1911

We regret to report the passing of The Reverend Clyde Merton Wilson on March 6. Mert was the youngest surviving member of the Class. Our deepest sympathy is extended to his widow Alice and the members of his family. See the obituary section in last month's issue. In a note to Wee Kimball, the daughter of Barbara (Mrs. Sydney C.) Beane wrote that her mother died on February 6, following an illness of three years.

The Alumni Fund Office has initiated the practice of sending pewter bowls as commemorative gifts to Alumni who have made consecutive contributions to the Alumni Fund for sixty or more years since its inception in 1914. At Wee Kimball's request, the Fund Office reports as follows on the members of 1911 who have contributed for over 50 consecutive years through the 1977 Campaign: Benjamin R.Allison, 56. Donald A. Cheney, 59. Kenneth F.Clark, 60 (received pewter bowl). Charles Jordan, 59. Warren F. Kimball, 63 (received pewter bowl). Raymond H. Nead, 57.

It is possible that this recognition of long continuous giving may be expanded to include those with 50 or more consecutive years.

In previous reports we failed to note that KenClark has consented to serve as class coordinator. This is a new classification designed primarily to facilitate the progress of the fiveyear Campaign For Dartmouth (CFD) in conjunction with the head class agent's program for the annual Alumni Fund.

In the early 1920's some foreign visitors to the Dartmouth campus expressed special interest in viewing a college which was reported to have the largest gymnasium and the smallest library of any college in America. We can recall well the modest Wilson Hall which represented the center of the library system in our undergraduate years. In October 1925 the Faculty Committee on the (long wished-for) Library reported the total number of volumes in the various libraries of the College to be approximately 213,000. It estimated that, with a new library, this would grow to 500,000 by 1960 and to one million by 1986. The Baker Library will celebrate its 50th anniversary this coming June, and by that time, statistics indicate, the library system will include approximately 1,270,000 volumes. That, my friends, spells progress!

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