At the conclusion of its year's work The Dartmouth elected as its management for the coming year F. H. McCrea, editor-in-chief; R. A. Clark, managing editor; and J. H. Wilson, business manager. F.I. Hutchms was chosen assistant business manager, L. M. Ungar assistant circulation manager, and W. P. Sigler assistant advertising manager. Eight freshmen were taken on the board of editors: E. O. Briggs, E. V. Clark, W.A. Codding, A. M. Green, J. W. Hubbell, E. S. Price, D. B. Ruggles, Jr., and D. F. Sawyer.
The 1919 Aegis board chose as its successors H. E. Noyes, business manager K. W. Spaulding, advertising manager; E. Shnayerson, art editor; and associate editors H. S. Baketel, H. E. Bernkopf, E. M. Curtis, E. S. Leonard, J. J. Moore, Jr., and R. M. Pearson. Following the elections, the new board chose J. J Moore Jr., as editor-in-chief. The Dartmouth Bema elected R. Proctor as next year's editor and the Jack 0'Lantern, E. M. Curtis.
The annual Wet-Down exercises brought the announcement of the Barrett All-Round Achievement Prize winner, H. P. Hood, 2nd, of Somerv'ille, Mass., who, during the past year has served as editor-in-chief of The Dartmouth, manager of the football team, president of Palaeopitus, and president of the senior class. The 1919 Palaeopitus was initiated at this time with the following members: R. A. Clark, H. D. Gray, R. A. Hayes, R. R. Larmon, W. H. McCarter, F. H. McCrea, J. H. Murphy, C. M. Sears, and J. H. Wilson.
D. M. McMahon '19 was elected leader of the Mandolin Club, for the coming year, A. J. O'Neill '19 leader of the Glee Club, and W. W. Allen '19 president of the Dramatic Association. Of the Outing Club, H. F. Wilkinson '19 was elected president, R. Lodge '19 vicepresident; L. S. Adams '20, secretary, and J. Jewett '19 treasurer. The Interfraternity Council closed its season by choosing W. H. McCarter '19 next year's president; R. Proctor '19, vicepresident; D. F. Featherston '19, secretary; and F. L. Nolan '19, treasurer.
The annual freshman picture was brought to a sudden close this year not by any riot or disorder as has often occurred, but by an unexpected piece of strategy on the part of the freshmen. During the evening before the date of the event 130! first year men hid themselves some four miles north of Hanover, and shortly after one o'clock, the hour set for the opening of the picture, some nine snaps had been made of their group.
Twelve Dartmouth men were selected for admission to the Fourth Officers' Training Camp, as follows: A. H. Dessau '13, W. Wilkins '13, E. S. Morton '17, J. C. Myer '17, E. D. Towler '17, G. C. Arnold '18, A. N. Blandin '18, G. E. Daniels '18, R. S. Dart '18, L. B. Grainger '18, C. L. McCarthy 'lB and L. C. Merrell '18.
The Dartmouth College Orchestra presented the final concert of the season with Schubert's Unfinished Symphony and six numbers from Carmen as the principal features.
The end of the year saw the installation of the Alpha Nu Chapter of the national journalistic fraternity, Pi Delta Epsilon at Dartmouth with ten charter members. These men were: 1918, W. H. Bemis, F. W. Cassebeer, H. B. Doty, T. Groves, H. P. Hood, 2nd, C. L. Meredith ; 1919, R. A. Clark, F. H. McCrea, R. Proctor, J. H. Wilson.
As a prelude to next year's chinning season the Interfraternity Council at its last meeting adopted an open season for next fall. A compromise plan of a short closed season was suggested but voted down. A ruling was passed that any freshman breaking a pledge next fall should be unable to again pledge himself until the fall of his sophomore year.
Alumni will be interested to learn that the Class of 1918 has adopted a plan for its class fund similar to that of the class of 1905. The members of the class have volunteered and agreed to turn over to the College as their class fund a sum equal to one-third of one percent of their individual incomes, deducting from this amount only the necessary class expenses.