SONGS, CHEERS AND ENTHUSIASM

Early season enthusiasm ran high at the first mass-meeting of the year, held in Commons the Monday before the Norwich game. Coach Cavanaugh earnestly requested the student body to refrain from all fault-finding and to back the team to a finish. Doctor Bowler asked for assistance in training the men. Graduate Manager Graves announced that in order to allow alumni to secure better seats at the stadium none but season ticket holders will be given precedence over graduates. All other undergraduate applications are to be in the same drawing with those of the alumni.

Practice in yells and songs was begun at the mass-meeting. R. F. Paul, cheer leader, and G. P. Bullard, chorister, are working hard at the games and at frequent "sings" to perfect their departments. Changes have been made in some of the short yells, and new songs are being tried out.

Substitution of "Men of Dartmouth" for "The Dartmouth Song" as college alma mater is being agitated. It is contended that the words of the present song might with minor changes be used by any school or college, while those of Hovey,s "Men of Dartmouth" are characteristic of Dartmouth alone.