Alumni Officers Meet
ONE of the most successful of the annual meetings of alumni officers in Hanover was held May 6 and 7 with a total of 156 class and club secretaries, class treasurers, class agents and class memorial fund chairmen in attendance. A feature 0f the two-day affair was a joint dinner Friday evening in the Colonial Room of Thayer Hall. Speakers were Prof. Allen R Foley '20 of the History Department who gave one of his talks on Vermont humor; Sigurd S. Larmon '14, a member of the Board of Trustees, who discussed future Dartmouth needs; Raymond J. Rasenberger '49, president of the Undergraduate Council, who reported on student activities; and President Dickey, who outlined the financial problems facing the independent liberal arts colleges.
Announcement was made by Sidney C. Hayward '26, Secretary of the College, at the joint dinner of the winners of the various alumni officers' awards. Harold P. Hinman 'lO was honored as the best class secretary of the year; Norman Russell 'O6 was named the best class treasurer; and William H. Perry '2l of Boston won the best club secretary award. Alex J. McFarland '3O, president of the Dartmouth Secretaries Association, presided and Rev. Charles C. Merrill '94 gave the invocation. Others at the head table were Halsey C. Edgerton 'O6, who retires this month as Treasurer of the College; John R. Mason 'l5, chairman of the 1949 Alumni Fund Committee; Rufus L. Sisson 'l4, president of the Class Treasurers Association; Richard Ward 'Ol, president of the Class Agents Association; and Alfred E. Watson 'B3, who at 92 was the oldest class officer present. Songs were provided by the Dartmouth Glee Club Quartet.
New officers elected were:
CLASS SECRETARIES ASSOCIATION: Ernest H. Earley 'lB, President; Henry R. Bankart '35, Vice President; Sidney C. Hayward '26, Secretary-Treasurer; Charles E. Widmayer '3O, Editor of the ALUMNI MAGAZINE; Sidney C. Crawford 'l5, Robert McClory '3O, and the president, vice presldent and secretary-treasurer, Members of the Executive Committee; Arthur H. Rugg'es Jr. '37, Member of the Advisory Board of the ALUMNI MAGAZINE for three years, succeeding Corey Ford, 19—.
CLASS TREASURERS ASSOCIATION: Robert Mac Donald '2l, President; Harry B. Cummings '27, Vice President; William T. Maeck '43, Secretary-Treasurer; Robert O. Conant 'l3, Senior Member of the Execute Committee; and Arthur H. Ruggles 37> Junior Member of the Executive Committee.
CLASS AGENTS ASSOCIATION: William G. '2B, President; Arthur L. Lewis °B. Vice President; George H. Colton '35, Secretary; William H. Scherman '34, MemerNominating Committee.
