Church Dedicated

The Church of Christ at Dartmouth College dedicated its new home on North College Street on Sunday morning, November 10, holding a service in its own building for the first time since fire destroyed the famous. White Church in 1931. The gleaming white edifice, on the site of the former Alpha Chi Rho house, is a major architectural addition to Hanover Plain, its early New England design and tall spire harmonizing perfectly with the College plant. The new church was designed by Hobart Upjohn, noted church architect, and was built by Edgar H. Hunter '01.

The dedicatory service was led by the Rev. William H. Spence, pastor o£ the Church of Christ, assisted by the Rev. Ambrose W. Vernon, former head of the Biography Department, and Prof. Roy B. Chamberlin, director of the Chapel. The dedication sermon was delivered by the Rev. Robert G. Armstrong, secretary of the New Hampshire Convention of the Congregational-Christian Church. Words for the dedication hymn were written by Prof. Francis L. Childs '06.

PRESIDENT SPEAKS AT BANQUET

A dedication banquet was held in the parish hall the following evening, with Craven Laycock '96, dean emeritus of the Collegeas toastmaster and President Hopkins as the principal speaker of the evening.

The Church o£ Christ at Dartmouth College was gathered by Eleazar Wheelock in 1771. The old White Church, known to thousands of Dartmouth men, was built in 1795 and stood at the northwest corner of the College green until fire completely destroyed it on May 13, 1931. This site of the White Church was transferred to the College after the fire, and building operations on the new church were begun on North College Street in the fall of 1934. During the building period the church held its services in Rollins Chapel.

Special program booklets were printed by Ephraim H. Crane '98, who was choirmaster and music director of the old White Church while an undergraduate, and were presented to the church for the dedication service.