Club Officers Hold Annual Meeting

President Kemeny presented a bright picture of the future of the College to a record-breaking crowd of Dartmouth Club officers and their spouses at the Club Officers Association dinner November 10 in Alumni Hall.

Attending the two-day meeting from as far away as Texas, Utah, Louisiana, and Georgia were 119 officers, 90 wives, and the husbands of two representatives of the Dartmouth Women's Club of Boston.

Expressing his conviction that "by the end of the decade it should be eminently clear that Dartmouth offers the finest undergraduate education in the country," President Kemeny pointed out that "time is in Dartmouth's favor." Noting the difficulties many of its sister institutions face because of urban locations, over-emphasis on graduate programs, and financial problems, he told the group that Dartmouth's traditional dedication to undergraduate education and its unique geography enable it to attract "some of the finest faculty in the country."

The forward movement of the College—as exemplified by the new year- round program, the expansion of the Medical School, the continuing success of the Hopkins Center, and such innovations as the Dartmouth Institute—at a time when other institutions are facing severe financial cutbacks, is another factor "working in our favor," President Kemeny added.

He remarked on his amazement at "how few problems there have been this fall" in implementing coeducation. From his personal experience as an instructor of a freshman honors mathematics class, Mr. Kemeny reported no difference between the intellectual competence of this year's coeducational class and all-male classes of previous terms.

The program opened officially Friday afternoon with "A Look at Year-Round Operation and Coeducation—Term I," presented by Harland W. Hoisington Jr. "48, Coordinator of the Dartmouth Plan; Donald L. Kreider, Vice President and Dean for Student Affairs; and Ruth M. Adams, Vice President.

Peter C. Schwartz '60 of the Hartford (Conn.) Club, association president, chaired the meeting after Friday's dinner. J. Michael McGean '49, Secretary of the College, presented the annual awards to clubs and individual officers for outstanding accomplishments.

Ira L. Berman '42 of the Greater Boston Alumni Association, who was at the time in France at a joint dinner meeting of the Paris and Boston clubs, was named Club President of the Year. Robert J. T. Longabaugh '53 of the Dartmouth Club of Eastern New York received his award as Secretary of the Year. The texts of the citations appear with their respective class notes in this issue.

The Alumni Association of Northern California and Nevada was cited as Large Club of the Year for attendance and dues participation, its weekly luncheon program, co-sponsorship of the California Alumni Seminar for several years, and for exceptional activities in enrollment, job placement, and special events. Receiving honorable mention in this category were the Alumni Associations of Greater Boston and the Northwest (Minneapolis) and the Bergen County and New Haven Clubs.

The Dartmouth Club of Cape Cod won the award as Small Club of the Year among those with 200 members or less. McGean cited the club's 50 percent dues participation, its monthly luncheons with an average of 40 or more members and their wives present, its enrollment activities, co-sponsorship of the New England Alumni Seminar, and its extraordinary scholarship effort. Central Florida, Northwestern Connecticut, Mid-Hudson, and Houston received honorable mention.

The officers were at their business early Saturday morning with a breakfast meeting in Alumni Hall. Edward T. Chamberlain Jr. '36, Director of Admissions, and Seaver Peters '54, Director of Athletics, were the speakers. The rest of the morning was occupied with workshops for Club Presidents, Club Secretaries, Enrollment Liaison Officers, Job Placement Chairmen, Glee Club Concert Chairmen, and officers involved with regional Alumni Seminars.

Association officers for 1972-73, elected at the Saturday morning meeting, are: Kenneth W. Lundstrom '55, Delaware, president; Donald H. Spitzli Jr. '56, Tidewater, vice president; David Orr '57, Hanover, secretary; Nancy Elliott, Hanover, and Albert Cook '62, Etna, assistant secretaries. Elected to the Executive Committee were Kenneth M. Jones '42, Maryland; M. Shepard Jackson '55, Mid-Hudson; Jonathan Strong '56, Boston; Charles D. Pinkerton '59, Cleveland; and T. Brock Saxe '62, New Canaan. Alfred E. La Brecque Jr. '55, Monmouth County, N.J., is an ex officio member as Job Placement Chairman.

Charles R. Noll Jr. '55, Houston; David B. Metz '54, New York City; and William G. Batt '60, Indianapolis, are the new Alumni Council representatives.

Association officers for 1972-73: From left, Ken Jones '42, Baltimore; Don Spitzli'56, Norfolk, Va., vice president; Jon Strong '56, Boston; Ken Lundstrom '55,Delaware, president; Brock Saxe '62, New Canaan, Conn.; Al LaBrecque '58,Monmouth County; Charles Pinkerton '59, Cleveland; Dave Orr '57, Hanover,secretary. M. Shepard Jackson '55, Mid-Hudson, is not shown.