About 25 Years Ago
MAY WAS ushered in by the first "hum" with the classes in their usual places, seniors at the fence, juniors on the steps of Dartmouth Hall, sophomores in front of Webster, and freshmen before the Thayer School Strawberries appeared on the menu at Commons Oscar Scharrer had his appendix removed.
The freshman baseball team lost the first game of the season to Tilton 4 to 3. Wanamaker's and Ghee's playing could be mentioned, and the yearlings defeated Dean 11 to 2 The Varsity left on its spring trip and took Syracuse 9 to 5 in the first game with Ekstrom pitching masterly ball, striking out 7 men and not issuing a single base on balls. Cornell 3, Dartmouth a was the second result Dartmouth 9, Harvard 5 on Soldier's Field and Howard Fahey '14 and Red Spillane '13 were the individual stars.
The Interfraternity baseball series started with Gamma Delta Epsilon defeating KKK 5 to 1, and Chi Phi 4, Kappa Sigma 2. Then DKE defeated Delta Tau Delta 6 to 2, and Psi U 21, Sigma Nu 7, Phi Doodle 13, Sigma Phi Epsilon 1, and Phi Kappa Psi took the Betas 3 to 2; Theta Delta Chi 13, SAE 6, while Alpha Delta sunk Phi Gam 17 to 7. Phi Sigma Kappa ended the first round defeating Sigma Chi 12 to 9.
The 21 st Annual Paene meet on Alumni Field brought a large number of school representatives to Hanover. Legate Seminary of Boston with Bill Meanix, shot putter, hammer thrower, hurdler, and discus thrower won the meet with Springfield High and Powder Point School tied for second place. Drew of Springfield won the 100 and 220.
Capt. Jack Nelson '13, and the Dartmouth Tennis Team, Harmon '12, Webber '14, and Gannon '13 defeated M. I. T. winning straight sets in both singles and doubles. They did the same thing to Vermont a week later with Hugus '13 playing in place of Gannon On the tennis trip Yale won 5 to 1, Nelson alone being victorious; Wesleyan won 5 to 1.
The Dartmouth Board elected, Editorin-chief, Karl H. Fulmer; Managing Editor, A. H. Dessau; News Editor, H. M. Hamilton; Athletic Editor, Fred M. Gannon; Business Manager, T. S. Jewett, all '13, and three associated editors, G. S. Pattillo '14, D. C. Bennick '15, and T. C. Pray '15 Connie Snow '12 won the Newton Alumni Prize debate with the second award given to D. B. O'Connor '12.
Palaeopitus elections by the junior class named H. A. Barend, W. Hugus, W. M. Gibson, M. S. Wright, W. Wilkins, and H. C. McAllister to be added to the five chosen by Palaeopitus—R. L. Bennett, T. D. Cunningham, D. B. Morey, W. H. Mason and K. H. Fulmer.
On May 11th Gamma Delta Epsilon withdrew its membership in the interfraternity council and disbanded as a Dartmouth fraternity.
At Williamstown Dartmouth lost 4 to 1 in a game characterized by hard hitting and clean fielding. Morey after 2 innings was replaced by Ekstrom, who in the third singled and went to third on a wild throw. With two men down Hoban drove out a long fly which Otis dropped and Ekstrom went home to tally the one run Edward J. Daley '12 was chosen athletic director at Colby College in charge of football and baseball.
Harvard 66⅛ to 501/0 in the dual track meet at the Stadium, but Marc Wright established a new intercollegiate record of 12' 111/2". Harvard's Cable heaved the hammer 154' 112/5" to break Tilley's record of a year standing and Enright jumped 6' iS/4" breaking Earl Palmer's record. Amby Ambrose '13, to everyone's surprise, won the broad jump with 21' 534" The freshmen defeated Worcester Academy in their track meet 70 to 38. Larry Whitney was high scorer with 14 points. Woolworth was a double winner in the dashes.
Junior Prom (inaugurated in 1899) with its round of gaiety started May 22d. Arrangements were in the hands of W. L. Davis, Wright Hugus, J. J. Barnett, R. S. Edwards and H. E. Atwood. "The Green Parasol" included in its large cast B. A. Hoban '12, J. R. Erwin '12, E. V. K. Willson '13, G. H. Tilton '14, J. J. Scarry '13, R. L. Sisson Jr. '14, R. J. S. Barlow '14, B. H. Fonda '14, L. D. Chase '12, C. E. Griffith '15, R. G. Geller '12, J. R. Burleigh '14 in male parts, and S. F. Ickes '12, C. M. Claeys '14, A. H. Leonard Jr. '15, F. H. Colby '14, L. V. Lyons '14 as lovely ladies. "Kid" Claeys' portrayal of the French Comtesse had never been excelled by anyone assuming a feminine role. There were 8 Ponies starring such personages as John Piane '14, Jim Cleaves '12, and G. K. Rose '15; eight show girls including Dick Redfield '15, Johnny Johnson '15, and Don Page '15; 12 chorus men such as Clif Bean '14, Bob Hogsett '14, Marc Remsen '14, and George Young '14. "My Marie," "Lily of the Valley," "The Charming Chaperone" and "Music Is Calling" were the song hits The Musical Clubs presented their concert in Webster Hall with a string quartette, Griffith '15, Blanchard '13, Lewis '12 and Parkinson '13 and a ukalalie duet Giller and Ickes as extra features Nine fraternity house parties staged dances at 11 A.M., 4 to 6 P.M. or after the Prom show. .... The gym was turned into a "veritable New Hampshire woodland" for the dance, Nevers 2d Regiment combined orchestra and band furnished the music.
Ben Marshall '97 was added to the faculty as a professor of religion in the Phillips Foundation, the oldest and one of the most interesting on the faculty rolls A. K. Skinner '03 resigned as secretary to the President to take up welfare work in Norwood, Mass. W. Gray Knapp '12 was appointed to succeed him in September.
Nelson and Webber competed in the N. E. Intercollegiate Tennis Championship at Longwood, Mass Ten track men left for the Intercollegiates on Franklin Field, Philadelphia, and 7 men placed for the finals. Penn. won with 28 points and Dartmouth took 7th place out of 14 with 111/2 points. Olson '14 was the only sprinter to finish in both dashes, taking 4th place in the 100 and 3d in the 220.
Advance notice of the Olympics in Stockholm made sure of one Green representative even though trials had not been held. Trainer Pete Walker was engaged as rubber for the B.A.A. squad of sprinters. .... The faculty tennis team, Prof. Proctor, Dr. Carlton, Prof. Burton, and Dr. Boggs tied Jack Nelson, Webber, Hugus and Harmon. Nelson's triumph over Prof. Proctor 6-4 was the most thrilling match of the series.
JOHN G. NELSON Captain of Tennis, 1911-1912
