E. W. Spaulding '22 was awarded second prize in the Republican platform contest, conducted by the New York Tribune during the past few months.
Coach Zahn, who whipped a respectable basketball team into shape last winter, has been signed to take charge of Dartmouth's basketball destinies for two more years.
The old tradition of a Hanover mayoralty election was revived this year on the night of May 11, when "Jake" Wetherby of the senior class, candidate of the capitalists, was awarded the position by popular acclaim over "Hi' Croall, the so-called "people's choice."
The freshman picture contest came to a close five hours after its official opening, when 353 freshmen were successfully "snapped" by eager first-year photographers at a farm three and a half miles out on the Lyme Road.
Forty-five members of the musical clubs made the three-day trip the last week in April, giving concerts in Bellows Falls, Vt., Northampton and South Hadley, Mass.
In order that the Christian Association may be brought into more direct cooperation with the undergraduate body, a new advisory council for the Association has been organized, with a membership of more than 70 men picked from the various dormitories and fraternity houses. T. H. Griffith '21, vice president of the association, becomes ex-officio president of the Council.
Recognition by the Athletic Council, with full financial support, has been accorded the prospective swimming team, the organization of which is anticipated immediately upon the completion of the Spaulding Swimming Pool. Other minor sports granted recognition in accordance with a general plan of enlargement are golf, fencing, wrestling, and gymnastics. Managerships of the teams will be awarded at the close of the present competition and regular insignia will go to members of the teams in future years.