Notes from the Seventies

Excerpts from THE DARTMOUTH, issues ofSept. 1878 to June 1879

THERE ARE 63 freshmen in the academic department and only six in the scientific It is expected that every Dartmouth man will send in his name for our paper. When we take into consideration that it is the only college weekly in New England, it seems that the alumni should at least reward our enterprise with a subscription Edwin J. Bartlett, A.M., of the class of 1872, recently instructor in Lake Forest (111.) University, has been appointed associate professor of Chemistry in the College The freshman class has elected the following officers: Pres., H. H. Parker; Sec., W. P. Quimby; Treas., W. A. Bartlett; Football Capt., J. G. Chandler. . . . . Capt. Bobby (Thayer '80) is selecting men for a University Nine. There is good material for his purpose, and we see no reason why Dartmouth cannot, with practice, have a team that will prove invincible On Wednesday afternoon the annual football match between the bloodthirsty soph and hopeful frosh took place. The sophomores took first game and won easily in 7 m. 40 sec. They also won the second game in 8 m. 14 sec., but in the third game the freshmen came gallantly up to the work and routed the discom- forted sophs in 5 m. 8 sec. The fourth game was won by 'Bl in 5 m. 45 sec Prof. John K. Lord delivers an address before the Christian Fraternity on Saturday eve- ning The senior class officers are: Pres., Sec Conant; Vice-Pres., Wheatley; Sec. and Treas., Chumpy Chapman At a College meeting held on Thursday, the sum of one hundred dollars was appropriated for the support of our University Nine.