SOPHOMORE FATHERS' DINNER HELD IN NEW YORK

The third annual Sophomore Fathers' Dinner of . the New York Alumni Association was held at The Dartmouth Club the evening of March 15th. One hundred and twenty-three fathers and alumni were present.

Although a relatively new event, the Sophomore Fathers' Dinner has grown into one of the mosf important activities of the Association. Its aim is to acquaint fathers of Dartmouth undergraduates with the work their sons are doing and the environment in which they are living, in addition to giving them points of contact with Dartmouth men in New York. This purpose has been served so admirably that last year the fathers decided to organize a Dartmouth Fathers' Association and elected, as chairman, E. A. Hammesfahr, Publisher of Success Magazine. This latter organization was of invaluable assistance to the New York Association in making this year's party a success.

Chairman E. H. Earley '18 is the man responsible for making this recent dinner the largest and most enthusiastic gathering of itkind. Through his efforts a varied and interesting program was presented. The Dartmouth Curbstone Quartet gave several vocal selections during the dinner.

President Hathaway welcomed the fathers into the Dartmouth fellowship and introduced Mr. Hammesfahr who spoke briefly from the father's viewpoint. Motion pictures of the Outing Club Winter Carnival followed. Then Professor McCallum, Sophomore class officer, took the floor. He told informally of the different activities in which the second-year men are engaged and the scholastic problems with which they are faced. A detailed analysis was made of the reasons for men being down in their studies and practical solutions of the difficulties were suggested. It contained just the information which any father would value, and many of them took the opportunity to call on Professor McCallum at the Club next day to discuss the matter at greater length.

In starting the Sophomore Fathers' Dinner

the New York Alumni Association has recognized and filled a real need for closer relationship with a large group of men who have the interest of Dartmouth at heart as fully as the alumni themselves. The scheme is extremely simple. Each sophomore father is assigned to an alumnus and the latter takes him as his guest to the diftner. Fathers of juniors and seniors are invited at their own expense. It is a plan which can be easily worked in any of the larger centers and by any college alumni group. Already several of the New York associations are laying plans for functions similar to the Dartmouth Sophomore Fathers' Dinner.