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CAMPUS SQUIBS

August, 1923
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CAMPUS SQUIBS
August, 1923

F. S. Barrett, Jr. '25 of Spokane, Wash., was chosen assistant business manager of "The Dartmouth" for next year. S. K. Smith '24 of Rockford, Ill., assistant advertising manager; C. W. Babcock '25, of Wilmette, Ill., assistant circulation manager, and C. A. Abel '25, of Salina, Kan., assistant service manager, at a meeting of the board before wetdown.

From a ballot upon which appeared 32 names the following five men were elected to complete the membership in the 1924 Palaeopitus: J. S. Austin of Pittsburgh, Pa., J. A. Fleming of Helena, Mont., D. A. Perry of Weston, Mass., F. E. Sheehy of Dorchester, Mass., and A. N. Thurston of Rockport, Mass.

Seventeen freshmen signed up to tryout for positions on the Business Staff of "The Dartmouth" in the new competition which started in May.

J. M. Griffin '23 won the Benjamin F. Barge gold medal and H. C. Stockwell '24 won the Class of 1866 cash prize at the annual speaking contest in the latter part of May.

The Dragon senior society plans to erect a new home on Webster avenue soon.

With four part singing rather highly developed for such an unwieldly body as a class, the freshmen won the inter-class hum in May. Delta Tau Delta won the interfraternity fraternity hum, with Alpha Delta Phi second, and Chi Phi third.

H. W. Springborn '24 was elected president of the New York Club for next year, and H. A. Kelly '24 vice president, W. S. Smith '24 secretary, and W. O. Buettner '24 treasurer.

It seems likely that the new Aegis board will vote to make the publication a senior instead of a junior year book. The following men will compose the 1925 board: P. B. Walter, editor-in-chief; R. K. Holden, business manager, and W. E. Collins, advertising manager. H. H. Johnson, R. D. Johnson, C. E. Morrison, Jr., L. M. Richard, F. W. Smith, L. C. Wakefield, and J. E. Warner compose the editorial board. We hope they try the experiment of a senior year book.

A new departure was made when a business board of three men, who will act as assistants to the business and advertising managers, was elected. They are A. M. Manning, R. J. Palmer, H. W. Vincent, Jr.

W. C. Jones '25 was elected Art Editor of the Aegis for next year and L. K. Davis '25 photographic editor.

P. H. Kelsey '25 was elected manager of the Players for the year 1923-24, S. E. Edgerly '25 assistant manager of the Players, and C. M. Wilson '25 assistant manager of the Musical Clubs by the non-athletic council. G. J. Wygant '25 was chosen assistant stage manager of the Players, A. G. Gehring '25 assistant property manager of the Players, D. A. Lyman '24 assistant manager of the band.

G. B. Lockwood '24 of Washington, D. C., was chosen president of the Players for next year, R. W. Morin of Alert Lea, Minn., vice-president, and W. M. Patterson '24, of Rochester, N. Y., secretary.

E. J. Petrequin '25 was elected assistant publicity manager of the Players, A. R. Perkins '25 assistant publicity manager of the musical clubs, and M. W. Reeves '25 head usher.

Over 25 students represented Dartmouth at the Silver Bay Conference in June.

The Canoe Club for the first time held a regular regetta on the Connecticut one Saturday the last part of May. With canoe races, water fights, and tilting they had a gala day.

R. E. Miller '24 was elected president of Bait and Bullet for 1923-24. Following the policy established last year the club has stocked streams in the vicinity of Hanover with about 4000 trout and plans to put in about 16,000 more. A new cabin on the top of Smarts mountain will soon be ready for use.

The editor-in-chief of "The Dartmouth" declared that he intended next year to make war on "the great God Extra-curriculum activities" in his speech at the banquet given to the board by the outgoing directorate. Power to his pen, say we!

The 1923 Baseball Team