Table of Contents

IN THIS ISSUE

FIFTY YEARS OF THE DOC By Roberts W. French '56 18

A former president of the Club writes about the founding, the growth and the modern trend of Dartmouth's most famous student activity.

HOW GREEN IS SQUAW VALLEY 28

A large contingent of Dartmouth men will be at the California ski resort to help run the 1960 Olympic Winter Games opening February 18.

A PIONEER IN ELECTRONICS 33

A profile of Dr. Irving G. Wolff '16, one of RCA's top scientists.

FACULTY FORUM A Special Supplement 41

The Broadcasters and the Government By Prof. Elmer E. Smead Individuality in Forest Trees By Prof. F. Herbert Bormann How Public Is Music? By Prof. James A. Sykes

Dartmouth Authors 5

Our Mark Twain 8

You Can't Go Back 10

The First Few Centuries 12

The College 15

Study Form: A Photo Story 25

The Faculty 32

The Undergraduate Chair 35

A Student Profile 36

With the Big Green Teams 37

News from the Clubs 49

News from the Classes 52

Associated School News 83

In Memoriam 84

THE COVER

Two members of the Dartmouth Outing Club, which is now celebrating its 50th anniversary, take to the hills on snowshoes, in a scene reminiscent of the Club's earliest days. PHOTOGRAPH BY ADRIAN BOUCHARD