Rochester

Lured by promises of a gala evening of Dartmouth fellowship highlighted by the presence of visiting chiefs Al Foley '20 and Roger Brown '45, some sixty braves and teepee-tenders gathered at the Genesee Valley Club in Rochester on the evening of March 31. The occasion, was the Annual Spring Banquet of the Dartmouth Club of Rochester. And, of course, a good time was had by all members of the tribe!

After the liquid peacepipe had been passed and a fine dinner consumed, the business of the evening was carried out under the customary efficient direction of outgoing President, Bob Strasenburgh '42. As a token of our esteem and affection, he was presented a pair of Dartmouth cuff links.

Paul Guibord '36 reported briefly on the activities of his interviewing committee stressing again the importance of the alumni in facilitating the direction of desirable young men toward Hanover. Harry Holmlund '24 pleased us by telling us that the funds in the newly-created Rochester Regional Scholarship had been delivered to the College and that his part in this project was finished—at least for this year! Harry certainly deserves a great deal of credit for all he has done to promote and handle the raising of this fund.

The report of the nominating committee was delivered by Phil Whitbeck '36, and an extremely efficient procedure resulted in the election of the following officers for the coming year: Paul Guibord '36, President; ChesterBerry '40, Vice-president; Frank M. Hutchins '45, Recording Secretary; Richard E. Mayberry '44, Corresponding Secretary; Robert K.Schoonmaker '42, Treasurer.

With the business done and the cigars lighted, the group took a sip of water and settled back to hear Roger Brown interpret the Hanover smoke signals. And a good job he did, too, reporting on the goings-on in Hanover, the activities of the athletic teams, and taking us back to the days when we were leaping madly from one duckboard to another.

Greetings from the College, the town, and especially the faculty were expressed by Professor Foley in his own wonderful, unique way. His discussion of the role of the college professor in loco parentis (if our Latin is correct) certainly was a moving and thought provoking one. When Al was through, Bob Strasenburgh expressed the thought that in everyone's mind when he said that he hoped that when his boys go to Dartmouth they will have the privilege of studying under Al Foley.

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