DARTMOUTH CLUB OF NEWTON
On the evening of May 18 the Dartmouth Club of Newton, Mass., held a special meeting at the Newton Club, Newtonville, having as their guests 12 of the 14 Newton boys who have been designated to enter College next fall. Their fathers were also invited, and several were present. A new constitution for the club was adopted, and officers elected for the ensuing year.
The spirit of this meeting was so different from the ordinary alumni gathering that it is worthy of special comment.
The traditional Dartmouth alumni gathering where prospective students were present was considered as an opportunity to set forth the advantages of the College with no emphasis upon the responsibilities of the student. Under present day conditions it is an opportunity to enter Dartmouth. It means that the men have qualified from the standpoint of scholarship, leadership, and moral character. It is essential that they realize that the pace is faster than it used to be, and yet the opportunities for acquiring a solid education and training for life are greater than ever before.
Instead of the usual stories of college days, memories of athletic victories and personal encounters with the faculty, each speaker attempted to bring out some of the more important phases of present day undergraduate life.
J. R. Chandler '98 read one of the advertisements which the Western Electric Company is addressing to college men, and emphasized the point that the college stands first and foremost for intellectual training.
N. W. Emerson '00 spoke of the progress the College has made and suggested that those who thought it was not as good an institution as when they were undergraduates have failed to keep in touch with what is being done. He furthermore spoke of the strength of the class bond, which is maintained through the years until the class is extinct.
R. R. Larmon '19, secretary to the President, then gave a very interesting account of undergraduate activities, laying special stress on the Outing Club, Christian Association, and Palaeopitus. He emphasized the fact that the morale and poise of the undergraduate body was perhaps greater than that of the alumni, as evidenced by the way they had handled the perplexing problems of the past few years.
The Newton alumni expect the boys who go to Hanover to avail themselves of the opportunities of the College. They must keep up their scholastic standing, and if in addition to this they can win fame in athletics or in nonathletic activities, it is so much the more to their credit. The purpose of Dartmouth is to make men, and any boy who goes there today for a good time, for social prestige, or for any incidental reason, is likely to be disappointed.
The response to this appeal by the boys who have been designated to enter in the fall was wholehearted. The Newton alumni are proud of their representation. The career of each boy will be followed to the end that he may take the fullest advantage of the opportunity which the Dartmouth of today so bountifully affords.
The officers elected were: C. G. McDavitt '00 president, Leland Powers '10 vice-president; C. R. Cabot '12 secretary-treasurer.
