1911

Before the history of the past football season becomes just a faded memory, it seems fitting to recount the odyssey of a lone member of 1911 who attended the Princeton game on November 22, 1975. Carl (Dutch) Waterbury, who last witnessed a Dartmouth game at Princeton in 1909, departed from his home in Utica at 7 a.m. and flew to La Guardia in New York, from where he bussed to Princeton. As he approached the stadium, he was contacted by a nice appearing woman who was leaving the scene due to illness. She prevailed upon him to accept her ticket and sit with her husband on the Princeton side, from which vantage point Dutch was able to appreciate fully the Dartmouth cheers and band, as well as to rejoice in a Dartmouth victory. After the game, he partook of cocktails and dinner at a Princeton Club, bussed back to New York, and took a train to Utica the following morning. Quite an outing we should say for a man of Dutch's venerable status!

A fine letter was received from Whitney Cushing of the Class of 1939, written in tribute to the late Lester Gibson and his wife Marion. He made a trip to Mexico with the Gibsons as well as travelling through the Flordia Keys and visiting them on their yacht. He writes that "the Gibsons were a joy to be with. To know Les was to know a man who had the real joie de vivre' and he liked to live life to the hilt and he seemed to get a lot of enjoyment out of it." Cushing is the son of John T. 'OB. He states that in 1906 his father and two brothers roomed together in Fayerweather, a situation which he believes to be unique in Dartmouth history.

Prior to the time these notes appear in print, in March, you will have been made aware of the recent decision of the Board of Trustees (January 18) to do away with the present system of a fixed ratio of male and female students and to adopt a policy of "equal access" with the entering Class of 1981 in September 1977. The Board reaffirmed that the fundamental purpose of Dartmouth College is the education of men and women who have a high potential for making a significant positive impact on society and since the admissions policy must be a means of achieving the fundamental purpose of the institution, a change in the admission policy is necessary. This means as reported in the Dartmouth of January 20 that after one more year of operation under the existing 3,000 men and 1,000 women ratio, the gates will be open wide for equal representation which could result in an early alignment of 2000 of each. This possibility reflects a picture that is a far cry from the Dartmouth we have known and revered for so many years. At least, though to no avail at this point, 25 of the 35 surviving members of the Class of 1911 registered the near unanimous preference for a permanent minimum of 3,000 males and a gradual increase of females, if necessary, to the extent that requisite financing rendered this possible. The results of this poll conducted for 1911 by Wee Kimball were transmitted to each Trustee and to other key personnel.

A report from Wee, as co-chairman of the 65th Reunion with Ken Clark, indicates a lack of information as to potential participants. Contact with the Hanover Inn management discloses reservations have been made for Marian Agry, Ruth Backus, maybe Mary Chase, the Ken Clarks, Dorothy Gooding, the Wee Kimballs and John Learoyd. It appears that some of the above and further applications may have to be assigned to the Inn Motor Lodge. It was assumed that the following would attend the coming Reunion: the Don Cheneys, True Dudley, Spim Norris, Dutch Waterbury, and the Mert Wilsons. No exact information on the above has been received to date. Again, may we urge that you advise us of your plans so that accurate lists of those attending may be reported in the April and May issues of the Magazine.

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