1927
Having just returned from the winter meeting of the Alumni Council, which was held in Chicago on January 29 and 30, it occurs to me that a short report on some of the discussions there might find a logical place in this column, though they will doubtless be reported on more fully elsewhere in this issue, so I will try to keep my report within the bounds of things which may be of particular interest to the Class of 1927. First of all, we had the largest representation at the meeting, composed entirely of active members of the Council. Our delegation was made up of Charlie Bartlett, who represents the New England region, Howie Mull-in, representing the southwestern states, Gus Cummings, representing the Class Treasurers, and your secretary, who represents the Class Secretaries. The four of us had a very enjoyable, and I hope productive, session on Saturday afternoon, immediately following the close of the last session of the Council meeting, where various problems concerning the Class wTere discussed at length. The first interruption came when Charlie had to leave to catch a plane for Boston, and the second when I had to pull myself away to catch one for Toledo. It's perfectly possible that Gus and Howie are still there, and if they are, I hope that they have all our problems completely solved by now.
During the sessions of the Council there were excellent and encouraging reports on the progress being made on the Bequest Program, which, as you all know, is being headed up in our Class by Lee Greenebaum; and on the Alumni Fund, which has gotten off to a flying start with considerably more contributed by year's end than at any time in the past. It was interesting to hear from Red Rolfe '31, who is our new Director of Athletics, and to learn that he and the Athletic Council have plans which should lead to at least a few more games ending up in the win column within the next couple of years, but without in any way sacrificing Dartmouth's traditional position that winning teams are definitely subordinate to the College's primary mission as an educational institution.
There was a great deal of discussion by the lems faced by all private educational institutions, and their possible solutions. It was generally conceded by all that the days when educational institutions could be financed primarily by large gifts from exceedingly wealthy individuals are gone forever, and that if they are to continue to exist as a potent force in our society, there will have to be a growing awareness, on the part of all citizens, both individual and corporate, of an obligation to consider support of educational grams, on a par with local and national charities and religion. Dartmouth men have been doing this, to a certain extent, for years, but the time has now come when we must all reexamine our support of all educational institutions in which we are interested, not only Dartmouth, with a view to seeing whether it is in proportion to our interest and our ability to give.
While in Chicago I also saw Sykes andHelen Hardy, and Cug and Mary Daley, all of whom looked to be in fine shape. Cug said that he expected to be moved East soon, and promised that he would give me the details as soon as posible.
Steve Tracy has recently been elected a trustee of Kimball Union Academy, at Meriden, N.H., where Fred Carver is headmaster. Steve's father, Charles Alden Tracy, was headmaster of Kimball Union from 1905 to 1935, so he has a strong tradition behind him. After graduation from Dartmouth, Steve received a Master's degree in architecture in 1932, and except for a short stint teaching at Wilton High School, has been practicing architecture in Nashua ever since, as senior member of the firm of Tracy and Hildreth. He was married in 1933 to Dorothy E. Lougee, and has two daughters - Barbara, a freshman at Swarthmore, and Anne, who attends Nashua High School.
Baldy Arnold, who may be familiar to some of you as the one-time secretary of the Class of 1927, made a recent visit to Pittsburgh for the ostensible purpose of celebrating 1some sort of anniversary of the local agency of New England Mutual, and while there succeeded in making the Pittsburgh papers in a big way.
Russ Tobey, who is director of the New Hampshire Recreation Division, recently was presented with an Award of Merit by the American Association for State and Local History for his department's "distinguished contribution to the field of historical work in 1953." The award was made in connection with the restoration of the Franklin Pierce homestead in Hillsborough. The homestead, which is the ancestral home of former president Franklin Pierce, was turned over to the state of New Hampshire in 1950 in disrepair. Russ was responsible for an outstanding job of renovation of the house and grounds, and it is now a show place of household utensils and furnishings typical of the early 19th Century. It was the scene last July of a three-day celebration commemorating the 100 th annversary of the former president's inauguration.
The Class will be sorry to learn of the death of Dick Lougee's father, Dr. William W. Lougee, secretary of the Class of 1888. Dr. Lougee died in Maiden, Mass., where he had practiced medicine for 52 years, on January 10. He attended his 65th reunion last June, accompanied by Dick, who left shortly afterward for Norway to study there during this year. Dr. Lougee was one of the grand old men of the Dartmouth family, and his loss will be keenly felt far beyond the limits of his own Class and family. Our sincere sympathy is extended to Dick.
Norm Ford has been advanced to Associate Actuary, Ordinary, by the Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. He entered their employ in 1927, and has been in the Actuarial Dept. and Mathematical Dept. being appointed assistant manager of the former department in 1943. He was named assistant actuary in 1946. He is an associate of the Society of Actuaries, and a member of the Actuaries clubs of Boston and Hartford.
Dick (Bowers) Fox writes from Orleans, Mass., "Spent most of the fall hunting and got my share of deer and birds in New Brunswick, Canada, and here. See Joe Kelly now and then. May go to Florida later, and hope to set to Toledo in the spring."
A very welcome note from Hal Pownall, sent from Luxembourg, says, "Aside from weighing about twice as much as in 1927 I don't feel much different. Came over here in 1947 to look after Goodyear's interests on the continent and finally ended up as managing director of their operations in the Benelux area. These center around a tire plant located in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. We have lost Perle Mesta but we still have the best trout fishing and European wild-boar hunting in this section of the world. Our son, Bill, is starting his Dartmouth career in the Class of 1957. My wife, the former Dorothy Poppe of New York, and I would welcome a visit from any classmate passing this way."
New addresses:'— William P. Elliott, 2 Gracewood Park, Cambridge, Mass.; William B. Fryberger, 201 Ridgewood Rd., Duluth, Minn.; Dr.James A. Mullen, 200 N. Wynnewood Ave Wynnewood, Pa.; William B. Crane, 106 Stamford Ave., Stamford, Conn.; Ernest E. Field, 1804 D Anispuni St., Honolulu 14, Hawaii; Joseph D.Gay, I Ship Channel Rd„ S. Portland, Me ; ArthurB. Keleher, 171 Pine St., Garden City, L.I., N.Y.; Mark A. Copeland, 2314 Berteau Ave Chicago Ill.; Robert H. Fall Jr., 32 Pilsudski Way, South Boston 27, Mass.; John W. Gardner, 'Lakeland Crescent, Burlington, Ont., Canada.; John S. McQuade, 247 Cliff Ave., Pelham, N.Y.; WilliamStern, 172 N. Orange Drive, Los Angeles 36, Calif.
NEW APPOINTMENT: Norman C. Ford '27 was recently made Associate Actuary, Ordinary, with the Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. He has been with this company since his graduation.
THE NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE SUPREME COURT consists four-fifths of graduates of Dartmouth Shown in session (I to r) are Justices Edward J. Lampron, Laurence I. Duncan '27, Frank R. Kenison 29 (Chief Justice), Amos N. Blandin '18 and John R. Goodnow 28.
Secretary, Pine Hill Farm, West River Rd., Perrysburg, Ohio
Treasurer, Box 1927, Pittsburgh 30, Pa.
Bequest Chairman,
