Dartmouth will become the fifth of the eastern colleges to enjoy a daily undergraduate newspaper as a result of the Dartmouth board's decision to publish daily, except Sunday, after the Easter recess. The change was announced March 18. It will mark a notable step in advance in the history of The Dartmouth, which already boasts rightfully that it is the oldest college newspaper, in the United States. Associated Press service will be used by the daily when it appears and Hanover will attain the distinction of having one of the very few morning dailies in the state of New Hampshire. The Dartmouth has been a triweekly for years. At present it appears on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
The Dartmouth Board's announcement regarding the change called to attention that an additional charge will be necessary if persons subscribing to the present tri-weekly are to receive the six issues to be put out weekly under the new plan. After this year, if the plan succeeds, subscriptions will be on the straight .daily basis. For the present year subscribers wishing the daily will be required to pay an additional dollar. Those unwilling to meet that charge will receive only the three issues a week for which they originally , subscribed
Advertising space has been sought so eager y this year that an enlargement of some kind was necessary, according to board members. It has been true, also, that the enlarged student body has created more news than ever before and the two increases—in news and advertising-made some kind of expansion a necessity.