No Increase in Fund Objective

The objective for the 1952 Alumni Fund has been set at $500,000 by the Alumni Fund Committee with the approval of the full Alumni Council. The half-million dollar figure is the same goal which alumni exceeded last spring. A thorough study of the College's financial requirements led the Committee to the decision that no further increase this year was essential.

In discussing the 1952 objective, Fund Chairman Kenneth M. Henderson '16 commented, "We will be greatly disappointed if the $500,000 figure is not exceeded by a substantial amount. Our private hope is for a $600,000 result, a hope based on the $577,000 1951 Fund, and generally favorable economic conditions. If alumni again respond as thoughtfully and generously as they did last spring, the Fund can render a service to the College far beyond its first job of assuring a balanced budget. We are confident that they will."

Although the 1952 campaign will not begin officially until April 1, the Fund office reported that $65,000 had already been contributed by January 15. This amount is considerably larger than what was on hand at that time last year.

As in the past, the annual campaign will be conducted by the class agents. In addition, a Parents Committee headed by Andrew A. Fraser of Green-wich, Conn., will seek the full support of the parent group. New class agents who will serve for the first time are: Paul R. Jenks '94, Joshua B. Clark '11, Ellsworth B. Buck '14, Waldo B. Potter '20, James A. Hamilton '22, Andrew J. O'Connor '26, William Cogswell '28, Edward R. Schuster '30, Clyde H. Martin '41, John B. Whitman '46, Allen I. Bildner '47, Robert S. Russell '48, Vail K. Haak '49 and David H. Hilton '51.