Leading Classes in Giving
THE Record of Total Known Giving by Living Dartmouth Classes was tabulated in detail in our January 1954 issue. All gifts and bequests for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1954, have now been added. Totals in all categories and breakdowns of totals may be obtained by writing to the Director of Research, Dartmouth Development Council. The tables below show the top fifteen leading classes in four categories.
There were no changes in the first four leaders in Current Use, Endowment and Plant, and Total Giving. Following these four leaders there were a number of changes. In Current Use giving 1907 moved up from sixth to fifth, 1919 from tenth to ninth, 1927 from thirteenth to eleventh, and 1924 from fifteenth to twelfth. In Endowment and Plant giving four classes - 1915, 1914, '1903, 1896 each advanced one place over last year, and 1900 joined the leaders by replacing 1886. In Total giving 1915 moved up from seventh to fifth, 1914 from ninth to eighth, 1930 from thirteenth to twelfth, and two newcomers, 1907 and 1929, replaced 1911 and 1918.
In the case of the fifteen classes which last year added most to their respective totals, gifts and bequests from individuals were responsible in large measure for the class showings. In only four classes - 1923, 1927, 1919 and 1921—did Alumni Fund giving account for over 50% of the class total, while in two cases - 1929 and 1930 - Memorial Fund giving accounted for the majority of the total.
The total given to Dartmouth last year by the fifteen leading classes in this category amounted to $696,177. For all seventy-four living classes it amounted to $1,326,707.
i 953-54Current Use Endowment & Plant Total Giving Additions 1. 1925 $289,005 1913 1674,615 1913 $867,501 1929 $93.280 2. 1923 280,391 1906 470.955 1906 631,556 1915 73.753 3. 1926 271,250 1892 433,782 1901 539,121 1914 63,098 4. 1915 269,736 1884 422,826 1892 536,295 1907 61,005 5. 1907 254,548 1901 395.667 1915 528,446 1925 51,584 6. 1918 238,056 1915 258,709 1926 522,015 1904 42,222 7. 1914 226,253 1926 250,765 1884 464,349 1930 40,627 8. 1911 215,681 1914 232,727 1914 458,981 1923 39,293 9. 1919 210,572 1903 215,672 1925 458.907 1900 37,514 10. 1921 210,031 1896 210,815 1923 418,415 1928 36,586 11. 1927 200,767 1894 190,687 1927 362,820 1903 33,544 12. 1924 198,142 1888 178,426 1930 .335.512 1927 32,465 13. 1913 192,885 1900 178,013 1907 334,136 1896 30,827 14. 1916 190,310 1925 169,901 1903 330.524 1919 30,242 15. 1917 187,112 1927 162,053 1929 312,241 1921 30,137
