COLLEGE NOTES

The first smoke-talk of the academic year was given in College Hall January 19 by Mr. J. R. Chandler '98, a successful story-teller, who made a decided hit. The glee club rendered several selections,

The Rev. H. G. Bissell, acting secretary of the American Board, preached in the College Church Sunday morning, February 24, and addressed the Christian Association in Bartlett Hall in the evening.

Professor G. F. Hull addressed a public meeting of the Scientific Association in Dartmouth Hall Tuesday evening, February 26, on "Some Phenomena Connected with the Electron Theory of Matter." Experimental illustrations were given.

Lawrence M. Symmes '08 of Winchester, Mass., has been elected assistant manager of the Dartmouth, to assume full managerial duties next year.

The Boston Post suggests the organization of a six-cornered baseball league to consist of Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Cornell, Brown, and Dartmouth.

The annual Junior Prom will be held May 22-24. The committee consists of W. D. Knight, L. S. Treadway, P. M. Smith, W. B. Evans, and C. L. DeAngelis.

Ten artists from the Boston Symphony orchestra gave a.superior concert in College Hall Wednesday evening, Feb. 27.

The Cercle Francais will present Moliere's "Le Medecine Malgre Lui" this spring. The cast will include: F. E. Guyer '06, A. T. Soule '08, A. McLoud '09, Instructor W. H. Murray, Instructor E. B. Watson, C. G. Filiau '07, H. F. Boyce '08, W. J. L. Dreyfus '09, R. S. Pease '08, and S. Hale '07.

Ralph Glaze concluded his college course at the end of the first semester. At the beginning of the spring baseball training he will join the Boston American team at Little Rock.

A daughter was born to Professor and Mrs. John M. Poor January 24.

The musical clubs gave a concert at South Hadley January 15, under the auspices of the Mt. Holyoke sophomore class.

At the midweek meeting of the College Church, January 18, Professor S. B. Fay reviewed the trouble between the church and the state in France.

Mr. Frank T. Lincoln, the wellknown specialty monologist, was obliged to cancel his engagement for a smoketalk in College Hall February 16.

John R. McLane '07, Morris K. Smith '07, and U. W. Hiestand '07 took the Rhodes Scholarship examinations in Concord, January 17 and 18.

Leon Sargent Cole '08, of Warner died of diphtheria January 8, aged twenty-one years.

The dramatic club presented "Bachelor Hall" in Manchester February 22.

The Reverend W. G. Puddefoot, field secretary of the Congregational Home Missionary Society, preached in the College Church Sunday morning, February 3, and addressed the Christian Association Sunday evening.

The smoker January 26 took the form of a concert by Nevers' Second Regiment Orchestra.

Doctor Milo A. Jewett, United States consul at Trebizond, Turkey, with Mrs. Jewett, was a recent guest of Charles H. Dudley '02.

Professor Giles B. Palmer, of St. John's University, Shanghai, China, spoke in the Episcopal church Sunday morning, January 27, and in Bartlett Hall Sunday evening.

The Western Union Telegraph office at the Inn has been made a money transfer office.

The freshman basketball team defeated the Harvard Freshmen in Bissell Hall February 9, by the score of 49 to 15. The following week, however, the Freshmen lost to Harvard in Cambridge 32 to 8, and to Brown in Providence 32 to 20.

Chi Tau Kappa has been granted a charter by Sigma Alpha Epsilon.

The second annual initiation banquet of the Dartmouth chapter of the Alpha Delta Epsilon scientific fraternity was held at the Inn early in February.

The Rev. A. W. Vernon preached at Phillips Exeter Academy January 26.

"Common Wild Animals of New England" was the subject of a most interesting lecture delivered in Dartmouth Hall Tuesday evening, January 15, by Mr. Harold Ernest Baynes, under the auspices of the Women's Literary Society of the village.

Mr. William Lawrence, who had served the College eleven years as janitor of Hallgarten, Elm House, Old Hubbard, and Middle Fayerweather, died February 16. His age was fortytwo years.

The eighteenth annual banquet of the Alpha chapter of Alpha Kappa Kappa medical fraternity was held February 11 at the Hanover Inn. Doctor H. N. Kingsford acted as toastmaster.

A mass meeting in the interests of debating. was held in College Hall February 8. Professor H. D. Foster, Professor Craven Laycock, and others spoke.

Miss Beatrice Herford, in original monologues, entertained the faculty and students in College Hall February 20. Her monologues were so distinctive and realistic that they met with universal approval and commendation.

Professor Rufus B. Richardson, formerly professor of Greek in Dartmouth and later director of the American School of Classical Studies in Athens, gave an enjoyable and instructive illustrated lecture on Sicily in Dartmouth Hall February 15.

Engagements for smokers are an- nounced as follows; March 2, President Charles D. Tenney, LL.D., '78, formerly of the Imperial Tientsin University, Tientsin, China, now director of the Chinese government students in this country, subject "China and the Chinese;" March 9, presentation of "Bachelor Hall," by the dramatic club; March 16, Mr. Dillon Wallace, "Crossing Bleak Labrador;" March 30, con. cert by Blaisdell's Second Regiment Orchestra.

A large number attended the sociable and entertainment given Tuesday evening in the vestry under the auspices of the village committee of the College Church. The entertainment consisted of a series of tableaux, representing famous masterpieces of art, alternating with several musical selections. Refreshments were served.

The sophomore class has elected the following men from whom assistant managers of the'several athletic teams will be chosen by the Athletic Council: George T. Burns, Ayer, Mass. ; Daniel E. Watson, Roxbury, Mass.; Samuel F. King, Newton Highlands, Mass. ; Jasper K. Mason, Calais, Me. ; Anson McLoud, Roxbury, Mass. ; Frank J. Reagan, Framingham, Mass. ; John R. Childs, Evanston, Ill. ; Bertram Hatton, Lebanon, N. PL ; Francis J. O'Brien, North Andover, Mass. ; Joseph W. Worthen, Hanover, N. II.