1957

Spring has apparently sprung although in the Northeast, at least, it is difficult to differentiate when the change from winter occurred. It has been the mildest winter on record, with essentially no snow accumulation from central New Hampshire and Vermont south a lousy winter for the eastern skiers, but a boon to the anti-snow-shoveling contingent, not to mention state, municipal, and individual household budgets.

And as we approached spring, our great and perennially successful Alumni Fund head class agent, Chuck Winslow, was again fielding a team that should ensure yet another successful campaign. Chuck's organization includes Clyde Brownstone as Campaign for Dartmouth co- ordinator, Bob Mac Donald for fraternities, Harvey Epstein for regions, Art Johnson for participation, Eric Eichler for special gifts, and Art Pierce for memorial gifts.

It is interesting that the generosity of its supporters has been one of the mainstays of the College since its inception. The April 1872 issue of The Dartmouth, then a magazine type of publication, recounted that when the College was being established, the few settlers in the area all tried to get it to locate in their vicinity. At that time there were only two people residing in Claremont, three families in Lebanon, and only three in Lyme; Hanover East was just in the process of being settled. "The people were poor in purse, ill-sheltered, and badly clothed," but the "people of every town on the river, within 50 miles of its present site, desired to have the College within their own limits. . . . Out of their deep poverty, they made offers of such commodities as they had land, produce, and money to induce Dr. Wheelock to settle among them."

The article went on to relate the specifics of some of the subscriptions made to attract the College. Commitments included bushels of wheat pairs of shoes, a pair of leather britches, and a great variety of manual labor in order "to forward the Establishment of Dartmouth College in this Province of New Hampshire which under the Divine Blessing and influence, we hope may be a means, not only for the increase of Human Literature but also for the advancement of Christ's Glorious Kingdom and interest in this wilderness land." What vision!

As a sequel to the Chris Wren saga which was unfolded in the last issue, Chris reports that he was, indeed, expelled from Iran along with the other correspondents, after having spent five weeks there covering developments.

Chris has since been on assignments in Israel and Saudi Arabia. He noted that he has also received some correspondence from his Dartmouth roommate, Frank Andrews, who continues his teaching career at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, but has recently been in the Philippines setting up a program for the Philippine Institute for Development Studies.

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