Outing Club Progress
In this issue of the magazine is described in some detail the new organization under which a much broadened and inclusive Dartmouth Outing Club will operate in the future. Mr. Emerson's article states the history of the D. O. C. problem and points to the great desirability of combining under one board of directors all outdoor activities of a recreational nature in which Dartmouth undergraduates are interested in participating. Alumni will appreciate the significance of this recognition of the growth and importance of the Outing Club. From the days when Fred Harris '11 and "Johnny" Johnson '66 first fanned the sparks of student enthusiasm to more recent times when the Outing Club has come to be recognized as a major factor in Dartmouth life, the approach toward the present coordinating type of organization has been gradual but inevitable. Our congratulations to those responsible for the task of setting up the new D. O. C. And our best wishes to the new directors for success in the second and greater era of D. O. C. history.
SOME ENCOURAGEMENT for those who are interested in the growth of crew at Dartmouth can be taken from the recent acquisition by the Indian Rowing Club of a faculty adviser, Ralph D. Beetle '06, who has consented to give the rowers such counsel and guidance as is essential to the effective continuance of any undergraduate project. He enters the scene at a point when the 30 to 40 undergraduates actively inter
ested in crew are turning from Mascoma Lake to the Connecticut River for the location of their activities and when the first burst of enthusiasm, expressed in the numerous intramural contests of the past two years, needs some guiding if it is to be kept alive permanently. Coach Jim Smith, whose nearly gratuitous services have been a major factor in developing interest in rowing in Hanover, will continue to give the Club his valuable help.
WILLARD M. GOODING 'II, president of the Graduate Club, has succeeded in putting this faculty activity on a sound financial basis for the year. With salary cuts and reduced income went a trimming of personal expenditures on the part of faculty members and membership in the Graduate Club was something that could be lopped off without great loss to the individual. Many members have recognized, however, that considerable support must be given to a faculty club if it is to be continued in operation. Mr. Gooding and his board of governors are working out an attractive program of activities for the year which promises to give members of the faculty and to some extent their families a series of enjoyable social events. Among those who have already addressed the Club membership at informal Saturday evening open houses are Harry Hillman, talking on his experiences with the Davis Cup Team in England, and George H. Moses '90, who led a rapid fire "Socratic Discussion."
