Table of Contents

In This Issue

THE POET AS TEACHER By Richard Eberhart '26 20

A distinguished American poet who has joined the Dartmouth faculty discusses some of the questions to be raised with his students.

THE CONVOCATION ADDRESS 24

President Dickey, opening Dartmouth's 188 th academic year, gives his views on independence, for both undergraduates and nations.

FINANCIAL REPORT FOR 1955-56 27

Some facts and figures given to the Dartmouth Trustees last month

CLUB OFFICERS HOLD CONFERENCE 31

Regional alumni leaders add a new fall event to the College calendar,

Dartmouth Authors 6

Hanover Browsing 10

The Dean's Shiny Nose 11

The College 17

Dartmouth Sons in 1960 26

The Faculty 28

The Undergraduate Chair 32

A Student Profile 33

With Big Green Teams 34

News from Clubs and Classes 37

Associated School News 82

In Memoriam 83

The Cover

Fall foliage, wonderful while overhead, becomes a household chore for fraternities too when the leaves finally hit the ground. On this month's cover, the three exemplars of the do-it-yourself movement are members of Kappa Kappa Kappa, whose labors probably induced Gamma Delta Chi, next door, to follow suit. PHOTOGRAPH BY ADRIAN BOUCHARD