Alumni Fund in War Time
One need not labor the point that the Alumni Fund in the coming year will be even more important to Dartmouth College than ever it has been in the past. That is something the wayfaring man can see without much difficulty. It is unfortunate, to be sure, that coincident with this importance will be the increased need of personal sacrifice to enable the Fund to reach the magnitude which the occasion requires. Contributions to the Fund are pretty sure to "hurt" the giver more than they have been doing, because of the multiplication of other demands, the rise in the cost of living, and most of all because of the greater burden of taxes. None the less it is a thing that has to be done; for the maintenance of the college is essential to the future. Somehow or other we shall have to tide over the sufferings of this present time, because, great as they may be, they are not worthy to be compared with the glory that shall be revealed in the years to come. Dartmouth has played a conspicuous part in the 'upbuilding of the American character in the past. It will have an even greater part to play during, and after, the war.
Everybody knows the elements of the problem. It is expected that the student body will shortly become greatly diminished in numbers by the demands of war. It is still necessary to keep the College mechanism as nearly intact as possible through the period of depletion, in order that it be ready to resume its functions when the stress has passed. With income from tuition fees and from invested funds greatly curtailed, the cost of upkeep cannot be cut down in proportion, or anything like proportion. The slack has to be taken up in some way and the Alumni Fund is the principal agency for doing it. So it is in order for us all to gird ourselves for this, as for many other, emergencies of a financial nature which none of us can escape by refusing to hear the rumble of a distant drum. Budgeting now for the appropriate meeting of inevitable demands for Alumni Fund gifts would seem to be indicated.
DARTMOUTH RECEIVES MESSAGE FROM NAZI PRISON CAMP The following message found its way to Dartmouth early in August: Dear Sirs, On behalfof my comrades I wish to express the thanks and appreciation for your kindness in sending usbooks through the Y.M.C.A. They have helped to while away many an hour also giving us aninsight of American literature and Authors. We thank you. Sincerely yours, A. E. Severs,R. S. M." Though the exact location of the camp and the nationality of the writer are unknown,-he is believed to be British-it is gratifying to learn that Dartmouth's influence has beenfelt and appreciated by the less fortunate residents of the Reich.
