They Pull Their Weight
THE Barrett Cup is the highest undergraduate award at Dartmouth. The Cup is presented annually to the senior who has shown "the greatest degree of all-around achievement, taking into consideration (1) character, (2) scholarship, (3) physical development and athletic skill, (4) personal popularity, and (5) practical usefulness as a man among men." This year three out of the five Barrett Cup nominees were sons of Dartmouth men and one of these was voted the winner by students and faculty.
Their records are impressive. Kenneth M. Henderson Jr. '51 is the son of Kenneth M. Henderson '1 ofWinnetka, Illinois. He is a Rufus Choate Scholar, class treasurer, baseball manager, a member of the Athletic Council and a past member of Green Key. As a member of the Undergraduate Council he served as Collection Chairman of the College Chest Fund Committee; he is the secretary of the Interfraternity Treasurers' Council, the treasurer of Theta Delta Chi, a member of Casque and Gauntlet, and a member of Phi Beta Kappa.
Jeffrey O'Connell '51, son of Thomas J. O'Connell '18 of Worcester, Massachusetts, is the brother of last year's Barrett Cup recipient. He has served on the Undergraduate Council for four years and is the president of Palaeopitus. He was class president during his freshman and sophomore years and was Green Key president. He is a member of Casque and Gauntlet and T he Dartmouth Players, and is president of Psi Upsilon. He played freshman baseball, participates regularly in the interfraternity play contests and debates, won the Class of 1866 Oratorical Prize, and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa.
Richard C. Pugh '51 the winner of this year's Barrett Cup. is the son of William Pugh '25 of Philadelphia. He is the president of the senior class, Class Valedictorian, and a Rhodes Scholar. He serves as chairman of Palaeopitus, is Battalion Commander of the NROTC Unit, and is a member of the Undergraduate Council, serving as chairman of the Council's important Academic Committee. He was a member of the wrestling team, the 150- pound crew, and played freshman lacrosse. A member of Phi Beta Kappa, he received the Phi Beta Kappa Highest Average Prize and the Kappa Sigma fraternity scholar-ship. (It should be noted that Dick Pugh has one slight blemish on his record. He received a "B" in Government 21; all of his other 34 grades were "A's.")
At last count there were 417 Dartmouth sons enrolled in the College—about 17% of the undergraduate body. Are they living out the promise they showed as freshmen? Some of them were granted preference when being selected for admission. (The preference is "helpful to a candidate only in relation to other candidates of equal qualifications.") Are the Dartmouth sons as a group (this is one of the few times that they are considered as a group) making a worthwhile contribution to the College?
The fact that three out of five Barrett Cup nominees are sons of Dartmouth men is, of course, coincidence. (Perhaps they could have made out in college even if their fathers had gone to Yale.) Since a group is inevitably judged to some extent, however, by the few that stand out, the records of Pugh, Henderson, and O'Con' nell should be right up there in front when we look at the whole group.
A number of the Dartmouth sons now in the College have been listed for scholastic distinction. In all, 57 men have attained a 3.0 average or better and six men have been named Rufus Choate Scholars with an average of 3.6 or better. As a whole the group is doing well scholastically and several men have won prizes for exceptional scholastic achievement.
The student who holds an elective office on campus is in a position to contribute significantly to the life of the College. Many sons of alumni hold key elective positions. Richard C. Pugh, already mentioned, is the president of the senior class. James J. Chandler '54, son of James K. Chandler '27 of Rocky River, Ohio, is president of the freshman class. Several Dartmouth sons are fraternity officers. Among them are Thomas K. Barnett '51, president of Sigma Nu, son of Joseph J. Barnett '13 of Glencoe, Illinois; William M. Brooks '51, president of Chi Phi, son of Donald Brooks '17 of Upper Montclair, New Jersey; and Jeffrey O'Connell '51, previously mentioned as president of Psi Upsilon.
This year's fine ski squad was led by a bit of thoroughgoing Dartmouth teamwork. Co-captains Colin C. Stewart '48 and Weston Blake Jr. '51 are Dartmouth sons of Dr. Colin C. Stewart 111 '23 of Hanover and Weston Blake '24 of Weston, Massachusetts. Josiah H. Welch '51 is another Dartmouth sport leader as captain of the tennis team. His father is Richard E. Welch '20 of Newburyport, Massachusetts.
Francis Lee Coulter Jr. '52 is the president of Green Key and has recently been elected president of the Undergraduate Council for 1951-52. His father, a member of the class of 1937, lives in Los Angeles, California. The manager of the College radio broadcasting station, WDBS, is William H. Terry '51 of Rockville Centre, New York, son of William E. Terry '21.
Dartmouth sons have many executive positions in the DCAC; in fact, it seems that without these many able men holding things together, Director of Athletics Bill McCarter would be out of a job. We have noted that Ken Henderson '51 is baseball manager. Another Dartmouth son, Donald P. Rider '51, son of Harold E. Rider '25 of Stamford, Connecticut, was manager of the hockey team this winter. David B. Sargent '51, son of Leon F. Sargent '23 of Winchester, Massachusetts, is the lacrosse manager. Wilson C. Boynton '51 of Rutland, Vermont, was swimming manager. He is the son of Robert C. Boynton '17. This year's crosscountry team was managed by Malcolm D. Gray, son of Harvey D. Gray '19 of Elmhurst, New York. Alan H. Loehr '51 of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, was equipment manager for the 1950 football team. His father is George R. Loehr '20. The executive manager of the DCAC, John H. PerLee '51, is a Dartmouth son of Jack H. PerLee '25 of Larchmont, New York. In all, 17 Dartmouth sons hold key DCAC positions.
There is a considerable variety of interests and abilities within the group of Dartmouth sons; so much, in fact, that they present a reliable cross-section of the whole undergraduate body.
The president of the Camera Club is a Dartmouth son, as is the director of DOC publicity, the literary editor of the Aegis, the technical director of The Players, the business manager of The Dartmouth, and the vice president of the Dartmouth Mountaineering Club. Dartmouth sons participate in virtually every undergraduate activily on campus. In sports they have won letters in everything from rifle to football. They are active in all phases of undergraduate government. Some are members of the Dartmouth Christian Union, others contribute regularly to undergraduate publications.
The sons of alumni now enrolled at Dartmouth are making a definite contribution to the life of the College; they are fulfilling their promise and in proportion to their numbers they are more than pulling their own weight. The leadership of Dartmouth sons in this year's graduating class is especially noteworthy.
In a few years students now at Dartmouth will point to their own sons—"That little fellow with 'l9??' on his T-shirt"—and the whole cycle will be starting over again. Who is prouder anyway, the father of a Dartmouth man or the grandfather of a Dartmouth son?
BARRETT CUP WINNER: Richard C. Pugh '51, son of William Pugh '25 of Philadelphia, is Valedictorian of this year's graduating class, a Rhodes Scholar, Battalion Commander of the NROTC Unit, and a leading member of the Undergraduate Council.
GREEN KEY FRESIDENT: Francis Lee Coulter Jr. '52, son of a '27 man, is a letterman in swimming and heads the Undergraduate Council next year.
COMMANDING OFFICER of Dartmouth's new Army ROTC Unit, Lt. Col. William B. M. Chase, West Point '37, reported to Hanover last month.
Among the student leaders at Dartmouth this year a great many are sons of alumni. In the senior class especially, these Dartmouth sons, in proportion to their numbers, are playing a notable part in the affairs of the College.
