Chairman's Report

The 1957 Alumni Fund was another record-breaking accomplishment of which all Dartmouth men can be justifiably proud. A total of 20,714 alumni, parents and friends contributed $928,592, an increase over 1956 of 608 contributors and $64,362, marking the seventh consecutive year that the Alumni Fund has set new records in both contributors and dollars.

Dartmouth again moved forward in the alumni participation category with 18,313 alumni contributing in 1957, an increase of 481 over last year. This enabled the Fund to set a new alumni participation percentage among all major colleges and universities of 71.3% and top Princeton's 71.1% figure which was established last February.

The 1957 Alumni Fund results were particularly gratifying to those of us charged with the leadership of the campaign, since it was obvious from the start that there would be certain handicaps which were not present in 1956. Actually, the Fund did lag behind the 1956 pace in the early stages, but in the final month it began to forge ahead of last year and a deluge of gifts in late June swamped the Hanover office and made possible the marvelous 1957 results.

Dartmouth parents, under the leadership of Stuart V. Smith of Philadelphia, played an important part in the 1957 accomplishments with 1,386 parents contributing $57,040, both new parent records.

Memorial gifts from widows, relatives and classmates of deceased alumni have long been important to the continued growth of the Fund and 1957 was no exception. Some 1,015 gifts for $44,894 were received in the Memorial and other gift category, also Alumni Fund records.

A growing number of our nation's business firms are contributing substantially to the Alumni Fund. Each year, through the Matching Gift programs and through outright gifts, corporate support adds new resources to the Fund. A complete report on corporate giving to the Alumni Fund and the College appeared in the November issue of the Alumni Magazine.

The statistical records of the 1957 Fund are only meaningful when considered in light of the efforts by some 2,000 Fund workers which made these figures possible. To the Head Agents, the Class Newsletter Editors, the Class Officers and the teams of class agents go the deepest thanks and sincere appreciation of the Fund Committee, the College and all alumni for their devoted services.

Class rivalry, sparked by the Green Derby competition, was keener this year than ever before. 39 classes set new dollar records and the same number of classes surpassed 100% of their class dollar quotas. 33 classes achieved 100% or better on participation, 31 classes set new participation records and 16 classes recorded new contributor totals.

Green Derby winners included Phil Chase '07, with an amazing fifty-year class performance unmatched in Fund annals; Jim Gregg '14, Don Sawyer '21, and 1942 under new Head Agent Rusty Hartranft all repeating from last year; with John Moxon '29, Bob Snedaker '47 and John Corcoran '53 pacing the classes in their groups and upsetting last year's leaders.

Interest in the Green Derby race sometimes overshadows the efforts of many other classes who finish off the pace, but whose improvements in both dollars and contributors make possible the tremendous advances of the Fund each year.

Top dollar class and winner of the Jack Davis Trophy was once again 1925 under Ford Whelden with a new high of $37,577. Three other classesPhil Van Huyck '24, Andy O'Connor '26 and John Moxon '29—also went over $30,000. Classes achieving the greatest dollar improvements over 1956 were 1929 under John Moxon, 1923 under Ted Shapleigh, 1925 again and 1931 led by Bill Steck. Leading classes in exceeding their class dollar quotas were 1925, which went over by almost $15,000, 1921 led by Don Sawyer, 1924 under Phil Van Huyck and 1915 with Roy Lafferty. Eight classes, 1915, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1927, 1928, 1930 and 1931 received between $20,000 and $30,000 this past spring.

Dartmouth's younger alumni classes, whose accomplishments in recent years, under vigorous and imaginative leadership, have been truly amazing, set the pace on the participation side. Five classes-1946 under Bill Schulting, 1950 led by Ted Bam-berger, 1952 with Bernie Lewis, 1953 by John Corcoran and 1954 under Kev Sullivan—all exceeded 500 contributors, with 1952 leading with 543 gifts recorded. Four younger classes obtained 20 or more contributors over last year with Kev Sullivan '54 chalking up 70 more gifts, Bernie Lewis '52—35, Roy Hill '55—30, and Bob Snedaker '47—27. The Class of 1956 under Glen French had a fine first year total of 431 gifts.

The older alumni classes continued to dominate the participation percentage figures thanks to the fine Memorial Gift programs in these classes. The classes of 1887, 1889, 1888, 1900, 1894, 1884, 1892, 1890 and 1891 all had a participation percentage of 200% or more.

The over-all results this year coupled with fine performances by all Dartmouth classes prove again that there is no such thing as a poor Dartmouth class. Given sufficient time and proper leadership any Dartmouth class will respond as generously and enthusiastically as any other.

Elsewhere on these pages will be found the classby-class results, the Alumni Fund Class Honor Rolls, a Salute from the Fund Committee to certain agents and further 1957 reports. Taken as a whole these form a remarkable picture of all classes working together to make the Alumni Fund an important and integral part of Dartmouth's daily life. The Alumni Fund will continue to achieve even greater results in the years ahead because of the strength which has been built by so many in 1957.

1957 ALUMNI FUND STATEMENT PercentofReceipts: Amount Total 18,313 Alumni Contributors $758,420 81% 1,386 Parent Contributors 57,040 6% 1,015 Memorial and other gifts 44,894 5% Memorial Fund Income 68,238 8% 20,714 $928,592 100% Applied to: College Current Operating Expenses $720,000 T8% Faculty Salary Reserve to be expended during 1957-58 (matching the income to be received in 1957-58 on the Ford Foundation Funds) 80,000 9% Reserve to maintain a strong faculty salary program in the future 61,307 6% Campaign Expenses 67,285 7% $928,592 100%

THE ALUMNI FUNDCOMMITTEE SALUTES ...

These veteran Head Agents who have servedfor ten or more consecutiveyears: William F. Geiger '92 26 years William F. Rice '95 17 years Harry D. Lakeman '96 33 years Philip H. Winchester '99 18 years Richard Ward '01 14 years Morton B. French '03 36 years Charles I. Lampee '04 14 years Fletcher A. Hatch '05 17 years Arthur L. Lewis '08 31 years Andrew J. Scarlett '10 22 years Richard A. Holton '18 15 years

These Head Agents who retired at theend of the 1957 Alumni Fund Campaign: Andrew J. O'Connor 1926 William F. Steck 1931 Harold H. Drake 1932 Richard Jackson 1933 J. Moreau Brown 1939 Robert S. Russell 1948 Gary H. Mansur 1951 Bernard J. Lewis 1952

These Head Agents who served for thefirst time on the 1957 Alumni Fund Campaign: Walter P. Rankin 1900 A. Gordon Weinz 1909 Roger B. Salinger 1927 Forrest C. Billings 1928 John W. Little, 2nd 1940 Russell Hartranft, Jr. 1942 Philip E, Penberthy 1944 Herman W. Schulting, 3rd 1946 Glendon E. French, Jr. 1956

These Head Agents who will serve for thefirst time on the 1958 Alumni Fund Campaign: Reginald W. Hanson 1926 James S. Tomlinson 1932 S. Sidney Stoneman 1933 Irwin Naitove 1939 Russell C. Carlson 1948 E. John Rosenwald, Jr. 1952 Stephen C. Lampl 1957

DARTMOUTH ALUMNI FUND COMMITTEE FOR1957: (left to right) Harry H. Enders '29, Ellsworth B. Buck'l4, Laurence G. Leavitt '25, Lewis K. Johnstone '41 andChairman William G. Morton '28.

The names of alumni contributors to the 1957 AlumniFund are listed with their respective classes in theclass-notes section of the December issue of the AlumniMagazine.