The 21st Carnival
Perfect weather prevailed throughout the three days of winter sports and social activity. Each day was cold and clear, but not too cold to drive the crowds indoors, while each night was starlit, until a later moon, rising over the tower of Dartmouth Hall, cast its light on the festivity. Snow and ice decorations were more numerous than ever. In the center of the campus the Outing Club had erected a replica in ice of the Temple of Love the original of which stands in the Garden of Versailles. J. Abner Epstein '81, of New York, well known for his drawings in the Jack o'Lantern, modelled a figure in snow which was placed in the center of the temple. Fraternities, competing in the annual snow sculpture contest, exhibited models varying in design from beautiful maidens to a death's head, which latter, incidentally, was fashioned by Sigma Chi and won first prize.
Carnival officially got under way on Thursday evening, less than an hour after the majority of the guests had arrived. With a blaze of rockets and fireworks Outdoor Evening was announced. It was a new kind of Outdoor Evening this year. A special performance arranged by Otto Schniebs, Dartmouth's new ski coach, was staged on the hills of the golf course just north of the Outing Club house. The pageant was modelled after the "gala night" which opens the German schneefests, and was based on the myth of King Winter. Coach Schniebs, as King Winter, and his court of 30 of the Dartmouth winter sports team, descended from the northland, down the snow-covered hills, lighted by vari-colored floodlights. The skiers, showing their skill in every line of ski art, and the snowshoers bearing torches, approached the throne of ice built for the Queen of the Snows. Here the Queen, chosen from among the fairest of the guests, was led for coronation and for the presentation of a silver loving cup, while fancy skaters performed on an artificial rink directly in front of the throne. This year Miss Betty Schroeder, of Milwaukee, was chosen to rule. Then with more fireworks set off amid the shouts of acclamation to the Queen, Outdoor Evening was concluded.
THE QUEEN OF THE SNOWS Miss Betty Shroeder of Milwaukee and Smith College, being crowned at Outdoor Night. Winter Sports Coach Otto Sehneibs (rignt) is King Winter. The two "pages" are L. E Wakefield, Jr. '33, of Minneapolis, and M. G. Tucker '32, of Cleveland.
