Class Reunions
THE REUNION PROGRAM for classes scheduled to return to Hanover this summer is rapidly taking definite form, and programs for the separate classes are also shaping up under the direction of class reunion chairmen. General information about reunions, together with a Hanover Holiday prospectus and a reservation card for dormitory space, was mailed in April to all members of reunion classes. In order to expedite matters, the Bursar's Office has requested that room reservations be made as early as possible.
It is now expected that upwards of 900 students will be attending the Dartmouth summer session, occupying more dormitory space than was originally expected, and exact planning is called for. Dormitory facilities for alumni will be available from 8 a.m. Friday morning of each reunion weekend and will be assigned by classes. Special dormitory arrangements will be made for those attending the Hanover Holiday lectures. In few cases, College officers have warned, are the dormitories likely to be in first-class shape. Many of the dorms have been occupied the whole year around by the Navy Unit and civilians, and reunions will arrive too soon after the close of the spring term to allow any painting and repairs.
PROGRAM OPENS FRIDAY
A full program is being planned by each class, covering outings, picnics, barbecues, banquets, and class meetings, according to individual class preferences. In addition, a general program has been scheduled each week beginning on Friday. President and Mrs. Dickey will hold a reception for all alumni and their guests each Friday evening, prior to a dance to be held later Friday evening. On each Saturday morning, there will be scheduled in Webster Hall, a general meeting of the Alumni Association, conducted by officers of the General Association. At this meeting President Dickey will address all reunion guests, and other administrative officers of the College will review the present situation. In addition, representatives of the reunion classes will speak for their groups. On Saturday evening the Dartmouth Players will present a play for the weekend crowd. Class banquets will be held at Thayer Hall and the Hanover Inn. Barbecues have been scheduled by the Outing Club at Ross McKenney's cabin and at the Canoe Club. Picnics and outings will be held in various spots around the countryside. The class reunion chairmen, through the medium of the ALUMNI MAGAZINE, class newsletters and special mailings, will acquaint their classmates fully with the scheduled program. In every respect it appears that the 1946 reunions will mark a high point in Dartmouth alumni activities.
A MUCH-NEEDED POSTWAR DEVELOPMENT is the proposed addition to Wilder Hall, where new and modern laboratories will permit important advanced work in physics. The architect's drawing above, now undergoing revision, indicates the plan of a new section in front of old Wilder and on a level with Steele Chemistry Building, at the left. The Hopkins War Memorial and the physics addition are the major items in the building program to which the College has assigned the Postwar Reconversion Reserve of $800,000 and for which it hopes to receive other support through this year's "extra" Alumni Fund gifts.
