Western New York
DEAN NEIDLINGER AND COACH EARL BROWN headlined the Western New York Dartmouth Club's Annual Meeting at the Saturn Club on February 8. Fifty-nine members were present to hear Dean Neidlinger speak on "The Wartime College and the Postwar Coll ege." In his very interesting talk the Dean told those present that the Dartmouth Postw ar Program calls for: 1. Retaining the intimacy of the small college. 2. Retaining the simplicity of the so-called "Country College."
3. Preserving Dartmouth traditional democracy and perpetuating its selective process of admission.
4. Curricula designed to make men think and provide mental enlargement and not ment al furnishing.
5. Relinquishing the wartime accelerated prog ram when peace comes and normal conditions prevail.
Western New York Alumni were privileged to become acquainted with and hear Coach Earl Brown for the first time. His personality, youthfulness and record in his first year as coach of football and basketball made a very favorable impression on everyone present.
President Hugh A. Johnson '3O acted as toastmaster and presided over the election of officers for the new year.
Officers elected for 1944-45 are Carleton White '23, President; Edwin R. Bartlett 'O4, Vice President; Frank W, Tindle '28, Treasu rer; M. Richard Burlingame '26, Secretary.
The Executive Committee is comprised of Herbert F. Darling '26, Hugh A. Johnson '3O and Horace F. Taylor '23.
This enthusiastic gathering included the following from out of town: Jack Bartlett '11, Ted Wolf '3O, Neil Barber '42, Tom Willers '4l, Niagara Falls, N. Y.; Warner Thompson '26, Lockport, N. Y.; Selwyn Mack '20, East Aurora, N. Y.; Art Baldensperger '23, Fredonia, N. Y.; Jim Merson '33, Hamburg, N. Y.; Tom Robbins 'lB, Medina, N. Y.; Ernie Reed '30, Lancaster, N. Y. Among the Buff aloians present were Carl White '23, Charlie Abbott '26, Tower Snow '31, Norm McGrath '30, John Cheney '30, Horace Taylor '23, Ed Felt '18, Chet Gale '19, Burt Gale '17 and Ash Gale Jr., Barney Thielscher '17, Herb Darling '26, Paul Venneman '26, Conie Kurtz '25, Jack Taylor '23, Hal Plumer '02, Clyde Locke '11, Herm Oliver '22, Otto Grauer '24, Frank Tindle '28, Phil Harty '38, Dick Johnston '29, A1 Cooley '29, Hert Aline '11, Jack Irving '29, Hal Day '18, Bill Donaldson '37, Carl Reed '23, Kent McKinley '21 and Arch Robson '18. The members extend a hearty vote of thanks to the retiring officers for their efforts in making the past year an outstanding success and in keeping the interest in the club high in spite of war time conditions and its demands of individuals' time and attention.
