1927
Cug and Mary Daley, with their son and daughter, Dan and Sue, and Don and Kay Gardner made up the 1927 representation for the Washington's Birthday weekend in Hanover. They report that it was a grand weekend, with' perfect weather and two basketball victories, over Penn and Princeton. Both Cug and Don hope that next year, with a little more advance publicity, this event can be made into a real Class get-together, with many classmates from the New England area taking advantage of the opportunity to make the trip to Hanover for a few days of fun, fellowship, and skiing.
On the weekend of May 1 and 2, the annual class officers' weekend will be held in Hanover, with your secretary taking part in his capacity of president of the Secretaries' Association. At the moment, it looks as though we may have a very good representation of the officers of the Class in attendance. This is always an enjoyable and instructive meeting, and the opportunity to meet and exchange ideas and experiences with the officers of the other classes is most helpful. Perhaps this year I may even learn how to get some news items out of the strong and silent members of the Class of 1927, all of whom seem to have a mania for hiding their lights under the cloak of anonymity.
Within the last few days, I received an analysis, prepared by the statistical division of the Development Council, showing the relative standing of the classes from 1913 through 1937 in the various categories of giving to Dartmouth since graduation. With the thought that you might be interested in the showing of 1927, I will list our record in the different categories. Among these fifteen classes, we stand 7th in Alumni Fund giving, with a total of $27,359; 4th in our Memorial Fund, with $101,051; 7th in the Capital Gifts Campaign, with a total of $241,772 (through Feb. 16); 7th in other giving, with $117,191, and 8th in the over-all total, with $731,373. These fifteen classes have given a total of $11,810,566 to Dartmouth. Of this, we have given 6.2%.
Captain Al Lawrence has been appointed acting dean of academic instruction at the Coast Guard Academy by Rear Admiral F. A. Leamy, superintendent. Al joined the Coast Guard Academy staff in 1937 as head of the Department of Humanities, after having been an assistant professor of History at M.I.T. In his new assignment, he will work closely with the commandant of cadets to provide the necessary coordination of the instruction program with all extra-curricular activities, and is responsible for the management of the instruction program, under the direction of the superintendent of the Academy
Ray Reed has been appointed to the position of chief pharmacist at Concord Hospital, Concord, N. H. For the past four years Ray has occupied a similar position at Laconia Hospital. .
The only address change this month is Edmund R. Johnson, c/o Harold L. Johnson, 26 Hillside Terrace, Belmont 78, Mass.
If you'll send more news, well have a longer column next month.
Duke Coulter has just announced that Cliff Randall will be the speaker at the Class dinner to be held at the Dartmouth Club in New York on Thursday, June 11. As you all know, Cliff will be completing his term as president of Rotary International, and will be in New York for the convention which ends on that day. During the past year Cliff has traveled all over the world, meeting the heads of state in most of the important countries, and should have an intensely interesting story to tell us. All of you who live within commuting distance of New York, and all of the rest who can get there at that time will surely not want to miss this opportunity to hear him. Details as to the exact time of the dinner will be carried in the Speak, and also in special mailings from Duke's committee.
Pictured at a Capital Gifts Campaign workers' meeting in New Haven are (left to right): Philip E. Pendleton '54, Edward C. Cole '26, and John E. Cotton '56.
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