The Great Divide
"Dartmouth life of course has a beginningBut no end—even no death""Its spell on them remains"
This story is about freshmen, freshmen from Colorado; what gave them their Dartmouth beginning, what made possible that thrill of first Hanover arrival, that first artistic emotion for even the most unartistic as the splattered orgy of fall colors in the upper Connecticut Valley is seen for the first time, a view which is never forgotten, a life which has no death. This story is a tribute to our local Admissions Committee unsung, unchallenged and undefeated!
A third successive large delegation from Colorado, that of the class of '53, tells us these things about themselves. With but four exceptions none of them made his final decision on Dartmouth until after January, 1949. The average length of time from first interest until final decision was less than four months. An average of over two other colleges were considered, only one member of the delegation considered no other, one member considered five. Other colleges con-sidered embraced four in this area, one in the South and six in the East. Colorado University was the heaviest second choice, closely followed by Princeton. Yale, Colorado Mines, and Amherst each had more than one second choice.
Major points of resistance to a Dartmouth decision were limited- to Location, Cost, Distance, and lessened future local BusinessContacts. Major factors determining the final Dartmouth decision follow in order of importance: Academic Opportunity, Alumniand Alumni Activity, Location. A secondary group of reasons included College Reputation, Athletics, Friends. One vote each was given to Size, Democracy, and Noncoeducational.
Judging from early reports, our freshmen have been finding the opportunity and happiness as did we. Four were out for football, two for track, one for cross-country, two for tennis, four for glee club, one for crew. Next comes sophomore maturity or lack of it, other glorious years, graduation, and in later life the true understanding as alumni of the real meaning of Dartmouth. Congratulations Colorado men of '53! Congratulations Colorado Admissions Committee!
WELCOME to Otis Jackson '24, now Dean of St. Matthew's Episcopal Cathedral in Laramie, Wyoming.
CONGRATULATIONS to Mason Lewis '10 and Art Rydstrom '29 on their reelection as Directors of the Potash Company of America to Merrill Shoup '21 on his reelection as President of the Holly Oil Company .... to Will Nicholson '22 on his appointment as an honorary Director of the Denver Chamber of Commerce.
SCHEDULED ACTIVITIES ahead at this writing include a November 11 luncheon with high school candidates as guests at the Albany Hotel. Joe Sullivan, outstanding Dartmouth back, and Bill Battles, former assistant coach, who will be in Denver as coaches of the Georgetown team which plays Denver University the following day, will be the speakers; November 19 luncheon at the University Club with Yale, Harvard, and Princeton alumni and wires on both the Harvard-Yale game and Princeton-Dartmouth game; December 23 Christmas Cocktail party with squaws and "other" entertainment at the University Club 4:30 to 7:00; and a December 30 undergraduate luncheon with high school catrdidales and '49 football movies again at the Albany Hotel.
"Dartmouth's in town again."
Secretary, 777 Broadway, Denver 3, Colo.
