Boston Club Sponsors Group Trip to Paris
The Dartmouth Alumni Association of Greater Boston, with two group charter trips to Copenhagen under its belt, is planning its third foreign jaunt—this time to Paris and Bourges, France, in November. The great success of its two previous trips has encouraged the Boston club to undertake a historic reaching of Dartmouth hands across the ocean—to and with the Dartmouth Club of Paris. Further, with the cooperation and assistance of Prof. John Rassias, director of Dartmouth's foreign study program, an educational tie-in with the College's program in Bourges is being offered as an extra for those interested.
The eight-day trip will begin November 9, 1972, going round-trip from Boston's Logan Airport to Orly and back to Logan. Days 1 and 8 will be for travel, with six nights in Paris. One of those nights will be featured by a Boston-Paris alumni banquet. The package price, not yet settled, will include jet travel, complete handling of luggage, transportation from airport to hotel to airport, and all breakfasts including meals in flight. Hotel accommodations in Paris will be centrally located, near the Arc de Triomphe or Place de I'Opera.
Although the trip is being organized by the Dartmouth Alumni Association of Greater Boston, it is open to all dues-paid members of any Dartmouth alumni club. The dues-paid proviso is a "must" to comply with government regulations. Parents of current or past students are also eligible if they are members of a Dartmouth alumni club.
One direct mailing, with full details, will be made to all New England alumni, nearly 10,000 persons. Others wishing this brochure should write to Ira L. Berman '42, 147 South Street, Boston, Mass. 02111, with "Dartmouth" written in the lower lefthand corner of the envelope. It will not be possible to handle telephone inquiries.
The shorter Copenhagen trips, with the same format planned for the Paris trip, were offered at a package price of $199. Paris is proving to be more costly, yet Boston club officials are aiming at a figure of approximately $269, which will depend on current negotiations with the airlines and hotels.
Since the package price of the Copenhagen trips was very low, the Boston Club asked each participant to contribute an additional $10 to its scholarship fund, and nearly $2000 was raised this way. The contribution, however, was voluntary and not required for a trip reservation.
As soon as the Paris trip is under way, the drawing board conies out again. London in May 1973 is in the infancy of development. President Kemeny hopes to fit this one into his schedule. Keep your eye on the Boston Club.
