In Brief . . .

DURING the present term in the Great Issues Course international questions of space, Africa, Southeast Asia, Latin America, the United Nations, Berlin and H-bomb deterrence are being discussed by distinguished visiting lecturers. Speakers in January were Prof. L. Gray Cowan, executive director of the African Studies Association; Nirmal Chaudhuri, UN correspondent for Indonesian and Indian newspapers; and Herbert L. Matthews of The New York Times. Speakers in February and March will be Dr. Ralph E. Lapp of the Nuclear Science Service; Paul Martin, former Canadian Secretary of State, now delegate to the UN; Robert W. Gilmore, secretary of the American Friends Service Committee; Carl J. Friedrich, professor of law at Heidelberg; and James S. Duncan, chairman of the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario.

At their meeting on January 9, the Dartmouth Trustees decided to initiate action to coordinate all the educational activities that take place on the Dartmouth campus during the summer months. "The proposed summer term for undergraduates will be scheduled," they announced, "when it is clear that it can be a viable and central part of the overall pattern of these activities. It is unlikely that this summer term can be scheduled before 1963."

From Dr. John H. Biel '42, chairmanelect of the Milwaukee Section of the American Chemical Society, the Department of Chemistry has received a gift of $l00 to be used for the purchase of books for the Department's library. Dr. Biel recently received the 1960 achievement award of the Milwaukee Section of the A.C.S. and the $l00 check accompanying the award was forwarded by him to Dartmouth "in gratitude and appreciation for the wonderful start that Dartmouth gave me in embarking on a most fruitful and exciting career." Dr. Biel this year is serving as chairman of the Medicinal Chemistry Division of the American Chemical Society. He has many new drugs and over twenty patents to his credit.

During the academic year 1959-60 corporations awarded $101,340 in scholarships to Dartmouth undergraduates and also contributed $30,425 to the College in unrestricted accompanying grants, it has been reported by Robert K. Hage '35, director of the Office of Financial Aid. The largest single corporate benefactor during that year was the General Motors Corporation, which gave $23,350 in scholarships to eighteen undergraduates and $14,400 in grants to the College.

The annual Freshman Fathers Weekend will be held this year on Friday and Saturday, February 17-18. Since 135 of this year's freshmen have Dartmouth fathers, the weekend will be a special opportunity for this alumni group to return to the campus.

WDCR, the student-operated radio station at the College, has rejoined the Ivy Network. This move will permit greater cooperation among the eight Ivy stations in presenting forums, interviews, and student-produced programs, and will also offer increased opportunities in national sponsorship. The network was jointly founded by Dartmouth and Yale in 1948.

The Dartmouth Skiway, in its fourth season, has a new 1600-foot T-Bar lift to service the expanded open slope seen at the left.