A Family Party
Dartmouth night, observed throughout the world the 12th of last month, harked back to the old days in that it was the most enthusiastic celebration of the tradition that has been staged in Hanover in many years. Reports from alumni centers indicate that the same was true among the groups who were first invited by President Tucker, in 1894, to gather on a certain evening and turn their thoughts to Hanover and the College. The President's remarks to the undergraduate body, crowded into Webster Hall, are published in this issue. Since he left Hanover the following morning it was not possible for Mr. Hopkins to edit the stenographic report of what he said at Dartmouth Night. It may be that alumni will all the more eagerly read his informal "speech," transporting themselves, for the moment, into the electric atmosphere of a big student meeting that has been aroused by stirring words from Craven Laycock and James Parmalee Richardson.
The demonstration of affection and respect that was given to "Prexy" at the end of the program when he was given a roussend-off and was asked to deliver to Mr. Tuck a testimonial of gratitude from the College was certainly much in his mind as the Conte di Savoia plowed its way across the Atlantic. If this message, prepared by Palaeopitus and endorsed by the assembled students, brings even a slight glow of pride to Dartmouth's great old man, as it surely will, there will be much satisfaction for those seniors who wanted to dedicate this 40th Dartmouth Night to Edward Tuck.
"Big Jim" Richardson was in fine form. He sounded a stirring keynote for the occasion—"Dartmouth, a good religion"—in the sonorous tones which have endeared him to his audiences, whether he has appeared to them as the policeman in "The Pirates" or as an astute authority on the fine points of Poly Sci. At one point in the proceedings Jim brought down the house. He was in the midst of paying tribute to "Hopkins '01" and said "We all hope that he will find, in this trip abroad, real rest from his rigorous routine." He paused and then pronounced, in judicial tones "I call that pretty good alliteration!"
