With The Outing Club

WITH the election of W. R. Hatch '30 of Leonia, N. J., as chairman of the council of the Dartmouth Outing Club, preparations for the program for the ensuing year were begun April 12. On this date the new officers of Cabin and Trail and the newly elected freshman members of the group banqueted at the Outing Club House on Occom Pond, and Hatch, who succeeds R. B. Sanders '29 to his position, immediately began to organize his club so that it would be in the best of working order when College reopens again next fall.

In addition to the position of chairman of the council, Hatch heads the Department of Cabins and Trails, and he has as co-workers at the heads of the other departments of the club B. T. Sherwood '30 of Ridgefield Park, N. J., Secretariate; W. E. Bragner '30 of Cambridge, Mass., Membership and Instruction; S. H. Allen '30 of Akron, Ohio, Director of Trips; W. H. Lillard '30 of Marion, Mass., Director of Carnival; L. S. Schmitz '3O of Glencoe, 111., Director of Winter Sports.

The Rev. John E. Johnson '66 was unanimously elected honorary president of the club. The Rev. Mr. Johnson has contributed Happy Hill, Armington, Cube, old Great Bear and Aggasiz cabins and sites as well as the John E. Johnson cup for ski-jumping, the "Rum and Molasses" fund for feeds for Thanksgiving trips and funds for the maintainance of cabins on the D. O. C. chain. He is the greatest single benefactor of the club.

At the spring elections fifteen freshmen who had worked since last September with the older members of the organization were elected into Cabin and Trail after what was probably the most successful competition that the club has ever held. These men are: R. E. Ackerbergof Chicago, 111.; B. B. Burrill, Jr., of Bloomfield, N. J.; M. Chandler of Brookline, Mass.; A. Christie of White Plains, N. Y.; J. M. Clark of New Canaan, Conn.; T. B. Curtis of Webster Grove, Mo.; T. B. Dickinson of Dayton, Ohio; N. E. Disque of Bur- lington, la.; H. M. Greenleaf of Brookline, Mass.; E. B. Jump of Newton, Mass.; R. W. Olmstead of Winchester, Mass.; J. D. Robinson of Medford, Mass.; G. C. Sawyer of Ashland, Me., and M. G. Tucker of Cleveland, Ohio.

They at once began their duties in the various departments, serving as chairmen of northern cabins, southern cabins, feed cabins, fall trips, spring trips, reservations and publicity. Within two weeks these men were functioning, and had begun to clear trails, clean cabins, and set their work in order.

During the past month several trips were run under the supervision of S. H. Allen '30, Director of Trips. G. C. Sawyer '32, the new chairman of the Committee on Trails, led trips that covered a greater part of the Outing Club trail; during Spring vacation, he covered the northern cabins, securing several fine scenic pictures. In the latter part of the month various work trips were run, directed by the new members of Cabin and Trail. Week-end trips to Mt. Cardigan, Croydon and Ascutney were run by Allen assisted by J. D. Robinson '32 of the Spring Trips Committee.

Meanwhile plans were going ahead for the twentieth annual winter Carnival, the event which has proved the most popular of all the Outing Club activities. In order to insure success, organization is begun far ahead for all of the thousand items that make Carnival the biggest thing of its kind in the country, and the appointment of men responsible for the job marked the first steps toward next year's event. W. H. Lillard '3was put in charge as Director of the 1930 Winter Carnival. W. R. Hatch '30 is director of Outdoor Evening, and B. T. Sherwood '30 will serve as Publicity Director. R. I. Booth '30 of Southold, N. Y., has been appointed Director of Carnival Ball, and B. C. Wood '30 of Waterloo, la., will act as Director of Competitions.

With the coming of warmer weather the Outing Club hatched a new plan of reforesting some of the less thickly wooded property of the club. This scheme has been brewing for some time, but it was first put in opertion during the latter part of April when 2000 white and red pine seedlings arrived from the state forestry nursuries at Essex Junction, Vt., and were taken to the Newton Cabin site.

This cabin, which is one of the more recent acquisitions of the club, was erected on a tract of twenty acres just west of Norwich, Vt., given by James W. Newton '86 in 1926. Lumbering operations a number of years before had taken out most of the more mature growth, and consequently the Newton site was selected as ideal for the first experiment in reforestation.

A volunteer crew worked one week-end, and succeeded in setting out about 1500 of the seedlings, and a couple of afternoon expeditions the following weeks filled the ground with young pines. No definite order was followed, but the trees were set about eight feet apart in the open spaces of the tract. If the experiment proves successful, more projects of a similar nature are planned at other cabins along the chain. Besides improving the natural beauty of the property, it is hoped that the reforestation will serve as a cover for game birds and animals, and will insure a permanent supply of good water.

From all appearances, the new Club House on Occom Pond promises to be one of the most successful branches of the club. According to statistics released in April, 2381 meals were served at the house during February and March. There is scarcely a night that one cannot see some group at a banquet, or a few small private dinners in the club house dining room. Students lunch there, faculty dinners are often held there, and banquets of all kinds are becoming more and more popular. Many of the athletic teams, publications and organizations have come to use the dining facilities for their yearly banquets. Among the most consistent users of the Club House are the members of Cabin and Trail. Several meetings around the fireplace in the Cabin and Trail room, and supper meetings helped to bring the men together for the first organization under new officers.

Added to the Canoe Club and Bait and Bullet, both of which have affiliations with the Outing Club, a new riding club has come to be connected with D. O. C. activities under the same status as the two former organizations. The Boot and Saddle had its beginning last fall when a number of enthusiastic horsemen gathered together to promote riding interests in the college. This club ran several mounted trips to Moose cabin in the fall, and took an active part in ski-joring and other equestrian activities during Carnival.

In preparation for the summer work along the trails and cabins B. T. Sherwood 'SO and G. C. Sawyer '32 have been placed on the trails crew. Their work will consist of improving the trails and club equipment during the summer vacation between June 15 and September 15.

Then, too, there will be the Moosilauke Summit Camp which will open its tenth season under the Outing Club. This year W. E. Bragner '30 will serve as host of the popular mountain resort. He will have for his assistants W. R. Hatch '30, A. W. Laughton '31 and J. D. Robinson '32 who will act as aides in handling the summer crowds. They will also help in packing food and supplies up the mountain. Last season the Summit Camp entertained over 2,200 guests during the period of its operation between the fifteenth of June and the fifteenth of September. Most of these people were summer tourists or people from nearby camps or resorts who enjoy the climb to the peak and the marvelous view that is to be had from the summit. Alumni of the college are especially invited to spend a night on the top of Moosilauke where the Outing Club holds forth to continue during the months when school is disbanded the spirit and fellowship that prevails during the College year.

IT WAS A LATE WINTER THERE WAS AS MUCH SNOW APRIL. 9, AT THE FLUME, FRANCONIA NOTCH, A3 AT ANT TIME DURING THE WINTER.