1923

This entry in the Alumni Magazine is written very shortly after the COW (Class Officers Weekend) in Hanover. The whole affair was very interesting and informative about the class and the College. Present were Pete Jones, up from the Bahamas; Cap Palmer, all the way from Los Angeles; Dick Udall, up from Florida; Chet Bixby and Barbara; Connie Dodge as special secretary to the widows; Herb and Bee Home; and Gladys Doten as our special guest-in-residence. Because of sudden sickness Clarence and Priscilla Goss cancelled at the last minute.

At a class officers meeting in 101 Thornton, various facets of the class were discussed. Present were Jones, Udall, Palmer, and Home. Dick reported that the class has about $15,000 in the treasury which earned about $1,500 last year. This together with class dues meets all our present requirements for paying for the Alumni Magazine and the memorial books for eaqh and every deceased member of the class. The cost of the magazine to the class is about $1,700. Authority was granted to raise the cost of these memorial books to $3O. Some unenthusiastic discussion was made about a mini-reunion in the fall. It was doubted if many of the classmates would go up to the Colgate game (October 12). Room reservations are tight. Your best bet if you act now is either the Chieftain or the Sheraton.

A few interesting bits of information came out of COW. President McLaughlin, with the cooperation of the Alumni Council and over the protest of the faculty, decided to have ROTC at Dartmouth. It produces a broader education and at the same time enhances the coffers of the College.

The Medical School will enroll 84 of 4,700 applications; at the College approximately 1,000 students, out of 9,000 applicants, will matriculate; and Tuck School expects to enroll 165 students from an applicant pool of 1,650. Graduates of the Tuck School this year were offered between $25,000 and $60,000 as starting salaries,

President McLaughlin spoke of the balanced finances of the College and of the growth of the College and how ROTC enriches undergraduate opportunity and residential values. He stressed the minimal effect of ROTC on the College and of the attempted usurpation of control of the College by the faculty. He mentioned the transfer of funds (about $2 million) out of companies which deal with certain companies having dealings of various sorts with South Africa. This represents a very small part of the total endowment of the College.

We report the deaths of three wives/ widows. They were Opal Marie Zimmerman, Elizabeth Brown, and Fran Donovan.

The Hartford (Conn.) Dartmouth Club gave Charlie Zimmerman a big testimonial dinner and fanfare with the proceeds to go to Dartmouth. More details later as they come in.

Whatever press reports you may have heard about Dartmouth athletics withdrawing from the Ivy League in some of its minor games should be considered as mere speculation. Our president reports that, if anything, they may be expanded. He is hoping that a rather sizeable addition may be added to the gym.

The Hood Museum is progressing nicely and hopes to open in the fall, allowing many of the College treasures to be openly displayed.

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