About 25 Years Ago

ALFRED NO YES read from his own poems in Commons to a capacity audience. The gallery was reserved for the faculty and their wives. Before the reading, Mr. and Mrs. Noyes were entertained at dinner by President and Mrs. Nichols. Mr. Noyes was much impressed by the basketball game in the gym, after the lecture, and a view of Scottie's "Quick and Dirty" while seeing Hanover.

More than 30 men represented Dartmouth in the Woodrow Wilson Inaugural parade in Washington. The delegation was in charge of W. Wilkins, representing Palaeopitus and all wore caps and gowns (hired in Washington) At the Junior smoker Homer Eaton Keyes gave his chalk talk, Prof. C. H. Page "read an original poem written for the Class of 1914," and Cronan, the assistant gym instructor gave a sword dance The old Thayer School building on South Park Street was remodeled into a faculty apartment house.

In the final basketball contest Dartmouth lost 27-25 to Cornell in the last minute of play. With an eleven point lead at the end of the first half the game seemed on ice, but the green team slowed up and lost a chance to tie Princeton for 2nd place to Cornell's lead in the league standing. .... The freshmen lost their final game with Gushing 30-23 The two-mile relay team closed its indoor season at Boston. Although defeated by B. A. A. be it known that the B. A. A. team won in a new world's record time. Dartmouth finished only five yards behind the winner in a race that clipped twelve seconds from the world's record of seven minutes, eleven and two-fifth seconds. The B. A. A. team was Caldwell, Halpin, Marceau (brother of Marceau 'l4) and Hedlund—all famous runners.

The club table system of board was inaugurated at Commons. M. S. Wright 'l3 was in charge of the tables, each accommodating 12 men. C. K. Brownell 'l4, A. H. Dessau 'l3, W. M. Gibson 'l3, G. W. Hutchins 'l5, A. S. Llewellyn 'l5 and G. E. Read 'l5 were assistants. The seven-day meal ticket, purchased in advance, was $4.25 without breakfast.

Brown won the Bth annual debate of the N. E. Triangular Debating League held simultaneously at Providence, Hanover and Williamstown. President Nichols presided at the debate in Webster Hall where C. E. Glock 'l4 opened for Williams. He was followed by C. B. Jordan 'l5 Hon. Samuel W. McCall '74 was the speaker at the public exercises celebrating the 125 th anniversary of the founding of the Dartmouth Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa. At the banquet in the Inn, Prof. C. D. Adams acted as toastmaster and the speakers included President Nichols, President Francis Brown of Union Theological Seminary, Dean Thayer of Harvard Law School, Congressman McCall, Professors J. K. Lord and C. H. Hawes and Mrs. Hawes.

Win Snow 'l4 was elected varsity basketball captain The sophomores won the annual series from the freshmen 29 to 12 in Alumni Gymnasium: for 1915 Crawford, Martin, Dailey, Johnson, Wanamaker, Whitney, Bickford and P. Pelletier, while 1916 played Eskeline, Devoe, Soutar, Williams, J. Pelletier, Marble, Pudrith, McFalls, Pratt, Rector, Mensel, George and Murchie.

The Trustees established the office of Business Director and elected Homer Eaton Keyes 'oo to it The Class Secretaries, 45 in number, attended the two days' session. L. B. Tuttle 'B2 was elected the new president with C. H. Donahue '99, vice president and A. H. Morrill '97,' H. E. Keyes 'OO and W. S. Young 'Ol the Executive Committee President Nichols concluded the schedule of smoke talks for the winter with an informal and intimate talk on College matters and affairs.

lii the first indoor track meet of the season Harry Haywood lowered the 600- yard record of 1 min. iBVS sec. made by Bob Sanderson 'll to 1 min. 17V, sec.

.... In the second meet four new records were made: Marc Wright 'l3—l2' 21/2" in the pole vault; Jake Enright 'l3—6' B/&" in the high jump; Carl Buck 'l3—3l' 6i/2" in the broad jump and "Moose" Englehorn 'l4—43' 31/2" in the 35 lbs. weight

Six records went in the third meet including Oscar Olson's 'l4 new time of 33% sec. in the 300-yard run. .... Three more records were made in the fourth meet and the team was ready for the Penn Relay Carnival.

Clarence G. McDavitt 'OO explained Dartmouth's first class fund. 1900 was raising a fund for a gift to the College at its 25th Reunion.

A record crowd filled Commons for the Amateur Night Vaudeville Show held by the Dramatic Club. J. J. Barnett 'l3 was the announcer and the first prize went to "The Test" a sketch by M. B. Mullin 'ls, acted by W. P. Costello 'l6, S. P. Tuck 'l3, L. B. Goodwin 'l6 and T. Mitsui 'ls. J. P. English 'l6 and R. A. Burlen 'l6 received 2nd prize for a skit of the Mister-interlocuter variety. D. S. Page 'ls in "The Rise of the White Hope" captured third prize Duck Boards on the campus foretold the arrival of spring Lyman Howe's movies in Webster Hall attracted the usual large audience.

On March 19th a burst of spring brought the baseball men outdoors for the first practice. Hallett and Morey seemed to hit a mid-season stride in the delivery work. Jack Alden in spite of an injury received in the winter showed his pegging ability had Wot suffered H. A. Taylor 'l3 issued a call for soccer candidates and twenty men responded Manager R. H. Ball 'l3 of the Golf Team announced four matches already scheduled. Captain F. P. Walsh 'l3, C. Wells 'l3, E. V. K. Willson 'l3, R. H. Cutler 'l4, E. N. Giles 'l4, F. A. Welsh 'l4 and J. P. Bowler 'l5 were most promising candidates.

March 27th and Hanover was isolated. Heavy rains and high waters caused the Connecticut and White Rivers to flood the river valleys. The covered bridge at White River Junction was swept away and only the receding waters on the 29th saved the Hanover bridge.

The month closed with the end of the fraternity long chinning season. Eighty- seven freshmen were pledged which brought the year's total up to 165. Forty- two per cent of the freshmen class were fraternity men

THE COVERED BRIDGE AT WHITE RIVER JUNCTION WENT OUT