CLASSES TO START AT 8:30 SECOND SEMESTER
Classes will start at 8.30 instead of 8.00 in the morning and chapel will be held a half an hour later beginning with the first day of the second semester and lasting until Easter vacation. All classes will therefore start a half hour later in the morning and will continue a half hour later in the afternoon. Although the new schedule will cut a half hour off the afternoon the college will not have to get up and dress in the twilight of 7 A.M.
Julius A. Barnes, President of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, recently contributed an article commenting on the differences between American and European political ideals as the first in a series of articles by prominent men which is being run, by The Dartmouth.
Eight sophomores responded to the last call for heelers to compete for positions on the editorial staff of the 1924 Aegis early in January.
Philip J. Trachier, proprietor, of "Phil's"' cafe near the postoffice, died at .his home in Hanover recently.
Twenty six entered the tournament for the Dartmouth Rifle Club Cup.
Every year Tom Daly lays siege to the college with an arsenal of quips and cranks and just as regularly the college has to capitulate under fire of his ready wit. Again this year Mr. Daly succeeded in laying a large percent of the undergraduate body at his feet, with laughter, by his talk, "The Laughing Muse" ill Commons January 6.
J. Harkins '23, H. S. Talbot '25, and P. L. Hexter '25 were elected to the literary staff of the Jacko and T. S. Geisel '25 was elected to the art staff.
The English department has started its winter series of readings from well known poets. Professor Page gave the first reading on Jan. 19 with selections from Richard Hovey '85 and Rudyard Kipling.
After a competition of several months originally numbering over 50 men M. McClintock '26 was chosen as assistant editor and L. T. Bourne '26 as assistant business manager of the 1927 Green Book.
As a result of a suggestion of the Pittsburg Alumni Association undergraduates from that section formed the Western Pennsylvania Club with the purpose of making Dartmouth better known there. J. T. Taylor '23 was elected president, D. R. Moore '23 vice-president, and J. S. Austin '24 treasurer. Approximately 30 men are eligible for membership in the club.
The following men were added to the membership rolls of the Arts the first meeting in January: Faculty — Mr. Rees H. Bowen, Mr. W. Stuart Messer, and Mr. Arthur D. Wright; H. H. Bishop '23, J. Cummings '23, R. B. Kershaw '23, E. M. Baker '24, C. E. Blake '24, W. G. Monger '24, R. W. Morin '24, and A. L. Vincent '25.
A. L. Burke '24 and R. H. Smith '24 were elected to the business board of the Bema and P. M. Merrow '25 to the pictorial staff at a recent meeting of the Bema board.
The juniors at last succeeded in putting across a different smoker. The chief innovation came in the form of a four page newspaper, which was distributed at the smoker. It was named "The Twenty Four Hour Notice" with the motto, "There aint no justice."
John P. Carleton '22, at present a Rhodes scholar .at Oxford, won second place in the three mile ski race at Weggen, Switzerland on January 1, while taking part in the second annual ski meet between Cambridge and Oxford.
J. C. Felli '22 and C. F. Rebman '23 were elected to membership in Phi Beta Kappa at an informal supper of the society at the Mel Adams' cabin.
"I am delighted to be back in Hanover," declared Whiting Williams when he arrived in town for a five weeks series of lectures on "The Psychology of the Labor Problem" to the second year Tuck men. Dartmouth audiences will be glad to listen once more to Mr. Williams' experiences and to absorb what they can of his keen observations.
As last year, the Carnival committee has arranged for special trains to be run from New York and Boston for the convenience of the Carnival guests.
Word has been received from Cornell that a society modeled after the Green Key has been organized. It is to be called the Red Key. The spread of the hospitality idea re-calls a remark of Professor Emery's to the effect that in the '90's teams visiting Hanover sneaked into town and were usually egged out.
Twelve members of the glee club, including J. D. Booth '23 and A. A. Adams '24, soloists, and W. E. Sands '23 with his specialty act recently journed to Keene, N. H. to assist at the annual entertainment given by the Keene Normal School.
Sixty undergraduates are serving as lumberjacks and backwoodsmen in (the movie, "Backbone", which is being filmed by' the Distinctive Pictures Corporation in Woodstock, Vt.
Officers of the New York Club are attempting to complete arrangements for the Players to give the Carnival show "The Sahara Derby" in New York at the Hotel Astor, April 2.
The end of an Outing Club trail
CAMPUS SQUIBS
