1975

Secretary's note: the financialguys wanted to make a directpitch, so I graciously offeredthem this month's column. Thefloor is open for class officernominations, which whoud besent to yours truly, Blake Winchell. That havingbeen said...

Can you believe it . . . most members of Dartmouth’s new freshman class of 1997 were bom in 1975! Where were you then? You certainly were not thinking of more diapers, future college tuition, and your 20th Dartmouth Reunion. When people ask me about my upcoming reunion, they always wonder iff feel old. I always tell them, “No, it really isn’t my 20th, it’s my 19th, and that makes me feel young.”

As you all must know by now, our 20th is nextjune 17-19. Scott Mosenthal, the reunion chairman, has quite a program lined up (please refer to September Vox ’75). I am writing this column not to talk about the reunion, but to talk about the 1994 Alumni Fund Campaign. We have a tremendous reunion-giving goal ahead of us, namely $375,000. Tom Wood and Steve Gray have been appointed reunion giving- co-coordinators. This has been the greatest peaceful Wall Street merger of all time: Tom works at Goldman Sachs and Steve at Salomon Brothers. Tom and Steve have promised no shady schemes, no program trad- ing, and no hostile takeovers. They plan to beg! Get your wallets ready—these guys and their committee will be calling. And talk about devotion—Wood and Gray have both refi- nanced their homes and dedicated their sav- ings to the 1994 Campaign.

If you are wondering who might be dial- ing for your dollars, here are the Reunion Giv- ing Committee members: A 1 Austin, StuCable, Roger Clarkson, Lon Cross, DanCummings, Mark Hinman, Zenas Hutch-eson, Rick Mayberry, Tom Quinn, RobRees-Jones, Mike Salvaara, Pam BrewerSmyth, and Cate and Rick Waddell. If you know any of these classmates, and you want to give them your pledge before they call you ... do it!

Seriously, everyone should think about attending our 20th, if possible. So much of the College has changed over the last 19 years: there are new buildings, computers in every dorm room, and hair styles are cut widt a bowl. But the food at Thayer is the same.

Finally, as far as the Alumni Fund Campaign is concerned, we have a very good chance to beat the 20th Reunion record of 5413,000. Each of you must think about the future of Dart- mouth. Without our support, positive change and advancement is not possible. In this era of low interest rates and over-valued stock prices, an investment in Dartmouth could reap superlative returns. As Edward Tuck, class of 1862 proclaimed: “I cannot for the life of me understand why the great majority of rich men desire to die with their safe deposit key in hand. No investment I ever made has paid me so much in dividends of satisfaction and happiness as has what I have done for Old Dartmouth.” See you next June.

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