Senior Fellows

FIVE MEMBERS OF the junior class were named by President Hopkins on March 16 to be Senior Fellows for the coming academic year. They are Edward M. Crane of Brattleboro, Vt.; John H. Harriman of Buffalo, N. Y.; William E. Housel of Milton, Pa.; Joseph C. Palamountain of Lebanon, N. H.; and Charles M. Pearson of Madison, Minn.

Granted the ultimate in academic freedom, these five Senior Fellows will,pursue their studies next year in any manner they choose. They will not be required to attend classes, take examinations, or pay tuition fees. The only requirements are that they be in residence at the College and remain in good standing throughout the year, at the end of which they will automatically receive their bachelor degrees along with their classmates.

Crane, a Chemistry major, plans to devote his Senior Fellowship to a study of the theory of color, with particular application to modern photography. He is a Rufus Choate Scholar and last year was the winner of the second Thayer mathematics prize and the second Town scientific prize.

Harriman, a History major, plans to devote next year to a study of French history between 1918 and 1940, seeking the causes of the downfall of the French Republic. He is a Rufus Choate Scholar, a member of the soccer and hockey squads, and a member of Theta Delta Chi fraternity.

Housel, an Economics major, has selected the financing of the defense program as the subject of his Senior Fellow program. He ranked in the Second Honor Group last year and has been out for track and cross-country. He is a member of Sigma Chi fraternity and was recently elected to Dragon.

Palamountain, a Political Science major, will devote his senior year to a study of the "Political and Economic Effects of World Wars I and II on the United States." He is a Rufus Choate Scholar, a member of Green Key, an undergraduate representative on the Council on Student Organizations, and a member of the Central Lecture Committee, the varsity debating team, and Alpha Delta Phi fraternity. He recently was made managing editor of TheDartmouth for the coming year.

Pearson, a History major, plans to devote next year to a study of political movements and trends in the history of the United States, as a prelude to a legal and possible political career. He ranked in the Second Honor Group last year, is captainelect of the varsity football team, and is also a letterman in basketball. He is president of the Class of 1943, a member of Green Key and the Undergraduate Fire Squad, and is the holder of a Justin H. Smith Scholarship. He was a member of the Dartmouth news board last year, as a freshman was winner of the William S. Churchill Prize as the outstanding man in the first-year class, and is a member of Alpha Delta Phi and Casque and Gauntlet.