1937 Alumni Fund

Dartmouth alumni contributed $106,847.16 to the College during the 1937 Alumni Fund campaign, conducted by the Alumni Council from May 1 to June 30, and set a new, all-time record for the number of contributors, it was revealed in the recent report of Sigurd S. Larmon 'l4, chairman of the Fund Committee. Funds contributed by 7,942 alumni prevented a deficit of $79,540.22 for the academic year 1936-37 and provided $21,571.17 to be applied toward the unfinanced balance on the Dartmouth Hall reconstruction.

The 7,942 alumni who contributed to the Fund this year represented 72 per cent of the living graduates of the College, one per cent less than the high water marks of 1926 and 1927. Since those years, however, the body of living alumni has increased by almost 50 per cent. This year's figures for the Fund represent a gain of $12,192.38 or 12 per cent over last year in the amount contributed and a gain of 399 or 1 per cent in the number of contributors.

REACH 97% OF OBJECTIVE

The total of $106,847.16 was 97 per cent of the objective of $110,000.00 which the Fund Committee had set for 1937. This figure was made up of $103,936.73 in contributions, $655.83 in income of special funds for annual credits, and $2,254.00 in income from the Charles H. Gould Memorial. After the deduction of campaign expenses and the addition of income from the Tucker Loan Fund and the permanent General Fund, $101,111.39 was available to the Alumni Council for current use.

The average contribution to the Alumni Fund this year was $13.45. Ten classes had contributions from 100 per cent or more of their members. They were headed by 1877, followed by 1879, 1901, 1887, 1892, 1898, 1900, 1878, 1884, and 1904. Among the younger classes, 1928 made a remarkable showing with 99 per cent contributors.

Twenty-eight classes were among those which attained 100 per cent'or more of their financial objective. These were led by 1879, with 2206 per cent, followed by 1881, 1892, 1887, 1884, 1889, 1894, 1901, 1876, 1898, 1886, 1878, 1877, 1911, 1930, 1926, 1897, 1921, 1885, 1900, 1914, 1888, 1903, 1882, 1913, 1917, 1919 and 1925, The Class of 1911 led all classes in the amount contributed, with a total of $4,494.00.

The General Fund, as of June 30, 1937, showed a balance of 1116,965.00, while the Charles H. Gould Memorial Fund showed a balance of $47,052.53. Both funds are invested with the Associated Endowments of the College.

RALPH D. BEETLE '06 Teacher of mathematics in the Collegesince 1907 who died suddenly on July 10.

PROF. F. E. BROWN His sudden death August 11 terminatedsixteen years of teaching in the department of public speaking of the College.