1951
The summer has been splendid and we hate to see it end. After many weekends in Vermont and a week in the White Mountains it will be hard getting back to the daily grind. We hope your summer ranks with ours.
Before getting to some of the accumulated news a word about this year's Alumni Fund effort. Congratulations to Jim Bovaird and his mighty team of agents. The Class raised $75,718 for a 21 per cent increase over last year. Truly a noteworthy performance. However, this was done mainly by the loyal givers increasing their gifts, the average going from $155 to $196. Total givers numbered only 386.1 must confess it is beyond my ability to understand how more than one-third of the Class does not believe it got enough from Dartmouth to repay it with even a token contribution. I think the non-givers should think long and hard about the institution that game them so much. When the class agent calls again, try to repay just a little of the debt.
Another member of the Class has made it back to Hanover permanently. Peter Martin has chucked his job as associate editor of Money Magazine to become executive director of both the Institute of Current World Affairs and the American Universities Field Staff. The former offers long-term overseas training fellowships to young people from all walks of life, the latter maintains a staff of 16 scholar-journalists around the world and brings them home at regular intervals to teach at a group of 12 member institutions of higher learning (including Dartmouth). Peter managed to get the foundations moved from New York to what was the town's Howe Library in our day (what powers of persuasion). Peter reports, "Life in a small college town can be even more pleasant than I expected. The pace is relaxed and friendly, and the bulk of the New York Times shrinks magically to the length of time it takes to sip a cup of coffee at Lou's. I run into JackSkewes (he's business manager of the College) picking up the paper at Putnam's Drug Store, and we nod in the confidence that there's plenty of time to chat if we want, and no harm done if we don't." The Martin's new home - an 1824 house with a gambrel roof - is right next to the river in Orford. Any 'sls in Hanover are invited to drop in at 4 West Wheelock Street and see for themselves what life is like on the Hanover Plain.
Another member of the journalism fraternity is branching out into other endeavors. WoodyKlein, currently corporate communications and community relations manager for IBM, has been named adjunct professor on the faculty of the Professional Writing Program at Fairfield University. The program is part of the curriculum of the Graduate School of Corporate and Political Communication and is conducted by professional writers working or living in Fairfield County. The Professional Writing Program is geared to those who seek training as writers for organizations or as free-lancers and consultants. Woody will teach a course he developed on writing for the news media. Students will be given advanced instruction on defining news and features, and developing the technique of writing and editing.
An interesting note has come in concerning Bob Dore. A resident of Litchfield, Conn., Bob is a tree surgeon for the Waldren Tree Co. For the past 27 years he has been a member of the Litchfield Fire Company serving on the ambulance detail. In addition to these duties, Bob is a member of the Litchfield Park and Recreation Commission.
A short while back I wrote the obituary of Charles Hoban. There is a postscript to the sad and tragic life he led in later years. On May 9 the College received the cash proceeds of an insurance policy on his life in the amount of $5,047. This bequest, which has been credited to the Class of 1951, has been utilized to establish a quasi-endowment fund, the Charles O. Hoban Jr. 1951 Fund. The annual income of this fund will be credited to the Alumni Fund in Chuck's name and memory and included with the other contributions of the Class, until it passes into history. At that point both the principal and income will be completely unrestricted.
From all reports, the mini-reunion over the Yale Game shapes up to be a great affair. To date there are better than 50 people signed up to be housed in the condominiums at Quechee. In addition to the festivities associated with the game, the Class will have a dinner Saturday night at the Quechee Club. We hope to see many of you at this particular occasion. So long for now.
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