1916

When you get this message, written on May 1, the Dartmouth Alumni Fund will be nearing its deadline. At this writing we have reached our half-way mark, which includes the men who sent in their contributions before the opening date for the Fund, and those who come in with reasonable promptness. The second half is always the toughest, not only because of the amount which remains to be contributed, but because the men on whom we must depend to contribute this amount are the last-minute guys. Many of them, to be sure, are always in sooner or later, but there is a period towards the end of the Fund drive when no one, least of all our Class Agent, can be sure that we will uphold 1916's reputation for doing its duty. All of which circumlocution means: - If you haven't sent yours in, PLEASE do so now. If you haven t sent as much as your reason tells you you should contribute, PLEASE enlarge your gift. There will be no solicitation for the Alumni Fund at our Fantastic Fortieth.

For the record, Jack English's daughter Carolyn gave birth to David Gwynne Beane on 21 February. This news is late but since the whole world is watching the tribe of English descendants increase, we are giving it to you as we got it. Carolyn has joined her husband, who is stationed at Ft. Jay, Governors Island, N. Y. Jack Jr. was married in New York at Easter and the whole clan attended. Never a dull moment in the English retinue.

In Florida we haven't seen a '16er now for some time, and have had to fall back on graduates of Columbia and other colleges who come into our real estate office to inquire about homes, but end up telling me how they broke this or that record in track, what nephews they had at Dartmouth, etc., etc. In Florida you meet so many people that you begin to believe it really is a small, small world.

George Smith is still working with McCann-Erickson Corporation (International) whose letterhead bears the slogan "Truth well told." Stew Paul is as usual buzzing around the country in the interest of Defense Mobilization. Dutch Doenecke, looking forward to Reunion, probably will welcome the chance to get away from the New York rat race, where he is in what he terms "the highly competitive building construction game." Ruth Lapierre writes from Concord about how she enjoyed her Florida vacation and that the weather has been cold and disagreeable since they returned. By the time you read this, summer will have come to New England and nothing can be finer than a summer in New England, although the natives down here tell us we are missing the best month of the year by being away during June.

It is not too late to change your mind, if any, about coming back to the Fantastic Fortieth, in case you ever had any doubts about it. There is always room for one more or a dozen more, and the accommodations at Loch Lyme can be stretched if necessary. We guarantee no '16er will have to sleep outdoors unless he wants to.

A feature of all class meetings this year will doubtless be the new proposed model Constitution for Dartmouth classes, a job which has been in the works for some time and is the product of some very good minds.

Gran Fuller went to the hospital, under the skilled care of Dr. Parker Hay den, for an operation. Long before this goes to press we anticipate that Gran will be back working on his task of handling the Fantastic 40th, along with Rod Soule, as co-chairman.

How long since your name appeared in this column with some news of your activities, your family, etc.? Classmates want to read about you, but my intelligence operators can't find you. As Bob and Ray say: "Write if you find work," or write anyway. For further details see the Class Newsletters.

Late Flash! Word has just been received of the election of Stew Paul as president of Gettysburg College.

Secretary, Box 1998, Ormond Beach, Fla.

Class Agent, Box 151, Sagamore, Mass.