1936

Serendipity, we are told, is the faculty of making desirable discoveries by accident. Recently I received in the mail a little pamphlet describing the purpose and aims of the Dartmouth Educational Association, a non-profit corporation organized under the laws of Massachusetts on October 16, 1896, for the purpose of assisting needy students pursuing courses of study at Dartmouth College. Initially created by eight Dartmouth alumni, the association accumulated its capital from modest annual dues, life membership fees, specific gifts, and various interest accounts. Non-interest-bearing loans, monitored by the Office of Financial Aid, are made on promissory notes to qualified undergraduates, with repayment after graduation relying substantially on the borrowers' moral responsibility. The pamphlet states: "We aim to help students you would be glad to help if you knew them."

Of the some 2,000 members of the association about 40 contributors can be claimed by the class of '36. The work of the association is done quietly. Many of our alumni are not acquainted with the group, which is not in competition with other College fund programs but is more a supplementary help with the everpresent problem of student aid. I urge anyone who is not familiar with the association to drop a request for the January 1983 booklet to Jonathan Strong '56, Clerk, 225 Franklin Street, Boston, Mass. 02110. I hope you can find a few bucks to send this worthy enterprise.

From Holyoke, Mass., comes an exciting news clipping and letter from Andrew Schmidt, who, even in retirement, through his company, Unique Energy Systems Inc., has fostered a challenging new invention a hydrogen-generating gasoline-saving device. Utilizing the automobile's manifold heat, the device creates "instant energy from water," greatly improving the car's mileage performance and lowering air pollution. Andy was bubbling over with enthusiasm for the potential of this machine and wound up by saying, "Next time I write I'll report the progress made by the other inventor I'm associated with and his exciting invention."

Bring your class address list up to date: Walter and Marion Mosenthal are moving on June 15 from Chagrin Falls, Ohio, to 301 South Orleans Road, Orleans, Mass. 02653. Walt is letting Marion carry in the bags, as he has a commitment to the Hampers School Day Camp that will keep him in Ohio until July 30. He has been very involved with squash and tennis, playing and teaching, and he recently won the Oberlin Squash Open for those 55 and over.

And while speaking of moving, we all know that Class Prexy Bob Fernald and Tanna have made it back to Etna. Bob left the duties of president of the Southwest Florida Dartmouth Club in the able hands of John Bowker, vice president.

On May 20 in Frederick, Md., Lawrence Marx Jr. is being honored by the dedication of the new Hood College Resource Management Center, which will carry his name. Larry has always given much of his time and efforts to philanthropic ventures and has served on the board of trustees at Hood. His daughter Lynn graduated from Hood in 1966.

The Lawrence Marx Jr. Management Resource Center maintains the Georgian design of the existing campus while at the same time being clearly representative of an advanced solar-attuned building. The building will meet the program requirements for a living/learning center where students are in residence for periods of up to six weeks. Because energy management is seen as a major component of the living/ learning experience, energy metering and monitoring itoring equipment will allow the students to measure and compare the efficiencies of different energy programs.

From the West Coast, Norb Hofman, our head class agent, has sent out a broadside announcing a novel approach to encourging class participation in the Alumni Fund. He calls it a FUND idea a '36 Ivy League mini-derby. The class of'36 at Princeton has challenged our class to see which does better in its respective fund-raising drive. (Yale was also included in the challenge, but at this writing it is not known whether they are accepting.) Standings will be based on a combination of dollar totals, percentage participation, and increase over last year. The very thought of the Orange or the Blue showing up the Green must be abhorrent to most of us! If you have already given to this year's Alumni Fund, dig a little deeper, and if you haven't contributed yet, please do so promptly. Every contributor and every contribution count. In our own Green Derby, we were off to a great running start. Let's continue on our way and put the Tiger and the Bulldog in their places!

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