With the D.O.C.
HEAVY SUMMER WORK HAS RESTOREDCABINS AND TRAILS TO TOP CONDITION
QUITE UNLIKE THE pre-war days, the DOC'ers have been very busy during these past three summer months and the undergraduate members, both Navy and civilian, have tried to accomplish the same task which the Summer Crew used to do. Warm summer days coupled with cool evenings undoubtedly played a part in providing the necessary incentive for these week-end expeditions. Many new freshmen have already taken active part in the club activities. Navy trainees continue to hold the majority of the department positions and have certainly kept the Outing Club right on top of the other organizations on campus. At the close of the fall membership drive there were nearly four hundred undergraduates on the club roster. Dues are now payable each term—$2 per, or $5 for the year. These and many other changes have been made to meet the military program.
Six new men were taken into Cabin & Trail last month following a precedent which was set last semester. Three of these men were '4B's—Bob Douglas, "Rod" Susen, and Dave Miller; Jim Brod '46 of the Winter Sports department was taken into C & T at this time, and Ira Robins and Pete Owen are from the V-12 Naval Unit. At the end of this term C & T will lose all but four men so it is necessary that these six men be indoctrinated before the semester is over.
During the past three months C 8c T, under Marine trainee A 1 Gustafson, has brushed out and painted miles of trail and repaired several of the cabins and shelters. One of the first undertakings of the term was the erection of a shelter on Smart's Mountain at the same spot where the old Smart's Cabin used to stand before the hurricane in '3B. The recent hurricane did no damage to DOC property. Bull Moose Cabin received its regular rejuvenationeleven window panes and a new garbage pit. Happy Hill, once the most popular cabin in the chain, received new panelling on both walls and ceiling (or as Navy terminology would have it, "bulkheads and overhead"), making it much warmer for winter use.
V-12 MEN LOST IN THE WOODS
Practically the whole length of the trail from Cloudland to Kinsman Notch has been cleaned out. There is still some work to be done between Happy Hill and Cloudland, but from Hanover to Holt's Ledge the trail is in excellent condition. The section of trail from Cube to Armington received special attention several weeks ago when two of our men got lost trying to make the trip from Armington south. The two men, one a naval trainee, spent the night under some blow-down and followed an old logging road out the next morning where they were picked up by a searching party. With the exception of a small section, the trail from Armington to Great Bear Cabin is in good repair as is the remainder of the trail on over Moosilauke to Kinsman Notch on the north. The shelters in the chain are in good condition but are lacking the usual supply of utensils in some instances. These include the one on Velvet Rocks just outside of Hanover, the new one on Smart's, Mt. Cube, Wachipauka, Misery shelter on the Moosilauke Carriage road, and the Kinsman Notch shelter near Beaver Pond, which is the northern terminus of the DOC trails. One work trip cleared out most of the big stuff on the Snapper ski trail and then gave the Winter Cabin on the summit a much needed cleaning. The department chairmen of both Cabins (Ralph Chadbourne, USMCR) and Trails (Hugh Chapin, USNR) have done an excellent job and are deserving of praise.
On the evening of August 18, Ross McKenney held an "Aquacade" out at Storrs Pond. Canoe races of all kinds were open to any and all who cared to participate but the jousting contest provided the laughs which the men are still talking about.
WINTER SPORTS ORGANIZES
Jim Brod '46, Director of Winter Sports, called out all winter sports enthusiasts and varsity ski team candidates on September is. Judging from the size of the turnout the winter program should receive a lot of attention. No direct contacts have as yet been made with other colleges concerning ski competition but it is believed that some of the nearby colleges will put teams in the field. In the absence of a coach for the second straight season, one of the members of last year's team, Charlie Duncan '46, will act in that capacity. At a meeting of the council earlier in the month it was decided to have the annual Winter Sports Ski Meet on February 3-4.
And so it goes—there are only a very few former Dartmouth men on campus now who are in the Outing Club, but the love of the out-of-doors, fellowship, and sense of pride among the trainees have matched the impulses which kept the club alive during peacetime years.
