Cleveland

As we enter the month of December this Association is busy with plans for its annual Christmas luncheon. Local high school students who have expressed an interest in applying to Dartmouth are invited to this affair along with their fathers. This gives them an opportunity to meet other applicants from the area, to chat with a large portion of the Cleveland alumni and undergraduate bodies, and to hear speakers representing the College and the undergraduates. It serves as a gay reunion time for local Dartmouth men and, last year, attracted over 300 people. We are looking for another large turnout at the Mid-Day Club, Union Commerce Building, on Saturday, December 28. Edouard Petrequin II '50 is in charge of arrangements.

We have been fortunate in having some very interesting speakers at our weekly luncheon meetings in the last few weeks. On Friday, November 15, Dean Karl Hill '38 of Tuck School visited with us and brought us up-to-date on the programs and plans for that portion of the College. He was very frank in telling us what they are attempting to do in the areas of enrollment and curriculum and just how they have set about to accomplish their goals. Following a most interesting talk, he entertained questions from the floor.

The following Friday, our guests were Neil Putnam, line coach of the Dartmouth Freshman football team, and Robert Binswanger '52, Executive Director of The Pace Association. Mr. Putnam spoke to us in general about the Dartmouth football team, its chances of winning the Princeton game, and the prospects for the future. It is always interesting to get the football scoop directly from Hanover.

"PACE," a Plan for Action by Citizens in Education, is a relatively new association organized by local citizens and directed by Mr. Binswanger. Its purpose is to carry out within the next decade approximately 26 proposed recommendations, as set forth in a detailed report by a committee which investigated Cuyahoga County's school needs. In this limited space I am unable to go into any details of this report, but it is fascinating, and Bob was most enthusiastic in relating his purposes in Cleveland. I am sure that if anyone is interested in reading more about this, he can secure a copy of the report from Bob at 518 The Arcade, 401 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44114.

Secretary, 1919 E. 13th St., Cleveland 6, Ohio