Connecticut

BRIDGEPORT HAD the real pleasure on February 7 of hearing Coach Bowen of the Dartmouth Rowing Club tell an interesting tale of the struggle, the success and the aspirations of those attempting to promote crew at Dartmouth. The audience of nearly forty Dartmouth men received him enthusiastically and were very much taken by his plain talk. Before the Coach spoke the Club unanimously voted a small but, in view of the state of its treasury, generous contribution to the efforts of those associated with rowing. Incidentally, the Bridgeport Club heartily commends Dartmouth's new rowing mentor to other clubs as a speaker.

At this meeting the following officers were elected to take over the reins for the new year: president, William A. Haist Jr. '34, last year's vice president; vice president, John Zellers '28; treasurer, Arthur Conley '16, re-elected. The highly important and sometimes arduous job of secretary was given to Robert W. Naramore '35, who will have a real job on his hands replacing the faithful and efficient Ed Spargo '24 who has just completed a much appreciated five year tenure.

On January 17 graduates in the Water- bury area held a large meeting at which the step was taken of changing the name of the Dartmouth Club of Waterbury to the Naugatuck Valley Dartmouth Club. This should help to infuse the Naugatuck group with the feeling that they are part and parcel of the larger Waterbury membership.

Elections were also held in Waterbury resulting as follows: president, Albert T. Fusonie '58; vice president, John S. Monagan '33; secretary, George L. Thomas '34- The Naugatuck Valley Club met again on January 30 to hear Payson Newton, internationally famous ski expert.

I am glad to report that the New Haven Club had a fine meeting on January 31 with Jim Hamilton '22, formerly of Tuck School and the Mary Hitchcock Hospital, who has been superintendent of the New Haven Hospital for little over a year, as a speaker. The New Haven Club, which nerhaps needed the inspiration of a talk such as Jim gave, then and there reacted to his hypodermic and decided to hold informal weekly luncheons on Wednesdays at the Hotel Bishop. (All Dartmouth men are cordially invited to drop in.) Ski films rom Hanover supplemented Jim's talk.

The Yale pool, gym, and rink wdl resound to the familiar cry of Connecticut Wah-Hoo-Wahs when these three battle grounds are invaded by Dartmouth forces late in February.