The Undergraduate Chair

Returned Veterans Add New Fashion Note to the Campus; Various Student Organizations Show Stirrings of Revival

To ALL APPEARANCES the United States Army has invaded Dartmouth this semester. The return of the veterans from all branches of the service has resulted in a weird collection of uniforms, and in parts of other service equipment being used instead of the traditional red and black shirts. The Air Corps men came out best in the deal, because a great many of them have returned with their heavy fur-lined jackets that are exactly what the doctor ordered for Hanover winter. A fashion addict would really have a sharp time going to the Nugget some night; part of the fellows come with their old combat jackets on, others with their khaki pants, and still others in almost complete uniform, minus rank insignia. What makes the whole picture seem a bit ridiculous after a siege in the army is the combinations that have been worked up. One fellow will wear a brand new grey and black sport coat, new maroon tie and fatigue pants; another fellow comes along with a knife-edge pair of grey flannels and an old beat-up O.D. shirt. Some of the old infantry fellows are even wearing combat fatigues to class, camouflage and all. It would seem as though it would be rather disconcerting to the professors, but last week several of the latter also returned from the army and now professor and dass alike are kept warm by grace of Jim Campion and the United States Armed Forces combined.

turned, and several men picked by the Dean. The following semester general elections were held and a twenty-man Green Key began to function. They performed their job well, in the manner that was needed, but now the students are beginning to feel that with the enlargement of the civilian student body the time has come to revive Palaeop itself and let Green Key revert to its juniors-only status One o£ the bigger topics among the student body at the present time concerns the renewal of Palaeopitus. During the wartime emergency Palaeop was retired along with the majority of the other campus activities. It was felt, according to officials of the College, that with such a small student body there was no need for two student governing organizations. Although we can see their point, it would have been interesting to see the fights between the two organizations as to who would make the rules that would govern the two or three men who wouldn't be members of the organizations. The result was that both organizations ceased to function. About two semesters ago the student body had increased enough to warrant starting one of them up, and it was decided that a semi-Green Key was the solution. Instead of being picked from the members of the junior class, or as we say these days all men who have completed four semesters regardless of the distinction '44, '45, '46, or even '48, it was decided to draw the membership from the student body at large, excluding only one-semester men. The revived organization was started with two former Green Key men who had er- and to the duties of taking care of social activities. Many of the organizations that flourished before the war are practically ready to start, with the Interfraternity Council and The Dartmouth Broadcasting System among them. A Green Key of sophomores and younger juniors would not be capable of controlling the older men who would comprise the Interfraternity Council. The consensus of student opinion is that a Palaeop of older men would. Right now the matter rests with the Dean and the present members of Green Key. By next month a definite program will probably be worked out.

Speaking of old organizations returning, the dormitory committee elections are being held soon also. The wartime rules concerning drinking and women in the dormitories still hold, and so far as the administration is concerned they will hold until a responsible body is elected that can make sure that the relaxation will not result in a mad rush to turn the dorms into beer-halls and miniature "21's." The thought that the old rules may be.relaxed brings to mind some of the activities that took place before the war. We do not advocate any Carrie Nation stand for Dartmouth nor do we advocate that beer take the place of water in the drinking fountains. Yet, with the abolition of the old interdormitory council and the formation of a new one we do hope that some changes will be made. The College now has the opportunity to scrap much that was bad before and to revive the good and add to it. With the new council coming in and with older men in college, it seems possible that most will realize that a brawl probably has its place but that a dormitory is no place for it. In the past much damage has been done periodically because of parties which there was no point in holding. The idea behind the new council will be not to suppress parties in the least, but to try and keep them down to a reasonable level.

The release of the football schedule for 1946 brings back nostalgic thoughts. The schedule reads in part: November 9, Harvard at Hanover. Among our happiest memories of old Dartmouth are the Harvard weekends of '40 and '41. We were a mere neophyte in those days but still we had a good time. The night after the game in '41 we witnessed, and crawled from under, the "Battle of the Statler." If you have gone on a Harvard Weekend you undoubtedly remember the Statler lobby. Well, it seems that in '41 we lost the game, but not to be crushed we decided to celebrate the fact that we had put up a good show anyway. Naturally the Statler lobby was the meeting place. The Dartmouth students were in the bar, the Harvard students were in the dining room; something happened and the two groups met head-on as they left their respective places of enjoyment. Sofas flew, rugs flew, and the Boston Riot Squad flew, in the side entrance. It was all in the spirit of good fellowship and everyone came away happy, except the Statler manager. The Harvard Weekend next year is to be held in Hanover and we can hardly imagine an event of that type taking place here. Somehow the traditional trip to Boston has always been part of the fall semester, and a big event. In view of the Hanover housing situation it seems too bad that it can't be switched back to Boston.

The Dartmouth Log announced last week that Winter Carnival would be held in February of this semester. All of which could lead to more memories, but instead we will pass with the comment, "Glad to see it back."

Since the last issue of the MAGAZINE President Dickey has been inaugurated and Dartmouth Night held. The students were not in college at the time of President Dickey's installation on November 1, so Dartmouth Night was the "inauguration" for them. About a thousand people crowded into Webster Hall to hear the program. The speeches and events have been written up in other parts of the MAGAZINE; however, the students' reaction to President Dickey is probably not told. Everyone on campus has had an opportunity to see the new president now and has heard him talk, the stories have gone around, and he has been discussed over many glasses of beer in the Coffee Shop. However, we feel that one freshman's reaction tells the story for the whole College. This freshman was eating breakfast in the Coffee Shop one morning when Mr. Dickey walked in. With much elbow nudging and whispering it was soon made plain that "The President" was among the sons of Dartmouth. Friend freshman watched him eat for a few minutes and then turned to one of his fellow eaters and remarked, "Gee he even eats in here with us, he must be a good guy." All of which says the students like their new president.

There is one situation in town that we get a real kick out of, and we would like to mention it in closing. In our freshman years senior canes and senior jackets were the thing. We really thought that when you reached that position you were old and seasoned. It was natural to see only one class each year wearing the jackets, but now with the accelerated program you are apt to meet a group of '44's, '4s's, '46's, and '47's all wearing senior jackets. Age is no criterion now; the oldest-looking fellow in college is a freshman and the youngest- looking is a senior. In fact, one 18-year-old fellow graduate this October. War has brought a lot of changes to Hanover, but we still can't get used to talking to someone we would swear was in Hanover High and then, in the course of the conversation, finding that he is graduating at the end of the semester.

FIRST FRESHMAN TO MATRICULATE UNDER PRESIDENT DICKEY was Hugh G. Cruikshank Jr. '49, son of Hugh G. Cruikshank '21 of Englewood, N. J. He is having his certificate signed in the Faculty Room.