Resigns OPM Job
PRESIDENT HOPKINS resigned his national defense post with the Office of Production Management early in July and returned to the full-time duties of college president. The accumulation of responsibilities in his Government work presented to him the prospect of devoting full time to Washington and withdrawing altogether from College duties, so he decided to file his resignation. The reorganization of OPM made it possible for President Hopkins to obtain his release in July, earlier than had at first appeared likely.
Associates in the Priorities Division, for which President Hopkins directed the minerals and metals section, presented him with a handsomely illuminated parchment bearing the following tribute:
Successful execution of the National Defense Program requires the fullest degreeof cooperation, energy, patience, understanding and skill of the men who carrythe heavy burden of responsibility.
We, the members of the Executive Staffof the Priorities Division, Office of Production Management, know that Ernest Martin Hopkins, as Chairman of the Mineralsand Metals Group, has displayed thesequalities in an outstanding manner.
His time and energy have been givenunselfishly and without stint, just as theywere when this nation was engaged in theWorld War, and the difficult tasks allotedto him during the formative period of thedefense effort have been performed withcomplete understanding of the issues involved and with the confidence of Industry, Labor and Government.
It is, therefore, with deepest regret thatwe learn of the circumstances which require Dr. Hopkins to return to his dutiesat Dartmouth College, where he has servedas President with distinction for a quarterof a century. He carries with him ourfriendship and admiration in full measure,and we trust that he will be repaid for hisdistinguished service by the knowledgethat the nation owes him a profound debtof gratitude.
A HIGHLIGHT OF HANOVER'S SUMMER SEASON The Dartmouth Players' one-week run of "The Male Animal," presented for British warrelief at the time of the New Hampshire Craftsmen's Fair, drew many celebrities. In theabove picture, Prof. James P. Poole of the Botany department is shown selling an open-ing-night ticket to Miss Gloria Whitney, the "Thumbs Up Girl," while looking on (left to right) are Senator Styles Bridges of New Hampshire, Governor Robert O. Blood, andEdward T. Chamberlain Jr. '36, chairman of the August 11-16 benefit.
