DR. ALFRED WORCESTER

Although on September 1st Professor Worcester leaves the Henry Kemble Oliver Chair of Hygiene to become Professor Emeritus, he will always be recalled by those now in the College and those who have entered since his coming in 1925, as one of the more memorable and lovable figures in the University. For ten years he has been a familiar figure to every Freshman class, in the New Lecture Hall, the Hygiene Building, and in evening conferences with small groups from the Freshman dormitories.

To call any man who is still very much alive a "character" or a "venerable figure" is a tacit admission that he is getting old; but those who know Dr. Worcester, would certainly deny that this had any significance beyond mere numerical years. Appointed to the Chair of Hygiene at seventy, when most people are thinking of retirement, if they have not yet achieved that degree of bliss, he has in these ten years shown no lessening of his energy.

Among undergraduates Dr. Worcester is best known for his conferences on sex hygiene the first half of every year, when he has devoted all his evenings to groups of Freshmen. Such an undertaking as this required considerable courage to institute, and a remarkable balance of understanding and humor to carry on successfully. It is to be hoped that this custom will not end now that its originator is leaving.

Dr. Worcester will quit his post next September with the affection of both faculty and undergraduates, and with their hope that his new leisure will hold years of enjoyment.