About 25 Years Ago
REGISTRAR H. M. TIBBETTS ISSUED a statement that Sanborn House was to be reserved for graduate students, for the year 1913-1914. The building was to be moved back onto the site of the old baseball cage and turned a quarter way around so as to face the Beta Theta Pi House. "Tubby" Merrill, "Dutch" Schulte and "Oli" Blanchard, all '13, were the first to make reservations W. G. Knapp, secretary to the President, requested that men who did not have definite jobs go to the President's office for help. Also, the Chicago Alumni organized an employment association for men of the middle west; Henry H. Hilton '90, a trustee of the College, explained the plan to interested undergraduates.
Prof. S. B. Fay lectured in A Dartmouth on "Some Aspects of the French Revolution." .... The Boston and Maine resumed its regular schedule of trains between White River Junction and Norwich on April first as the destruction caused by the flood and the landslide between Hanover and Wilder was completely repaired. The waters of the Connecticut continued to recede and the train service from the Junct. to Springfield was resumed.
Spring vacation started April 3rd and the varsity baseball team left on its "southern trip" to New York, South Orange, Princeton, Philadelphia and West Point. The unfavorable weather resulted in two games instead of the five scheduled and the team defeated Penn at Philadelphia 6-2 and lost to the Army at West Point 9-5. A deluge of rain prevented the games with Seton Hall, Princeton and Fordham.
The Musical Clubs completed a tour of New England and returned to Hanover. Charles E. Griffith Jr. '15 was violin soloist and a quartet composed of Slater, Fuller, Sisson and Margeson sang each evening. Concerts were given at Windsor and Brattleboro, Vermont, Manchester, and Keene, N. H., Springfield, Northampton and Lowell, Mass., Westerly, R. 1., and New York. Dances followed six of the concerts.
President and Mrs. Nichols spent the spring recess in New York, Boston and New Haven. While in New Haven, the President, in avoiding an automobile, slipped on the curbing and sprained his arm and wrist M. C. Sparhawk '14 lost his life when the canoe in which he and George M. Munroe '13 were making a tup to Northampton capsized in the rapids 0f Sumners Falls near Windsor, Vermont. George Munroe barely escaped death.
Outing Club members, during the vacation, erected a cabin on Moose Mt., the first step in constructing a chain of shelters from Hanover to the White Mountains. The plans were drawn up by Prof. C. C. Stewart Walter H. Nolan '13 was appointed coach of the freshmen baseball team Delta Kappa Epsilon won the bowling championship with Sigma Chi in second place. . . . . L. F. Ekstrom '13 of Phi Delta Theta had the high singlestring and the highest individual average prizes. The highest three-string total went to E. A. Curtis '15 of Theta Delta Chi. This first season of the Interfraternity Bowling League was managed by T. A. Nichols '13, president; H. E. Atwood '13, secretary treasurer; H. C. McClary '13 and F. P. Walsh 'l3 Louis Ekstrom also broke the single-string record of the Commercial House bowling alley with a score of 161.
The freshman debating team was chosen: R. F. Magill, Captain; M. E. Bernkopf, L. L. Davidson and H. A. Bates Jr. alternate. The sophomore team to oppose the freshmen was E. B. Burgum, Captain, H. C. Courtright, G. B. Young and R. A. Sawyer alternate. .... J. H. Field '14 was chosen Captain of the rifle team—C. Kingsley '14, A. P. Richmond '14 and E. M. Noyes '15.
Dartmouth had a practice workout in the opener of the baseball season. The score was 11-to Colby's 1 with Matt Hallett on the mound and then in a second game 5-a with Ted Lavin pitching fine ball. . . . . The Varsity then defeated Maine 11 to 1 in a heavy hitting game with Weare allowing the visitors but five hits and holding them scoreless for the eight innings he was in the box The freshmen defeated Til ton 9 to 4 in an easy opening game.
The joint commencement exercises of the Medical School, Thayer School and Tuck School were held on April 25 th in the Faculty Room of Parkhurst Hall. Diplomas were awarded to 34 graduates by President Nichols "in presence of the Board of Overseers, the Trustees of the College and the visiting officials and faculties of the three schools Alfred Noyes returned as guest of the college to give a series of three lectures and readings in Webster Hall The fire department answered a call to the home of Prof. Young on Occum Ridge, but the fire was in brush wood in the rear of the residence.
The Trustees added a course in the application of scientific management to the Tuck School second year work and the faculty of the school was increased
The Trustees also announced that Dartmouth College would cease to give the degree of M.D. after 1914. The Medical School would then be the Medical Dept. of the College, a two-year course.
The baseball team returned from its second trip defeating Cornell 1-0 at Ithaca and swamping Syracuse 8-0 at Syracuse.
The first college "hum" of the year ended the month's activities and the seniors were busy carving canes.
POPCORN AND HOT DOGS FROM THE DARTMOUTH DINER, HENRY PELTON, SUCCESSOR TO "TONY," PROPRIETOR
