COLLEGE NOTES

B. O. Gerrish '17 of Maiden, Mass. was elected captain of the varsity football team for the season of 1916-17, at a meeting of the "D" men following the close of the season. Gerrish has played two years on the team, besides being a member of the 1917 freshman team, holding the position of half-back in each case. In addition to football, he is a member of the baseball team, playing in the infield throughout last season.

C. W. Spears '17 of Kewanee, Ill., is practically the unanimous selection of critics for the position of right guard on the All-American team. Spears has been included in all the important newspaper choices, and Walter Camp, in Collier's Weekly of December 18, announced his inclusion in his mythical eleven. No other man was favored by Camp, although various Dartmouth players were placed on the second and third selections of other writers.

Prospects for a successful hockey season this year were considerable lessened by the graduation of Donahue, Tuck and Wanamaker last June. Wanamaker has, however, returned to coach the varsity seven this winter, and with the nucleus of Murchie, Holmes, Currier and Tyler, should be able to build up a strong combination. The first game of the season will be played with Massachusetts Tech in Boston December 21.

Norman Angell, the noted speaker and writer on international relations, addressed the undergraduate body in a smoke-talk December 10. He advocated complete understandings among the nations in the formation of their foreign policies, claiming that only thus could permanent peace be assured.

The Council on Student Organizations has appointed R. H. Baxter '17 of Somerville, Massachusetts, as chairman of the Junior Prom Committee in place of B. S. Barnes '17, who has left College owing to ill health.