Pres. Hopkins Blames War For Economic Ills

Defense of Dartmouth's athletic policies and an analysis of the functions of education in the present depression were undertaken by President Hopkins in his speech at the annual banquet of the Dartmouth Alumni Association of Manchester, N. H., on January 11. Mr. Hopkins praised the work of the football coaching staff and declared that Dartmouth is more interested in the effect of her athletic system upon the individual than in the winning or losing of games. He further stated that the administration has no intention of undertaking to supersede the Athletic Council or administer their affairs.

In discussing education and present conditions, Mr. Hopkins maintained that the root of our economic ills lies in the World War rather than in our technological civilization. Education today faces the task of restoring values, which reached a low ebb during the World War and became almost coincident with money. The world, however, no longer resists change merely because it is change.

President Hopkins charged that "the technocrats have no place to go. They tell us a lot of things, some of them old, some new, but when you ask them what they are going to do about it, they answer that they do not know." The technocrats must remember, he stated, that no machine, however clever, will operate independently of the human mind or of certain fundamental laws. "When production increases, the standards of living are stepped up, and when the standards of living are stepped up there is a consequent increase in demand, which in turn brings an increase in production."

Willing and able men must be given the opportunity to earn a living according to prevailing standards, Mr. Hopkins asserted, and changes must be made to effect this. "Our task," he concluded, "is to see that the change comes by evolution rather than revolution."

Prof. Charles A. Proctor, faculty member of the Athletic Council, also defended the athletic system of the College in his talk. He outlined a three-year plan for athletics to be carried out with the aid of reserve funds, and expressed the hope that at the end of that period the economic situation will be enough improved so that Dartmouth athletics will again be solvent. Instead of an expected deficit of $15,000, Professor Proctor explained, the Athletic Council will have a deficit of nearly $60,000 for the current year.

Following the Manchester Association dinner President Hopkins visited Boston and New York for meetings in connection with Rockefeller Foundation and National Economy League activity. He later returned

turned to Hanover by way of Andover, Mass., where he attended a meeting of the Andover board of trustees.