South Bend
THE FLEDGLING Dartmouth Alumni Association of Portage Township rubbed its collective brow for some time, after the damndest Dartmouth goings-on in this neck of the woods since the founding of the college. We want to get this report in before the new association falls apart of its own weight and the lack of transportation facilities in this primitive country—out here where they still think it's Dartmouth University, somewhere in Massachusetts.
On Friday night before the Notre Dame game, an informal Dartmouth smoker was held for nearby alumni and their wives and houseguests. This was a small affair, but it was a lot of fun, due largely to the cooperation of Bill McCarter, Milt Piepul and Whitey Fuller who brought along a Dartmouth movie and all the latest Hanover gossip. Saturday noon was sort of a three-ring affair, with a luncheon for prominent Dartmouth alumni who were guests of the University of Notre Dame, a luncheon at the South Bend Country Club for various alumni groups, and other gatherings in and about the city. The Country Club affair arranged with the help of Donald MacKay '20 of Chicago and Richard W. Brown '29 of Detroit, was attended by about 150 Dartmouth people, including groups from Louisville, Indianapolis and other cities.
The big climax however was the get-together at the Indiana Club after the game with some three to four hundred Dartmouths whooping it up and singing Dartmouth songs with just as much enthusiasm as if we'd won the game. With more Dartmouth voices clamanting in this deser to than our wildest hopes had imagined, the local group just stood around and grinned at the miracle.
As far as the game was concerned, we were ont a bit put out at the score. More than any other Dartmouth group, we probably realized the tough opposition the boys had to contend with, and we'll say right here and now that this year's team is one of the gamest we've ever seen and we're proud of them. After the Holy Cross and Penn games they must have been bushed, but this hurricane out here didn't scare them a bit and they were in there fishting until the final whistle. One sizzling tackle in particular brought a cheer from the throat of this correspondent that still has him talking in whispers.
It is interesting to note that Dartmouth made a very good showing, in spite of scores, against the 20th, 7th and 3rd teams in national ratings on successive Saturdays—and what's more it's our guess that Notre Dame will end up at least second.
If Dartmouth ever schedules Notre Dame agrain the Dartmouth Alumni Association of Portage Township will come to life again with a bang. In the meantime we'll just merge with the Chicago Club, get back to Hanover whenever we can, and bring our heaviest in- fluence to bear on likely candidates for the college.
Membership in the first new Dartmouth alumni group of the Atomic Age; Ed Healey '19, Jim Taylor '24, Bill Oare '36, Dick Richards '25, George Gates '33, John McGrath '28, and Harry Wheelock '34. Lt. Bob Oare '34, also of South Bend, skipped out of the Navy long enough to attend the game, so we'll make him an honorary member as we sign off.
