Rostrum vs. Gridiron

In spite of the abundance of non-academic interests, there has been an unusual abundance of intellectual offerings during this early fall season. There have been lectures galore, as well as a recital by Marcel Dupre, the brilliant French organist, on the enlarged and rehabilitated Streeter organ.

The lecture which attracted the greatest interest was that given by Bertrand Russell under the auspices of The Arts. He spoke on the subject of cynicism in youth, a matter which has received much attention at Dartmouth in the last two or three years.

The department of Biography has been sponsoring weekly lectures in the course entitled "Representative American Careers." These lectures have included one by Dr. George W. Coleman, president of the Babson Institute, on "The Service of Democracy"; one by Percy Mackaye on "Dramatic Writing and Production"; another by Roland S. Morris, former U. S. Ambassador to Japan, on "The Foreign Service of the United States"; and one by Edward A. Filene, Boston merchant and economist, on "Business as A Career." Seniors, pondering the selection of a vocation, have manifested an especial interest in these lectures, and in the conferences with the speaker afterwards.

Other lectures have included one on the phenomena of spiritualism, one on "Women of India" and another on the mentality of apes. There has been no lack of variety.