THE UNDERGRADUATE CHAIR

Alongside those cliches dear to Dartmouth men like "It's a dry cold," and "It is a small college, but—" may now definitely be placed, "There is no Spring in April." We are at last ready to admit that the old-timers are right, that there has been and always will be a blizzard in this month of the poets.

However, there was really no need to be so definite about it. Bermuda-tanned faces blanched and "16 College Janitors Were Unable to Reach Town on Time" the morning of April 14, when Mr. Poor reported from the House on the Hill that 2 u/i inches of snow had fallen during the night. Heavier than any blizzard we can remember since 'BB when we were snowed in for weeks and had to eat candles and a few of the neighbors' children, the storm put one hundred and fifty phone lines out of order and practically isolated Hanover for a day. Hot sun soon after, followed by "Spring" rains, restored the campus to its March beauty, and made the snow-covered lacrosse goals a little

untimely. As we write, the Connecticut is reported rising, the shoeshops are repairing skiboots again, and the sport-clothing people are tearing their hair. Spring has come to Hanover.

DARTMOUTH PASSES

The ghosts of sweatshirts dead and gone roamed the campus before vacation, keening rather dismally. For Dartmouth, we report with mingled emotions, has really gone soft. Vox Pops in the daily Dartmouth resounded furiously in condemnation of student sloppiness in dress, and demanded a new deal. It seems now that corduroys (unwashed for two years) and ragged sweaters are decidedly passee; Dartmouth (despite meteorological conditions) will be clean and smooth in the winters to come.

With customary perspicacity, the merchants of Hanover capitalized on this new trend immediately and ran a Best-Dressed Man Contest in The Dartmouth. Frenzied balloting ensued, the prize of silk pajamas —or one good tie—being awarded to R. S. Critchell '33. Sartorial perfection in the persons of two thousand students is so generally expected in May that it requires no comment. Brightly we add, however, only the statement that clean flannels are a gallant, if pathetic, substitute for New Haven Gothic.

GREEN INTERNATIONAL

Believing quite logically that there can be no wars if people refuse to fight them, the student pacifist Green International proceeds on its quiet way towards peace. With an eye more or less open to the outside world, the group has managed two coups during the last month.

The first, in combination with the Round Table, materialized in the form of a student protest against the Roman Candle of the Reich, Herr Hitler, for his nationalistic and religiously intolerant activities. Four hundred students and nineteen faculty members put their names to the petitions in front of Commons, while a pseudo-Nazi flag, unfurled by some mad funster, flew from a tree before Wentworth.

The second and more significant contribution to the Movement Against Student Apathy was an Intercollegiate Model London Economic Conference at Hanover, April 14 and 15. Representatives from Dartmouth, Harvard, Wellesley, Williams, and Northeastern as foreign delegates were addressed by E. E. Day '05, Hoover appointee to the London Conference in June. What with France coming late and dark looks being cast on all sides, fun and education wandered hand in hand across the Dartmouth campus.

DARTMOUTH HUMOR

Keeping Jacko out of this—just to show W. H. Ferry '32 that we can forgive and forget—we are awfully pleased to report that the spirit of whimsey has not died at Dartmouth. Even the faculty has yielded to the spirit of Hanover Marches, as the following "Notice" in the pre-vacation Dartmouth indicates: "If you want to terminate your college career promptly, put soap in your eyes.—H. N. Kingsford, Medical Director."

The daily newspaper maintains its own peculiar humor in the stuff-that-runs-between-the-ads, mostly interviews this season, with such bon mots as Princess Kropotkin's "Virginity is the bunk," and dogs and children being trampled under foot throughout the stories.

The seniors carried on their glorious tradition as cards and funny fellows in the Annual Preference Balloting. Phillips Holmes was selected as Favorite Actress, and W. K. Flaccus '33, won the decision over Conrad as second Favorite Author. Believing that the old jokes are the best jokes, the cane-twirlers decided that Yale, Smith, and Harvard (in the order named) were Dartmouth's Keenest Rivals. Blind justice triumphed at last in George Gitsis' and Smith College's being selected as the "Institutions Doing the Most For Dartmouth." John Monagan '33, former occupant of the Chair, was peculiarly enough voted the Class Toreador.

Pathos and comedy mingled to make a recent dog-shooting by a faculty member exceedingly interesting. Vox Pops searing shooter and shooter-defenders alike, exploded merrily for days—nor has the smoke entirely cleared away. And remembering the popularity of a certain Bravig Imbs (Shsshhh) we for one will not disperse it.

MOVIES

Breaking all precedent, the DartmouthCollege News recently released a motion picture actually based on college life, with apparent success for a first attempt. Supervised by S. C. Hayward '26, and directed by Warner Bentley, the film depicted the adventures of four of Our Boys during Carnival. The scenario was prepared by Mr. E. B. Watson with student assistance, and photographed by S. D. Brown '34. Suffering slightly from amateur defects in lighting and with a few captions couched in out-moded slang, the attempt is genuinely entertaining, and "provoked many chuckles from a capacity audience" at its initial showing in the Natural Science Building. However, we do protest against naming any Dartmouth students "Jug," "Bake," or "Rad."

Another Dartmouth movie is contemplated for the Fall, dealing, we suspect, with football and houseparties. Should the directors avail themselves again of Professor Poor's services, even without a "What to hell," they can't miss.

FOREVER AND EVER

Once again senior canes are being ruined by inexpert chiseling, and junior blazers are flaunting themselves (we hope) on street corners. Natty affairs they are this year, too. Green Harris tweed, leather buttons, belted backs, and "tailored by Campion" to fit like a glove. The lining alone is worth the money.

Which brings up once more the plight of the sophomores. The Freshmen possess caps, the juniors blazers, and the seniors canes. The sophomores, they have nothing but their polo coats. Small wonder it is that they get cynical and embittered and drink themselves desperate. Herewith we champion the cause of the sophomores! We open the field to another student or merchant racket and ask that something be provided as a tradition for this disinherited class. Why not bright green hatbands, or class colors, or class pants? We demand twenty-four inch green bell-bottom pants for the Sophomores!

We feel better now. Five hundred students have at least one friend in the world.

MILESTONES

Winter Sports Team: Captain—J. A, Shea '34, Lake Placid, N. Y.; Managing Director—B. R. Twiss '34, Highland Park, N. Y.

Winter Sport's Letters: R. P. Goldthwaite '33, Hanover, N. H.; L. E. Wakefield '33, Minneapolis, Minn.; J. L. Whitney '33, St. Cloud, Minn.; R. L. Emerson '34, Manchester, N. H.; F. J. Lepreau '34, Hastingson-Hudson; J. A. Shea '34, Lake Placid, N. Y.; S. J. Hannah '35, Berlin, N. H.

Winter Sports Numerals: R. S. Dodge '36, Bradford, Vt.; L. Goldthwaite '36, Hanover, N. H.; S. M. Peabody '36, Newport, Vt.; H. S. Woods '36, Hanover, N. H.

Interfraternity Swimming: Beta Theta Pi.

Interfraternity Handball: Pi Lambda Phi.

Interfraternity Play Contest: Delta Kappa Epsilon.

Interfraternity Squash: Beta Theta Pi. College Squash Championship: E. R. Davis '34, Boston, Mass.

Dormitory Volley Ball: North Fayerweather Hall.

College Wrestling Championships: 125 lbs.—C. K. Liggett '35, Jenkintown, Pa.; 135 lbs.—F. J. Wright '35, Omaha, Neb.; 145 lbs.—W. L. Hoffman '36, South Orange, N. J.; 155 lbs.—C. F. Kehoe Jr. '34, New Rochelle, N. Y.; D. W. Cameron '35, Worcester, Mass.; 175 lbs.-A. J. Keenan Jr. '35, Brooklyn, N. V.; Unlimited—C. E. Barnish '36, Westhampton Beach, N. Y.

Basketball Letters: H. F. Mackey '33, New York City; P. B. Maxwell '33, New Rochelle, N. Y.; J. K. Edwards '34, Southbridge, Mass.; G. H. Goss '34, White Plains, N. Y.; H. W. Kraszewski, New Britain, Conn.; R. J. Miller '34, Cedar Grove, N. J.; G. P. Stangle '34, East Hartford, Conn.; A. E. Bonniwell '35, West Philadelphia, Pa.

Basketball Numerals: P. S. Cleaveland '36, Lancaster, N. H.; T. J. Frigard '36, Maynard, Mass.; F. A. Lagorio '36, Chicago, 111.; J. R. McKernan '36, Barre, Vt.; A. H. Moldenke '36, New York City; J. B. O'Brien '36, Oakwood, O.; J. R. Peabody Jr. '36, Louisville, Ky.; T. A. Sinding '36. Kenilworth, 111.; A. B. Toan '36, Leonia, N. Y.: J. D. Tracy '36, Chicago, 111.

Stephen Chase All-Around Championship Medal: R. E. Carpenter '35, Passumpsic, Vt.

Track Captain: C. J. Chapman '33, Portland, Me.

Swimming Captain: R. W. Banfield '34, Saco, Me.

Swimming Numerals: D. L. Ballantyne '36, Brooklyn, N. Y.; H. Brewer '36, Montclair, N. J.; W. L. Essex '36, Peoria, 111.; P. E. Gilbert Jr. '36, Evanston, 111.; G. S. Ley '36, Springfield, Mass.; C. R. Ostrom '36, Wilmette, 111.; J. H. Phillips '36, New Rochelle, N. Y.; R. J. Smith '36, Columbus, O.; B. H. Stein '36, Ravinia, 111.; F. C. Weiss '36, Lawrence, Mass.

College Basketball Contest: A. Kline '35, Chicago, 111.

Experimental Play Contest: H. J. Kennedy '35, Holyoke, Mass.

Track Letter: C. H. Chapman '33, Portland, Me.

Class Officers: 1933—President, L. E. Wakefield, Minneapolis, Minn.; Vice-President, W. H. King, Richmond, Va.; Secretary, J. S. Monagan, Waterbury, Conn.; Treasurer, L. W. Eckels, Camp Hill, Penn. 1934—President, R. H. Michelet, Washington, D. C.; Vice-President, A. C. Baldwin, South Orange, N. J.; Secretary, M. J. Dwyer, New Rochelle, N. Y.; Treasurer, W. H. Scherman, New Rochelle, N. Y.; 1935—President, G. F. Hill, Littleton, N. H.; Vice-President, W. B. Clark, Amesbury, Mass.; Secretary, F. J. Specht, West Point, N. Y.; Treasurer, H. C. Dickert, St. Louis, Mo. 1936—President, E. L. Camp, Bay Shore, N. Y.; Vice-President, A. P. Butler, West Woodstock, Conn.; Secretary, R. D. Ireland, Jr., New York City; Treasurer, A. L. Gibney, Madison, N. J.

Directorate of Dartmouth Outing Club: Chairman, D. G. Allen '34, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Mass.; S. B. Dunn '34, Courtland, N. Y.; J. H. Feth '34, Bronxville, N. Y.; W. S. Emerson '34, West Newton, Mass.; J. B. Roberts '34, Manchester, N. H.; B. R. Twiss '34, Highland Park, N. Y.; Director of Carnival-E. Day '34. Bronxville, N. Y.

Cabin and Trail: 1936-L. T. Benezet, Manchester, N. H.; C. C. Comstock, Glen Ridge, N. J.; W. S. Curtis, Webster Groves, Mo.t R. W. Douglas, Winnetka, 111.; R. L. Frank, Milwaukee, Wis.; R. S. Greene, Milwaukee, Wis.; J. F. Hardham, Newark, N. J.; L. A. Jump, Brookline, Mass.; W. U. Niss, Milwaukee, Wis.; D. F. Putnam, Keene, N. H.; C. F. Soule, Passaic, N. J.; A. A. Titcomb, Farmington, Me.; R. H. Wakefield, Westfield, N. J.; R. T. Walker, Waterbury, Conn.; Z. W. White, New London, Conn.

Part of the 21 inches of snow which upset Hanover on April 11.