Frost Bust Presented to College

Dartmouth placed a bronze bust of Robert Frost '96 on permanent display in Baker Library on September 26. At the unveiling with the beloved American poet and Pulitzer Prize winner were Hyde Cox of Manchester, Mass., donor of the portrait head and an old friend of Mr. Frost, and the sculptor, Walker Hancock of Gloucester, Mass. Thanking Mr. Cox for the bronze head, President Dickey expressed his pleasure at having Robert Frost "come to rest at Dartmouth in a relatively controlled form after a lifetime of coming and going."

Mr. Frost's humorous comment after receiving a standing ovation at the dedication was, "I think I ought to be out of the way. ... I wish I were dead but I am grateful." This is the third occasion on which the College has specially honored Mr. Frost. The only Dartmouth alumnus ever to receive two honorary degrees from the College, he was given the Doctorate of Letters in 1933 and was again honored in 1955 with a Doctorate of Laws.

Mr. Hancock was congratulated by President Dickey for his thoughtful and beautiful portrait of the poet. The sculpting for the head was done at the artist's studio at Gloucester in 1950 and five casts were made of which Dartmouth now has one. Mr. Hancock is famous for such designs as the medals of the Air Force and the Navy, the Maschmeyer Memorial Fountain in St. Louis, the fountain at the Parrish Art Museum in Southampton, N. Y., and his bust of Richard B. Mellon in the Mellon Institute in Pittsburgh.

Present at the unveiling were (l to r) President Dickey; Hyde Cox of Manchester, Mass., the donor; Robert Frost '96; and Walker Hancock of Gloucester, Mass., the sculptor.