Alumni Council Has Record Attendance
THE 95th meeting of the Dartmouth Alumni Council was held at the Hotel Manhattan, New York City, on February 4 and 5. It was scheduled to coincide with the testimonial dinner to President Emeritus Hopkins at the Waldorf Astoria on the night of February 5, and with this incentive to attendance, there were 34 members and 51 past members of the Council present, by far the largest meeting ever held by Dartmouth's senior alumni organization.
Guy P. Wallick '21, Council president, called the first session to order following luncheon on February 4. He reported that the Committee on Alumni Relations, which he heads and which had met all of the previous day, would submit its final report to the Trustees Planning Committee in June. Mr. Wallick called on the chairmen of the sub-committees of CAR, each of whom briefly summarized his area of study. These speakers were Sidney C. Hayward '26, history and purpose of Dartmouth's alumni relations; Malcolm McLane '46 (representing Charles G. Bolt<j '41), alumni communications; George C. Nickum '31 (representing Robert S. Oelman '31), alumni organization; Dean Arthur E. Jensen Carlos H. Baker '32), intellectual interests and activities; and Donald C. McKinlay '37, alumni activities.
The Alumni Council was host at a reception for the Dartmouth Trustees, also meeting in New York, and the Capital Gifts Campaign Steering Committee. At the joint dinner which followed, President Dickey spoke briefly. In discussing the purposes of the Alumni Council, he said that he considered it the organized personification of the Dartmouth product and that its raison d'etre should be the interpretation of the Dartmouth enterprise to American society. The responsibility of the Board of Trustees, Mr. Dickey said, is highly focused in that it not only serves Dartmouth College but also human society. He reported that the Board, from time to time, had examined its functions and responsibilities and that it was about to enter upon another detailed self-examination soon.
Mr. Wallick, referring to the forthcoming report of the Committee on Alumni Relations, said that CAR had found that there are 33 major agencies in which a total of over 4,000 Dartmouth alumni participate in College activities. While mindful of the outstanding work being done by all these agencies, CAR feels the need for a new sense of teamwork in all Dartmouth affairs, Mr. Wallick added.
Charles J. Zimmerman '23, chairman of the Trustee Committee on Development and head of the capital gifts campaign, also spoke at the joint dinner. He said there is no place in this country for an "aristocracy of science" and asserted the urgent and continuing need for the product of the liberal arts college such as Dartmouth. The great requirement, he said, is for men who have the ability and, indeed, the obligation to make the right choices when matters of judgment are all-important. With regard to the capital gifts campaign, he reported encouraging progress and announced that over $4,000,000 in cash and pledges, not counting the $1,000,000 gift from John D. Rockefeller Jr., had been received. The Dartmouth Trustees, he said, had decided, because of the importance of the 200 th Anniversary goals, to go all out for the full $17,000,000 needed.
As a unanimous action at the dinner meeting, the Alumni Council, in tribute to Ernest Martin Hopkins, voted the presentation to him of a Dartmouth Tomahawk, symbol of office of Council presidents, and adopted this resolution:
Ernest Martin Hopkins was graduated from Dartmouth College in 1901 and immediately became secretary to President William Jewett Tucker. Later, he served as the first Secretary of the College.
In 1916, at the age of 39, he was chosen to be the eleventh President of Dartmouth, a position he held until his retirement in 1945. His twenty-nine years as President encompassed the periods of World War I, the postwar boom, the great depression and World War 11.
In 1913, this Alumni Council was established, largely through his personal efforts, and he was elected as its first President. The interest and support which he gave to this Council in its growing years has continued to this day. The debt which we Councilors owe to the wisdom and vision of his leadership is beyond measure.
Now, therefore, we, as a Council, resolve that a Dartmouth Tomahawk, symbol of office of Council Presidents, be presented to President-Emeritus Hopkins in recognition and appreciation of his long and distinguished service to our College and its alumni, and as a token of our love and respect to him. And we further resolve, that these resolutions be inscribed on the permanent records of this council and that a copy, thereof, be transmitted to Hoppy.
The final business session of the Council was held at the Hotel Manhattan on Wednesday morning. Speakers included Prof. William W. Ballard '38, faculty representative on the Council; Albert I. Dickerson 'go, Dean of Freshmen; Edward T. Chamberlain '36, Director of Admissions; and Charles L. Hardy '27, president of the Dartmouth Athletic Council. The nominating committee presented the name of John L. Sullivan '21 to be Trustee of the College for a first full term of five years, and this nomination was unanimously approved by the Council. The business session was followed by a luncheon, at which Football Coach Bob Blackman was the principal speaker.
Present members of the Council who attended the New York meeting were:
Clarence V. Opper '18, Washington, D. C.; DeWalt Ankeny '21, Minneapolis, Minn.; Donald F. Sawyer 'si, Boston, Mass.; Guy P. Wallick '21, San Francisco, Calif.; Louis V. Wilcox '23, Westfield, N. J.; Laurence G. Leavitt '25, Saxtons River, Vt.; George R. Lyon '25, Chicago, Ill.; Douglas N. Everett '26, Concord, N. H.; Warren Fellingham '26, Chicago, Ill.; Sidney C. Hayward '26, Hanover, N. H.; Charles L. Hardy '37, Chicago, Ill.; William W. Ballard '28, Hanover, N. H.; Creighton C. Hart '28, Kansas City, Mo.; Ralph L. Rickenbaugh '28, Denver, Colo.; Edwin C. Chinlund '29, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Harry H. Enders '29, New York, N. Y.; George B. Redding '29, Boston, Mass.; Lee A. Chilcote '30, Cleveland, Ohio; Charles E. Rauch '30, New Haven, Conn.; George C. Nickum '31, Seattle, Wash.; William A. Lieson '32, Springfield, Mass.; John E. Marten '33, New York, N. Y.; William C. Embry '34, Louisville, Ky.; Franklin J. Cornwell '35, St. Louis, Mo.; Milburn McCarty Jr. '35, New York, N. Y.; Kenneth Lieber '36, Los Angeles, Calif.; James K. Tindle '36, Philadelphia, Pa.; Ralph N. Hill Jr. '39, Burlington, Vt.; Edgar R. Oppenheim '39, Oklahoma City, Okla.; John R. Willetts '40, Milwaukee, Wis.; Lewis K. Johnstone '41, Cincinnati, Ohio; Stewart H. Steffey '41, Philadelphia, Pa.; Philip G. Moon '42, Detroit, Mich.; Nelson M. Graves Jr. '50, Buffalo, N. Y.
Members of the Committee on Alumni Relations and others who took part in the February 3 meeting in New York which preceded the Alumni Council sessions. Seated (1 to r): Guy P. Wallick '21, chairman; Louis V. Wilcox '23, Robert A. Bowler '51, George B. Redding '29, Harry C. Bush '44, Malcolm McLane '46, Robert S. Oelman '31, Sidney J. Flanigan '23 and Creighton C. Hart '28. Standing: Charles B. Keenen '52, Sidney C. Hayward '26, George C. Nickum '31, Edward T. Chamberlain '36, Dean Arthur E. Jensen, Donald C. McKinlay '37, John E. Masten '33, Robert L. Allen '45 and William H. Finigan. The Committee worked on its final report, scheduled to be presented to the Trustees in June.
John L. Sullivan '21 (second from left), who was nominated by the Alumni Council for a first full term of five years as a Dartmouth Trustee, shown at the Hopkins Dinner with three other members of the Board (l to r): Albert Bradley '15, Dudley W. Orr '29 and Dr. Ralph W. Hunter '31.
Alumni Council members at a luncheon session at the Hotel Manhattan
