Conclave in Cleveland

THE 101st meeting of the Dartmouth Alumni Council has gone into the records and it will be remembered as a highly successful Dartmouth-in-Cleveland program. The two-day meeting, January 27-28, was held in conjunction with a Central States regional conference for club officers and enrollment workers at the Sheraton-Cleveland Hotel.

The Cleveland meeting marked the fifth time that the Alumni Council has met away from Hanover. An earlier meeting, eight years ago, was held in Cleveland; and Minneapolis-St. Paul, Chicago, and most recently New York, on the occasion of the Hopkins Dinner, have also been sites of previous Council meetings.

Ellwood H. Fisher '21 was chairman of the Cleveland Dartmouth Club steering committee, which directed the conference, and Warren J. Crumbine '37, was general chairman. Charles F. McGoughran '20, president of the Alumni Council, presided at the working sessions.

Several committees of the Council met on Thursday prior to the conference, and a gathering was held in honor of Cleveland school principals and guidance teachers. The first meeting of the Council was called to order on Friday morning and was devoted to discussion of regional organization, enrollment and financial aid.

Sidney C. Hayward '26, Secretary of the College, spoke on Dartmouth's regional organization, emphasizing the fact that the College's present broad geographical distribution is truly national in scope and has been for a number of years. Quoting from the Trustees' Committee on Alumni Relations report, he told the Council that if there has been a weak point in the College's alumni program, it has been its regional organization.

Following the Council's recommendations of last June, based on the CAR report, Mr. Hayward stated that the following are being implemented by his office: 1. To schedule two regional conferences every year in order to cover all seven Council districts in a three-year period.

2. Not to create regional Councils at this time.

3. That the College send specialists who will systematically and thoroughly visit alumni clubs, assist in their enrollment, development, club organization or other work.

4. To coordinate the schedule of club visits by coaches, admissions personnel, the glee club, athletic teams, undergraduates, faculty and administrative speakers.

Robert K. Hage '35, director of the Financial Aid Office, reported on the growing demand for aid by students, citing that in 1956 there were 1100 applications for aid and that by 1960 this figure had risen to 2400. The Financial Aid Office is helping about 25 per cent of each class now in College.

On the subject of enrollment, Edward T. Chamberlain '36, director of admissions, discussed the present organizational arrangement of the National Enrollment Committee (NEC). He emphasized the need for expert enrollment work, which is the only answer, he said, for getting the best qualified students.

A panel discussion on Dartmouth regional affairs was moderated by Ralph L. Rickenbaugh '28 of Denver, past president of the Alumni Council. Others on the panel included Roger Stanwood '39, member of the Council and president of the Dartmouth Club of Houston; Henri P. Esquerre '26, member of the Council's committee on enrollment and admissions; Warren J. Crumbine '37, chairman of the conference; and Jay K. Buck '50, president of the Dartmouth Alumni Association of Chicago.

On Friday afternoon the Council heard a series of reports from various committees. F. William Andres '29, senior alumni member of the Dartmouth Athletic Council, spoke on the new Ivy League football schedule which will take effect in 1964 and on two items now under study by the DCAC: a cut system for athletes under the three-three curriculum and a code of conduct for athletes and coaches.

Donald F. DArcy '33, chairman of the Council's class gifts committee, reported that his committee is making a study of a new plan to replace the former program dropped at the time of the Capital Gifts Campaign, and that the committee hopes to have a report ready for the Council's June meeting.

Speaking on the Capital Gifts Campaign, John D. Dodd '22, reported that fifteen million dollars has now been paid up in Hanover. This leaves about 2½ million still to be paid in pledges. In regard to the Alumni Fund, Dodd said that the Committee's primary aim is to rebuild a successful, yearly Alumni Fund. He went on, "The broad objectives of the committee are to keep the Fund growing, to strengthen class participation, and to seek to increase the level of giving through better com- munication."

It was moved and voted by the Council that the 1961 Alumni Fund goal be set at one million dollars.

The final report on Friday afternoon was given by Mr. Rickenbaugh, chairman of the Council's committee on regional activity. He told the Council that he felt a "good set-up" exists for coordination and accomplishment in regional affairs. He predicted that the College's regional program will grow and become stronger when it is clear to all concerned that this is desired and feasible.

Some 300 Dartmouth men and their wives gathered in the ballroom of the Sheraton-Cleveland for the Friday evening banquet. The large crowd was greeted by F. C. Mills '38, president of the Dartmouth Club of Cleveland, who turned the chair over to Fletcher R. Andrews 'l6, dean emeritus of the Western Reserve Law School, who was toastmaster for the occasion.

Alumni Awards were presented by Mr. McGoughran to two outstanding Clevelanders, Henry M. Haserot '10, and John H. Watson Jr. 'O4. The citations appear in the class notes section of this issue.

The highlight of the banquet was an address by President Dickey, who spoke on the "new frontier" in liberal learning and Dartmouth's relation to it. A separate account of his talk accompanies this article.

On Saturday morning, the final session of the Council's 101st meeting was held. At that time the Council heard reports from other committees and College officers. John R. Willetts '40, chairman of the committee on enrollment and admissions, stated that the biggest obstacle to effective enrollment is manpower. The NEC he said needs not just workers but dedicated leaders if the enrollment system is to step forward.

J. Michael McGean '49, Associate Secretary of the College, announced the organization of four new Dartmouth Clubs. It was voted by the Alumni Council that official status be granted to the Dartmouth Club of Ontario; Dartmouth Club of Mexico; Dartmouth Club of Venezuela, and the Dartmouth Women's Club of Massachusetts.

The Council's action brings the number of Dartmouth alumni clubs to 126, which is believed to be the largest number of organizations of this type affliated with any college or university.

Reports were also given by Mr. Fisher on the Bequest Program; Jerry A. Danzig '34, chairman of the Public Relations Committee, and Orton H. Hicks '2l, Vice President of the College. Mr. Hicks told the Council that the Medical School's campaign for funds has now realized $5,253,000 of the $10,000,000 goal.

Under new business, Dr. Herbert S. Talbot '25 offered the resolution: "That there be spread on the minutes of this meeting, our deep appreciation to Ell wood Fisher and his capable associates - Warren Crumbine, Sandy Mills, Bud Barker and others - for their successful efforts in planning and executing this conference and for the warm-spirited welcome and hospitality given the Council by the Dartmouth Club of Cleveland."

Mr. Hayward announced that the next meeting of the Council would be held in Hanover on June 14-16.

The following Council members attended the Cleveland conference:

Prof. Edmund H. Booth '18, Hanover; Stanley M. Mauk '19, Toledo; Charles F. McGoughran '20, New York; Ellwood H. Fisher '21, Cleveland; John D. Dodd '22, New York; W. Wallace Mountcastle '22, Miami; Dr. Herbert S. Talbot '25, Needham, Mass.; Henri P. Esquerre '26, New York; Sidney C. Hayward '26, Hanover; Henry L. Parker '26, Chicago; Forrest C. Billings '28, Hartford, Conn.; Charles F. Bruder '28, New York; Ralph L. Rickenbaugh '28, Denver; F. William Andres '29, Boston; M. Carter Strickland '29, Syracuse, N. Y.; Victor G. Borella '30, New York; Hart D. Gilchrist '31, Denver; Donald F. D'Arcy '33, Dover, N. H.; N. Page Worthington '33, Baltimore; Jerry A. Danzig '34, 0New York; Robert E. Sweeney Jr. '34, Indianapolis; Robert F. Thompson '34, Burlington, Vt.; Carl H. Funke '35, Upper Montclair, N. J.; William L. Hoffmann '36, East Orange, N. J.; Kenneth Lieber '36, Los Angeles; William B. Heroy Jr. '37, Dallas; John F. Page '39, Harrisburg, Pa.; Roger D. Stanwood '39, Houston; John R. Willetts '40, Milwaukee; John L. Greisberger '46, Rochester, N. Y.; and Nelson M. Graves Jr. '50, Buffalo, N. Y.

Past members of the Council in attendance were: John R. Childs '09, Aurora, Ohio; Henry McK. Haserot '10, Cleveland; Robert B. Keeler '11, Cincinnati; Fletcher R. Andrews '16, Cleveland; William H. Bemis '18, Cleveland; J. William Embree Jr. '21, Chicago; Orton H. Hicks '21, Hanover; Roger C. Wilde '21, Chicago; Raymond M. Barker '23, Cleveland; Charles M. French '24, Cleveland; Robert C. Borwell '25, Chicago; Edouard J. Petrequin '25, Cleveland; Carleton G. Broer '27, Toledo; Richard W. Brown '29, Detroit; Edwin C. Chinlund '29, Pittsburgh; Lee A. Chilcote '3O, Cleveland; James K. Tindle '36, Philadelphia; Scott A. Rogers Jr. '40, Santa Monica, Calif.; Lewis K. Johnstone '41, Cincinnati; Stewart H. Steffey '41, Pittsburgh.

Major roles in the Cleveland conference were played by (1 to r) Charles F. McGoughran '20, Alumni Council president; President Dickey; Ellwood H. Fisher '21, steering committee chairman; and Fletcher R. Andrews '16, toastmaster at the Friday night dinner.

Warren J. Crumbine '37, conference chairman, and Sidney C. Hayward '26, Secretary o£ the College, amused by the toastmaster.