WITH THE OUTING CLUBS
CARNIVAL OFFICIALLY opened with the running of the downhill ski races on Friday morning, February 7. Unofficially, Hanover took on its Carnival atmosphere weeks ahead; first with the appearance of programs and posters about campus. Then the wheels began to hum in the Carnival machine. Fraternities and dormitories started their snow sculpture; festive lights brightened Main Street by night; out-oftown newspapermen, thankful for this particular assignment, made early appearances. The general spirit was enlivened by the pre-schedule appearance of several dates, who played no small part in curing the morning-after efEect of midyear exams. Outside competitors in the Intercollegiate Skiing Union meet and skating races made their appearance. The climax was reached with the arrival at Norwich of the New York and Boston special trains, bearing the bulk of the feminine pulchritude which dominated Hanover for the forty-eight short ensuing hours.
By this time the stage was completely set for all Carnival events, as evidenced by the completion of the huge snow figure in the center of campus, as well as the snow architecture construction in front of Robinson Hall and McNutt Hall by the Outing Club and the Players respectively. The statue on the middle of campus was entitled "Dartmouth Undying" by its sculptor, Art Funk ''36. It was his version of the typical Dartmouth undergrad, bare-headed, clad in open-necked shirt and sweater, books in his right hand, the other hand in his pocket. (There was no pipe in his mouth.) The prize-winning snow-sculptures were those of Sigma Alpha Epsilon and Smith dormitory. S. A. E.'s sculpture was of a husky dog team and sledge occupied by a man and woman; Smith's being a modern conception of "The Great White Cold Walks Abroad," an icy ghost with bony hands and no face. Middle Mass was a close second with a statue of Eleazar at his first Carnival, in the eyes of Maxwell Parrish and faculty members who comprised the judging committee.
In addition to the athletic contests, Friday afternoon provided a fancy figure skating exhibition by Miss Polly Blodgett and her partner, Roger Turner, entertaining the spectators at the races on Occom Pond. Thereupon followed the girls' slalom race on the golf course. This proved itself to be a worthy innovation on the schedule of events. It drew seventeen competitors from eight girls' colleges. Smith easily captured the unofficial team championship with Miss Patty McLane of that college crossing the finish line a second ahead of her closest rival.
