COLLEGE NOTES

The annual football "rush" between the Sophomores and the Freshmen took place on the campus the first evening of the academic year It was a characteristic mixup in which the Freshmen secured the ball and consequently won.

Prof. T. W. D. Wrorthen is the Democratic candidate for state senator in the third senatorial district.

An enthusiastic meeting in the interest of football was held in College Hall Monday evening, September 24. Fully 800 students were present. Among the speakers were John W. Bowler, Manager John R. McLane '07, Capt. John B. Glaze '08, Graduate Manager Walter H. Lillard '05, and Prof. Craven Laycock '96. The speakers emphasized the immediate need of strong financial and moral support, and urged every man who had ever played football to join the squad. A tax of five dollars was voted, two each to be applied to football and to baseball and one to track.

The residence of Instructor George B. Weston, on North Main street opposite Webster avenue, was damaged to the extent of $800 by fire early in the morning of September 27. Most of the damage, except from smoke and water, was in the ell, where the blaze originated from some unknown cause.

A farewell reception to the Rev. M. T. Morrill, retiring assistant pastor of the College Church, and service of welcome to his successor, the Rev. Frank L. Janeway, was held in the vestry Thursday evening, September 27. Among the guests was the Rev. Dr. Francis E. Clark '73.

Those interested in track athletics met in Bartlett Hall Wednesday evening, September 26, to discuss the situation. Dr. John W. Bowler, Prof. C. E. Bolser '97, Manager T. W. Worthen '07, and others made remarks.

The first number of the Dartmouth, the official undergraduate weekly, made its appearance Friday, September 28. The editorial board is constituted as follows: Editor-in-chief, George H. Howard '07, Craftsbury, Vt.; alumni editor, Morris K. Smith '07, Hanover; athletic editor, J. Harper Blaisdell '07, Winchester, Mass.; local editor, W. J. L. Dreyfus '09, Brooklyn, N. Y. ; business manager, Amos Dodge '07, Concord; assistants, A. W. Taylor '07, D. Y. Frothingham '08, H. E. McAllaster, 'OB, F. A. Robinson '08, L. M. Symmes '08, R. M. Stone '09, B. C. French '09.

P. R. Felt '06, the talented leader of the glee club last year, now studying in the Medical School, has been chosen leader of the College band.

The Rev. A. W. Vernon preached in the University Chapel at Princeton Sunday evening, October 14.

The trials for the mandolin club were held October 1. Of nearly a hundred candidates the following eleven men were chosen to fill vacancies caused by the recent graduation : First mandolin, G. F. Thurber '10, H. Jones '10, S. H. Lloyd '10; second mandolin, J. S. Bell '08, K. A. Phelps '10, G. F. Scott '10; guitar, J. R. Childs '09, C. A. Luck '09, J. A. Young '10; violin, J. A. Worthen 'O9; cello, M. S. Taylor '10. The judges were: Prof. C. H. Morse, Prof. H. E. Keyes, Instructor G. B. Weston, and Leader H. R. Lane '07.

The Boston Journal prints the following about Coach Folsom: “Fred G. Folsom, Dartmouth's head coach, is to be offered the position of athletic director and football coach at. the University of Colorado at the end of the present season, and to make the offer more attractive he will be made a member hi the university faculty, as judge and instructor of the moot court to be established for the benefit of law students.

Early in October the Brown Herald remarked: "If the student body will make its representatives feel that beating Dartmouth is the one thing in the world that especially concerns Brown University, and that too much attention cannot be given to accomplishing that end, Dartmouth will be beaten.

President William J. Tucker, the Rev. A. W. Vernon, and a generous number of Dartmouth undergraduates attended the annual meeting of the American Board of Foreign Missions, at Williamstown, October 9. President Tucker delivered the principal address.

The Sophomore class has chosen these officers : President, R. A. Burns, Somerville, Mass.; vice president, E. P. Kelley, North Andover, Mass. ; secretary and treasurer, K. E. Root, Chicago; manager of the football team, Joseph W. Worthen, Hanover.

A basketball league to consist of Brown, Dartmouth, Williams, and Wesleyan was organized in Springfield, Mass., September 29, with Curtis Plummer '07, manager of the Dartmouth basketball team, as president. The winner of the championship will probably compete in the big league.

John McPherson of Chicago has been chosen manager of the Freshman football, team.

The makeup of this year's glee club is as follows: First tenors, C. C. Davis '07, W. F. Garby '07, W. U. Wyman '07, J. A. Swenson '09, H. L. Walker'09, G. R. Carpenter '10, M. E. Comstock '10, A. J. Coleman'10; second tenors, Leader, C. H. Hathaway '07; J. F. Crocker '07, G. H. Jamison '07, R. O. Post '07, A. T. Soule '08, W. D. Steward '10; first basses, H. S. McDevitt '07, J. C. Reilly '07, G. W. Grebenstein '07, Bertram Hatton '09, R. O. Alvord '09, L. V. Gardner'09; second basses, H. D. Fish '07, A. B. Shaw '08, C. W. Ross 08, E. H. Naylor '09, R. F. Meredith '10; accompanist, W. C. Rogers '09; assistant accompanist, Lawrence Adler '08.

The annual baseball series between the Sophomores and the Freshmen resulted in victory for the latter. The Freshmen won the first game 5 to 4, and the Sophomores won the second by the same score. In the third game the Freshmen out-played the Sophomores at every point and won 8 to 4.

The first number of the DartmouthMagazine under the new management appeared early in October with several excellent features. The editorial board is as follows: Editor-in-chief, Harry R. Blythe '07, Aurora, Ill.; Thomas D. Perry '07, Burlington, Vt.; Chauncey W. Smith '07, Norridgewock, Me.; Gordon Blanchard '08, Brookline, Mass.; Lawrence Adler '08, New York city; business manager, Harry G. Kelley '07, Omaha, Neb. With only six members, six states are represented on the board.

Of the 313 Freshmen questioned by the Christian Association, 157 are church members and 156 are not. Of the church members 27 have been or are affiliated with Y. M. C. A. work; of the non-church members 62 have been or are thus affiliated and 18 signify an interest in church work.

F. G. Folsom '95 was married, September 8, to Miss Mary E. Elwell of Pueblo, Col. Mr. and Mrs. Folsom reside at the Inn while Mr. Folsom coaches the football team, after which they will go to Boulder, Col., where Mr. Folsom has an extensive law practice.

Instructor William H. Murray '02 was married to Miss Helen C. Farnsworth, August 29, at the bride's home in Lancaster, Mass.

Fred Batchellor '09 has received an appointment to the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis.

The Kappa Sigma fraternity has acquired as a chapter house the building on Main street formerly occupied by Instructor Ralph M. Barton.

Prof. W. M. Persons was married, September 5, to Miss Irma Garde Keller of Janesville, Wis., a graduate of the University of Wisconsin. Professor and Mrs. Persons reside at Prof. C. F. Emerson's.

The officers-elect of the press club are: President, J. A. Bartlett '07, Rockford, Ill.; vice president, Edward C. Farrington '08, Chelsea, Mass.; secretary and treasurer, Harry R. Wellman '07, Lowell, Vt.

Trials for the College band were held October 5, when the following men were chosen: J. R. Childs '09, H. L. Dillingham '09, C. P. Hazen '07, F. D. Armstrong '10, and L. C. Wood '08, cornets; S. F. Garvin '07, C. S. Severance '08, H. M. Bartlett '09, clarinets; Leader P. R. Felt '06, C. E. Huebener '08, C. N. Dodge '09, trombones; R. B. Parker '07, W. C. Rogers '09, J. H. Dowdall '09, R. W. Noyes '09, altos; L. C. Greenwood '07, baritone; A. McLoud '09, tuba; W. H. Fox '06, H. C. Romayne '07, bass; F. D. Ordway '08, G. C. Spokesfield '10, snare drum; B. W. Putnam '07, cymbals; R. Hazen '07, bass drum.

In the fourth annual championship tournament of the New England Intercollegiate Golf association, held at Auburndale, Mass., during the week of Oct. 8, Williams won the team championship, with Dartmouth second, and M. Stanton '10 of Dartmouth won the individual championship. Williams, Dartmouth, Technology, and Amherst contested for the team championship, and these four colleges, with Brown and Bowdoin, were represented in the contest for individual honors. Dartmouth's team was composed of M. Stanton '10, H. W. Stucklen '09, W. F. Garby '07, T. W. Worthen '07, and P. M. Smith '08; manager, E. Richardson '07.