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THIS month's abbreviated issue is devoted largely to a review of the Commencement and Reunion Weekends held in Hanover last month. Full texts of the Commencement addresses and honorary degree citations will be found in the following pages, and also the texts of the Fifty-Year Address and Alumni Address delivered at the two meetings of the General Alumni Association, which marked its 100th anniversary.

Important news stories this month deal with the record-breaking results of the 1954 Alumni Fund (Page 10), the bestowal of the first Dartmouth Alumni Fund Award upon President Emeritus Hopkins (Page 19), changes in the Board of Trustees (Page 21) and Alumni Council elections (Page 28).

The 1954 Commencement ............ 7

The Commencement Address ......... 11

The President's Valedictory ......... 13

The Seniors' Valedictory ............ 14

Honorary Degree Citations .......... 16

The Fifty-Year Address .............. 18

The Big 25th ......................... 22

The Reunion Weekend ............... 24

Alumni Address, June 19 ............. 25

With Big Green Teams .............. 29

Reports from Reunion Classes ........ 32

In Memoriam ...................... 52

The Cover

Adrian Bouchard's cover photograph shows the Commencement audience of 5,000 on the Baker Library lawn, site of graduation exercises for the second successive year. For the pictures of the reunion classes we are indebted to David Pierce of Hanover.

With this issue the ALUMNI MAGAZINE ends its 46th publication year. The next issue will appear in October.