LETTERS

Your Help Invited

To THE EDITOR:

The normal alumni temptation to think that colleges depend only on alumni pocketbooks for support may be particularly potent at Dartmouth where alumni support has traditionally been so strong that even substantial non-alumni giving looks modest by comparison.

If so, Dartmouth alumni will be glad to be reminded that the Medical School has under way an unprecedented fund-raising campaign, aimed almost entirely at foundations, corporations and non-alumni individuals. And the Dartmouth Medical School case is so highly regarded by these sources that to date more than $5,000,000 has been subscribed.

One Dartmouth alumnus was so impressed by the Medical School's importance to the future of medicine in this country that he presented its story to a friend of his whom he knew to be a foundation trustee. The foundation in turn indicated its enthusiasm by a $10,000 grant to the Medical School.

Finally the alumnus points out that the $10,000 is far short of the $5,000,000 still needed, and suggests that among Dartmouth's 28,000 alumni there may be at least 499 others who can do at least as well as he did.

Not wishing to overlook such a promising possibility, Jack Norris '25 and I, as cochairmen of this unique Dartmouth effort, invite similar initiative on the part of other alumni. Do you have contacts with nonDartmouth people who can help us, particularly foundation and industry representatives? Here is a Dartmouth case of national significance. Will you help us to tell this exciting story? Please write me at the address below. We shall be most grateful for your interest and suggestions.

Whitney Blake Company New Haven 14, Connecticut

Thanks from Spud

To THE EDITOR:

Through your columns may I express my thanks to all the Dartmouth men who were so kind as to remember me at Christmas time? Even if my health permitted me to do it, I would find it almost impossible to express my appreciation individually to so many. It makes me very happy to be remembered by my friends among the Dartmouth alumni, and to all of them I would like to extend my warmest good wishes for the new year.

Hanover, N. H.

A Dr. Tucker Story

To THE EDITOR:

A recent reference in the MAGAZINE to Dr. Tucker reminded me of the last time I ever saw him. In his retirement he always retained a lively interest in all Dartmouth affairs. He sent me word that he wanted to meet Jack Johnson who was at that time a widely known and much loved member of the Dartmouth community. Jack was unfortunately a ruffian, but I took him in hand and fixed him up for the call. I brushed his black coat, put a red tie about his neck and we started for Occom Ridge. Mrs. Tucker met us at the door and led us into a room where Dr. Tucker was lying on a couch. Jack marched right up to the couch, stood on his hind legs and, as a smile passed over the old man's face, Jack gently extended a paw. I saw Dr. Tucker shake hands with a bear.

Hanover, N. H.

Two Alumni Sons Added

To THE EDITOR:

In one of your recent issues there appeared an article dealing with the number of freshmen whose fathers had graduated from Dartmouth. The list of names has been carefully reviewed by me several times but I still fail to find among those listed either my own name or that of my son, Roger, a member of the Class of 1964. I had been under the impression that I was graduated with the Class of 1939. However, as this apparently is an erroneous impression, perhaps you could advise me how to go about securing a refund of four years' tuition.

Lexington, Mass.

Our apologies to Mr. Ferguson, and alsoto Myron Wright '37 whose son Peter wasnot included in the 1964 list published inNovember. The official list obtained by theMagazine for publication contained only the133 names printed. The correct tally is 135.