Central New York
April 1 was not April Fool's Day in Syracuse, N. Y. Rather it was Dartmouth Day for the Dartmouth Club of Central New York. That evening at the University Club some 90 members and guests gathered together for the rare and extremely pleasant opportunity of meeting President John Sloan Dickey and Alumni Fund Secretary George H. Colton. As judged by the attendance and after-dinner comments, this was perhaps the most successful meeting we have had in many moons, all of which demonstrates once more the eternal power and meaning of the "Dartmouth spirit."
A few congenial bits of elbow-bending in the preliminaries, spiced with a liberal dose of "reminiscing," served to renew old acquaintances as well as to hone appetites for a magnificent roast beef dinner which followed. At the same time, the groundwork was laid (informally and unofficially, of course) for the pending unanimous re-election of Fred W. Smith '25 as president, and the unanimous election of Bob Hosmer 32 and Frank Welch '3l as vice-presidents, and John White '4l as Secretary-Treasurer. Despite protests of railroading, the straight ticket was voted in ... . unanimously! The treasurer's report confirmed the usually expected fact that the Club is still solvent.
Following this business meeting our honorary song leader "Pop" Chesley 'OB (a welcome guest in spite of his affiliations with the Utica tribe) was in rare form as he led a round of Dartmouth songs, accompaniment provided by Norm Simpson '44. The highlights of the evening were provided by George Colton '35, who brought us up-to-date on the Hanover scene, and by President Dickey. In his illuminating address, President Dickey presented a brief of the current problems facing the College and the world today, as well as the outlook for tomorrow. He discussed the problems of admission, the operation of the selective process, and the objectives and obligations of a liberal arts college in providing public leaders and citizens for a world which must assume the power and the inherent responsibilities of atomic power; all these factors were tied together with an objective appraisal of the aims and methods of Dartmouth's Great Issues course. The remarks of President Dickey were the most impressive and enlightening this group has been privileged to hear in many years, and we are certainly looking forward to the time when he may be with us again.
Below is a list of those attending-as we recorded it! Our apologies are herewith extended for any errors of commission or omission!
GUESTS: Mr. Jeff Davis, President, Clarkson Institute of Technology, Potsdam, N. Y. FATHhKbOF UNDERGRADUATES: James Tormey Sr., John Sutton, Joseph S. Caldwell, William Wenz, Caleb C. Brown, H. E. Doxsee. UNDERGRADUATES: C. C. Brown 111 '4B, James Tormey Jr. '4B, Quentin Kopp '49, Joseph Caldwell '5l, Jack Sutton '5l, Frank Ulrich '5l, Fred Brown '5l, Thomas Doxsee '5O. ALUMNI: Jay D. Brown '97, Phil Winchester '99, Charles DeAngelis 'OB, Roland Chesley 'OB, Maurice Avery 'l3, Carl Forsaith 'l3, Rufus Sisson 'l4, Charles Downer 'l7, Hector Bean 'lB, Henry Barker '24, Fred Smith '24, Eddie Dooley '26, Lawrence Smith '26, Marty Heifer '27, Dimon Benson '2B, Bill Morton '2B, Carter Strickland '29, Earl Liberty '29, Bob Beadel '29, John Andrews '29, Bob Bruce '3O, John Chamberlm '3l, A 1 Noyes '3l, Art Ecker '3l, Frank Welch '3l, Eber Resnick '33, Bob Hosmer '34, Gardy Spring '35, John Williams '35, James Buyouckos '36, Louis T. Benezet '36, Dick Spencer '36, Chuck Bassett '37, John Meachem '3B, Carl Von Pechmann '3B, Dave Hosmer '3B, John Ledyard '39, Bob Cushman '39, Coleman Ross '4O, John White '4l, Monk Larson '4l, Bill Morrow '4l, Kent Barclay '42, Norm Simpson '44.
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