THE UNDERGRADUATE MONTH

With Winter Carnival occupying the center of the stage the month of February has been an eventful one in Dartmouth undergraduate circles. The Carnival, the seventh since the institution of the event, took place from February 8 to 10 inclusive and to put it mildly was a pronounced success. The basketball 'team kept up the good work exhibited in the Cornell game of January 15, and by virtue of several well earned victories raised its league average appreciably. Not to be outdone the hockey team displayed stellar hockey in every encounter. The John R. Mott evangelistic campaign, the defeat of Harvard and Pennsylvania in a triangular track meet held in Boston were but a few of the many events that have been crowded into the past month.

An announcement of pertinent interest —to the New York alumni in particular —was made the first week of the month regarding the participation of the Glee Club in the annual intercollegiate contest at Carnegie Hall, New York City, the evening- of March 3. In conjunction with the Glee Club, the Mandolin Club left Hanover on March 2, to give joint concerts at Lowell, Mass., on March 2, at Melrose. Mass., on March 5, and at Dedham, Mass., on March 6. This spring's itinerary of the musical clubs is quite extended for it calls in addition for a trip beginning March 28, and continuing through April 5. The itinerary in detail follows.

March 29—Concord, N. H. March 29—Milford, N. H. March 30—Hartford, Conn. April 2—Peekskill, N. Y. April 3—Rochester, N. Y. (pending)

April 4—Buffalo, N. Y. April 5—Cleveland, Ohio

On February 3, E. M. Moffitt '09, one of the speakers listed on the smoketalk program, gave a most interesting lecture on "Experiences in India." The same evening, following the lecture, the 1920 basketball team netted a 29-10 victory over Cushing Academy. Down in Boston, at the B.A.A. games, Coach Hillman's track athletes gave a good account of themselves. The varsity one-mile relay defeated Princeton by 25 yards, and the Green's individual entrants showed to the fore in a large proportion of the events.

Everything gave way to Carnival Thursday, February 8, when Hanover capitulated to an influx of visitors that surpassed in point of number all previous records. A comparison of the attendance with former years is interesting:

PER CENT YEAR GUESTS INCREASE INCREASE 1913 81 1914 103 22 27% 1915 160 57 55% 1916 274 114 71% 1917. 336 62 23%

These figures are compiled from the lists of Hanover Inn, fraternity houses, and other lodging houses about town, this Carnival showing the largest attendance at an undergraduate social function in the history of the College.

The Carnival was "bigger and better than ever." The intercollegiate flavor was afforded by entrants from Harvard, McGill, Cornell, Williams, Colgate, Middlebury, and New Hampshire State and despite a snowstorm on the opening day the events were all held. Dartmouth carried off the lion's share of the spoils in the ski and snowshoe contests but in hockey was forced to accept defeat from a fast Canadian team from Bishops College.

The Dramatic Association put on Fred Jackson's three-act comedy, "A Full House" in a manner that reflected much credit upon the director, G. N. Swett '17 and the individual actors concerned. The Carnival Dance Supper and the various fraternity functions were all marked successes, and the way in which the spectators entered into the spirit of the festivities left nothing to be desired. Before a large crowd the basketball five defeated Columbia with a 40-25 tally. Prior to the Carnival contests, the basketball team had worsted Wesleyan and the hockey team won from Yale at New Haven two goals to one.

Following the basketball game Saturday night the combined musical clubs entertained in Webster Hall and during the intermission the prizes won in the outdoor competitions were awarded.

The month has been a busy one in the College athletic world. Freshman teams have been meeting with a considerable degree of success this season and the basketball quintet representing the first year men has been no exception to the rule. Defeats of Dean Academy, Cushing, and Tilton in quick succession indicate an important addition to next year's varsity squad from the present freshman aggregation.

Two new teams appear on the freshman football schedule for next fall. Lowell Textile School comes to Hanover, October 27, for the only home contest, and the following week the 1921 eleven will meet the University of Pennsylvania freshmen at Philadelphia. The schedule follows:

October 13—Worcester Academy at Worcester October 20—Andover at Andover October 27—Lowell Textile School at Hanover

November 3—Penn 1921 at Philadelphia November 10—Exeter at Exeter

A two-year agreement has been drawn up with the Syracuse authorities which will bring the Orange first year track men to Hanover this spring for a dual meet, on Alumni Oval. A year from now the Dartmouth freshman squad will compete at Syracuse.

Two games have been added to the baseball schedule, Middlebury at Middlebury on June 15, and Vermont at Burlington the following afternoon. Coach Chadbourne has his men working out daily in the cage in the gymnasium and prospects are bright for a good well balanced nine. If the pitching staff fulfills expectations the Green should be strongly fortified in all positions.

The hockey team, which has had a remarkably good season, despite the lack of a coach, and the loss of Geran through ineligibility, closed its schedule with a 4-1 defeat of the Williams' puck chasers and a 3-1 victory over Massachusetts "Aggies."

Another victory for the basketball team was recorded on February 17, against New Hampshire State, 35-18, in Alumni Gymnasium. Rau kept up his excellent work at forward and Sisson, leader of this year's five, proved that he is easily one of the best guards boasted bv the Green in recent years.

But the biggest athletic triumph of the past month was recorded in Boston the same evening in Mechanics Hall. Competing against Harvard and Pennsylvania, the varsity'track team won a decisive victory, tallying 47 points to 30½for the Crimson and 11½ for the Red and Blue. Coach Hillman made no rash predictions before the meet and the result came as a most agreeable surprise. Five first places fell to the lot of the Dartmouth athletes whereas Harvard garnered but three firsts and Penn but two. Hobbs raced over the 45-yd. hurdles in six seconds flat, equalling the world's standard mark for the event, and a little later, Thomson, a Green freshman in a special race, duplicated the performance. The outcome of the meet promises well for the showing of the team in the outdoor meets this spring and places a championship not altogether beyond hope. A few days after the Boston meet the one-mile relay defeated Brown at the Hartford games and the two-mile team outran M. I. T.

Frank W. Cavanaugh is no longer football coach at Hanover and the student body watches his passing with mingled feelings. Under "Cav" Dartmouth has been represented by some remarkably strong teams and the undergraduate body is waiting anxiously to see who will be chosen'to shoulder the burden. The material available for next fall is good, the schedule is one of the best in recent years.

A three day campaign was carried on by Dr. John R. Mott, secretary of the World's Student Christian Federation, under the auspices of the Christian Association of the College from February 17 through 19. The meetings were distinctly evangelistic in tone and were all well attended, the Commons and Webster Hall being used as the auditoriums. The benefits accruing from association with this prominent world figure are shown by the response on the part of the student body in the formation of numerous Bible study groups under competent leaders.