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OVER the years the ALUMNI MAGAZINE has reported many gifts to Baker Library through The Friends of the Dartmouth Library. The fruitful efforts of this organization, fifteen years old this spring, have resulted in an amazing total of literary riches for the College. Prof. Herbert F. West '22, founder, moving spirit and secretary of The Friends, has been asked to tell the story of the organization. His article, Baker's Friends (Page 13), is an anniversary summing up that deserves the admiration of all alumni.

Sherman Adams '20, chief assistant to President Eisenhower, has been the subject of numerous profiles in recent months, but his undergraduate days at Dartmouth have received only passing mention. Robert S. Monahan '29, a close friend, rounds out the picture with The College Days of Sherman Adams (Page 17).

Another special contribution this month is the story of The Dartmouth Lotteries (Page 20) by Philip G. Nordell '16, who for the past ten years has been digging into the history of this once popular way of raising funds for colleges and other institutions.

Other contents for May:

Books 4

Hanover Browsing 6

The College 9

The Hanover Scene 11

Citizen's Bookshelf 19

The Faculty 24

Cracking the Iron Curtain 25

The Undergraduate Chair 26

With Big Green Teams 29

Notes from Clubs and Classes 33

Associated School News 81

In Memoriam 82

The Cover The Connecticut River, which has flowed through 184 years of Dartmouth history, fascinates two undergraduates of 1953 vintage and provides Adrian Bouchard's cover subject this month.