Summer Review: Rain

THE arrival of the first contingent of '58ers, on the heels of the varsity football squad which opened practice September 1, brought a change of pace, if not of weather, to the moist Hanover scene. One of the first decisions to be made by the new freshmen was whether or not to chance the annual trip to Moosilauke in the hurricane, which came as a sort of exclamation mark to a long stretch of gray, rainy days. However, despite the weather, summer as planned proceeded in Hanover, with even more visitors, conferences, entertainments and special occasions than usual.

For music lovers the concert series offered by the Estival Quartet was so popular that by request an extra concert was added to the original program of five. The Puppeteers of America, whose National Puppetry Festival was held in Hanover June 23-26, drew many visitors, attracted by the puppet shows and exhibits in Carpenter, Baker and the College Museum.

The 185th anniversary of the founding of the College was marked September 9 at a luncheon given by the American Newcomen Society, at which President Dickey was the main speaker, introduced by John R. McLane '07, Trustee of the College and Vice President of the New Hampshire Committee of the Newcomen Society. Prof. William H. McCarter '19 wrote a paper on the early history of the College to be presented at the luncheon.

Two hundred business executives from all parts of the nation gathered at Tuck School for the fifth annual sessions of the School of Credit and Financial Management during the first two weeks in August; while from September 7 to 10 the Vermont-New Hampshire School of Banking, which also held its meetings at Tuck, was attended by one hundred New England bankers. Earlier in the summer, June 23-26, 300 scientists from the United States, Canada and Europe attended the 13th Growth Symposium of the Society for the Study of Development and Growth.

Four student guides had a busy time conducting more than 3,000 visitors about the College buildings and grounds. The number of sightseeing tours to Hanover has been greatly increased in recent years. This season, up to Labor Day, 42 bus tours brought 1,353 people to Dartmouth; 28 camp tours involved 834 boy and girl campers from the surrounding lakes and mountains; while 247 private tours and an unknown number of independent sightseers completed the total of visitors whose interest keeps the College a hospitable and busy place during the summer.