The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-20
DOLE LAUDED BY
 SPEAKERS AS FINE
 COACH OF BOYS
Connecticut State Sport Director Becomes Dean
 of Men

BrlStOl, Aug 19-About 125 per- sons attended a testimonial dinner given Sumner Dole, for 10 years coach of football and baseball at l Connecticut State college, at Lake | Compounce Saturday afternoon.
 The dinner was the feature of the first annual outing of the Con- ,, necticut State College Alumni As sociation and Everett Dow, of tion, acted as toastmaster in the absence of Edward Mccullough, of | Bridgeport, who was unable to be present.
 Mayor Extends Welcome Mayor Joseph F. Dutton well comed the members of the asso- citation and paid tribute to Coach Dole, terming him "a marvellous character builder of men"
 Albert K. Keane, sports editor of The Hartford ,Courant, stated that he had known Dole for years, had associated with him on football and baseball fields and had never seen a better winner or loser.
 MT Dole Is to quit coaching this year to become dean of the men at the college and MT Keane urged the members of the association to support the new coach 100 per cent mot by word of mouth but by per- sonal influence" and predicted that Dole's character building work would continue in his new position.
 He declared that in his opinion material accounts for 70 per cent of the success of any coach and that accidents and the breaks of game have much to do with the re- suit of that game and suggested to the alumni that their influence be used in directing athletes who are good pupils and have a good character to Connecticut State.
 Tribute to Coach
 Thomas Monahan, coach of the Bristol High school, stated that he came to Bristol from Shelburne Falls, Mass, which is the home of Dole and "Chick" Meehan, former Syracuse and New York university grid coach, and that the accom- plishments of the two are a main topic of conversation in that town.
 Steve" Daly, track coach at Connecticut State College from 1921 to 1927, related a number of interesting stories and Representa- tive Anthony J. Rich of Bristol pau d 6lO"lllS llAO lo lhC dOll- ity of Coach, Dole.
 Dr Charles McCracken, president of the college, declared that he had watch Dole closely and observed that he had great influence on the students and predicted that the coach's new position will give him greater opportunity to exercise his influence.
 President Dow, on behalf of the association, presented Coach Dole with a handsome Ingraham cleo tric clock and the latter responded feelingly.
 Other speakers were David Mo Allister of Bristol chairman of the dinner committee; Andrew Savers, of Hartford, former football cap tain under Dole and Richard At fridge, of Storrs, who was recently appointed alumni secretary to be- come effective September l.
 The oldest graduate of the col lege present at the dinner was Cliff ford $. Barnes of Bristol. He was graduated from the college in 1884 and was member of the second class to be graduated from the in- stitution.
 Following the dinner the mem- bers of the alumni from Bristol, New Britain and surrounding towns met for the purpose of dis cussing the advisability of forming a Bristol-New Britain Alumni Club.
 The meeting was called by Clair Pfennig of Bristol a member of the class of 1913.
 Richard w. Burns and l.. T. Michalozki, of New Britain, F. B. Hellerick of Thomaston and MT Pfennig, were appointed a com mittee to arrange for future | meeting when the club will be ormally organized.
 The Theta Alpha Phi meet in the Spanish Gardens and decided to put on a play as part of the | festivities in connection with the armistice and Alumni Homecoming Day celebration to be held at the college the weekend of November 10.
 Richard Attridge of Storrs and Miss Abbie Jean Quick of Man chester. were appointed a commit tee to select a play and to arrange for it's production.
 A meeting of the Druids, a secret rganization of male students, se- lected in the spring of their junior year to promote activity to benefit to the college, was also held.