1901

Once again we have had the very great pleasure of attending the annual gathering of the Dartmouth Secretaries Association as your representative, and we would thank the class for this privilege. These meetings are always an inspiration, and although held in New York City this year, due to transportation difficulties, and consequently losing the Hanover atmosphere, it was a most successful affair. The Class Agents and Class Treasurers held their meetings at the same time, and then all met together for dinner, and to listen to "Hoppy" at his best. The highlight of this dinner, to all of 1901 particularly, was the presentation and citation to our own "Gillie," as the outstanding class agent, and Green Derby Winner in his group. His name is the first to go on the Jimmy Reynolds trophy for outstanding achievement in the Alumni Fund campaign. The citation follows:

"To the class agent who won the Green Derby contest for all-round accomplishment in his group of classes, not only in 1942, but also in each of the six previous years; whose 1942 total class gift of $5001.50 was the highest per capita gift of any class, almost $60.00 per living graduate; whose 1942 record for participation, 148% of contributors by our traditional methods of computation, was a close second to the top percentage of 151%; whose efforts in 1942 persuaded 110 out of 127 living graduates and non-graduates to contribute, a proportion of 87% unequalled in any class with more than six surviving members; who, through eleven years of service, has tended his class vineyard twelve months per year as peerless steward for Dartmouth College to produce such a richly rewarding yield; whose exploits in raising classmates from the dead can only be described as the miracles of patience, wisdom and persuasion that they are; whose progress through eleven years has brought him to such fabulous heights as largely to defy further improvement; for unexcelled service to Dartmouth College as a class agent, and for being an inspiration and example to all of us, we will inscribe as the first name on the James B. Reynolds Trophy that of the Class Agent of the Class of 1901, Harry Bassett Gilmore, to whom we hereby present this token thereof."

The Continental Can Company announce the election of Ernest M. Hopkins, as a Director of the company, succeeding the late J. F. Nartlieb.

Only four of the class gathered for the monthly luncheon on the first of April at the Dartmouth Club in New York. These were Harry Gilmore, Warren Rugg, Bunker Bishop and Steve Stevens. The pleasures of renewing old friendships, and the exchange of class notes and news is always well worth the effort, and any classmates in the city the first Thursday in the month will be welcomed and will be well repaid, if they will drop in to the Dartmouth Club about 12:30 noon.

Secretary, 37 Berkeley St., Nashua, N. H. Class Agent 195 Broadway, New York, N. Y.