Class of 1926
Continuing the policy of last year, the following article by George Scott is the first in the series to be written by each member of the executive committee to the class. Next month Clarence McDavitt will write concerning the success of the budget plan and its adoption by the class for the ensuing year.
"The factor which perhaps made the deepest impression upon my mind during the last Alumni Fund drive was the sincere loyalty displayed by many members of our class. I have in mind specific instances where it actually meant personal sacrifices for these classmates, who would not permit adverse financial conditions to deter them from 'doing their bit.' In some of these cases substantial contributions were made, whereas in others a one dollar gift was all that could be spared.
"Perhaps it was this loyal Dartmouth spirit which enabled 1926 to make as creditable a showing as it did. Perhaps the Class Budget Plan had something to do with it. I am of the opinion, however, it was a combination of both of them that resulted in 1926 attaining a larger percentage of its quota than any other class since 1919. We got 59% of our quota this year, an increase of 4% over last year. The class of 1920 was next, with a record of 55%-
"Undoubtedly the Class Budget Plan was the means of producing larger gifts from some contributors. This is apparent when individual gifts made this year are compared to those of last year. Here again a loyal Dartmouth spirit must have had its influence in the results obtained. I believe if we had not used the Budget Plan, we would not have attained so large a percentage of our quota.
"However, I am sorry to say our percentage of contributors dropped from 54% in 1931 to 49% this year. In other words, only one of every two 1926 men was on the "honor roll" this year. I do not know why the other 51% did not contribute. I wish I did. Some I know absolutely could not afford it. We all hope their financial condition has already taken a turn for the better, and that they will be able to contribute next year.
"There are some 1926 men, though, who fully intended to contribute, but the campaign was over before they realized their oversight. These men are urged to keep the 1933 drive especially in mind, so that another year will find them not only giving their moral support, but their financial support as well.
"It may be, too, that some of our classmates do not realize the full significance and importance of the purpose of the Alumni Fund drive. If so, a bit of explanation might not be out of place. Dartmouth is not so heavily endowed as a number of other leading colleges and universities, such as Harvard, Yale, or Columbia. Dartmouth alumni have endeavored to supply, at least in part, some of the income that would be derived from a big endowment. Incidentally, it has been the policy of the College since the inauguration of the Alumni Fund to consider it as a fund offered by the alumni rather than one asked by the administration.
"In this way a larger number of alumni retain a more personal contact with Hanover and have the satisfaction of knowing their financial contribution is helping the College meet that large expense it incurs over and above the actual tuition paid by each undergraduate. I believe the tuition is $400 a year, whereas it costs Dartmouth over $900 a year to educate each undergraduate.
"It is my further impression that the receipts of the Alumni Fund drive are used to meet other current expenses of the College. A budget, of course, is prepared each year, and the College strives to keep within it. Nevertheless, in times like these it has been necessary for the College to offer increased financial aid to a very considerable group of men in order that they might remain in college. In a recent Hanover bulletin, Bob Strong says there is an unprecedented demand for scholarship aid this fall. Therefore, it is reasonable to assume the receipts of the Alumni Fund drive have a very material bearing on the extent of financial aid the College can extend to deserving students.
"Just what kind of a record the class of 1926 will make during the 1933 drive is problematical at this time. I do hope, however, that every man in the 49% that contributed in 1932 will do so again, and that the other 51% will resolve right now to give some concrete evidence of their continued interest in and devotion to the College, even though it be but one dollar. After all, the important thing to remember is that it isn't the amount of the gift that counts so much as it is the sentiment in back of it.
"Incidentally, I had a great time last July on the Dartmouth cruise to Bermuda. The boat was the last word—the Monarchof Bermuda. It was a four-day cruise, and therefore we only had about eight hours to see the sights, but we saw plenty in that time. The boat trip itself was more than worth the time and money spent. Next summer, I believe the Dartmouth Club here in New York city will try to arrange either a five- or six-day cruise on the same boat, so that at least one or two nights can be spent in Bermuda. Let's see if we can't get a big 1926 delegation lined up for it."
At the present time your scribe is located in the Administration Building in Hanover just prior to the Lafayette game, and although I have not had a chance to run into many '26 men who have arrived for the week-end I understand that Mr. and Mrs. O'Connor and Mr. and Mrs. Courtney Brown are among those whom I have not yet seen. At 3:00 o'clock this morning Bill Hughes rolled in, and "Million Dollar" Cleary is expected to arrive after game time to assist Bob Edgar in taking care of his sister. For further particulars on this latter statement see Mr. Cleary himself.
On the way to Hanover I stopped in at Farmington to see Harry and Mary Fisher but found no one home. This is easily explained by an announcement which arrived a few days before to the effect that Henry Hackett Fisher, son of Harry and Mary, arrived on September 8. Another candidate for the class of 1953 or thereabouts.
Sid Hayward has left town to attend a wedding, but before leaving reported that Doug Everett and wife are the proud parents of a daughter, Jean, born on September 27, 1935. The Everetts are now proud possessors of a son, Teddy, and the new daughter.
As we are writing these notes, Brookline, Mass., was probably enthralled with the ceremony at the church of St. Mary of the Assumption, where Jim Sullivan was tying the proverbial knot with Dorothy Desmond Collins.
Last month we announced that Bus Heydt was being featured in a theatrical production somewhere in Maine. We now find that the Lakewood Players presented the "Torch Bearers" the week of September 19, in which Bus took the part of Mr. Teddy Spearing. All of which reminds us that we tried to get Bob Williams to join us in this peerade to Hanover, but found that he was opening in a new show in Newark, N. J., in which he not only had a part in the cast but acted as stage director.
In Bob Strong's Alumni Bulletin we find that Hugh Morrison has become assistant professor of art at Hanover, and Morrey Storer after years at Lafayette and Harvard has become an instructor in philosophy and comparative religion.
Incidentally, the sojourn of your scribe to Hanover has been a particularly pleasant one, although a bit nerve wracking up until yesterday afternoon, when the task of addressing Nels Smith's Eccy 11 class on the subject of "Fraudulent Securities" was finished. Having this assignment and the problem of writing class notes off my mind, am about to join the throng on the way to the gym and despite approaching years attempt to play Joe College the rest of the weekend.
We just received a last minute flash that Carl Allen is on his way to Hanover for the week-end.
New addresses are reported by theAlumni Records Office as follows:
M. Richard Burlingame, 555 7th St., Apt. D, Niagara Falls, N. Y. Lohman K. Dickason, 1901 Riverside Drive, Tulsa, Okla.
Joseph W. Eaton, 2 Beekman Place, New York, N. Y.
Per E. Johnson, George Washington Hotel, 23 Lexington Ave., 339, New York, N. Y.
Granville F. Knight, 590 East 3d St., Mt. Vernon, N. Y.
Richmond A. Lattimore, Hanover, N. H. Charles J. Macdonald, 3455 N. Murray Ave., Milwaukee, Wis.
Richard D. Mann, 14 Carver St., Boston, Mass.
Hugh S. Morrison, Norwich, Vt. Tom R. Wyles Jr., 201 Merrill St., Birmingham, Mich.
Fred Wenck, Pittsburgh Athletic Assoc., Pittsburgh, Pa.
James W. Wooster Jr., 111 Franklin Ave., New Rochelle, N. Y.
1060 Broad St., Newark, N. J. Secretary,
