Dartmouth Gets Gift, Starts National Fund

John S. Dickey, President of Dartmouth College, announced yesterday that Dartmouth has received a donation of one million dollars from an anonymous benefactor.

The gift was made to establish two annual national scholarships, Dickey stated at a special Dartmouth Night convocation marking the 100th anniversary of the death of Daniel Webster, a famous graduates.

Half the endowment required for the new national scholarships has been supplied by the million dollar fund. These scholarships are expected to total 80 when they go into effect for all four classes in the fall of 1956.