Dangerous Rival

UPWARDS OF 1,000 alumni are actively engaged in work for the College. The circulation of The Bulletin edited by A. I. D. '3O of the President's Office approaches this figure for it goes to Trustees, members of the Alumni Council, class secretaries, class agents, class treasurers, secretaries of alumni clubs and associations. There is naturally a turnover in this large group of nothing-a-year men when retirements and new elections and appointments come along. In these instances men are willing to withdraw to the alumni ranks as privates, but they howl something awful when their names are removed from the coveted mailing list for The Bulletin.

We admit we are apprehensive about this situation. No one complains about non-receipt of the ALUMNI MAGAZINE. If The Bulletin should start printing pjc. tures, using letters to the editor, and recommending books to read, the only step left would be to include some class notes in its sprightly columns and where would we be? We have thought of trying to buy out The Bulletin or offer a job to the editor. Meanwhile our only solace is the irregular publication schedule followed by A. I. D., who alone knows approximately when the next issue will appear, and even this is subject to the peculiarities of the mimeograph machine on the top floor of Parkhurst Hall.

ANOTHER CONSOLATION on the popular ity of The Bulletin is that the contents are not copyrighted so we can occasionally swipe some of its sterling stuff, which we are about to do. Thomas W. Braden '40, editor of The Dartmouth, was guest conductor for the last issue in place of A. I. D. In the course of his news and comment about places, people, events, and miscellany in Hanover he discussed the "great levelling democracy of a student body which can always be counted on to take a wham sock at anybody or anything which takes itself too seriously." He intimated that the Carnival committee might be in this boat through its publicizing of the plan for allowing freshmen workers on Carnival to eat in Commons with members of the committee. The rest of the story, by Tom Braden:

During the examination period, a freshman phoned one of the committee members, addressed him with the prefix "Mr.",and asked in embarrassed and haltingtones if he might eat at the same tablewith the DOC president. Very seriouslyand with all good fellowship in his voice,the committee member replied that hewould see if it could be arranged.

Said the freshman, "Well, I have a sortof special request to a5k....1 wonder,may be, could I sit on his lap?"

BOTH FRANCOIS DENOEU and the College are to be congratulated. He was demobilized from his captaincy in the French Army last month and is returned to Hanover—to his French classes in Dartmouth Hall, to his study in the Library, to his morning coffee at Mac's. He and his family are far from the mad-house of Central Europe. For the College his return adds strength to the department of French. He found a warm welcome from many friends on Hanover Plain. And, it may be said, in the cause of La Patrie, France will be better served by the enthusiastic teaching and scholarship of her son, no longer just another number in a machine gun battalion.

The Editor