"I Give and Bequeath to the Trustees of Dartmouth College . .

ANY MAN OF LAW will tell you that it is a very reprehensible thing not to leave a will. Just to cite the exception which affirms this truth, yet which managed to work out to a just end, we give you the:

Richard W. Shapleigh Memorial Gift. $1,104.16. "Certain of the heirs of the late Richard W. Shapleigh, late of Brookline, Mass. deceased, intestate, believing that HAD HE MADE A WILL certain institutions would have received legacies thereby, have themselves contributed to a 'Memorial Fund' for distribution among these Institutions."

We do not feel that we need to belabor the moral here, so we shall pass on to the ....

William Pierce Johnson Memorial. $100,000. The following letter was found unsigned among the effects of Mr. Johnson, Class of 1880. Mrs. Johnson sent a check for the amount, which was presented to President Hopkins at the Chicago Pow-Wow in 1928. The letter:

"Herewith find N. Y. draft. This is my donation to Dartmouth College to be used as its President, Ernest M. Hopkins, dictates. It is given during my life, instead of by testament, so that its use may begin now. It is further given because of my interest in you and your very unusually competent administration as President of one of the oldest and, in my judgment, soundest Colleges in America and also because I WHOLLY endorse your ideas in regard to properly educating the boys of Dartmouth."

We suppose that the Dartmouth stufinal dents who have received financial aid and consideration are as numerous as the cinders of White River Junction. Many of these men have remembered this timely assistance, and have put it into concrete form in their final testaments. Evidence to this effect is present in the instrument left by:

Marcus A. G. Meads, Berkeley, California, Class of 187 a. Mr. Meads was not aided by the College as he wove his way through the Latin, Greek, and Science mazes of his undergraduate career. No. He had merely: received a small abatement on my term bills while in College."

In an unusual spirit of appreciation for what must have been a great favor at the time, Marcus Meads left Dartmouth the sum of $300 "without condition or restriction."

Alumni who have fumed, and even given vent to coarse oaths upon receiving those "Sorry, No Rooms Available for the Weekend You Mention" letters from Mine Hosts at the Inn, will hereafter remove their hats at the mention of:

Randolph McNutt, Buffalo, N. Y., Class of 1871. Mr. McNutt had apparently received the dust-off several times as a nostalgic alumnus, eager to revisit the scene of his Youth. Instead of sulking, however, Mr. McNutt decided to do something about this unfortunate situation. His letter, with drafts, was received at Hanover in 1923. It is brief and very much to the point: "Your letter outlining the action of the trustees in adding fifty rooms to the East end of the Hanover Inn at the present time, fifty rooms later, and rebuilding the front when they are in position to do so, makes me think they are on the right track. FOR SUCH PURPOSES I AM WILLING TO GIVE $50,000."

We venture the opinion that Mr. McNutt encountered little difficulty in obtaining a spacious double with bath, facing thecampus, from 1923 on.

An unusual bequest to Dartmouth isthat of a man who never went there saveto lecture at Tuck School. Henry K. Davisof New York City, a lawyer and a judge,was an intense admirer of one of Dartmouth's noblest sons, to wit:

Thaddeus Stevens, Peacham, Vt., Class of 1814. Stevens was of the time, and at least hock-high in stature, to the great Webster. He introduced the public schools system to the State of Pennsylvania, served 18 years in Congress, was an active Abolitionist, and led in the impeachment of President Johnson. Yet, curiously enough, the only degree which Stevens seems to have received was that of LL.D. (Not from his alma mater, either. From Middlebury. Huh.)

In any event, Mr. Davis left $34,578.48 in trust:

"This devise and legacy shall be known as the 'Thaddeus Stevens Scholarship Fund' in honor of the memory of one of the greatest of the Sons of Dartmouth. The use of the income from the fund by said College is not restricted, except that I advise, and it is my hope and desire, that it be used primarily for the assistance of needy students while at Dartmouth.

"It is advised also that the notes of those who receive assistance be taken by the College for the repayment of such advancements, with or without interest at the desire of the recipient."

Students from certain towns have often been the favored recipients of scholarships from citizens of these towns. Here is something a little different, however, and rather moving. A legacy of $1000 was left to the College by Miss Sarah Lucretia Lawrence of Amherst, N. H., and was received in 1871. But Miss Lawrence does not seem concerned with the welfare of the conglomerate youth of Amherst. She had, rather, one particular apple of her eye in mind, as she stated:

the sum shall be used to establish a Schollarship (that's right, two 'ls') in that worthy institution to be called the 'Lue Lawrence Schollarship' and it is my wish and direction that.... Eddie Aiken, son o£ Doctor Aiken of this town, shall enter that College and have the benefit of this Schollarship."

There is an unfinished story here to pique the curious—iti which group we hasten to declare ourself. WHY was Eddie Aiken "in" so good with Miss Lue? Had Dr. Aiken saved her life at some time? Was Miss Lue in love, secretly, with the Doctor? Most intriguing of all, DID Eddie Aiken go to Dartmouth? DID he graduate? [Ed.: Dr. Aiken was a member of the class of 1851 but there is no record that his son did come to Dartmouth. Most of all, we'd like to know why not.]

One of the most thoughtful gifts to the students of Dartmouth was that of Dick's House. It was given during the years of 1926-29 by Edward K. Hall, Class of 1892, and his wife, Sally D. Hall, in memory of their son, Richard Drew Hall, Class of 1927. Mr. Hall's statement of their hopes for the memorial house is a touching one:

"It is our desire that the House shall be distinctly a part of the College, and that the life in it shall be a part of the College life. We want it to be the home which the College provides for the boy who is ailing for the boy who has a sore throat, as well as the boy who has pink eye, a broken leg, or a ruptured appendix. We are especially anxious that everything possible be done to create and maintain, in the House and all its surroundings, the cheerful atmosphere of both home and college."

Legions of boys have found medical help, peace, and understanding treatment in Dick's House. Any man who remembers the desolation of having been far away from home, and sick, will experience a warm sense of gratitude to Edward K. and Sally D. Hall.

An unusual Class Memorial is that of:

Wesley G. Carr, Worcester, Mass., Class of 1884. "To my son, Houghton Carr (Class of 1917) I give, in trust, the sum of ?3000 said sum shall be conservatively invested and the annual income therefrom shall be contributed to the Dartmouth College Alumni Fund so long as the Class of 1884 shall have any surviving member or members. Upon the decease of all members of the Class of 1884, the said trust fund shall be paid to the Treasurer of Dartmouth College to be added to the 'Class of 1884 Loan Fund.'"

President Emeritus Hopkins, that perennial well-spring of Dartmouth information, was reminiscing over some of the important bequests the College had missed out on because of the well-known fact that "you can't be Somebody and please Everybody."

"In 1925," recalled Hoppy sadly, "we lost a spectacular bequest which we had light in our hands—or thought we had. We were practically told we would receive it. We all felt highly exhilarated that year. The football team—Nate Parker's team, with Swede Oberlander throwing the passes—was the best we had had in many a year. When it concluded the season without a loss, and was picked as National Champion or something like that, the boys went wild.

"A heavy moist blanket was thrown over the Trustees, however, when our prospective benefactor withdrew his gift. 'I have changed my mind about Dartmouth,' he wrote. 'You put too much emphasis on football to suit me. I am giving the fund to Mount Holyoke.'

"We have also been crossed off important gift lists for being 'Too reactionary,' 'Too Radical,' 'Too Selective,' and 'Too Indiscriminate.' We do not regard ourselves as being predominantly any of these things. We try not to be. The comments merely serve to show us how we appear to others at certain times."

The loyalty of Dartmouth men, as exhibited through the incomparable Alumni Fund, is (we believe) unchallenged by that of any other graduate group. This urge which has impelled alumni and friends to contribute so generously has been strikingly analyzed by William J. Minsch '07 as a desire for "a part in something that shall endure." He wrote:

"In every man, however fine or however coarse his fibre, is a deeply buried instinct for immortality. It is this instinct that makes men willing to starve while creating pictures or books that may perpetuate their names; it is the instinct at the base of rich men's discontent, the knowledge that despite boundless power in their lifetime they will be forgotten when their last cheque is cashed; which leads them to create 'Foundations' that may function without ceasing when they are in their graves. 'Exegi monumentum aere perennius,' sang Horace. 'I have built me a monument more enduring than bronze.'"

Thus, through our gifts to the Alumni Fund, and through our individual Class Memorial Funds, we are given the opportunity of attaching ourselves to the things that will remain and carry on—long after we have lived out our brief span. We are a part of Dartmouth; and because she lives, we shall live also. In her archives are our modest records of scholarship. Into the vigorous stream of her life blood are poured our contributions, adding to her vitality, carrying something of ourselves into the ageless immortality of the College.

If you have a more warming thought than this for the future don't write. Telegraph!

THE END

REPEATED BY POPULAR DEMAND, Ross McKenney, woodsman adviser of the DOC, again holds forth with his "Baptiste" stories at the intercollegiate outing club gathering at Moosilauke on February 28.

HE DID SOMETHING ABOUT IT: Randolph Mc- Nutt '7l who gave $50,000 to add some rooms to the Hanover Inn. Mr. McNutt, for whom McNutt Hall was named in 1930, also left the College his residual estate valued at more than $350,000.

installment, dealing with some Perceptive Friends, a tribute to Dr. Hopkins, a Man Who Remembered, One who had trouble getting a room at a Certain Inn, an Admirer of Justice Stevens, E. K. Hall, and divers others who carried Dartmouth in their hearts.

A manuscript catalogue of Dartmouth College for 1772 shows that the college was then composed of two seniors, five juniors, five sophomores, twelve freshmen, eight sub-freshmen, and nine miscellaneous students, the latter including five Indians and one "Molato." The five Indians and 20 of the 35 white students were at Dartmouth on charity.