Dartmouth Lawyers
THE NEW YORK CITY CHAPTER of "Dartmouth Lawyers" held its second annual dinner at the New York Athletic Club January 22. One hundred and two members of this new but firmly established organization in the Dartmouth family, comprising alumni in the profession located in and near New York City, turned out for the affair, and witnesses underwent the deft and urbane cross-examination of that past master of M. C.'s, Roswell Magill '16.
Lt. Comm. George Currier 'l7, USN, opened the proceedings with a vivid picture of life aboard the good ship PrairieState (formerly the Illinois) where every three months more than 500 new ensigns graduate into active duty. Trainees are all college graduates, and a good many come in from Dartmouth. Professor Goddard has been particularly helpful in arranging for Dartmouth men to take this training.
Mathias F. Correa of Fordham, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New.York, then presented an analysis of the alien and espionage problems in this country. He outlined the regulation of the comings and goings of aliens in the metropolitan area, and the methods used in combatting spies. He stressed the point that all citizens can help by keeping to themselves any information, however unimportant it may seem, which may be learned about activities in this country, as the enemy is able to piece together vital information from masses of apparent trivia forwarded by their agents.
President Hopkins, whose talk was the appropriate climax of the evening, explained the changes in curriculum and procedure recently adopted by the College —classes to run throughout the summer, so that the entire College course can now be covered in the space of two and two-thirds years. Although the curriculum has been telescoped, the basic courses have been retained. As for the present situation, he deplored what he called "blunted sensibilities," complacency and failure to understand the significance of "all-out" war as perfected by the axis—a type of war aimed to terrorize and paralyze civilians—and the failure of many people, even now, to realize that this technique can be applied here. He ended by quoting a remark of President Wilson's made after the last war, to the effect that if America refused to assume its responsibilities it would break the heart of humanity.
Mr. Magill and Lawrence Lougee '29, who for the past two years have been president and secretary, respectively, of the organization, having completed so effectively the task of launching it on its way, turned the job over to Thurlow Gordon 'O6, president, and Morris Heath '29, secretary, who were elected to hold office for the next year.
