The Alumni Fund

At the time the MAGAZINE goes to press the total collections in the Alumni Fund are $46,199.67. Contributions to the 1929 campaign have been received from 2,044 Dartmouth men. This standing of the Fund, translated into percentages, represents a realization of 36% of the quota of $130,000. Twenty-six per cent of contributors has been achieved. $83,800.33 still remains to be subscribed before June 30, if the goal is to be reached.

The class of 1879, under the leadership of its class agent, Henry Melville, has set a new high record for itself and for all classes with total contributions from members of $3,962, representing 909% of the class quota for the campaign. Piloted by William S. Dana, the class of 1871 has also exceeded its quota. Other classes, with their class agents, which have already made 100% quota records: 1872, George H. Fletcher; 1873, Charles F. Bradley; 1874, Elgin A. Jones; 1887, Edward W. Knight.

Alumni are awaiting with interest the rotogravure-tabloid which will be mailed by the Fund Committee on May 4 and which will carry the names of all contributors up to and including April 30. Excellent reproductions of the Louis Orr etchings will make this mailing piece a particularly attractive one. Another and similar rotogravure will be mailed from Hanover June 17 carrying lists of Fund donors by classes through June 12.

The Briggs cartoon, "Ain't It A Grand And Glorious Feeling," which is reproduced in this issue of the MAGAZINE, was drawn for Dartmouth by the noted artist and it is his wish to have the drawing considered as his contribution to this year's drive. Clare A. Briggs attended the University of Nebraska and his first position as newspaper artist was with the St. Louis Globe-Democrat in 1896. He started in 1914 under the New York Tribune syndicate and has since done his syndicated newspaper cartooning exclusively for the Her aid-Tribune. It was largely through the interest of Mr. William Haskell of the New York Her aid-Tribune, who is a close friend of Eugene F. Clark, secretary of the College, and Pres. Ernest M. Hopkins, that Mr. Briggs made the cartoon for the Alumni Fund. All Dartmouth men join with the Fund Committee in thanking the artist for his very helpful and masterly "contribution."