Chicago

THIS REPORT on the Chicago Dartmouths contains most of the annual news. Business has been brisk, many critics attempting to explain the local recession as due to diversion of productive energies to alumni activities.

President Hopkins was keynoter at the Annual Banquet of March 11 at the Blackstone Hotel, attended by 210 alumni. His speech was of the best and touched on many factors vital to the life of Dartmouth. Some points made were that American colleges give more varied instruction than others give, that Eleazar sought detach ment from and better perspective of cut rent affairs by building the College in the wilderness, that Dartmouth must treat undergraduates as such and also provide an. other emphasis for the 50 per cent of her graduates who carry on with graduate study, that she strives to provide variety in the geographical and economic back grounds of her students, that she looks for mental ability plus determination in entrants, and that boys from public schools generally have more determination. He described intramural activities and Dartmouth Night.

Al Dickerson and Sig Larmon were genial with their slants on Hanover and George Traver '24 spoke on the scholarship fund. Charlie Webster '82, Ben George '84, Ed Holmes '90, ex-Governor Kohler of Wisconsin, Louie Leverone '04, Bill Knight '08, Wallie McCornack '97, Hort Conrad '25, Gene Hotchkiss '22, Hi Belding '18 and sundry others added tone to the group. Bill Abbott '27 was smooth in presiding.

Next came April 2d with the Musical Clubs, some 600 Dartmouth folk assisting. The Clubs were well received and were deserving of the reception. They made possible a big egg for the nest called "The Scholarship Fund."

The entertainment committee of Obermeyer '23 and Critchell '33 under John Goodwillie '31 did a remarkable job. Their publicity was aggressive in society columns and on bill-boards; the latter was hailed as sensible and in the best classical design but also derided as poor taste, so the score was tied on bill-boards.

Celebrities abounded. Patrons and patronesses were plentiful. Reservations for tables were numerous. The classes of '32, '22 and '31 swarmed. There were glowing betrothed persons like Dave Kirby '32 and Miss Adelaid Ball, Tom Hicks '34 and Miss Jean Thackeray. There was a wedding party headed by Ted Huck '35 There was Frank Hartigan '98 from Lockport, and many other merry folk.

Came April 6th and a luncheon featuring Prof. Leon Richardson 'OO and Osborne Cowles, basketball Napoleon of '37-8 in the Eastern Intercollegiate League. Both spoke on athletics, with Cowles informative and Richardson humorous. The 90 Indians on hand found the chemist-historian able to answer all questions on athletics and on Dartmouth generally.

To close, the new officers elected March nth are John Dingle '10 President, Bu Juergens '23 Vice President, and Hank Embree '30 Treasurer. When his opposition shamelessly took a walk, this scribe was re-elected Secretary.