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Do You Remember the Time—About Twenty-Five Tears Ago . . .

February 1933 Dr. John W. Bowler, Hap Hinman '10
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Do You Remember the Time—About Twenty-Five Tears Ago . . .
February 1933 Dr. John W. Bowler, Hap Hinman '10

The basketball squad was getting organized with the following men playing during the January games ... If, Brady, Goodere; rf, Morrissey, Wiley; c, Capt. Lang; lg, Schildmiller, Burns; rg; Dingle, Avery, Hedges. Vermont was trimmed 23-5, and the Alumni 40-20. McGrail, Lane, Dudley, Ailing, Bankart and Russ played for the latter. The team lost four games on a trip to Wesleyan 22-14; Columbia 21-7; Pennsylvania 36-17; Holy Cross 25-23. Then closed the month with a home victory over Mass. Aggies 34-14.

The hockey team opened the season witha brilliant victory at Princeton 5-2. Thengames were lost to Yale 9-3; Columbia 4-2;Bishop's College 3-0 and Rensselaer wastied 4-4. The team included Blanpiejd, Erhard, Pettengill, Leighton, Capt. Foote,Perry, Marsten, Doe.

Baseball outlook for spring causing considerable discussion because of wholesale disqualification—Julius A. Broicn, MorrisK. Smith, Thacher Worthen, Edmund E.Day and Karl Skinner ushers at FacultyReception . . . Ralph Theller elected Speaker of the Dartmouth Congress with E. B. Badger, vice speaker, Phil Chase clerk, Ben Knox vice clerk and Sam Bell sergeant-at-arms . . . Joe Donahue Democraticleader . . . Prof. Justin H. Smith of History Dept. resigned . . . Jess Hawley and Ted Smith leaders of gym team classes . . . famous Hanover Post Office robbery . . . Chief Gauthier emerged from Police Dept. lethargy to discover $285 hidden in the basement . . . developments followed quickly after someone discovered the window was broken from inside ... P.M. confessed during Third Degree.

1911 which had entered as the freshman class was making progress . . . the Dartmouth condemned their class election "For eight or ten men to stand lined up at the entrance to buttonhole the coming voters and seize upon them for their votes was not in accord with tradition ... in manner of ward caucus . . . political hot-bed of dissension and corruption" ... it never seemed to make much difference with that bunch which has actually turned out to be one of Dartmouth's best classes . . . always a good Alumni Fund record . . . one of the few classes which realized early after graduation the necessity of strong leadership . . . obtaining and maintaining excellent organization throughout the years . . . largely due to its secretary, Nat Burleigh, who received last year the highly merited award of Dartmouth's Best Class Secretary . . . itis interesting to note that 1911 had amongits first-year members Burt Whitman, wellknown "Boston Herald" sports writer; BullRoberts who made football history at University of Illinois; Zuke Kassulker who didlikewise at University of Chicago . . . freshman football sweaters awarded to Byrne, Capt. Bartlett, Busch, Putnam, Morrow, Hurley, Lovejoy, R. C. Norris, Hubert, Gibson, Rollins and Mgr. Emerson.

Relations with Williams renewed . . .foundation for New Hampshire completed. . . rumored that Capron, star Univ. ofMinnesota drop kicker, will transfer toDartmouth next fall . . . Lennie McClintock talks to the starts from upper portionof Fayerweather.

Musical Clubs returned from Christmas trip to New York, Philadelphia, Brooklyn, Boston and Concord ... The Dartmouth says "Without a doubt this tour was the most successful and commendable of any trip which the clubs have taken" . . . the talented musicians of those days under Leaders Art Soule and Bob Rugg and Manager "Rosy" Hinman were: 1908—Pop Chesley, Chick Currier, Mort Hull, Art Shaw, Carl Ross, Tat Badger, Jim Norton, Frank Robinson, Gene Prentice, Porter Smith, Larry Griswold; . . . 1909—Art Swenson, Herman Walker, Warren Peck, Ed Martin, Jake Mason, Micky McLane, Lillian Alvord, Anson McLoud, Emmett Naylor, Joe Worthen, Walter Rogers, Dan Watson, Maurice Kivel, Craig Thorn, Jim Hitchcock, Heinie Stucklen, Bill Bailey, Candy Bell, Jack Childs, Jack Dowdall; . . . 1910—Marshall Comstock, Obbie Coleman, Harold Winship, Babe Steward, Henry Beal, Ken Knapp, Russ Meredith, George Thurber, Rollie Hastings, Chet Scott, Ken Phelps, Bones Jones, Heinie Reed, Ed Shattuck, Sid Whipple, Inky Taylor; . . . 1911—Bill Herron, Sid Backus, Art Bush, Austin Keough, Bob Keeler, Bill Pounds, Ben Ayers, Harold Walker, Charlie Warren, George Leach, Ed Poole, Ed Chase.

Athletic Council voted 2d Team sweaters to following members of football squad . . . 1908: Cooper, Ruxton, Knight, Winslow, Gray, Hanson . . . 1909: Dillingham, Dreyfus . . . 1910: Dudley, Greenwood, Pishon . . . 1911: Roberts, Robins.

Freshman Dean E. Gordon Bill characterized recently the class of 1936 as "thebest class yet admitted under the SelectiveProcess" . . . back in the Antediluvian dayswhen we were in College, "Chuck" omittedthe "selecting" and did quite a bit of"processing"—he couldn't really choose OneBest Class because of overlapping!

Shades of Crosby . . . "Order of the Sacred Bird" ... a tame crane kept and nurtured secretly in that dorm . . . led up and down hall in solemn parade ... on State Occasions . . . and Special Ceremonials . . . by student dressed in red flannel unionsuit ... we are not mentioning any names but we have been told that the said unionsuit fitted a man of about "Tubby" Barton's ('04) size.

"Hen" Teague, Class of 1900 Now a member of the Heavyweight Class— his poundage being in the vicinity of 300.

"Trainer of Duffey" Track Coach—Lecturer of "Smut." Now Professor of Hygiene and Physical Education, and Director of Gymnasium. And just about the best preserved man in Hanover today.