It is gratifying to note the virtually

unanimous acceptance by the alumni of the assumption that Dartmouth must continue- to grow. Quite evidently any doubt or hesitation that may once have existed in a few minds has given way to full confidence in the beginning of, another era of progress under trusted leadership. Indeed, it seems obvious that no just and wise means of limiting the size of entering classes can be devised. The idea of a purely competitive system of entrance whereby only the most promising candidates should be selected has been advanced not only for Dartmouth, but for other institutions, and has always been rejected as impractical; for there is pretty general recognition of the fact that no perfect means has yet been found for testing fitness to undertake college work. The capabilities of the student are not really to be judged until he is face to face with college methods and college conditions. But when this occurs, the situation is changed: once the student is enrolled, the element of competition may properly be introduced into his right to maintain standing. Every college carries upon its lists the names of a considerable number of students who con- stitute what may be called the coddled class: men continuously on the ragged edge of failure, and constantly demanding special dispensation of extra hours and circuitous schedules. If figured out in terms of dollars and cents the cost of maintaining, or "educating," these men would loom disproportionately. large. So long as there is plenty of room for them, there is no particular objection to boosting them along, with the hope that in due course of time they may wake up and amount to something. When, however, the limit of accommodation has been reached and passed, they might well be handed on to some other seat of learning whose eleemosynary capabilities are not already taxed to their utmost.

Just now the symmetrical development of Dartmouth demands, among other things, a new library with maintenance fund, further recitation and laboratory room, an enlargement of the faculty particularly in departments offering elementary subjects, an endowment sufficient to enable the securing of the best teachers the country affords. Some of these things are in a fair way of accomplishment if they are not sidetracked in the necessity for duplicating the already existing essentials of an equipment planned ten years ago for a maximum of thirteen hundred students.

The conviction grows that Dartmouth's mission is to lead the way in the field of strictly collegiate education, untroubled by imperialistic dreams of university endeavor. The nearer she approaches the perfect type, the greater will be the pressure for admission to her halls. And herewith must be entailed a double duty: that of giving every one a chance, and of retaining only those who bid fair to profit by their opportunities. In offering counsel of perfection, the obvious difficulties and objections which arise must needs be brushed aside. In the present instance THE MAGAZINE is aware of the complications involved. Discussion of them, however, may well be postponed to a more favorable opportunity.

To the unprejudiced observer of the Harvard-Princeton football game it was fairly evident that, despite the score in Princeton's favor, Harvard had a team potentially the stronger of the two. Hence it became clear, after Dartmouth had played Princeton on even terms, that the likelihood of a victory for the Green at Cambridge was somewhat remote. The score of 5 to 3 in Harvard's favor, however it was accomplished, will have to be accepted as a reasonable indication of relative strength. Undergraduate confidence in victory, born very largely of the enthusiasm wrought by a series of remarkable mass-meetings, has received a rude shock that will react in temporary discouragement. Yet, before long, common sense should assert itself in appreciation that Dartmouth's football team, this year, instead of being in any wise a disappointment, has accomplished very much more than any one had right or reason to expect. The coaching staff began its work with raw material and a demoralized system. It has achieved an admirable result in turning out a team that must rank among the very best in the country. Granting that the members of this brilliant and plucky eleven can show anything like the vigor and determination in dealing with their studies that they have exhibited in tackling their gridiron opponents, next fall will see' Dartmouth fortified with a strong nucleus of veterans well versed in the technique of football and ready to begin again very nearly where they have now left off. On behalf of the alumni of Dartmouth College THE MAGAZINE extends thanks and congratulations to Coaches Cavanaugh, Oilman, and Bankart, who have revived the vigorous traditions of Dartmouth football and have shown the way to future primacy.

The committee entrusted with the task of selecting a site for the projected new dormitory is to be complimented upon its solution of the problem presented to it. There is, of course, no strong objection to encroaching upon the College park for building purposes, but the irregularities of that piece of real estate constitute serious difficulties in the adjustment of the somewhat Italian architectural type that characterizes so many Dartmouth buildings. Properly treated as a whole, the park would give unusual opportunity for picturesque building effects; but for that the time is perhaps not yet ripe. The proposed grouping of two new dormitories, with Massachusetts as an axis, will add a cloistered charm to the west side of the campus. If the result is as successful as may well be expected, the idea should find further exemplification in future building operations. If the south side of the campus is ever to support a dormitory, it may be devoutly wished that the present inn be reconstructed for the purpose and a new and properly equipped hotel erected in a less noisy and congested part of the village.

The fluke that gave Princeton a nominal victory in the annual football game with Dartmouth has resulted more favorably to the reputation of Dartmouth than the logical tie score, or even a victory for the Green, would have done. For, after all, athletic success reflects but one phase of a college, — not always the most admirable one. The ability to accept without a murmur what seemed, at the time, an unjustifiable decision, reflects the temper of the student body as a whole, and is rightly interpreted as indicative of the general rather than the specific standards of the institution. Good sportsmanship and an unusual collective dignity is coming to be a settled tradition among Dartmouth students and the reputation for these qualities is everywhere winning friends for the College. It is unfortunate that so fine a spirit as has been shown abroad can not be made the actuating force in all undergraduate affairs. The fraternities have made a mess of themselves and of chinning day, and are in a fair way to endanger their existence at Dartmouth for lack of a sense of fair play, of true sportsmanship. TheDartmouth has recently felt called upon to denounce an excrescence of cheap and unworthy politics in class elections such as could never occur were the college sportsmanship as deeply rooted in individual honor as it should be. And perhaps the poorest sportsman of all is the man who loafs along the primrose path of idleness and then grumbles when his instructor fails to give him passing marks. Our company manners are certainly excellent; and, in the privacy of our own bailiwick, our behavior is probably no worse than that of our neighbors when similarly circumstanced. The latter fact is, however, no sufficient excuse for the continuance of conditions that are fully recognized as unsatisfactory.

It has been Dartmouth's privilege this fall to play the host on several important occasions. The Tuck School conference brought to Hanover a large delegation of influential business men, many of whom had hitherto been quite unacquainted with the varied charms of the College among the hills. If numerous letters received may be trusted, our guests during the days of the conference carried away with them most flattering impressions of the place and of the hospitality which it extended. Later in the fall came the annual meeting of the Association of College Presidents, which brought together the most notable academic gathering which Hanover has witnessed since the inauguration of President Nichols. Most stimulating of all, however, was the celebration of Dartmouth Night when the old College welcomed a great gathering of her sons, come to do honor to their Alma Mater and to their distinguished fellow alumnus and benefactor of Dartmouth, Mr. Edward Tuck. Mr. Tuck has visited Hanover on previous occasions, but this was his first opportunity to meet students and alumni face to face and to receive from them direct the warm expression of their appreciation of his services to the College. For those hundreds present it was a privilege to greet Mr. Tuck; for him the sight of the actual working institution which he has done so much to foster must have been a rare source of satisfaction and inspiration.