Gleanings from the Publications
Donald Bartlett '24, of the Biography Department, lectured on the life of Francis Bacon before the national scientific fraternity, Gamma Alpha.
The Dartmouth announced the election to the editorial board of F. S. Burkhardt '31 of Holyoke, Mass.; J. D. Frisby '31 of Akron, Ohio, and H. E. Seder '31 of Worcester, Mass.
Ninety-five blocks of ice were used to construct a 25-foot ice tower in the middle of campus before Carnival. The structure was supposed to represent a metropolitan skyscraper of the new architectural design. H. P. Haile '24 was the architect.
J. W. Losey '29 was severely injured when he fell from an eight-foot scaffold while erecting scenery for "Double Trouble." Losey is the student director of the Dartmouth Players.
Miss Dorothy Wright of West Orange, N. J., the guest of William F. Blanchard '30 of South Orange, was selected at the Outdoor Evening celebration one night during Carnival as the 1929 Queen of the Snows.
Fire in the basement of the Sigma Chi house destroyed the boiler-room, caused a slight sinking of the floor, and damaged the telephone and lighting circuit of the house. Most of the damage, however, was caused by the heavy smoke which filled the house.
Professor John M. Mecklin spoke before The Round Table on "Wise Prejudices." Professor Mecklin set forth his idea of the purpose of a liberal college as being not the removal of all prejudices from the student's mind, but rather the substitution of wise rules of conduct and thinking for unreasoned ones.
Professor H. F. West delivered before the Philosophical Club a lecture on "Henry Adams' Search for Unity." Professor West '22 is a member of the Department of Comparative literature.
Much discussion has been caused by a review of Professor W. B. D. Henderson's "New Argonautica," by Alexander Laing '25 in the February Tower. Laing takes the position that Professor Henderson's epic poem is not in the modern spirit, although it pretends to be, and that it has several structural faults based on an incomplete understanding of astronomic theory. M. H. Mandelbaum '29 in a more recent Tomahawk replies to the effect that art can transcend science, and that therefore "The New Argonautica" should not be criticised when it diverges from strict science.
The business board of The Dartmouth announced the election of the following freshmen to the board: M. Burden, Jr., of Sewickley, Pa.; J. R. Hamel, of Syracuse, N. Y.; E. J. Mahoney, of Lansing, Mich.; C. R. O'Brien, of Battle Creek, Mich.; R. E. Stoiber, of South Orange, N. J., and B. P. Todd, of Lynnfield Center, Mass.
Alice Van Leer Carrick, noted Hanover author, recently spoke before The Arts. Her latest book, "Shades of Our Ancestors," is a complete story of the silhouettes of our forefathers and in addition to possessing a high degree of interest and a great amount of information is one of the most handsome books of the year in illustration, printing and binding.
Professor Ashley K. Hardy of the German Department gave an informal talk in The Tower Room on the exhibit of German literature on display there. He discussed which of the books, all translations of classical or modern German authors, are interesting and valuable to own. This was the third of the informal talks given in connection with the series of exhibits of books suggested for the private library of a college student. Professor Skinner spoke about French literature and Professor Nemiah about the literature of Greece and Rome.
