New York City

Starting off the new season with the largest number of members in Club history, and in a sound financial position, the Board of Governors has been encouraged to extend clubhouse facilities and services. Already, steps have been taken to improve the physical appearance and equipment of the Club, as shown in the accompanying pictures.

Under the direction of Carl Ray '37, chairman of the House Committee, the whole first floor of the clubhouse has been given a new and inviting aspect. Professional decorating advice was obtained from staff editors of Ladies Home Journal and American Home. Immediately as you enter, you will note the changed appearance. Walls in the Main Hall are freshly painted an eggshell grey, providing a fitting background for the new Dartmouth-green couch and its two flanking red leather armchairs, the new coffee table, and the large oil painting loaned to the Club by Paul Sample '20, Dartmouth's artist in residence. A table and lamp under the stair well, two other colorful paintings, and a copper flower bowl complete the appointments in this area.

In the Hunt Room, the lounge chairs and tables have been re-upholstered in Dartmouth-green leather, a dozen Windsor chairs with college insignia have been added, and green flameproof draperies dress up the formerly rather drab windows. New candlesticks and andirons grace the imported English Oak fireplace which, like all the woodwork throughout the first floor, has been scraped and refinished. To crown all this, a new highpowered Dumont TV set with a 20" screen (largest direct-vision screen available today) provides perfect television even in the Bar.

The Bar, too, has received, new paint and polish (21 separate applications of oil on the bar alone!), as well as new bar stools and six handsome framed photographs of Dartmouth College.

Dartmouth College Club, Inc. 37 East 39th St., New York 16, N. Y.