With the D. 0. C.

THE OUTING CLUB year literally did open with a bang. The hurricane which ravaged New England played no favorites; the D. O. C. along with farmers and other property holders of the district suffered from wind and high water.

It was not until school had been in session for over a week that the Club was able to give much attention to its own property. Previous to this time all available manpower was turned to emergency work, aiding town, county, and state officials in road clearing, salvage work, and similar jobs. With the emergency matters well in hand, the Club turned with anxiety to its own property.

Only serious damage to cabins appeared to be on Mt. Moosilauke, where the better part of one side of the Summit Camp was torn away by the hurricane. Undergraduate crews did a Herculean job in clearing the Carriage Road, over which repair materials for the Summit Camp had to pass. Most serious damage appears to be that done to ski trails—not only those belonging to the Club but many other popular eastern runs.

Hell's Highway, laid out by ex-Dartmouth Coach Otto Schniebs, was hardest hit of all. The official report submitted to the Club trustees declared that "a major rockslide next to the Rock Garden forced the decision to abandon this impractical section of the trail. The other portions of the trail were in bad shape with innumerable trees down and several serious washouts along the brook bed." Notwithstanding the critical condition of the run, a great deal has already been accomplished by undergraduate crews, and in all probability the trail will be usable this winter.

Also badly damaged was the Moose Mountain trail, scene of last Carnival's downhill and slalom events. Repair work has already started on this run, however, and chances are good of having it in shape by the coming of snow. Conditions on other New Hampshire, Vermont, and northern Massachusetts runs, so popular with Dartmouth men in past winters, are reported to be most serious with a great deal of clearance work to be done if a serious crimp is not to be placed in this winter's ski schedule.

Previous to the opening of College two events of importance took place—the annual Freshman pre-college trip and College Week in the Adirondacks. Elmer Browne '40 introduced a record-breaking number of '42 men into D. O. C. life on the freshman trip while the D. O. C., with Ike Weed '40 in charge, played host to the I. O. C. A. College Week expedition.