Table of Contents

IN THIS ISSUE

INDEPENDENCE IN LEARNING 24

Dartmouth's first major curriculum change since 1925, launched this fall, aims at a far-reaching shift of emphasis in higher education.

THE MAGAZINE HAS A BIRTHDAY 26

On the 50th anniversary of its first issue, October 1908, the ALUMNI MAGAZINE takes the birthday privilege of printing a bit about itself.

UNREST IN LATIN AMERICA 30

Prof. Richard B. McCornack '41 of the History Department offers some expert ideas about restoring what was once the "Good Neighbor Policy."

HIS JOB IS RUNNING ROCKEFELLER CENTER 36

About Victor Borella '30, vice president in charge of operations, who presides over one of the most famous enterprises in the United States.

Dartmouth Authors 6

All the King's Children 15

The College 21

The Hanover Scene 23

The Faculty 33

Capital Gifts Campaign 35

The 1958 Alumni Fund 39

With the Big Green Teams 40

News from the Clubs 43

News from the Classes 45

Associated School News 84

In Memoriam 86

THE COVER

Back with us, now that autumn has come, are the "sharp and misty mornings" immortalized in Franklin McDuffee's Dartmouth Undying. Students crossing the campus for early classes are eerie figures, and Dartmouth Row, faintly outlined, "like a vision starts." PHOTOGRAPH BY ADRIAN BOUCHARD