Bad News for Our Readers
THE DARTMOUTH ALUMNI MAGAZINE appears this month without the sure touch of its editor of the past thirteen years. Under the mounting pressure of his work as liaison officer between the College and the Navy, Sidney C. Hayward '26 has found it necessary to relinquish the editorial direction of the MAGAZINE. Dartmouth alumni who read the MAGAZINE regularly and who depend upon it as their main line of communication with the College will deeply regret this change; at the same time they will appreciate the importance and magnitude of Mr. Hay ward's Navy work and will agree that at the present time it is one of the most vital and essential of administrative responsibilities at Dartmouth. Mr. Hayward has filled the role of liaison officer since June, 1942, and the cordial and continuing relations between Dartmouth and the Navy are in large measure a tribute to the intelligence, efficiency and tact with which he has handled this complex assignment.
In the same way, but over a much longer period of time, the ALUMNI MAGAZINE itself constitutes the best tribute which can be paid to Mr. Hayward's editorship. Dartmouth alumni do not need to be told of the superlative job which he has done since he took over as editor in 1930, the year in which he began his main work as Secretary of the College. Nor do they need to be reminded of the steadily increasing stature of the MAGAZINE among such publications in this country. In its content and appearance, in its remarkable circulation, and in its propensity for taking American Alumni Council awards, the MAGAZINE in recent years has given Dartmouth men good cause for pride.
Winner this year of the first Robert Sibley Award for the most distinguished alumni publication of 1942-43, the DARTMOUTH ALUMNI MAGAZINE under Mr. Hayward's editorship has compiled the following record:
1933—First prize,; mentioned for "best innovation." 1935—Best class notes section. 1938—Best balance. 1939—Best diversification and quality of major articles. 1940—Grand award for excellence in all departments: first award for typography, press work and makeup; second award for covers.
This is a record which makes encomiums and purple adjectives for our retiring editor superfluous.
Fortunately for the staff carrying on the work of the MAGAZINE, Mr. Hayward will not be far removed from the editorial workrooms, nor will his interest in our plans and labors be any less than in the past. The organization which he has built up remains intact, and the class and club secretaries, who so unselfishly provide the backbone of every issue, will continue their loyal work. The most welcome measure of approval henceforth will be the failure of some unwary reader to detect that Mr. Hayward is no longer at the helm. Our first goal is to maintain the standards which our Editor Emeritus has established; but like all things connected with Dartmouth, we shall not be content to stand still.
EDITOR EMERITUS SIDNEY C. HAYWARD '26
