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President E. M. Hopkins spoke at the first freshman smoker of the year held in the trophy room of Alumni Gymnasium, November 27.
Three educational films, "Making Telephones in Tokyo," "Far Western Cedar Travels," and "Forging the Link of Fellowship," a film showing the manufacture or modern telephone equipment, were shown at the Thayer School, November 27.
Twenty-six hundred dollars, the largest amount ever contributed, was subscribed to the Dartmouth Christian Association during its drive for funds last month.
Professors L. D. Stilwell and H. R. Well-man spoke at the sophomore class smoker in Alumni Gymnasium, November 28.
R. R. Barrett, engineer of the Texas Company of New York city, manufacturers of "Texaco" products, gave an illustrated lecture on "Asphalt Construction and Maintenance" at the Thayer School, November 28.
John O. Daniel, president of the Nautical School of Commerce at Daufuskie Island, S. C., spoke in College Hall November 28, on the Nautical School, which is an institution for the uplift of the negro race.
Professor W. H. Wood of the Department of Biblical History, spoke on "Religion and Evolution" at a meeting of the Philosophy Club, November 28.
Charles E. Griffith '10 and Mrs. Walter M. Ross, formerly of Hanover, gave a joint violin and piano recital in the Little Theatre of Robinson Hall, December 5.
Professor Harold R. Bruce of the Department of Political Science, lectured on "The Voter and His Government" before the Men's Club of Claremont, N. H., November 28.
"Railroad Finance" and "Allied Debts and Reparations" were the subjects of lectures given at the Tuck School, December 5, by Thomas F. Woodlock, financial advisor of the American International Corporation.
A lecture and film showing "The Production and Refining of Sugar," was given at the Thayer School, December S, by H. F. Betts of the Lowell sales office of the American Sugar Refining Company.
Mr. John Nolen of Boston, vice-president of the American Civic Association, and president of the Boston Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects, lectured in Hanover, December 7 and 8, on "The Replanning of American Cities" and "The Problem of the Smaller City." Mr. Nolen's lectures were under the auspices of the course in City Planning being given by the Department of Modern Art.
Professor W. H. Wood gave an illustrated lecture on "Egyptian Culture and Religion" in Dartmouth Hall, December 12.
Floyd Dell, author of "Moon Calf" and "The Briary Bush," gave an interesting talk to members of the Arts, December 7.
Professor E. F. Clark, secretary of the College, who attended the National Interfraternity Conference in New York recently, discussed fraternity affairs at a meeting of the Interfraternity Council, December 7.
Mr. R. E. Anderson, vice-president and treasurer of the Winchester Repeating Arms Company, spoke at the Tuck School, December 8.
Mr. R. E. Fletcher, manager of the statistical service department of the Library Bureau, spoke on "Statistics in Business" at the Tuck School, December 8.
The annual faculty Christmas party was held in College Hall, December 14. A fine time was had by all.
Professor W. S. Messer of the Department of Latin, was last spring awarded the honorary degree Dottore honoria causa della R. Universita di Padova, at Padua, Italy. The degree was conferred at the time of the celebration of the seventh century of the founding of the university.
A. Cheney, manager of the Specification Department of the Barrett Company, Boston, lectured at the Thayer School, December 11, on "Roofing and Flashing."
Jackson Davis, field agent for the General Education Board in the negro schools of the south, gave an informal talk at a meeting of the Southern Club, December 10.
Professor Roule, of the French Department, read from modern French authors at a meeting of Cercle Francais, November 23.
Professor M. F. Longhurst was the organist at a recital in Rollins Chapel, November 21.
Professor Alonzo Butterfield, an instructor at Dartmouth from 1882 to 1891, died at his home in Burlington, Vt., November 20, at the age of 76. Professor Butterfield was for many years an associate of Alexander Graham Bell.
