THOMAS WHITTEMORE was born January 2, 1871, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where he has lived ever since. He attended school in his native city, and afterwards entered Tufts College.

While in college he held several important offices, among them the presidency of the Mathetican and of the Tufts College Publishing Association, besides which he was Editor-in-chief of the "Tuftonian" in his Senior year. He was chosen Tree Orator for Class Day, but, owing to illness, was unable to deliver his oration. For three successive years he took the first Rhetorical prize at the annual Readings.

Upon his graduation in 1894 he was appointed Instructor in English in the college, and in addition to his work in Rhetoric and Composition he is this year giving a course in Shakespeare.

He is a member of the Theta Delta Chi Fraternity, and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa in 1895.