America. His father, Henry Clay Eno, is a physician and a graduate from Yale, class of '6o. William Phelps Eno, class of '82,and.Gifford Pinchot '89, are relatives. He traces his ancestry to the seventeenth century, and English, Irish and French blood flow peacefully through his veins.

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THE CLASS or 1894. iv Casselberry Dunkerson has made Evansville, Ind., his home since july 9, 1872. His father, Robert K. . Dunkerson, is abusiness man. It's about all Dunk can do to keep track of kimsem so he doesn't go into fir- the mysteries of his ancestral line. His blood is T . ' ,- Scotch and German, with a preponderance of the . former. . ' QWY' . 31' 'Q ffkfl T Harry Westbrook Dunning appeared on deck December 1, 1871, at Roxbury, Mass., and immedi- 7 ately inquired if clam chowder was on the bill of fare. His father, Albert E. Dunning, an editor, is a graduate of Yale, class of '67, and has since taken the degree of B.D., at Andover Seminary and D. D., 4 at Beloit. The paternal has held several offices, at one time being a member of the Boston school com- mitttee. A brother is in Amherst '96. He traces A' his ancestors to the lattter part of the sixteenth century, and he has the blood of England, Holland and France in his veins. 1 . 1 ',' , 'rai li ng il.. 45 5 ,-1.5. 4 . .911 ' f 4 . ., . . 1? 1 Mx . X 31, .V 5:-I Frederick Dwight made his debut near midnight, Tuesday, September 30, 1873, in Brooklyn, N. Y. His father, Frederick A. Dwight, is a retired ship- ping merchant. A brother graduated in the class of '93. His ancestry can be traced to prehistoric times, and English and Scotch blood runs, in an undis- sheveled way, through his veins. I George Francis Eaton has lived in the city of Elms since May 30, 1872. His father, Daniel C. . Eaton, is Professor of Botany in the Scientific School, graduating from Yale in the class of '57, and after- wards receiving LL.B. from Harvard. D. Cady Eaton, Yale '62, and William P. Ketcham '62, are relatives. Gen. A. B. Eaton, his grandfather, graduated at West Point, class of '26 and his great grandfather gradu- ated at Williams, class of 1799. Traces his ancestry to 1584, and his blood is English and Dutch. K

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THE CLASS OF 1S94. Wilber Leslie Evans drew his first breath at Upper Alton, Ill., November 27, 1872, and has since spent most of his life in a Pullman sleeping car. His father is Ira I-I. Evans, who has held most of the public offices of the town. He can trace his ancestry to 1574, and his blood is pure English. He is a graduate of Knox College fIll.J and entered the class at the beginning of Senior year. john Mackintosh Ferguson, began his career at Uniontown, Pa., February 15, 1874. His father, Edmund Morswood Ferguson, isa banker and gradu- ated from Trinity Collegef Traces his ancestors to the latter part of the Hfteenth century, and his blood is English, French, Scotch and Danish. Henry Clay, Wadsworth and Isaac Walton are distin- guished relatives. Albert Nelson Cheney Fowler was born at Glens Falls, N. Y., November 3, 1871, and has since spent most of his time in Milford. His father's name is Byron Baker Fowler. An uncle graduated from Yale,and also uncles from Dartmouth and Columbia. Traces his ancestry to Edward III of England, and his blood is English, Irish and Dutch. Lord Nelson, Sir Robert Cheney and Alex. Waller, ,Q4, are distin- guished relatives. ' George Howard Fox was born in London, Eng., july 4, 1873 fnot a holiday over therel, and has since spent most of his time in New York city. His father, George Henry Fox, M. D., is a graduate of Rochester College, class of '67, C. G. Carter, Yale '91, and C. J. Miller, '77, are relatives. Traces his .ancestry five hundred years and finds it all pure English.