MARKS APPEAR

Marks, those little portents which nearly everyone wants abolished but for which no one seems to have an adequate substitute, finally came out on the week-end following Carnival. Outside of a senior at the C & G House who claims to be the first man to flunk Public Speaking in twentyyears, almost everyone seemed to be satisfied. Rumor had it that some 65 freshmen, including most of the yearling football team, had flunked out of school, but inquiry at Parkhurst revealed that only 12 (a sub-average number) first year men failed to stay in school. Two promising athletes however, were among these. Quite heartening was the report that a recordbreaking number of freshmen, 75, obtained grades of 3.2 or above.

All of which speaks well of the Selective System, mention of which in turn furnishes us an approach to a subject that we must hold ourselves in restraint while discussing, so great is our feeling upon it. Men entering Dartmouth via the Selective System are supposed to be possessed of at least average amounts of refinement and potential gentlemanly qualities. In most of the situations where these characteristics are measured and judged, Dartmouth men acquit their responsibility. But as soon as they get inside the Nugget they lose all semblance of refinement. They have no idea of social obligation. They literally lose their common sense and become animals. For nine months out of the year the Nugget is a madhouse. Six or seven times, a year of yelling, heckling, and competing with the dialogue from the screen, and of drowning out the best parts of the show, would not be so objectionable—at the first of the year and on football and party week-ends Dartmouth men could show visitors what idiots they can be in their showhouse. But to show themselves every day during the school year—it's a different matter. We have visited numerous college movie houses outside of Hanover, and at none of these have ever seen the stupid, infantile inanities that are perpetuated by Dartmouth's rancour submorons in the Nugget. We believe there are many more like ourselves, and we hope there is a majority so inclined, who go to the Nugget to enjoy the movie. We wish the rest would grow up.