Gradus Ad Parnassian

THE REJUVENATED DartmouthPictorial, in a stimulating survey article in its last issue, calling for a change in the stereotyped idea of Dart- mouth, refers to the College as being "very poorly endowed by an alumni body con- ceded to be the most chauvinistic in America." What the undergraduate au- thor did not say is that the annual collec- tions of the Alumni Council, through the medium of the Alumni Fund, represent a source of income of the greatest im- portance. It is estimated that the Alumni Fund produces annually the equivalent of income on about $2,500,000 of en- dowed funds.

Last year nearly 9,000 contributors among the alumni participated in providing vital financial support to the College. It is conceivable that the Fund will increase in total collections, growing on the very broad and solid base of so many individual contributors. Over the years an increase in Alumni Fund gifts will mean much in the way of solving the financial difficulties of the College, although more substantial endowment is always a pressing and vital need.

The Fund Committee, whose work is so capably directed by the chairman and secretary, Sumner B. Emerson '17 and Albert I. Dickerson '30, is this spring stressing the objective of raising the amount of the average gift to the Alumni Fund. The policy is one that is timely and important. Every gift made before June 30, no matter how modest, will be welcomed. But those who can do so are being urged to do their part toward raising the figure of the average gift to the Fund, which last year was the lowest since the first campaign, 25 years ago.

DURING PRESIDENT HOPKINS' administration about twothirds of the living alumni have attended the College. Of the total of 17,654 men, 12,656 are members of the classes of 1917 through 1938. These figures describe in another way the length of the President's administration of which the 23rd year is concluded this month. A majority of the alumni body has been in Hanover under his administration—another way of attempting to say how extremely valuable he is to Dartmouth College.

The leave of absence which Mr. Hopkins took during the winter was long overdue. Everyone is delighted to learn how pleasant was the southern holiday from which he returned with renewed vigor. We hope that he and Mrs. Hopkins will take vacations much more frequently, and during every year, from now on.

WALTER E. McCORNACK '97, who was the first wearer of a Big Green football jersey se- lected by Walter Camp for his All-America teams, now an attorney in Chicago, spent a week in Hanover last month. His son is a sophomore in College. Mac very literally spent his week's visit with his son. He slept in his room, went to classes, ate with the gang, and you couldn't tell him from the sophomores.

He slipped into an empty seat in the front row of Prof. L. B. Richardson's Chemistry 4 course. "Don't say a word boys" he told the class, "we'll see what the Professor says." The lecture began and "L. B." spied the stranger—no stranger to him. His discussion of the atomic theory, or something else of importance, was only briefly interrupted when he remarked: "Mr. McCornack, this class is more intelligent than the class of 1897."

ANOTHER BRIEF ITEM involves the same Mr. Richardson, who is now and then, and irreverently, referred to as "Cheerless." He discovered Mr. Hopkins turning to the sporting section of the Sunday paper in Dave Storrs' bookstore. "I suppose," he said, "you know what sort of impression it makes on a member of the faculty to see the President of the College turning first to the sporting pages. If I may inquire, just what do you turn to next?" "To Orphan Annie," said Mr. Hopkins.

THERE CAN BE no regret about the way in which Richard Hovey's anniversary was celebrated May 4. The Boston alumni in particular distinguished themselves by turning out in some numbers for the ceremony at the grave in North Andover and in large numbers for the "Hovey Hum" at the University Club that evening. If there is any regret at all it is only that many more alumni groups might well have observed the 75th year of the Dartmouth laureate's birth in a similar way. There is talk about making the "Hovey Hum" an annual event of the Boston Alumni Association and during the Secretaries week-end meetings in Hanover several alumni club secretaries expressed a similar desire.

Mr. Sydney E. Junkins '87 of Hanover, an intimate friend of Richard Hovey s in college and later years, deserves some special mention for the way he observed the anniversary. He left Hanover in the morning for the ceremony at the grave at North Andover held in the afternoon. Immediately thereafter he started for New Hampshire and arrived at the Baker Library just in time to participate in the excellent service in the Tower Room which had been arranged by Miss Elizabeth Marsh. There were many others whose devotion to the memory of Richard Hovey was demonstrated to an equal extent-George E. Liscomb '07, chairman of the Boston alumni committee on arrangements; Bill Cunningham 'l9 and Jack English 'l6, who provided much of the entertainment; Edwin A. Bayley 'B5, the secretary of Hovey's class and orator at the grave ceremony; and Alton E. Briggs 'B5, who addressed the Boston crowd as a close friend of Hovey's, and many others. Within the past few months there has been a vigorous renaissance of interest in Richard Hovey's life and works, which promises to continue in the future both in Hanover and "around the girdled earth."

THE FOLLOWING EDITORIAL appeared in The Dartmouth April 20 at the conclusion of the annual "Peace Week" which had been sponsored by various organizations in the undergraduate body. The title of the editorial was "Unbanded Philosophy." It is reprinted here because we think it deserves wide circulation among men of the College.

We've been accused of not taking astand on peace, of not speaking up forisolationism or for collective security, orfor some other well known brand whichcan be procured around the neighborhood. Yesterday we talked instead in termsof attitudes, and facts, and we said that ifCollege men could learn to think behindthe headline screamers, they would standthat much less chance of getting theirheads blown off. That isn't isolationismor collective security, but it seems to usto add up to common sense.

It isn't collective security because inmost instances we will be much moresecure if we don't allow ourselves to becollected.

It isn't strict isolationism because ofcourse there are some things we will fightfor.

We'd say the distinction could bedrawn by an analogy: The man on thestreet isn't carrying a chip on his shoulderand he isn't trying to start a fight withyou. If he sees a fight across the street heisn't going to go over and jump right in.

But if he's a man, he has something he'llfight for even if he has to cross the street,and if he's a man there is something abouthim which tells you he'll fight, without hisgoing to the trouble to say so.

That, we say, should be America's role.It's a hard role, and one which demandsstanding clear of every bicker. It's a hardrole, and one which demands that westand by what is ours. It demands a continuance of our democracy and a faith inour democracy. And it demands most ofall, clear, level, unemotional thinking.

It's the sort of a role which hasn't gotany brands or labels, and it's the only roleAmerica can play.

A CCORDING TO a recent A.P. dispatch Roland B. Sundown '32 has made a name for himself in Oklahoma. The Outing Club might file this idea away in case "Sunny" could do as much with snow.

CLINTON, Okla. (AP).-A large audience had assembled in the high schoolauditorium to hear a program by a groupof Concho Indian School pupils. Outsidethe building the sun was shining.

Roland Sundown, an instructor at theIjidian school, began to sing the weird, ploring rain song of the Navajo medicineman. Scarcely had the last strains of thechant died away when the startled audience became aware of raindrops patteringon the roof. A brisk shower—Clinton's firstin almost a month—was falling.

WITH THIS ISSUE publication is suspended until October 1, when the MAGAZINE'S 32d year will get under way. At the meetings of the Secretaries Association last month Eugene D. Towler 'l7, a member of our advisory board, predicted that the day would come (he hoped) when the editors could publish a monthly book of 150 pages or so. We hasten to add that Gene Towler thinks much of the added bulk will be advertising. If our resources grow and we get ahead by more than 50c in the bank our idea of first needs is to publish a summer issue—one that would appear as soon as possible after Commencement. But Mr. Towler gives us a lot of good ideas and here's hoping it won't be long before we'll have more space available for class notes and other things, and can also give subscribers reunion and Commencement news and reports before they are chilled by fall frosts.

A DECADE AND more ago Mr. Alvara M. Garcia 'l2 used to lead . minority forces on the floor of meetings of the Secretaries Association, pleading for adoption of a 100% alumni distribution plan for the ALUMNI MAGAZINE. Two officers of the class of 1911, Warren F. Kimball and Nathaniel G. Burleigh, had already given Mr. Garcia ammunition for his attack by showing that a class group subscription plan, on a blanket 100% circulation basis, could be handled successfully. Later the class of 1910.adopted the plan and began sending the MAGAZINE, financed by the class treasurer through dues collection, to all men in the class every month, both graduates and non-graduates. Mr. Harold P. Hinman '10 is the leader of the group of pioneers who have stood through the years solidly behind the plan.

This year ends with 40 classes on the class group subscription 100% circulation plan. This year the nine issues have reached more than 10,000 men every month. Last year the circulation was about 6,000.

Next year? Mr. Hinman and his special committee of the Secretaries Association and Alumni Council do not know. They can report now however one of the finest achievements on record in a college famed for the strength of its alumni relationships.

Your editors will continue to strive to achieve their objective of having the MAGAZINE and truly represent the institution whose name it bears. The widely supported movement, constantly growing stronger, to place this publication in the hands of every Dartmouth man every month is the most important alumni project since the establishment of the Alumni Fund in 1913.

NOTED FATHER AND SONWalter E. McCornack '97 with his sophomore son, Richard B. McCornack '41, atthe Holy Cross-Dartmouth track meet May13. Both were kept busy—the famous"Mac" of Ail-American football fame as areferee, and his son as an assistant manager of the track team.

A HOVEY ENTHUSIAST Leader of the Secretaries AssociationChoral Society which performed at theannual banquet May 12 was John P. Engglish '16, secretary of his class.