MAY: It's Marvelous
Long-time residents of Hanover know there is little point in expecting real spring weather until May, and they also know that when it finally arrives, it's worth the waiting. These photographs show some of the familiar May sights and activities at Dartmouth. Of course, after the editors decided on such a picture story, the weather was unnervingly balky, day after day. But there were enough spots of the real thing to save us, and the title up above still goes. May: it's marvelous.
The crew can turn its back on the Connecticut River without fear of being hit by chunks of ice.
Fraternity hums provide a pleasant twilight interlude.
Members of the Hanover dog pack revel in May's warmth.
Faculty bike riders, like Psychology Professor C.N. Allen '24, return to pedal-pushing.
C & G members, from their choice location, watch the life on Main Street,
Fraternity softball games on the campus are a diversion every afternoon.
Tuck School's annual Green Key Bike Race around the Tuck Oval attracts a huge crowd, sure to get thrills and laughs out of the bizarre uniforms.
The 1958 Aegis comes out.
There is even a Miss Bike, who this year threw out an old bicycle, baseball style, to start the race.
When the May sun shines the natural thing to do is to lie on the grass.
Senior canes definitely prove that it's the month of May
The familiar green stakes and wire aim to save the grass.
