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Many of you have expressed concern over the direction the College is taking and feel that many of the values and traditions as we knew them are falling by the wayside. Yes, Dartmouth has changed as any living, vibrant organization must to survive. But as much as things change so do they stay the same. The Class of 1981 has just been admitted. From my vantage point of running an alumni interviewing committee I will tell you we are still drawing the cream of the crop. Overall, Dartmouth received 7,719 applications to fill a class of approximately 1,000. Probably three-quarters of those who applied are equipped to do the work. As the Admissions Office says, "... there will be quite a few candidates whose overall qualifications seem hard to beat who will not make it. There simply isn't room." My committee interviewed 48 prospects this year and had 15 admissions. Of the balance, I would say another 20 would have to be considered top quality. The point that I am getting at is the undergraduate body at Dartmouth is second to none. As long as that is the case, Dartmouth will be alive and well.

A release from the Lamson & Sessions Co. informs us that Will Rowe has been named president of the Industrial Fastener Division of this company and has been elected a vice president of Lamson & Sessions. In his new post. Will will have total responsibility for the foreign and domestic operations of the division. He previously was a corporate vice president of the ITW Fastener Group. Will is a member of the Financial Executives Institute as well as several trade associations.

Sam Boyce is getting himself involved in a very unusual operation. Sam, a Santa Monica, Calif., advertising man, is launching a self-help organization and commercial enterprise called Overspenders Anonymous. Its motto is "overspending is dangerous to your wealth." The approach is purposely humorous, with Sam marketing padlocked covers for checkbooks and credit cards. "The overspender is crying for help," Sam says, "much like the overeater or over-drinker. The overspender goes out and splurges on something to forget about his problems and gets an immediate high. The problem is when the consequences close in on him. He goes through the same torment and hell that an alcoholic does in his hangover. Many overspenders, like alcoholics, are unable to admit they need help." Sam would like to see OA meetings around the country, patterned after Alcoholics Anonymous.

This being the last column for the season, I wish you all a very happy summer and look forward to seeing many of you at mini-reunions.

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