About 25 Years Ago

SNOW and the long winter aheadless formidable than previous due to the Outing Club activities. The faculty voted its appreciation of high marks and good scholarship in the upper three classes. An average rank of 85 gave unlimited cuts Ernest Harold Baynes gave a "Smoke Talk" on "Our Dumb Neighbors"—birds not dormitory. He invited the faculty members or ladies interested in bird study to meet in A Dartmouth to form a bird club.

Francis A. "King" Brady '10, with the assistance of John A. Mullen '11, coached the basketball team The Athletic Council announced a schedule of 14 games starting with Columbia on December 16th.

Through the will of Elijah M. Topliff '52, an associate of Judge David M. Cross '41, the college would receive eventually approximately $200,000.

As the aftermath of football, Ralph Murchie '11 of the Springfield Republican picked All Eastern teams with Elcock, guard, on the first team and Bennett, guard, Gibson, center, and Daley, end, on the second team The OutingMagazine printed an honor list of 43 and included Daley, left end Grad. Mgr. Graves announced that neither Bowdoin nor Colby would be on the next year's gridiron schedule.

Connie E. Snow '12 was elected president of the College Club Trials for the Rollins' prizes were held in A Dartmouth with 4 candidates from 1913, 10 from 1914, and 6 from 1915 The final winners in the contest were Meleney '13, Perry '15, Mabie 'l5, and Stravum '13. .... A graduate secretary of non-athletics was established and "Jerry" Graves, graduate secretary for the Athletic Council, also filled this new position. Profs. Gordon F. Hull, E. F. Clark, A. H. Licklinder, and P. O. Skinner were the nonathletic committee The Tavern Cafe under "new management," Mrs. W. M. Amaral, offered prompt and efficient service to undergraduate patronage.

Ray L. Bennett '13, of Artesian, So. Dakota, was chosen captain of the football team. Mercersberg was his prep school. .... Joe Barnett was elected chairman of the Junior Prom Committee at a meeting of the class held in H Chandler; the Committee: H. E. Atwood, W. L. Davis, R. S. Edwards and W. Hugus.

The Outing Club held an enthusiastic meeting. Pres. W. Lee White introduced the speakers: Prof. E. F. Clark and F. P. Lord, "Doc" Licklider, A. Ty Cobb '12, college champion ski jumper, and M. "Cap" Avery '13. February 16th and 17th were approved for the Winter Carnival dates The combined Musical Clubs toured to Rutland, Vermont, for a concert Never's Second Regiment Band of Concord, N. H., played for the second "Smoker" in Webster Hall

Daniel Basil O'Connor '12 elected president of the Southeastern Massachusetts Club and Clif Chandler '14, secretary.

Edward J. Hogan of Boston, born in Quebec, and played on the Quebec Hockey Club and the Renfrew Club teams as well as with the Pittsburg team of the International Hockey League, was made hockey coach by Capt. Kelly Wells Thirty candidates for the team appeared at the first call.

The basketball season opened with a go-18 win over Columbia, last year's Intercollegiate League Champions. Sisson '14 was the stellar light with 22 points, but Capt. Ernst E. Mensel and Win Snow '14 bore the brunt of the visitors' offensive battle.

Howard Ball '13 was chosen captain of the cross-country team Bill Dawson was at the Inn for Coes & Young and G. Alexander for Frank Brothers President Nichols, the faculty and many townspeople signed a petition, sent to the General Supt. of the B. 8c M., requesting more train service on the Boston to Hanover branch.

Pres. Nichols outlined his plans that a new library, when built would occupy the site of Butterfield. English, economics and social science buildings would be grouped about the library Five groups entered the prom show competition: W. F. Wanger '15, H. S. Jones '15, and E. A. Davis '13; D. Conn '14 and J. T. Marriner '14; C. F. Whitely '15 and A. M. Rudd '14; H. L. Armes '12, R. C. Hopkins '14, and R. J. Powers '13; E. V. N. Bissell '15 and R. L. Wilkinson '14. Plots were to be submitted by January 15th.

Kappa Kappa Kappa finished the line of fraternity initation banquets and the Christmas vacation started December 21 St.

Merry Christmas to all and to all a Good Night.

Captain Ernst E. Mensel '12