Dartmouth Cabin Contest
Novices and Experts Invited to Submit Designs for Wilderness and More Accessible Model Camps
ANNOUNCEMENT IS made of the beginning on November 1 of a contest open to alumni and undergraduates of the College for the best designs for Dartmouth cabins. Prizes in three classes are offered by the Dartmouth Outing Club. The ALUMNI MAGAZINE is sponsoring the contest.
The judges are Richard D. Butterfield '30, Mrs. Peggy Sayre, Prof. Richard H. Goddard '20, Prof. Robert A. McKennan '25 and Ross McKenney.
Many alumni and persons not connected with Dartmouth look to the Outing Club for floor plans and building specifications for a "model cabin." The D. O. C. does not now have any such architect's plans available for distribution. One purpose of this competition is to secure practical plans for different types of cabins suitable for the New Hampshire climate, but adaptable to different types of construction. These plans will then be available for distribution to any one interested and will be published in full in future issues of the ALUMNI MAGAZINE.
The judges of the contest wish to emphasize their desire to secure good ideas for cabin plans. Sketches should look as neat as possible but the plans will not be judged on the appearance of the sketch but rather on the ideas submitted.
Under the direction of Ross McKenney, woodsman adviser for the D. O. C. and manager of the new Ravine Camp, one class of entries in the cabin contest will be for small scale models of log cabins complete with bunks, fireplace, tables, etc. It will be possible for Mr. McKenney to work personally with undergraduates in helping them construct scale models to be entered in this class of the contest. It is known, however, that a good many alumni are interested in working in wood and may wish to enter a model. All three classes of the contest are open to any one who has ever been or is now a student at Dartmouth.
The closing date of the contest is set for May 1.
Cabin Contest Rules
1 Contest begins November 1 and ends May 1, 1939. Entries should be sent to: Dartmouth Cabin Contest, Dartmouth Outing Club, Hanover, N. H.
2. Any one who has ever been or is now a student in Dartmouth College is eligible to submit entries.
3 Expert draftsmanship is not necessary. Sketches should look as neat as possible but plans will not be judged on appearance of the sketch but rather on ideas submitted.
4. In order to explain the principal features of the plans to the judges, entrants are requested to submit written descriptions of not more than 500 words. Please use double spaced typing.
5. Cabin plans must be suitable to the New Hampshire climate and in harmony with the New Hampshire landscape. (Log construction is generally associated with this type of camp, but the judges will welcome suggestions of other construction materials.)
6. All plans or models entered in the contest will become the property of the Dartmouth Outing Club unless a definite request is made by the entrant for return of the material.
Classes
I. A wilderness cabin. The judges suggest the terrain at Mt. Moosilauke to indicate the nature of the country where this type of cabin would be located.
II. Accessible cabin. In this class of entry the judges will expect more comfortable quarters, planned for occupancy by mixed parties, and more accessible to civilization.
III. Small scale model of log cabin. Entries in this class must be complete in every detail of construction in logs, with furnishings and equipment included so far as possible. (Ross McKenney will advise entrants on methods of making small scale log cabin models, if desired.)
Prizes
The Outing Club will award appropriate prizes to the winner in each of the classes of competition described above.
Judges
Richard D. Butterfield '30, architect in the office of Jens Frederick Larson, heads the committee of judges. His associates in judging the three classes of entries are: Mrs. Peggy Sayre, assistant manager of the Hanover Inn, and formerly a manager of the Moosilauke Ravine Camp; Prof. Richard H. Goddard '20, Arctic explorer and faculty member of the D. O. C. Council; Prof. Robert A. McKennan '25, noted outdoor sportsman on the faculty and a veteran at camping, hunting, and fishing; and Ross McKenney, of the Outing Club staff, formerly a Maine guide.
Novices and Experts
Although entries by Dartmouth men who are expert designers are invited, the judges will make full allowance for inexpert draftsmanship in favor of those who submit good ideas in rough sketch form. All entries should be accompanied by a typewritten description of the plan, not to exceed 500 words, as outlined above.
RECENT EXAMPLE OF D. O. C. CABIN OF LOG CONSTRUCTION The contest for plans for the "model Dartmouth cabin" announced by the Outing Cluband ALUMNI MAGAZINE does not specify type of construction or materials for designssubmitted. The camp shown above was built by Outing Clubbers under the direction ofRoss McKenney, woodsman adviser for the D. O. C. It is located near the base of the skitramway on Oak Hill.
