WINTER WEEK END

All of the girls who came here called it Carnival, and all the people here in Hanover called it "the Fifth," but despite the variety of names, our 34th annual Winter Sports Week End (official title) held on February 5 was a considerable success from almost any point of view.

We have been told that any similarity between what we enjoyed last month and a regular Dartmouth Winter Carnival was altogether coincidental, but the fact is that there are very few undergraduates left in Hanover who have ever seen a Carnival, so unfortunate comparisons were few. If we hadn't seen Walter Wanger's Winter Carnival the preceding week end, satisfaction would have been even more complete.

Hanover did have the "big week end" atmosphere, despite the elimination of so many peacetime non-essentials. A crowd of chattering females all gasping at the scenery didn't help make a place look like an army camp. Added to these, were some dormitory snow sculpture on a limited scale, a big dance at the gym, and the ski meet, adding to the festive effect.

The snow sculpture was kept pretty small by lack of time and experience. Several dorms on Tuck Mall did Navy ships. A cruiser, submarine, PT boat, and aircraft carrier, were all completed in considerable detail. They provided handsome backdrops for the usual Sunday morning me-and-mydate snapshots. Probably the best effort on campus was Massachusetts Hall's statue of Eleazar. The biggest job was done by a group of trainees from Gile Hall who constructed a statue of King Winter in front of Robinson Hall.

By late Sunday night, tired waitresses were sweeping out the Indian Bowl, the extra cops had taken off their uniforms, and a crew was clearing the gym. We were back at calisthenics on Monday morning with the same exercises but very much less vigor.

WINNING JUMP of 105 feet in the Dartmouth ski meet shown being made by Cliff Hendrix, USMCR, former Middlebury star who is competing for the Green this year.