Miscellany

BY the time this issue of the MAGAZINE is out, the Alumni Records Office will have moved to Crosby Hall, joining there the Alumni Fund, the ALUMNI MAGAZINE and the News Service and restoring as a first-floor unit the offices which formerly occupied the top floor of the Ad Building. .... By request of the Undergraduate Council, the two-day athletic holiday originally assigned to the Harvard weekend has been split between the Harvard and Cornell games. One factor was an uneasiness over what might happen if hundreds of Dartmouth students were let loose on Boston from Thursday night on.

The fall foliage has provided one of the most spectacular sights in recent years, with the peak in the Hanover region reached on the Holy Cross weekend Commuters from Norwich are rather unclear happy these days; Ledyard Bridge is closed until the middle of November so the Vermont end can be raised a couple of feet to clear the higher river level when the Wilder Dam is finished. Drivers have their choice of crossing the Connecticut at Wilder (rather shaky), White River Junction or Thetford.

Dartmouth played host last month to the New England Geographical Society, of which Prof. Van Harvey English is president. ... The DCAC, in an economy move, has dropped wrestling as a recognized sport and has curtailed some of the Christmas and spring vacation trips of varsity teams. This action, plus some operating economies, is expected to reduce the 1949-50 budget by $20,000 In the general fraternity competition for the past year Delta Tau Delta emerged as the winner, with Theta Delta Chi and Sigma Nu tied for second and Zeta Psi third. The all-round competition covered scholarship, athletics, special events and chapter administration.

The Nugget's unpremeditated movie schedule for a recent week included FatherWas a Fullback, Mother is a Freshman and I Was a Male War Bride The College is requiring a chest x-ray of every student this fall, free if taken during the specified period or at a cost of $5 if this opportunity is ignored It is reported that when sophomores started clipping the hair of freshmen not wearing their beanies, the Green Book photographer made a fervent plea, "Please don't cut his hair if he hasn't had his picture taken yet!"

And if anyone doubts that the new college year is well under way, the DOC has already announced plans for Winter Carnival, February 3 and 4. Winners of Carnival events will get beer mugs instead of medals this year.