A Tribute

BRIG. GEN. FULLER '15 EXPLAINS WHAT DARTMOUTH MEANS TO HIM

A LETTER ARRIVED in answer to one sent out by the DARTMOUTH ALUMNI MAGAZINE from Brig. General Howard E. Fuller '15 which will be quoted almost in full:

"I left the United States in January, 1942, as a colonel in command of an infantry regiment (originally at Camp Edwards). We first went to Australia and then to New Caledonia. In October, 1942, I was promoted to Brigadier General and assigned to a new command in the New Hebrides. In January, 1943, I moved to Guadalcanal, and I have since moved again. I have been out here in the South Pacific sixteen months and am still in good health and high spirits. In my movements around through the Pacific I have met many Dartmouth men in the Army, the Navy and the Marine Corps. I find the DARTMOUTH ALUMNI MAGAZINE more interesting than ever before.

"There is not much I can offer at this distance as to future policies at Dartmouth. Dartmouth gave me a good education, a deep interest in human nature and a strong determination to succeed in whatever I might be called upon to undertake. In the last war and since the beginning of this war I know that the qualities which Dartmouth gave or developed in me have made me a better soldier and a better leader. It is my hope that Dartmouth will not change, but I know there must be changes and that this war must produce many changes which we cannot possibly foresee at this time. Dartmouth must go on in the future continuing to produce strong men who can think for themselves and who are not afraid, men who can be leaders with clear vision and determined purpose.

"While writing this letter I have had in my mind a vision of Dartmouth in May and in spirit have walked along the familiar paths and have gained strength by so doing."