Oregon

THE ANNUAL dinner of the association was held at the University Club, Portland, on Dartmouth Night. After discussion of routine business matters (principally financial), of the honeymoon visit of Sam Martin '27 to Hanover, and of the legislative record of George Friede '27 then serving his first term as a representative in the Oregon legislature, election of officers was held. John A. Laing '05 was elected president, viva voce; I rode in as secretary and treasurer during the excitement; and Gob DesMarais '26 was chosen, along with Ronald Honeyman '25 and Harold Hirsch '29, to guide us into the field of high and low entertainment and activity.

Then came the broadcast from Hanover, an event of uncommon interest to alumni so far from Hanover. It was thoroughly enjoyable and in excellent taste. Pardonable pride has caused many of us to comment, long since, that it was by far the best, in music and as a picture of all that the College stands for, of any program of the series.

Thereafter we discussed plans for an event peculiarly unique to our association—the presentation of a Dartmouth Alumni Cup to the best scholastic ski team of the state. The cup was first given two years ago. It is a handsome trophy. Each year it is put in competition at an annual ski meet on Mount Hood. Teams from all over the state compete and the interest in winning the cup has grown greatly in two years. We make no claim to exclusive rights in the idea. It is herewith passed along for the use of any other Dartmouth associations which may care to promote the clean sportsmanship of the snows and to identify, deservedly, the College with the great recent developments in the field of winter sports.

It was decided that those who could would make the presentation trip to Bend, a small town to the east of the mountains, the boys from that town having won the competition by knocking over the confident Portland schools. So on a Sunday DesMarais, Hirsch, Patrick, and myself motored through the deep snows on the flanks of Mount Hood to Bend. We were enthusiastically received and roundly entertained by business men, Skyliners (the local ski club) and students. High school assembly, speeches, cheers, and the cup was theirs until the next year. Each member on the team was given a silver medal —Dartmouth green ribbon, ski runner in bas-relief, and the inscription "Dartmouth in Oregon." The voices cried in the wilderness—they learned about Dartmouth from us!

The really great event of recent years, however, was the coming of Prexy.

Too infrequently, however, does the West Coast have the pleasure of entertaining him. And the Oregon alumni were most disappointed that schedule demands made it impossible to stay longer in Portland. We turned out a sizeable delegation for a 7:30 A.M. breakfast and but for the absence from town of several others would have more than filled the table. It is unnecessary to add that Prexy made his usual happy impression and left us all with an even more firm opinion that the College is fortunate in him and he in the College.