About 25 Years Ago

WALTER CAMP'S selection for an All-American team gave "Moose" Engelhorn a berth at tackle. Butler of Wisconsin was the other tackle on his first team, R. D. Murchie '11, former Athletic Editor of The Dartmouth, placed Engelhorn and Bennett on his first line-up and Morey on his second

The Athletic Council awarded letters to R. L. Bennett '13, W. T. Engelhorn '14, R. N. Hogsett '14, H. A. Barends '13, A. C. Estey '14, W. M. Gibson '13, N. M. Whitmore '13, W. J. Snow '14, D. T. Rogers '15, W. N. Rogers '15, T. L. Lafferty '15, P. W. Loudon '14, D. B. Morey '13, L. A. Whitney '15, F- A. Llewellyn '14, M. P. Ghee '15, and H. L. Dunbar '14.

In the first matches of the interfraternity bowling league, Sigma Chi defeated Phi Delta Theta 4-0 and Alpha Delta Phi won over Phi Kappa Psi 3-1.

President Nichols announced at a mass meeting a gift of $100,000 from Wallace F. Robinson of Boston for a non-athletic center. The building was to be located at the southwestern end of the campus next to College Hall on the sight of the Bank building and Sanborn Hall, which was to be moved to make room for Robinson Hall. At the conclusion of the meeting Palaeopitus, in behalf of the student body, presented a resolution, expressing the heartfelt thanks for Mr. Robinson's gift, which was unanimously adopted.

With not a vacant seat in Webster Hall, Sousa and his celebrated band gave a concert for the college. It followed the mass meeting The Junior Class at its meeting elected J. L. Day, S. A. Fuller, A. E. Gillis, Ken Grant and C. W. F. O'Connor to the Prom Committee, with G. E. Briggs Jr. and Harry Hayward as an auditing committee. President Engelhorn presided and K. H. Fulmer '13 supervised the meeting for Palaeopitus.

The Hockey Squad started light work indoors, with five veterans, Capt. Bill Mason, Bigelow '13, Taylor '13, Dellinger '14 and Johnson '14. Schulte '13 was not on the squad on account of medical school work. Tuck, Wanamaker and Donahue from the sophomore class were dependable material.

Franz R. Marceau '14 was elected captain of the Cross Country team. Varsity track "D's" were awarded to H. T. Ball '13, P. S. Harmon '13, J. L. Day '14 and F. R. Marceau '14 and "D.C.C.'s" to S. D. Rose '13, S. W. Saltmarsh '13, A. S. Bull '15, E. B. Merrill '15 and W. R. R. Granger '5.

The New England Telephone Co. installed a modern telephone system in Hanover. It was no longer necessary to call the operator by turning a crank at the side of the phone. A phone book replaced the old number cards and the office established in the Dudley Block.

The Dartmouth Literary Magazine was succeeded by The Bema. The board elected was: Chairman of the Board, C. D. Waterman '13; Managing Editor, H. A. Koelsch Jr. 14; Business Manager, W. O. Ross '14; Circulation Manager, P. N. Aborn '14; Associate Editors, E. A. Davis '13, D. Conn '14, M. J. Files '14, J. T. Marriner '14, D. B. Kinne Jr. '15; Contributing Editor,

W. J. Engelhorn '14 Dartmouth Out O'Doors, a volume depicting the Outing Club work compiled by Fred H. Harris '11, was promised for that winter. The volume was included in the entrance fee for the Club membership.

President Nichols, some of the Trustees, representatives of the Boston & Maine, selectmen of Hanover and Norwich, architects and engineers met to discuss a new bridge to span the Connecticut and replace the then venerable wooden structure. Nothing definite was accomplished at the conference An addition to the Mary Hitchcock Hospital neared completion. Twenty-nine more beds were to be available and an open air convalescent pavilion, a children's play yard and the dining room.

The orchestra in Commons, playing under the leadership of W. E. Carleton '14, struck for higher pay but continued to play Rabbi Stephen S. Wise of the New Synagogue, New York City, was the speaker at the first College Club smoke talk Gov. Bass appointed President Nichols as a delegate from New Hampshire to the conference in Washington of the "American Society for the Judicial Settlement of International Disputes."

Columbia threatened to disrupt the hockey league if freshmen were declared ineligible, and finally withdrew from the league Announcement was made that the hockey team would practice in Boston during the Christmas recess.

Conrad E. Snow '12 received the appointment from New Hampshire for the Cecil Rhodes Scholarship E. C. Mabie '15 won the first prize in the Rollins

Prize Speaking Contest, L. R. Jordan '16, J. C. Doenecke '16 and J. T. Heenehan '14 received the other prizes in that order. The judges were Hon. J. A. DeBoer '84, Robert F. Marden '98 and John R. McLane '07

At the Lebanon Opera House the Dramatic Club gave its opening performance of "She Stoops to Conquer." The acting of E. V. K. Willson '13 as Tony Lumpkin, G. H. Tilton, Jr. '14 as Young Charles Marlowe, A. E. Wyman '13 as Squire Hardcastle and D. S. Page '15 as Kate Hardcastle was worthy of high rank The Dramatic Club gave up plans for its Christmas trip.

President Nichols left for an extensive trip to speak in thirteen cities: Rochester, Cincinnati, Denver, Minneapolis, New York, Buffalo, Boston, Worcester, Syracuse, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Hartford and Springfield—and the college body left Hanover for the Christmas vacation.

VARSITY FOOTBALL TEAM—1912