"LOOKIN BACK"
AND SO TO Senior Year—that year of years!
The opening of the 146 th year on Sept. 24, 1914 found an enrollment of 1300; the beautiful new Robinson Hall completely occupied by all non-athletic organizations; and Capt. Bud Whitney leading his football team onto the field with an all-1915 backfield comprising Whitney, Curtis, Murdock and Ghee.
The D. C. A. welcomed the incoming freshman class, when President Charlie Griffith presented all the heads of the various undergraduate organizations who held forth on the glories of their particular activities and the college year was underway.
Early in the fall, Phi Beta Kappa announced its list of ' 15ers whose three-year scholarship made them eligible for membership, and the elite were: Art Boggs, Ed Burgum, Charlie Griffith, Dave Hitchcock, Ed Sanborn, Charlie Sargent and Ralph Sawyer.
The first fall issue of the Jacko spread itself with a two-color center page, the work of Freddie Day, and included countless illustrations by Ed-in-chief Art Sterling (and, say we, he's still good!).
The college band reorganized with Ed Shea as leader; the only other '15 tooter was Sam Wright—don't know what became of the rest of them. The Glee Club led by Freddie Day included Joe Cornstock, Ray Perry, Ray King, Paul Vining, Phil Alexander, Jack Bowler, Bob Frothingham, Stick Parnell. Bill Huntress led the mandolin club with his cohorts from '15 in the persons of Ben Grills, Merry Haskell, Tak Mitsui, Al Norton, Charlie Griffith and Russ Chase.
Judge David Cross '41, grand old man and oldest alumnus, died on October 2, 1914 at the age of 97 just a week before the 19th annual Dartmouth Night. Gov. Jordan held forth at the latter event as chief spouter.
The first Dramatic Association production of the year on October 31 was called But Is It Art?, and with '15ers Fred Child, Hugh Courtright, George Hutchins, Gov Jordan, Johnnie Johnson and Don Page in the cast, there may have been room for the doubt expressed in the title.
Football went into mid-season, and Ray Perry, Pete Cannon, Charlie Cumisky, Harry Ellms, Leon Tuck and others of '15 were regular participants, if not starters in the games.
Fred Stone lost the college tennis championship after a tough battle in the finals with a hitherto unknown freshman Johnnie Mullin was named publicity manager of the Dramatic Association .... the Grill showed a deficit of $164 Phil Blodgett was circulation manager of the Jacko Fred Pearce graced the Bema board.
The Seniors won the fall track meet with 37½ points to 31½ for with Bob Griffin winning both hammer and discus and second in the shotput; Granger the winner of the 600; Braun second in both high and low hurdles; Llewellyn second in both dashes; Frederick second in the broad jump; Chaunce Hulbert tied for first in the pole vault and Elliott Sharpe tied for third in the same event.
The then-new "Indian Yell" was given to us to master by Ralph Walkingstick '18, a full-blooded Cherokee from Oklahoma, and its piercing notes still crack open the crisp Fall afternoon atmosphere in stadiums, bowls and amphitheatres throughout the country.
Seniors were told to pay their Aegis tax or lose their vote (and did the money roll in!) Russ Livermore paired with Larmon '16 won the college tennis doubles .... the campaign for numbering football players gained ground among the colleges (progress was marching 0n).... the Princeton stadium was dedicated on October 24 with Princeton on the long end of a 16-12 score, but Milt Ghee ran 75 yards for a touchdown.
The class election resulted in the reelection of Bags Wanamaker as president; Jack Moloney, vice president; Dave Kinne as secretary; Ev Lamson, treas. Kinne, Bennink and Mullin were named to write the class constitution.
Warren Montsie was president of the Deutscher Verein with Dan Waugh secretary Bob Frothingham was president and Jim Bickford secretary of Le Cercle Francais yet no European war touched Hanover Dartmouth beat Penn at Philadelphia on November 14, 41 to o . . . .
and the Big Green took. Syracuse the following Saturday at Boston 40 to o .... but that same day the gun team's aim was so far off that it finished fourth among four.
The athletic council voted "D's" for managers—'twas (is it yet?) a "D"with a white bar beneath it, and 1915 managers rejoiced as the first to get the award. Two '15ers were discovered brainy enough to belong to the chess club—Chaunce Hulbert and Earl McAndrews—and later were joined by Sargent and Horton.
To be continued next month
