About 25 Years Ago
MASS. AGGIES won a pitchers' battle between Davies of the Aggies and Capt. Dave Morey 2 to Bunched hits in the sixth were responsible for the break in Dartmouth's string of victories. Even a ninth inning rally was nipped in the bud Coach Cavanaugh arrived in town for ten days of spring practice. He declared himself to be heartily in favor of the undergraduate effort to introduce soccer football On the freshmen baseball trip Groton Won 16-4 but Williston was defeated 8 to 2 with Holmes in the box for the yearlings. Murchie, Williams and Perkins contributed the features of the game.
S.A "Gus" Fuller '14 was elected chairman of the Prom Committee to fill the place of A. E. Gillis '14, whose illness forced him to leave college Director Professor Bingham of Summer School announced a probable attendance exceeding 200. Professors Young and Bill were to give courses in advanced Math, for that field was not covered in other New England College summer sessions. . . . . The choice of H. D. Abbott '13 and D. E. Adams '13 as valedictorian and salutatorian respectively was assured James Theodore Marriner '14 was elected editor-in-chief and Edward Taylor Papson '14 was chosen managing editor of The Dartmouth. John Mumford Palmer '14 as athletic editor, Winthrop Pierce Ross '14, business manager and Pennell Nutting Aborn '14, circulation manager made up the board.
Lafayette made easy work of the Green team with a 5-2 score. Hallett, who replaced Morey, was in grand form The freshmen defeated Vermont's second team 9-6 "in a wretched, long drawn-out game, replete with ragged playing by both teams." Devoe and Mendell excelled for the Green. Perkins was elected captain. . . . . Then the varsity "came back" and defeated Norwich 3-1 with Ted Lavin in the box.
The Seniors on May 4 wore caps and gowns to Chapel for the first time. . . . C- H. Dudley, from his emporium on Main Street, offered a prize cup for the interfraternity tennis tournament Ray Bennett with a timely hit chased the baseball jinx away and won the game for Dartmouth over Norwich 3-1. "Ted" La showed best in the eighth.
The cinder pushers of Penn and Dartmouth collided in the dual meet on lumni Oval and Coach Hillman's runneis sprang a surprise winning 701/2 to 461/2- Granger, Braun, Whitney, Engleorn, horn Enright and Wright won seven firststs The tennis team, J. G. Nelson son '13, Captain, H. W. Webber '14, W. Hugus '13 and H. H. Nutt '13, had an even break on its first trip winning from Mass. Aggies but losing to Harvard.
The 1914 Aegis appeared and the Senior Class had its group picture taken. TheBema was issued for Prom week Six 1916 cheerleaders and chorister candidates, E. C. Ripley, M. L. Greeley, R. H. George and C. N. Holmes, R. A. Burlen, J. P. English were chosen.
Prom opened with the vaudeville show scoring a brilliant success in Webster Hall on Thursday afternoon. The Musical Clubs, appearing for the first time in Hanover, presented a well balanced program that evening. Charlie Griffith played unusually well "The Golden Isle" on Saturday night was well received by a capacity audience. The operetta by L. B. Goodwin '16 and B. F. Bundy '16 had but little plot. E. V. K. Willson '13 as SamSlick, John J. Scarry '13 in three roles, as Chief of Police, a Boatswain and an Expressman, together with C. M. Claey's '14 as Flora Tabelle, George Tilton Jr. '14 as Bill Bobstay and K. D. Tucker '16 and W. P. Costello as freshmen won approval. Louis Goodwin as Ike, a Yiddish valet, was "a find," and his song "Trolling for Trembling Tripe in Treacherous Tripoli" a hit The Promenade dance in the Gym, which had become a forest of greenery, was the climax of Junior Week. Promptly at nine the ball opened to the strains of "Was There Ever a Night Like This?" At twelve the freshmen Mandolin Club played at intermission. At one o'clock the dancing was resumed and lasted until four During the week the Dartmouth nine beat Tufts 4-0 and lost the game with Williams 3-2. The Syracuse game was called on account of rain.
For the first time in history the Alumni voted for members of the newly created Alumni Council. Polls closed June 10th and the successful candidates in the five geographical groups entered upon their duties on July Ist The Council's purpose was "to give organization and aid for the highest efficiency to all efforts of the
Alumni of Dartmouth College for the benefit of the college."
Prof. Robert Fletcher sailed from New York on a vacation trip to Panama to study work in the Canal Zone .... a student banquet for undergraduate members of the College Church was held with Howard Ball '13 as toastmaster, Ross McGill '16 was one of the speakers Mr. F. L. Childs 'O6 was added to the ALUMNI MAGAZINE staff.
The track team toured to Boston for the New Englands. At the Woodlawn Park Hotel in Newton an early morning blaze created excitement but no one was injured. George E. Dyke '15 discovered the fire and with Win Snow and Stan Llewellyn rushed to the top floor and carried out to safety two helpless old ladies. Then to celebrate, the team walked off with the meet with 62 points, four times more than Brown in 2nd place. Holy Cross took third. Olsen '14, Rose '13, Enwright '13 and Whitney '15 won first places The Paene Meet, held in Hanover, was won by Springfield High School in the person of H. P. Drew, the Olympic sprinter, who made 16 of the 40 points gained by the school.
L. K. Little 'l4 was elected President of the College Club with J. T. Marriner '14, secretary W. B. Slater '14 was elected leader of the Glee Club and S. D. Sheldon '14, leader of the Mandolin Club. . . . . K. H. Smith '15 was made assistant business manager of The Dartmouth and H. H. Green, R. F. Magill, and G. H. Smith Jr., all freshmen, were chosen associate editors Charles A. Reed was made coach of basketball by the Athletic Council.
On Memorial Day, Rev. J. E. Johnson '66 presented to the College a 75 acre farm situated about three miles from Littleton, N. H. He announced his gift at the house warming of the Outing Club Cabin on Moose Mountain. Dr. John M. Gile donated the land on which the cabin stands and J. L. Day '14 accepted the cabin from Mr. Franklin P. Shumway, whose efforts had raised the necessary fund from 75 contributors. President Nichols accepted the gifts for the college in trust for the Outing Club.
THE GYM HAD BECOME A FOREST OF GREENERY
