1957's 15th

REUNION CHAIRMAN

An enthusiastic nucleus of the Class of 1957 numbering eighty strong observed its 15th year since being graduated from the college June 18-20. This was a weekend during which old friendships were renewed and ties with the College were strengthened.

For those who participated in the Friday afternoon "Rap" session with three undergraduates, or heard President John Kemeny speak later that evening, or attended the Dartmouth Today panel presentation Saturday morning, the result was a rekindling of faith and confidence in Dartmouth College—it's leadership, its administration, its undergraduates.

President John Kemeny and the Dartmouth Today panelists, Dean Carroll Brewster, Director of Athletics Seaver Peters '54, Director of Admissions Ed Chamberlain '36, and Dean Charles Dey '52 of the Tucker Foundation made it clear that the basic philosophy that Dartmouth is a place to learn relatively unencumbered by the stresses of the post college world remains unchanged. But they also showed clearly that the College relates to the challenges of today—that the College has responsibilities to society and that it was facing these social responsibilities through such means as the development of intelligent programs designed to give a meaningful education to potential leaders of minority groups like the American Indian.

The undergraduates we met indicated that the campus atmosphere has changed substantially from that of recent years during which violence erupted on many campuses in an effort to bring causes or demands to the attention of the administration and general public. Instead, there apparently has been a return to academic pursuits—a trend that has been intensified by the lack of job opportunities and by the increased competition of gaining admission to graduate schools. The general impression left with us was one of a thoughtful, concerned, socially conscious, intelligent undergraduate body still with the same capacity for fun and games, but terribly intent on "finding" itself and somehow contributing to the improvement of the world in which wet live.

Interspersed with these more intellectually active pursuits was a balanced schedule of events designed to encourage "serious reuning." Night-club owner Bob Giordano operated a class tent complete with ever- flow beer taps that sported a great dance band Friday evening and served tremen- dous breakfasts Saturday and Sunday mornings. George Southwick put on an outing Saturday afternoon where 840 reuning members of the classes of '57, '56, and '55 and families were served delicious barbecued beef and barbecued chicken. Swimming, volley ball, and frisbee appeared to be the most popular athletic activities, with the original Dartmouth Indian Chiefs providing a continuous Dixieland background. Among the Chiefs were '57's AlShapiro, trumpet, and Dave Cook, clarinet, Pete Bulls manned the banjo.

Smiling Ed Waldron M/C'd our class banquet—kept the evening at such a hilarious pitch practically no one could finish dessert. Among serious duties, Ed introduced '57 class president-elect, DaveCook and commended outgoing President Joe Stevenson and his officers for their fine leadership during the past five years. Our speaker of the evening, Dean Carroll Brewster kept us laughing with his trials and tribulations of a college dean stories. Perhaps the high point of the evening was the induction of Carroll Brewster (Yale '57) into the Class of Dartmouth '57 as an honorary member.

Let's all start planning on our 20th!

President Kemeny making the third of his reunion addresses to the alumni.