▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ Winter 2018 Issue News from the College To Grow, or Not to Grow? You've given me a number, Sir, and you took away my name. To get around this campus now, I almost need a plane . ― Phil Ochs, “I’m Going to Say It Now” Presumably Dartmouth will never take on the dark attributes Phil Ochs described in 1966, but recent articles from Dartmouth’s official news service and The Dartmouth have mentioned a College task force created last summer to look at whether Dartmouth should increase the size of its student body. See, e.g., “Task Force on Enrollment Seeks Input,” https://news.dartmouth.edu/news/2017/11/task-force-enrollment-expansion-seeks-in- put?utm_source=Dartmouth+News+Weekly&utm_campaign=5407a3abd9-dart- news_weekly_2017_11_09&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_0b7afd736b-5407a3abd9-391544929. The arti- cle says Dartmouth has “the smallest number of undergraduates in the Ivy League [, which] makes it challenging for the College to enroll classes that represent a wide diversity of backgrounds, academic interests, and activities outside the classroom.” See also “Task Force to Explore Pros and Cons of a Larger Student Body,” https://news.dartmouth.edu/news/2017/08/task-force-explore-pros-and-cons-larger-student-body; and “Trustees Discuss Diversity, Enrollment Growth, Construction,” https://news.dartmouth.edu/news/2017/11/trustees-discuss-diversity-enrollment-growth-construction. Student opinion appears to be strongly against expansion. An article titled “For the College on the Hill (http://www.thedartmouth.com/article/2017/10/for-the-col- lege-on-the-hill) appeared in the Homecoming issue of the Daily D, reporting a survey of students on a number of sub- jects, including the growth question. A strong majority (76%) of students said the size of the college should stay the same. In response to a differently-worded question, they said they were “strongly opposed” (49%) or “somewhat opposed” (28%) to the growth concept as they understood it―very con- sistent with the “stay the same” percentage. College Park Threatened? Part of the process is a survey of where to locate any new construction, and the administra- tion apparently is measuring up the College Park, home of the Shattuck Observatory, Bartlett Tower, the Bema, and the Rob- ert Frost statue. The Dartmouth reports that a petition on the subject is circulating (“Over 1,600 Sign College Park Dorm Petition,” Jan. 4, 2018 http://www.thedartmouth.com/article/2018/01/over-1600-sign-college-park-dorm-peti- tion). Apparently it originated in the Physics and Astronomy Department, and is signed by students, professors, and others connected to the College. Alumni opinion. Undergraduate enrollment has increased by about 1/3 since we were students more than 50 years ago. As alumni, no doubt we’re rumored to be opposed to all change. Some alums are voicing concerns about the growth idea through class newsletters, some through the Alumni Council, and others through other avenues. The weight of opinion appears to be, “If it ain’t broke, why try to fix it?” See Peter Nistad’s Alumni Council report, on “the elephant in the living room,” later in this issue. Like What You See? Reported not by the College news service but in the Daily D, Dartmouth has also rolled out a new “branding strategy” and a new “visual identity.” In “College Debuts New Branding Strat- egy,” The Dartmouth, Jan. 23, 2018, http://www.thedartmouth.com/article/2018/01/college-debuts-new- branding-strategy, a new official College typeface (called “Dartmouth Ruszicka”) and logo were unveiled. In “The Evolution of Dartmouth’s Visual Identity,” The Dartmouth, Jan. 24, 2018, http://www.thedartmouth.com/article/2018/01/the-evolution-of-dart- mouths-visual-identity, the new visual identity is discussed. Apparently it will lead to less use of the College’s historic seal and coat of arms in favor of design elements like the “D-Pine” that are thought to work better in dig- ital environments. Opinions of the new design may differ. Your Editor has an opinion, but doesn’t trust it. Other recent news items • Undergraduate Applications Hit Five-Year High. The College has received 22,005 applications for admission to the Class of 2022―an increase of 9.8 percent over last year, and the fourth-largest applicant pool in Dartmouth’s history. The strong rise in the overall applicant pool, which includes both early deci- sion admission and the current round of regular decision admission, is the largest one-year increase in seven years. https://news.dartmouth.edu/news/2018/01/admissions-undergraduate-applications-hit-five- year-high?utm_source=Dartmouth+News+Weekly&utm_campaign=e5e46e6eec-dart- news_weekly_2018_02_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_0b7afd736b-e5e46e6eec-391544929. • Dartmouth at the Winter Olympics. Fifteen athletes with ties to Dartmouth are heading to Pyeongchang. But it’s not just the number that’s impressive, says two-time Olympian Tiger Shaw ’85, it’s also the ath- letes’ academic and career achievements. “I don’t see any school anywhere that is like Dartmouth in that regard,” he says. https://news.dartmouth.edu/news/2018/01/dartmouths-olympic-reputation-hailed-final- teams-named?utm_source=Dartmouth+News+Weekly&utm_campaign=e5e46e6eec-dart- news_weekly_2018_02_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_0b7afd736b-e5e46e6eec-391544929. There’s an interesting documentary, “Passion for Snow” about skiing at Dartmouth, with emphasis on Dartmouth’s Olympians. You can see the trailer at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_YXQVXb95Y. • Presidential Committee on Sexual Misconduct to Be Appointed. The committee will review and make recommendations on revisions to institution-wide policies on sexual misconduct response, prevention, education, and accountability. https://news.dartmouth.edu/news/2018/01/presidential-committee-sexual- misconduct-be-appointed?utm_source=Dartmouth+News+Weekly&utm_campaign=e5e46e6eec-dart- news_weekly_2018_02_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_0b7afd736b-e5e46e6eec-391544929. • Money! Other news items from the College news service include a report that, after several years of ups and downs, the endowment grew by 14.6 percent in fiscal year 2017, and now nears $5 billion. (“Dart- mouth Announces Endowment Returns,” https://news.dartmouth.edu/news/2017/09/dartmouth-an- nounces-endowment-returns). On a different front, The Dartmouth reported in October that donations to the College in fiscal 2017 had fallen about 10 percent from the prior year―albeit from a record-setting 2016 high of $318.8 million. (“Donations to the College Decrease by 10 Percent,” Oct. 11, 2017, http://www.thedartmouth.com/article/2017/10/donations-to-the-college-decrease-by-10-percent.) Un- common loyalty and generosity still appear to be common alumni virtues. ____________________ The Dartmouth College Fund and Class Dues. Speaking of money, our new Class Head Agent for the Dartmouth College Fund is Joe Alviani (see officers’ list on last page). Joe would love to hear from you, as would our new Treasurer, Ed Gray, who is willing to collect class dues at any hour of the day or night! Robert Frost is watching you! Class Gatherings Class Officers Weekend, Sept. 15-16 Each year the College hosts class officers for two days of meetings with College officers, alumni staff, and each other, including seminars on how to do our jobs. The Class was represented by Sam Ostrow, Paul Killebrew, Rob Kugler, Bill Bogardus, John Manaras, Larry Langford, Becky and Ed Gray, Bruce Pacht, and Jim Rooks. Homecoming weekend, October 6-7 Homecoming weekend began early for the ’67s, with the first-ever ’67 Moosilauke Bunkhouse sleepover. The first on-campus event was a pizza/beer/wine party for the class in the Hop, jointly with the '66s. Chuck Hobbie, Sam Ostrow and friends, and Wayne Beyer The party was followed by the Homecoming parade, which had a good contingent of ’67s, significant others, and even grandchildren marching in it. Rounding out the Friday festivities was the signature bonfire. Golf! The ’67 fall activism continued with the annual Rich Paolino ’67 Memorial Golf Tournament, held at the Rhode Island Country Club on October 14. The golf scores remain classified. (Photographs by Sam Ostrow.) Bruce Pacht, Beirne Lovely, Jon Feltner, Bill and Susan White, Marilyn and Rob Edwards Chris Paolino, Beth Paolino, Jack Curley, Sharleen Bowen . Larry Bowen, Steve Cheheyl, Jon Feltner Curt Anderson, Susan McInerney, Larry Langford, Candy Langan, Sharleen and Larry Bowen, Judy Ostrow John and Pokey Kornet, Eileen and Mike Gfroerer John Manaras, Larry Bowen, Jon Feltner, Beirne Lovely, Eileen and Mike Gfroerer Rob, Sharleen, Marilyn . Susan, Curt, Sharleen and Larry Football! Bob Burka described the memorable Homecoming game against Yale on October 7 thusly: “[The] game was terrific. We were down 21-0 in the second quarter, down 21-7 at the half, and that only because of an intercepted pass run-back for a TD. At one point we were down 24-7 and then 27-14, only to get ahead 28-27 with a TD with 34 seconds left. This was on top of a [13-10] win against Penn [the previous] week on the last play of the game, when we gambled for a win against a sure tie via a short field goal.” We had a good ’67 group at the Dartmouth v. Brown football game at Fenway Park in Boston on November 10. In attendance were Larry and Sharleen Bowen, Bill Bogardus and Hal Cash, Paul and Joyce Killebrew, John and Susan Manaras, David Millane, Warren Cook, and Jim Rooks. The temperature was in the 20s at kickoff time, but Dartmouth won handily, 33-10. Rooks, Killebrew, Killebrew, Millane . Killebrew, Manaras, Manaras, Bowen, Bowen Less of a romp for Dartmouth was the season-ending Princeton game in Hanover on Nov. 18. Dartmouth eventually won, 54-44, thanks to several bizarre last-minute (literally) plays, in which two TDs were scored with one second left on the game clock! If you weren’t there you can see a video summary of it at: http://www.espn.com/college-football/game?gameId=400953834.