Dartmouth in the Public Service

UNDER the sponsorship of Dartmouth's Public Affairs Center, directed by Prof. Gene M. Lyons, the first of a projected series of conferences on "Dartmouth in the Public Service" was held on the weekend of April 14-15. Nineteen graduates of the College who are engaged in public service, many from Washington, participated with students and faculty in panel sessions and general discussions.

Three of the meetings were held in Baker Library's Public Affairs Laboratory. The first featured a panel of eight seniors who have been government interns overseas or in this country. The second, with panelists drawn from the White House, State Department, and Albany, dealt with the changing requirements of public service. Following a dinner at the President's House, a discussion of "Public Service and American Society" was led by Dean Fred Berthold '45 of the Tucker Foundation; Orvil E. Dryfoos '34, publisher of The New York Times; and Prof. John W. Masland, Provost of the College.

Sunday morning's final session took the form of a report by Professor Lyons on long-range plans for the Public Affairs Center, designed to promote a collegewide sense of involvement in public affairs and to encourage Dartmouth men to enter government service.

Among nineteen alumni participating in the conference were J. Clarence Davies '34, chairman, New York City Housing and DevelopmentBoard; Milton Alpert '32, counsel for New York State's Office of LocalGovernment; and Richard E. Wright '54, assistant to the administrator,National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Student panelists in the opening session on the Dartmouth Intern Program. Prof. Frank Smallwood '51,chairman, is in the center, and atthe far right is Prof. Gene Lyons,director of the Dartmouth PublicAffairs Center, who was generalconference chairman.

Intently following the discussion are(l to r) Harold Leich '29, chief ofprogram planning, Civil ServiceCommission: Fred C. Scribner '30,former Undersecretary of the U. S.Treasury; John L. Steele '39, Washington bureau chief for Time magazine; and George E. Flather Jr. '41,Washington lawyer.

Henry R. Dutcher Jr. '45, City Manager ofRochester, N. Yat the opening session.

Edward B. Marks '32, executive directorof the U. S. Committee for Refugees, withProf. Daniel Marx Jr. '29 at the luncheon.

Howard Wriggins '4O, member of the PolicyPlanning Council, U. S. Department of State.

Richard Barnes '51, NASA staff officer;Richard Donahue '48, a White House aide.

Four other alumni participants shown in the Public Affairs Laboratoryare (I to r) Albert E. Louer '26, Chicago financial manager, who is interested in student internships in government; Robert Asher '31, seniorstaff member of the Brookings Institution; William McCaw '29, deputycontroller of the United Nations; and William L. Krieg '35, of theU. S. State Department's personnel policy council.

David S. Smith '39, former Assistant Secretary of the Air Force,now director of the International Fellows Program at Columbia University, discussing conference questions with Dartmouth students.

Scribner, Wright and other alumni guests enjoy an informal interlude at the conference.

Richard Spurgin '52 (c), with the State Department, and Mr. Barnes are good listeners.