THE 1928 ALUMNI FUND

On February 11 the first mailing piece of the 1928 Alumni Fund campaign was sent out from Hanover and now the drive is on to reach the goal of $115,000 before June 30. Last year the same quota was missed by nearly four thousand dollars. There can be no failure this year. The contributions from Dartmouth alumni must reach and exceed $115,000, if the Fund is to retain its place as the most important and as the very necessary annual factor in Dartmouth's progress.

The one sure way to reach the goal that has been set is for every class to make its individual quota. And at the head of every class there is a class agent, or a committee of class agents, whose aim it is to have it subscribe its allotted part of the $115,000 and to secure contributions from a large percentage of the class members. The best support that alumni can give their class agent is to reply promptly to the first Alumni Fund appeal. "An early response enhances the value of your contribution."

It cannot be repeated too often that the life-blood of Dartmouth is supplied by the Alumni Fund, and that it is indispensable to the progress of the College. The figures in the second mailing piece, illustrated on the opposite page, and the excerpt from the report of the treasurer of the College show this better than any words can describe it. This is an annual condition to be met.

At the top of the page the first flier is shown. The photograph is one of the portrait of President Hopkins painted by Charles Hopkinson and presented to the College by the class of 1901. The substance of the copy was prepared by Philip S. Marden '94.

Members of the classes of 1887, 1897, 1912, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924 and 1926 will not be solicited for contributions until April 1. The campaign for these classes will end June 30 but the date of starting is being delayed in order to experiment with the possibility of shortening the length of the Fund drive for all classes.