Alumni Fund Nears Goal
ALTHOUGH complete figures were not available as the MAGAZINE went to press, the 1948 Alumni Fund will reach its full $375,000 objective and the goal will probably be exceeded when additional gifts mailed before June 30 from points distant from Hanover are received.
According to the best estimates on the basis of incomplete figures given by George H. Colton '35, Executive Secretary of the Fund, the number of contributors will be approximately the same as last year, 13,500.
Two new records have been established. The Class of 1915 with over $17,000 contributed surpasses the mark set in 1946 by the Class of 1927 for the largest sum contributed by one class. The previous high was $16,531. The Class of 1935 has become the first class to have more than 500 contributors and has beaten its own 1947 participation record of 483.
Although the winners of the Green Derbies cannot be determined at this writing, the leaders in Group I were 1900 (Clarence G. McDavitt, Agent), 1898 (Judge John R. Spring, Agent), and 1901 (Richard Ward, Agent). Heading Group II were 1915, led by Class Agent John R. Mason, and 1914, led by Class Agent John F. Connors. The race in Group 111 was between 1921 (Roger C. Wilde, Agent), 1918 (David L. Garratt, Agent), 1925 (Llewellyn P. White, Agent) and 1919 (Roscoe A. Hayes, Agent). In Group IV the Classes of 1928 (William G. Morton, Agent), 1930 (John F. Rich, Agent), 1931 (Ernest H. Moore, Agent), and 1935 (Robert W. Naramore, Agent) were at the top while 1941 (Lewis K. Johnstone, Agent) and 1936 (Robert L. Paterson, Agent) were vying for honors in Group V. The chief contestants in the Little Green Derby were 1945 (Nichol M. Sandoe, Jr., Agent) and 1944 (Homer G. Bogart, Agent).
As another demonstration of alumni loyalty to the College, the 1948 Alumni Fund will enable Dartmouth to continue her high standards in the face of rapidly rising costs. The objective of $375,000 will cover the operating deficit estimated by the Trustees.
This year, as every year, the Fund Committee sought the widest participation, partly because it believed that there is material strength in numbers and partly because it was convinced that the active interest of the whole alumni body must result in a better college.
