The Seniors Confess
The annual ballot in which the seniors tell the world their favorites in all lines should not be taken too seriously; the seniors themselves are rather careless about how they mark their ballots. But this annual news-creating stunt of The Dartmouth's has elements of interest even to the alumnus who does not give a continental who is the best dressed senior or the class plumber. For instance the seniors agreed that the ideal girl should have blue eyes, brown hair and be moderately fast.
Harvard lost its standing as Dartmouth's keenest rival to Yale, and Yale is again the favorite college after Dartmouth. Most of the seniors thought chemistry and physics the hardest subjects, and bibical history the easiest. Joan Crawford was voted the favorite movie actress. The senior year was the pleasantest, with the junior year next pleasantest. "The Bridge of San Luis Rey" was the best liked book.
Too much time wasted was the greatest regret of the class. The Outing Club, as usual, was voted the institution doing most for Dartmouth. \Out of 230, 184 smoke, and 173 drink, or at least that's what they said on the ballots. The majority of the seniors correspond with three girls; 125 said they would marry for money and the other 105 decided they would not.
Something new in the way of Outing Club trips was inaugurated Memorial Day when the D. O. C. sponsored a horseback trip to Moose Cabin. A day was spent exploring the region around Moose mountain.
The five cheerleaders for next year were selected recently from the'class of 1929. They are A. M. Abbott of Plainfield, N. J., W. Alexander of West Roxbury, Mass., A. F. Bellerose Jr. of Rutland, Vt., C. E. Born of Columbus, 0., and P. C. Woodbridge oi Rochester, N. Y.
The Canoe Club held the largest regatta last month the upper Connecticut has seen in recent years. The six events were run on the river albove the Ledyard Bridge. A. H. Gould '3O received the silver cup for being the high point scorer.
Clarence Darrow arrived in Hanover unexpectedly just before college closed and was immediately noticed by the students and asked to speak twice, which he did. He spoke on crime and its punishment in the Little Theatre in the evening, and the next night Webster Hall was filled by students to hear him lecture on "Tolstoi."
Sixty-five undergraduates successfully completed the requirements of the six-week Red Cross Lifesaving course conducted by R. J. Delehanty of Dartmouth's Department of Physical Education. Twenty-nine of these received the Senior Red Cross emblem while 36 became Examiners. A large number of these men have positions as camp councillors this summer.
J. A. D'Esopo '29, who has figured very prominently in dramatics, was recently elected president of the Arts for next year. W. L. Scott '29 and J. A. Bliss '29 were elected vicepresident and secretary respectively. The members voted to remove the limitation on membership.
A part of the 1908 delegation
