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President: Chuck Sherman,129PennockRoad,Strafford,VT05072 Vice-President: Al Keiller,85422Dudley,ChapelHill,NC27514 Secretary: Larry Geiger,93GreenridgeAvenue,WhitePlains,NY10605 Treasurer: Tim Urban, 214FosterDrive,DesMoines,IA50312 HeadAgent: Bob Spence,16SurreyRoad,NewCanaan,CT06840 GiftPlanningChairman: Alan Rottenberg,24GouldRoad,Waban,MA02468 Mini-ReunionChairman: Terry Lowd,POBox124,NewHarbor,ME04554 Webmaster: Ben Day,1BinghamAvenue,Rumson,NJ07760 NewsletterEditor: Bob Serenbetz,POBox1127,Newtown,PA18940
Phone:215-598-0262 Fax:215-598-0770 Email:[email protected] ClassWebsite: http://www.alum.dartmouth.org/classes/66 (WHEREAFULL-COLORVERSIONOFTHISNEWSLETTERIS ALWAYSAVAILABLETODOWN-LOAD!)
December 2007
Large Turnout for Homecoming Mini-Reunion
About60membersandguestsoftheClassof1966journeyedtoHanoverfortheHomecomingMini-Reunion,October19-20.AheavyrainstormgreetedthosemarchingintheParadeoftheClassesdownMainStreet,whichtendedtoshortentheceremoniesinfrontofDartmouthHall,butnottheenthusiasmof the Class of 2011 as they lit the bonfire and chased each other across the Green.
HaywardLoungeattheInnwasthesiteoftheSaturdaymorningbrunchandclassmeeting.Rich Kaiser, Al Keiller,LindaandBob Spence,MelanieandDave Barton,Ken Reiber,SharonandGary Broughton,andPaul DoscherwereamongthosedeliberatingoverClassbusiness,includingthedecisiontoholdthe65thBirthdayPartyandadd-onwalkingtripinSantaFeduringtheSpringof2009.In a poll conducted over the last four months, 49% of respondents chose Santa Fe as their first choice comparedto33%forsecond-placeLondon.Asimportant,100%saidtheywouldattendareunioninSantaFe,regardlessoftheirpreferredsite.OfthosewhochoseSantaFe,almosthalfsaidtheywouldalsoattendanadd-onwalkingtrip.
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TherewasconsiderablediscussionofClassprojects.PresidentChuckShermanannouncedthere-estab-lishmentofabookpurchaseprogramthroughBakerLibrarytomemorializealldeceasedclassmates.AcontinuationoftwoJohnSloanDickeyFellowshipsforworkabroad,anda$1,000peryearcontributiontotheAthleticSponsorsProgram,toprovidefund-ingfortripstothecampusbyprospectivestudent-athletes,wasapproved.TheClassalsoapprovedaplantoestablishanendowed($50,000)Classof1966Scholarshipbythetimeofour50thReunion,earmarking$4,000peryearfromduespayments.There was considerable discussion about finding a
(LtoR)DonGravesandSteveLanfer
andmortar”project,perhapsanewscoreboardoraDOCcabin.
WhiletheClassBudgetwasapprovedaspresented(seebelow),therewasconsiderablediscussionofthesurplusesfromthe40threunionandClassoperations.AmotionwaspassedthattheClassfundallmeals,refreshments,andactivitiesforthe50thReuniontopromoteuniversalattendance.Tothatend,adecisiontopurchasea$37,000bondmaturingin2016wasapproved.Thiswillbeaddedtothe$40,000bondtheClassownsthatwillbematuringin2015.
Thefootballgameprovedtobeexcitingwitha37-28winoverColumbia.ATabardblockincludedWayne LoCurto, Harry Santangelo,andChris Meyer.Followingthegame,allmembersoftheClasswereinvitedtotheAthleticTent,tomeetcurrentplayers,aswellasmembersoftheundefeated1962teamthatwashonoredduringhalf-timeceremonies.AnnandTed Thompson,alongwithClass“legacies”MareKeillerBluestein‘93andClaireO’Keeffe‘07,wereamongthoseattendingareceptionwiththeClassesof1964-68intheHaywardLounge.
Dartmouthvs.Columbia,lookingatEastStands andthenewFlorenVarsityHouse
(LtoR)JeffGilbert,ChuckSherman,1966FellowAmyFlaster‘08andDate
TheannualclasscocktailpartyanddinnerwereagainheldattheNorwichInn,with39attend-ees,includingTheresa,Abigail,andRobin Car-penter,IsabelandHalsey Bullen,andLeslieWarnerandGary Jefferson.Thelargeturnoutnecessitatedaswitchinvenuetothemaindin-ingroom,ratherthanthenewWineCellar.
ThesuccessofthewholeweekendwaslargelyduetotheeffortsofMini-ReunionChairTerry Lowd andhiswifeJudy.AroundofsnapsfortheLowds!!
Besuretocheckpages11-12oftheon-linenewsletter,aswellasthewebsite,formorepicturesofthe2007HomecomingMini-Reunion.
Coming Events FallMini-Reunion Hanover,NH October17-18,2008
65thBirthdayPartySantaFe,NM Spring,2009
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News from Classmates
Alan RottenbergwasunabletomakeittoHanoverthisfall,asheexplains:“AsmuchasDebbieandIwouldlovetojoineveryoneinHanover,ouryoungestdaughterwillbemarriedhereinBostononthe20thofOctober.Needlesstosay,ourhomerightnowcanbestbedescribedas(somewhat)controlledchaos.Pleasegivemyregardstoeveryone.“
Bill Duvalhasbeenheavilyinvolvedinthefund-raising(theCentennialFund)forthenewlyrestoredSphinx: “A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of attending the first raising of a beer, or several, in the rennovatedSphinxtombatDartmouth.Therearestillpicturesofusandothersonthewall.Imetasoc-cerplayerfromtheKreweof1982whosaidthatwhenhewasanundergrad,hehadtomemorizemynameandnumber!IhadachancetotalkwithbothPeterFredrickandEddieKeibleoftheKreweof1965.AlthoughmostoftheotherfaceswereunrecognizableandwaytooyoungtobeSphinxes,whenthesongsstarted,wewerealltogether...andwayoffkey.Ihaveenjoyedhearingbackfromseveralofyou,includingDave “Panda Bear” Coughlin,Tony Yezer,Bob Serenbetz,Pete Barber,andothers.NowthatIamretired,IamhopingtoreconnectwithmanyofthegreatguysthatImetinthatwonderfulplace,somanyyearsago.”
AgroupofSphinxalumnirespondedtoBill’semail.Harry Santangelowrote,“Greattohearfromyou.I was back at Homecoming and got a chance to tour the tomb. Great job. Our fortieth was the first time my wife felt I had settled down enough to return. It has been terrific reconnecting with old classmates.
Tony Yezer responded,“Greattohearfromeveryone.IalsosupportSphinx,rugbyandcrewratherthantheCollegewhoseadministrationhasforgottenwhatisdistinctiveabouttheDartmouthexperienceandtriedtomaketheCollegelooklikeHarvardontheConnecticut.I’mhereinDC,ifanyonecomesthroughonavisitandwantstoseehowwewasteyourtaxdollars!Seriously,lotsoffreestuffandyouarepayingforitsoyoumightaswellexperienceit.”
Finally,Dave Coughlinwrote,“HiDuvesandall;SphinxandthefootballteamareallIsupportfromouralmamater,forvariousreasons.ButIwillcontinuetodoso.Hellotoall.HopeIgetachancetogetbacktheretoseetherestorationsoon.”
Bob Pagesentalong“livingproofthatNathanielPage(ouryoungestClasschild)doesindeedexist.JimandPeggyBeardsleycantestifyaswetookagreatwalktogetherouttowardtheGoldenGateBridge,withwifeandmotherGracethephotographer.NathanielhasalsometBillandBarbDuval soheisbuildinghisDartmouthresume.”
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Don Graveswrites,“Fallhasbeenbeauti-fulhereinNortheastHarbor,andMt.DesertIsland is the perfect place for me to spend five of the first nine months of my retirement. I just finished hosting a reunion in Northeast Harbor foraSocietyofMutualFriendsfromDartmouthCollege.Apicturefromthateventisenclosed.Theobjectives,toenjoytheperfectvenue,theperfectcompanyandtheperfectmeal,wererealized.”DonattendedtheminiOctober19-20onhiswaybacktoCalifornia.
BACKROWL-R:LorenzoCarlisle(‘65),RobCleary,DonGraves,CalebLoring,JoshGrindlay,SteveAbram,PeteRichardson,GregEdenMIDDLEL-R:ToniCarlisle,SandyGrindlay,JudyCleary,PamAbramFRONTL-R:ChrisRichardson,MargotGraves,BonnyLoring,SteveZeller.
Thereportofanotherclassget-togethercomesfromTed Temple:“Thethirdannual‘SonsofSeptem-ber’ took on a dramatic international flavor this year reflecting its broad North American hemispheric participation:Bill Bryan(Providence,RI),Geoff Huck(Toronto,Canada),Mike Schaill (St.Peters-burg,FL),andTedTemple(Beaufort,SC).TheSOS’ersheldtheirSeptember,2007reunionatRousesPoint,NYonthenorthshoreofLakeChamplain,justafewmilesfromtheCanadianborder.ActivitiesincludedadaytriptoMontreal,canoeingonthelake,sunworshiping,moderateimbibingofbeverages,andgeneralinsulttrading.Thegeneralfeelingwasthatthereunionwasthebestever,resultinginaplantoaddanextraday/overnightin2008.”
The final reunion report comes fromGus SouthworthfromhisvacationhomeonCrystalLake,NH:“Smallgettogetheratourplace in Enfield in September...left toright,Jim Lustenader, Chuck Sherman,me,andPaul Semple.”ThankstoSusanS.forthephoto.
“Justpassedmyoralsandwrittensinchemicaldependencycounselling,”writesPeter Dorsen.“ThismeansIwillapplyforastatelicense.Myhopeistogainprivilegestoworkpart-timeasacounsellor.Ihave recovered fully from two stents placed five months ago.” Peter notes he married Jeptum Muttai of KenyainSeptember.“‘Dinah’hasaMastersinTheology.Iinheritedtwoboys,Jodson(17)andJaphet(19).Herothertwo,JeanandJoy,liveandgotoschoolinDallas.”
“Jack Youngandhiswife,KathyO’Sullivan,joinedJudyandmeforaweek,”writesTom Hoober,“whichincludedvisitstoAmishcountry,ConstitutionHall,Annapolis,Gettysburg,andaClassof1962ReunionatMercersburgAcademy.HighlightofvisitwasdinneratMonk’sCafeinPhillywithBelgianalesontap,musselsbythebucket,entreesofrabbit,venison,andpheasant.”TomjoinedthepluralityofclassmateswhopickedSantaFeastheirchoiceforthe65thBirthdayParty.
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Class Budget
AsnotedinthediscussionoftheClassMeeting,thefollowingbudgetwaspresentedandapprovedbytheClass:
Receipts Dues(350@$50) $17,500.00 ContributionsrestrictedforClassProjects $5,600.00 Interestonsavings $2,700.00 Mini-reunion(25@$45) $1,125.00 TOTAL $26,925.00 Expenses AlumniMagazine $6,000.00 Duescampaign $1,000.00 Newsletters(incl.postage) $4,000.00 Liabilityinsurance $114.00 Supplies(stationery,misc.postage) $600.00 Mini-reunion $2,000.00 ClassProjects DickeyInterns(2@$3000) $6,000.00 AthleticSponsors $1,000.00 MemorialBooks 30died1991-2007@$66 $2,000.00 3in2008@$66 $200.00 Classof1966Scholarshipfund $4,000.00 TOTAL $26,914.00 Surplus $11.00 Ifyouhaven’tpaidyourduesyet,Ihopeyouwillconsiderdoingsointhenewyear.
Class Officers’ Weekend
Morethan200Dartmouthalumniclassvolunteers—presidents,vicepresidents,secretaries,treasurers,Webmasters,newslettereditors,reunionandmini-reunionchairs,giftplanners,andheadagents—metin Hanover on Oct. 12 and 13 for Class Officers Weekend 2007, to discuss reunion logistics, class dues processing,volunteerrecruitment,andmore.Theweekendalsobroughtinformalmeetingswithstu-dents;talksbyProfessorChristianJernstedt,PresidentJamesWright‘64a,andtrusteeAlMulleyJr.,MD,‘70;andannouncementofthe2007ClassoftheYearAwardrecipients.TheClassof1966hadoneofthelargestcontingents,includingChuck Sherman, Al Keiller, Larry Geiger, Tim Urban, Bob Spence, Ben Day, andme. ClassExecutivemember Roger Brett,whowastouringNewEnglandwithKorki,joinedusforanumberoftheactivities
Agoodpartofthescheduleisdesignedtoallowdialogueamong peer-officer groups. In addition, combined sessions are held among officers with similar responsibilities. The sessionofthe“communicators”,secretaries,webmasters,andnewslettereditors,wasrunbythe“grayhairs”attheright, currently all presidents of their respective officer orga-nizations.
Theboard’srestructuringwasaddressedbytrusteeAlMul-ley. This isn’t the easiest time to be a class officer,” Mulley said,“butit’soneofthemostconsequentialtimesinthehistoryoftheCollege,andoneofthemostimportanttimestobeinclassleadership.”
(LtoR)LarryGeiger,ChuckSherman,BobSerenbetz
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TheClassof1966wasamongsevenclassesthatwererecognizedforout-standing performance during the 2006-2007 fiscal year. Our citation follows:
Hardtobelieveit’sthattimeagain,butthe2008DartmouthCollegeFundhasstartedinearnest.Asofmid-December,120classmateshavealreadygivenorpledged$121,000totheFund,wellaheadoflastyearinbothdol-larsandcontributors.HeadAgentBob Spencesendsalongthefollowingbriefmessage:
Dartmouth’s Mission:educatethemostpromisingstudentsandpreparethemforalifetimeoflearningandofresponsibleleadership,throughafacultydedicatedtoteachingandthecreationofknowledge.
DCF’s Purpose: provide the unrestricted operational financial means enabling Dartmouth to ac-complishitsmission.
Class of 1966 Mission Statement:tocommittoongoingfellowshipamongclassmates,ensuringastrongbondwiththeCollege.Coremissionsincludecommunication,annualreunions,fundraisingfortheCollege,andspecialprojectspromotingstudentneedsandCollegewelfare.
WeareDartmouth,andourclassannualsupportoftheDCFhelpstheclassachieveitsownmis-sionjustassuchhelpstheCollege.
32% of student financial aid comes from DCF contributions. Given that Dartmouth ’s students, whencomparedtotheotherIvies,ranklowestinsocio/economicbackground(15%ofundergradu-ates are first generation college students), the DCF financial aid is elemental to the college’s need blindadmissionspolicy.
Dartmouth ’s endowment stands at $3.76 billion. 38% of financial aid is derived from the endow-ment.Whiletheendowmentnumberappearslarge,incomparisonwiththecollegesanduniversi
Dartmouth College Fund
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tieswithwhomDartmouthcompetes,itisrathermodest.EndowmentandtheDCFmustfundthesameorabettercollegeexperienceforthestudentifthecollegeistocontinuetoattractthemostpromisingstudents.ContrastDartmouth’sendowmentagainstthe$260billionindonationsgivenannuallyinthiscountry,77%byindividuals,ofwhicheducationaldonationsranksecondincategory(behindreligiousdonations).
OurclassDCFgoalthisyearis$275,000and52%participation.Lastyearweraised$269,000andachieveda51%participationrate(344donors).Asindicatedabove,wehavealongwaytogo,butitisapromisingstart.
Inadditiontogifts,webadlyneedagentsforclasscontacts.Ifyouwouldbewillingtocallfourorfive classmates for the DCF and class, please contact me at [email protected]. Your efforts and contributionshaveresultedinrecognitionfortheclassinavarietyofways.Onewaywewouldliketoberecognizedisas“ClassoftheYear”.Toachievethat,weneedyoursupport.Pleasehelp.
Alumni Council Representative
Asyoumayknow,eachclassiscurrentlypairedwithanadjacentclass,andtherepresentativeforathree-yeartermisresponsibleforbothclasses.OurclassiscurrentlypairedwiththeClassof1965andisrepresentedbyHankAmon‘65.HewillcompletehistermontheAlumniCouncilonJune30,2008.Perournewclassconstitution,theClassof1966willelectarepresentativetotheDartmouthAlumniCouncilforthe2008-2011term.Eachrepresentativeattendstwomeetings(Thursday-Saturday)eachyearinHanover(earlyDecemberandmid-May).CouncilorsareresponsiblefortheirtraveltoandfromHanover. The Alumni Relations office provides them with overnight accomodations for Thursday and Fridaynights,aswellasmostmealswhiletheyareinHanoverforthemeeting.
InordertomeetthedeadlineofhavingarepinplacebyJuly1,theClassExecutivewouldliketohaveyournominationsbyMarch1,andanelectiontooccur(byinternetandregularmail)duringsixweeksstartingApril1.Anyoneinterestedinnominatingthemselves,oranotherclassmember,shouldcontactChuckShermanatchuck.sherman@dartmouth.orgoratthemailingaddressonthefrontoftheNews-letter.NomineesshouldbegoodcommunicatorsandwillingtosolicitsuggestionsonCouncilactivi-tiesandinitiativesfromboththeclassesof1965and1966.FormoreinformationaboutservingontheCouncil,youmaycontactsomeofourmostrecentpastcouncillors,includingNoelFidel,TimUrban,Chuck,orme.
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BesidesEdDailey’seditorial,whichfollows,classmatesinterestedinthedebateshouldchecktheClassof1966websiteatwww.alum.dartmouth.org/classes/66forlinkstovariousarticles,editorials,andotherresources.Inparticular,IwouldsuggestreadinganeditorialinsupportoftheTrusteesinTheDartmouthbyProfessorDonPeaseatwww.thedartmouth.com/2007/11/14/opinion/pease.
Editorial
ThefollowingletterfromEd DaileywaspublishedinTheDartmouthonOctober4:
Trustees’ Decision on College Governance
BackinOctober,“AlongRoute‘66”coveredthelatestdevel-opmentsintheTrustees’September8decisiontoexpandtheBoardfromeightchartertrusteestosixteenandtomandateachangeinthesupervisonofelectionofalumnitrustees(eight)fromtheAssociationofAlumnitotheCollege.Theprimaryra-tionalewastoincreasethediversityoftheBoardandtochangetheincreasingpoliticizationoftheelectionprocess.
Atthetime,theTrusteeshadrecentlystartedaseriesofmeet-ingswithalumniinthemajorcities.Atthesametime,theAs-sociationofAlumniinitiatedalawsuittopreventtheBoardfromenactingthechangesandaninjuctiontopreventanimmediateincreaseinchartertrustees.Ournewsletterincludedanedito-rialbyAngus KingcriticizingtheTrustees’decision;weinvitedclassmatestosendineditorialsinfavoroftheaction.Ed Dai-leywrotealettertoTheDartmouth,inoppositiontotheactionsoftheAssociationofAlumni,whichisreproducedbelow.
Sincemid-October,theAssociationofAlumnihasdroppedtheinjunctionbasedonacommitmentnottoexpandthenumberofchartertrusteesfortheforeseeablefuture.Thelawsuitcontinues.
JohnRollinsattendedtheDCpresentationandsubmittedthefollowing:“AfterEdHaldeman’sbriefopening remarks, he opened the floor to questions. There were about 100 present and the questions ranabout10to1againsthim.Iasked:‘Weunderstandthatpartofyourrationaleforexpandingtheboardby8chartertrustees,insteadofelectedtrustees,istoincreaseboarddiversity.Let’slookattherecord.6ofthe8currentchartertrustees,includingyour2007appointment,areintheinvestmentbusiness.Ontheotherhand,thedemocraticallyelectedtrusteessuchasT.J.RogersandSteveSmithhavemorediversebackgrounds.Theevidencewouldsuggestthatyoushouldexpandtheboardby8electedtrusteesinsteadof8chartertrustees.Right?’ThequestiongotsomeapplauseandwhileEdstumbledwithtryingtoanswer,therewasaudiblemurmuringintheaudience.Edtriedtoexplainthatthere were other kinds of diversity, but the audience was still clearly dissatisfied with his response. Fi-nally,hepledgedtochangethetypeoftrusteeshewouldappointinthefuturetothecharterpositions.”
TotheEditor:
Canweunderstandthelogicofan11-membercommitteeoftheAssociationoftheAlumniwhich,whileclaimingtorepresentallofthealumni,hasjustvotedtosuetheCollegewithoutsomuchasconsultingthealumni(“AlumnitotakelegalactionagainstCollege,”Oct.3)?
First,considerthattheAssociationisnothingmorethanasuper-nominatingcommitteeandover-seeroftheelectionprocessforalumnitrustees.Itdoesnotandhasnothadtherightforalmost100yearstospeakforthealumnionanyissue;itdoesnotandneverhashadtherighttodeter-minethesizeorcompositionoftheBoardofTrustees;anditdoesnothaveandneverhashadanygovernancerightsintheCollege.
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Twograduateschoolrepresentativestocouncilfromeachofthegraduateschoolprograms(Thayer,Tuck,DartmouthMedicalSchool,andGraduateArtsandSciences);Restructuringofthesevenrepresentativesfromclassorganizations(president,secretary,newslettereditor,treasurer,headagent,plannedgiving,andmini-reunionchair)asfollows:onerepresentativeforpresidents(whowouldrepresentreunion/mini-reunionchairsaswell),onerepresentativefortreasurers,onerepresentativeforWebmasters,onerepresentativeforsecretariesandnewslettereditorscombined(similartothecurrentsystem,thesetwoclassassociationswillalternateselectingarepresentativeeverythreeyearswhowillberesponsibleforreportingtobothconstituencies),andonerepresentativeforheadagentsandgiftplanningchairs(withsameformatassecretariesandnewslettereditors);DissolutionofthecouncilCommitteesonAlumniOrganizationsandContinuingEducation;CombinationoftheAthleticandStudentLifeCommitteesintoasingleStudentAffairsCommit-tee;RenamingofthecouncilCollegeRelationsGroupastheAlumniLiaisonCommitteeandreformingitscompositiontoincludethepresident,president-elect,andpastpresidentoftheAlumniCouncil;thepresidentandtwomostrecentpastpresidentsoftheAlumniAssociation;threecouncilmemberselectedbythecouncil;threealumnielectedbythecouncilfromthefullAlumniAssociation;andonetrusteeselectedbytheBoardofTrustees
Unlikethepreviousamendmentssubmittedin2006,itisproposedthatthekeypositionofCouncilPresidentwillnowbechosenbytheCouncilitself,ratherthanbytheAlumnibodyatlarge.
Additionofthenewmissionstatementandcoreresponsibilitiestothecouncilconstitution;Removalofthestandinglistofcommitteesofthefromthecouncilconstitution;Use of email as well as regular mail for official council communications;Twocandidatesforpresident-electofthecouncil(ratherthanone);Oneclassrepresentativetocouncilforeachclassthrough55years;Threeclassrepresentativestocouncilforclasses55yearsandolder;Formationof10regions(groupsofalumniclubs)thatwouldelectonerepresentativeeach(ratherthanrandomlyselectionof10repsfromthesmalleralumniclubs;Two representatives from each recognized alumni affiliated group;Reductionofthenumberofat-largerepresentativestocouncilfrom21to6;ElectionofthepresidentoftheAlumniAssociationbyallalumnitoaone-yeartermaspresidentoftheAlumniAssociationandanautomaticthree-yeartermasafullAlumniCouncilmember(atanyonetime,twopastpresidentsoftheassociation,alongwiththecurrentassociationpresi-dent,wouldsitonthecouncil);
Action by Alumni Council
GiventheTrustees’mandateontheAlumniTrusteeselectionprocess,IwassurprisedthattheCouncil,atitsrecentlycompletedDecembermeeting,electedtotableanydiscussionandactiononthispartofits Constitution. Instead, the Council elected to try, for the third time in five years, to win alumni approv-alofaplantorestructureitsorganization,withthefollowingamendments:
Howdoesan11-member“executive”committeeoftheAssociationpresumetospeakforalmost69,000alumnionsuchachargedissueasalawsuitagainsttheCollege?Iftheexecutivecom-mitteeclaimstobeacting“inthebestinterestsofDartmouthCollegeanditsalumni,”whyhasn’tit seen fit to ask the alumni?
Beforedrivingoverthecliff,whynotconveneameetingoftheAssociationofAlumni(asex-presslypermittedintheAssociationconstitution)andaskforourviews?Andiftheexecutivecommittee claims to represent the alumni, how can it proceed with a secretly financed lawsuit?Regrettably,thislawsuitwillbemoreofthesamemean-spirited,politicalhyperbolewhichhasbeenrejectedbymostofus.Farfromservingtheinterestsofthealumni,theactionsoftheex-ecutivecommitteeanditssecretalliessimplyaddtothepartisandivide.
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Other Dartmouth News
Dartmouth is first among the Ivies in Study Abroad participation rates, according to a study by the Insti-tute of International Education, which tracks the figures in its annual “Open Doors” report. Dartmouth ranksthirdinthenationamongdoctoraldegreegrantinginstitutionsinundergraduatestudyabroadpar-ticipation,withaparticipationrateof60.9percent.Thatrankingisupsevenspotsfromthe2006report.OfotherIvyLeagueschools,onlyPrincetonandHarvardmadethelist,withparticipationratesof30.8percentand28.7percentandranking34thand40th,respectively.
ThecampaignfortheDartmouthExperience,thelargestfund-raisingeffortinDartmouth’shistory,isontrackhavingraised75percentofthe1.3billiondollargoalover71.1percentofitstimeline.
Since1998Dartmouthhasadded55facultypositionsintheArtsandSciences,bringingthetotalnumberto411andreducingtheCollege’sstudent-facultyratioto8:1.“Thequalityofaninstitutionisprofoundlyshapedbyitsfaculty.Substantialgrowthinthefacultyhasbeenoneofmyhighestpriori-ties,andI’mgratefultothesefamiliesforgivingustheresourcestorecognizeoutstandingteachingandscholarship,”saidPresidentJamesWright.
Inspiteoftheabove,themostrecentUSNewsandWorldReportsurveyoftheleadingAmericancol-leges and universities placed Dartmouth in eleventh place, the first time the College has fallen out of theTopTensincethesurveystarted.AmongtheIvies,onlyCornellandBrowntrailedDartmouth.
Happy Holidays
Ihopeeveryoneenjoysahappyholidayseasonwithfam-ilyandfriends.Pleaseforwardyournews,familyphotos,opinions,[email protected]“Take-a-Minute”cardortheelec-tronicversionatwww.alum.dartmouth.org/classes/66.
Anddon’tforgettoletChuckShermanknowifyou’dliketoserveontheAlumniCouncil,ornominateanotherclassmember,forwhatshouldbeanexcitingthreeyearsinthehistoryoftheCollege.
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Homecoming Photos
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ClassReceptioninHeywardLounge
(LtoR)RichKaiser,SandyClancy,RobMcAuley,andStanColla
(LtoR)SteveLanfer&JeffGilbert
(LtoR)Bud&ElizabethHeerde,IsabelBullen
(LtoR)RobMcAuley,SandyClancy,ChuckSherman