ASSOCIATION OF THE GREAT DIVIDE

The twenty-sixth annual banquet of the Alumni Association of the Great Divide was the most successful from every standpoint we have ever held. In the first place, we had about fifty of the alumni and honorary members present, to whom I think Mr. Parkhurst's address on the functions of the board of trustees was a revelation, as most of them had only a hazy idea of how the finances of the College were handled. From the way Mr. Parkhurst's remarks were received, there could be no doubt in the mind of any one present as to the satisfaction felt by every one and the unlimited confidence he inspired in them.

President Hopkins, with his basic theme of the Dartmouth ideal, outlined briefly the history of the College, giving a most vivid picture of the College during the war, the conditions which confront the institution today, the plans for the future, and the character of the Dartmouth students today. He received a tremendous ovation, and I can only characterize his effect on the alumni by saying that nothing less will satisfy us than a visit from him every year.

On Thursday morning, April 1, he gave a talk at the East Denver High School before the students there at 10.30. At noon he addressed the Civic and Legislative Bureau of the Denver Civic and Commercial Association on industrial conditions, at a meeting where many of the most prominent business men of the city and their wives were present. Presidest Hopkins spoke for about three-quarters of an hour to an audience which followed his remarks with the keenest attention to the end. It was very evident at the close of this enthusiastic meeting that he had registered his usual success. Several business men whom I talked with after this meeting seemed astonished at the fact that a college president should have such a close analysis of business conditions.

On Wednesday morning Messrs. Campbell and Gove took Mr. Parkhurst and the president for a short motor trip in the mountains ; that afternoon at 4.30 Mr. and Mrs. Richard Crawford Campbell gave a reception at which 500 prominent Denver men and their wives were present. On Thursday evening Frank E. Gove '88 gave a dinner to Messrs. Parkhurst and Hopkins.

At the association meeting Frank E. Gove '88 was elected president and Robert E. More '13 secretary.