SATURDAY MORNING SESSION

At the opening of the morning session Mr. Clark reported on the finances of the Association, showing receipts during the last year of $382.23, expenses of $33.60, and a balance on hand, May 1. 1927, of $348.63.

A Permanent Record System for the Classes

Alvaro M. Garcia '12 ; Allen M. Gate '20 This subject was briefly introduced by Mr. Garcia who asked Mr. Cate to outline it in more detail. Both the classes of 1912 and 1920 had found a card file more easily handled and in general more satisfactory than the bulky secretary's book which is provided for each class from the Dean's office on graduation. The card in use by these classes and also by others is 5 in. by 8 in. in size containing on one side the vital statistics of a man's biographical record and on the other side a record of his successive addresses, business connections and activities. THe resultant discussion brought out the fact that many secretaries did not know of the existence of the large official class book which had doubtless not been handed on as the office changed hands. There was also a difference of opinion as to whether it was wise to give up entirely the official book and change to a card system, some feeling that the book should be kept for official source material and the cards used as a supplementary convenience. It was finally

Voted: That the Executive Committee be asked to consider the advisability of substituting for the Secretary's book a system of 5 in. by 8 in. cards and to report at the next annual meeting.

Report of the Committee on Cooperation

Louis P. Benezet '99

At the meeting of the Association in 1926 a special committee consisting of W. M. Hatch 86, L. P. Benezet '99, and .J. W. Worthen 09 was appointed to consider how the Association could best cooperate with the College in preventing actions of individuals at football games or other public Dartmouth gatherings that might injure the good name of the College. The same matter was also under discussion at the meeting of the Alumni Council and that body passed, resolutions last October after careful deliberation. The committee from the Secretaries Association had received these" resolutions and found itself in thorough accord with the spirit of them. It was therefore proposed that the Association adopt these . resolutions as its own and after some discussion, most of which was favorable to the proposal, the following resolutions were adopted:

Resolved: That the Secretaries Association, being in hearty accord with the policy of the college administration toward drinking among undergraduates, and believing that practical loyalty by Dartmouth alumni to the College requires the cooperation of the alumni, is opposed to the furnishing of supplies of liquor by or for reuning Dartmouth classes at or near Hanover, or at publicly recognized Dartmouth gatherings elsewhere; and approves such private action as the individual classes or other alumni groups may take to prevent or minimize the same.

Resolved: That the Dartmouth man to whom a reserved seat ticket is originally allotted at a Dartmouth intercollegiate athletic contest should be considered personally responsible for the conduct of occupants of seats so allotted to him, to the extent that conspicuously disorderly or offensive conduct by the actual occupant of such seat should, in the discretion of the Athletic Council, be treated as a ground for blacklisting the original recipient of the ticket, or for specially limiting the number of reserved seats otherwise available to him at subsequent contests. It is further

Resolved: That the secretary be requested to communicate these resolutions to the Athletic Council, with the request that the principle of personal responsibility of the original recipient of the ticket, already recognized and enforced with respect to speculation in football tickets, be further extended by the Athletic Council in accordance with the foregoing suggestions: and that if so extended such reference be made thereto in future communications concerning tickets by that Council to the alumni as it shall consider proper.

At this point the chairman declared the meeting adjourned for twenty minutes so that the secretaries might attend in a body the daily chapel exercises conducted on this occasion by Dean Laycock who was concluding the meetings of Senior week.

The Personnel Work of the College

Harry R. Well-man '07

Professor Wellman is chairman of a committee having to do with personnel problems in the College and in his talk, to the secretaries he outlined the method by which his department endeavored to assist men in the choice of their life work from freshman days until graduation. One member of the committee is assigned to the freshman class and another to the sophomore class to advise regarding problems of curriculum as they may effect a future occupation. As a man approaches the end of his course assistance and advice are also given as to business opportunities and professional training. As 68% of the graduates are now going into business most of the work is in this field and the personnel committee considers the following as cardinal principles :

1. A man must be proud of the work he is doing.

2. The experience he gets must be useful in some other position. 3. It is highly important that someone should be personally interested in the man himself.

Mr. Wellman concluded his talk by urging the secretaries to inform him of any openings for summer work which students might be able to perform.

The Alumni Fund

George M. Morris '11

As chairman of the Alumni Fund Committee of the Alumni Council Mr. Morris had come from Washington to discuss the state of the Fund with the secretaries. His remarks were most enlightening, both as to the purpose of the Fund and its present state. Comparing the contributions on the day on which he spoke with those of the two previous years it was found that the number of contributors had increased, that the total amount was some $300 larger than last year at this time, but that the average contribution had decreased from $22.60 last year to $21.00 this year. The increase in givers is encouraging and every Fund director considers this increase as one of his first obligations. The smaller average gift is alarming in view of the fact that the quota is $5,000.00 larger this year than ever before. An interesting comparison with the results of fund campaigns in other colleges was made but Mr. Morris cautioned against accepting the analogy as too close since many of the other colleges were at the same time soliciting large sums for endowment purposes. Mr. Morris concluded his talk with a forecast of some of the financial needs that the College must meet in the near future if the competition with other colleges for outstanding teachers is to be met.

Outdoor Round-Ups

N. G. Burleigh '11; H. S. Austin '14

A brief but interesting account of the postreunion activities was made by the secretaries of 1911 and 1914. Following their Tenth, and again after their Fifteenth Reunion, the class of 1911 continued the reunion at the Mountain View Hotel in Whitefield, .New Hampshire, whose proprietor is a member of the class. The occasion was considered highly successful and a very important element in maintaining the spirit of class unity. The class of 1914 plans a similar round-up of its membership during the coming fall at Boothbay Harbor, Maine, also in a hotel owned by a class mate. The secretaries of the class of 1908 and 1913 spoke of similar activities on the part of their classes and Mr. Sanborn for 1917 stated that such a post-reunion was already in prospect for his class, following its Tenth next June.

Report of the Nominating Committee

For the Committee on Nominations L. P. Benezet '99 presented the following names:

President—W. D. Parkinson '78 Vice-president—F. Chase '05 Secretary-treasurer—E. F. Clark '01 Executive Committee— W. D. Parkinson '78 F. Chase '05 E. F. Clark '01 N. W. Emerson '00 W. Wilkins '13

Manager of ALUMNI MAGAZINE— E. F. Clark '01

It was moved and Voted: That the secretary be instructed to cast one ballot for the above officers as nominated by the Committee.

It was also necessary to elect a member from the Secretaries Association to the Alumni Council the first term of J. R. Chandler '98 expiring on July 1. A ballot was then taken for a member of the Alumni Council resulting in the reelection of James R. Chandler '98 for a period of three years from July 1, 1927.