Great Divide

For more than half a decade, the Dartmouth Association of the Great Divide has sponsored, arranged, and conducted a giant slalom ski race for high school and independent school skiers of this area. Medals and a handsome cup go to individual winners and the first place team in this highly competitive event, usually run at Winter Park under the watchful and practiced eye of Ed Hunter '55 and his associates among the alumni.

The race was run April 10, under a glorious clear blue Colorado sky over a back and tendon-straining course laid out by Colin Stewart '48, and the winners were officially recognized at a boisterous and hearty supper at the Hotel Splendide in Empire, Colo.

Colorado Academy's first team won the race with an aggregate time of 365.5 seconds with East High School second at 434.5 seconds. Boulder High School was third with 437.0 seconds. Individual winners were Rick Isaacson (83.6 seconds), Faust and Aitken (86.2 seconds) and Stonington (87.7 seconds). All hands enjoyed the perfect weather and benefited from the careful planning of Ed Hunter and his co-workers in this traditional end-of-the-season race.

The new officers and some of the trustees met at President John Nelson's '31 house last week and over a convivial brew and before a televised fight, laid plans for the coming year.

The usual pleasant annual picnic in the rural setting of Ned Grant's '30 ranch will be held on June 25, and this year it will be further embellished by the presence of wives and dates. This eliminates that Squaw picnic for the time being as a trial. Sky Cross '46 and Bob Hackstaff '51 will produce it.

Sky Grey '54 who has done so nobly at enticing informed and challenging luncheon speakers to the Friday table will be replaced by Bob Woodberry '54, and Don McMichael '53 will discharge the duties of local enrollment chairman for the second of the two years tenure implied by the charter.

The publicity-minded Toothakers, Aliceand Eddie '32 will again handle publicity and public relations whereas placement responsibilities will be assumed by Dr. Henry Buchtel '28 and Bill Berge '45.

This year, as an innovation, we plan a luncheon for the fathers and students who will go to Dartmouth in the Class of '65. This should give them an opportunity to meet one another and also enable many of us to send them off with our wishes for a good college career.

So it goes. Our thanks to everyone who, without complaint or protest, puts in time "to make the mare go."

Late Bulletin: Don McMichael '53 reports that twenty-five boys from this area were admitted to the Class of '65. The number who have accepted so far is thirteen with eight or ten still undecided. At any rate, the entire alumni group owes a great deal to the Enrollment, School and Interviewing committees for their good work which is implied in this report.

Secretary, 170 Marion St., Denver, Colo.