Nashoba

ON FEBRUARY 24, 1948, a small group of fourteen Dartmouth alumni met at the Piccadilly Club in Ayer, Massachusetts, for the purpose of forming a Dartmouth Club in the Nashoba area of Massachusetts, comprising roughly the towns of Littleton, Ayer, Groton, Harvard, Shirley, Berlin, Westford and Pepperell. The movement had been initiated by Ralph H. Sawyer '17 and, as chairman for the evening, Herbert Coar '10, former Dartmouth faculty member, now on the staff of the University of Massachusetts at Fort Devens, presided.

Dr. Coar introduced visiting speakers from the Worcester Club (Don G. Mix '21, Sherman Baldwin '23) and Lowell (Arthur Woodies '14, Bran Brennon '34) Alumni Clubs who were on hand to lend advice and guidance in the formation of a new club.

The remarks, eloquent, yet tempered with words of wisdom concerning the difficulties apparent, of these speakers, were enthusiastically received, and the group proceeded to vote that a permanent organization be established. Present were: Nay lor, Edwin L. '20; Tompkins, Russell B. '37; Houghton, Richard W. '43; Doe, Orlando C. '15; Gleason, Ernest M. '98; Barnfather, Roland C. '25; Coar, Herbert '10; Kaplan, Harold M. '30; Nichols, Franklin T. '31; Mathes, Hamilton A. '37; Sawyer, Ralph H. '17; Penney, Hugh '21.

The next meeting of the club was set for April 27, at 7:30 p.m., at the Bull Run Club near Ayer, Mass. Everett Moore Baker, Class of '23, Dean of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, was the main speaker.