Rhodes Scholar

"Intellectually college should not be work. A student should enjoy his courses, not solely for the mark to be gained, but for the stimulus each course can provide."

These are the words of Gilbert W. Low '61 of Summit, N. J., the College's latest recipient of a Rhodes Scholarship. The most important qualification for a Rhodes Scholarship is that the nominee have some definite quality of distinction, whether in intellect or character. Looking at Low's record at Dartmouth, one can see that he must have qualified on both counts.

His selection as a Rhodes Scholar is testimony to the quality of his four undergraduate years, during which he has stood head and shoulders above many of his classmates, both academically and in extracurricular affairs. One has only to meet this Dartmouth senior to sense that he has gained more than just good grades. He also has learned to think and to express himself.

Indicative of his intellectual ability, Gil was elected to Phi Beta Kappa this year with a three-year average of 4.5. During his sophomore and junior years he was a Rufus Choate Scholar, signifying a position in the highest division of the College's honor roll.

Gil is a government major and a student in the Government Department's honors program. He has been so stimulated by these studies that he now hopes to enter some branch of government dealing with foreign affairs. This interest was given impetus last summer when he was selected as one of thirty students for the United Nations Internship Program. When he gets to Oxford, Gil will continue his studies in government by reading in Politics, Philosophy and. Economics.

But "booking" has not been Gil's only interest at Dartmouth. He has demonstrated the ability to work with a group and to lead, which helped to develop that second quality of a Rhodes Scholar, character.

If you were to meet Low you would find him a personable young man with an engaging smile. The ease with which he would greet you could be attributed in part to his three years with the Injunaires, the College's celebrated nine-man singing group. The Injunaires are recognized for their easy-going manner on the stage as well as for their singing ability. Gil is also president of this year's Glee Club, which next month will be embarking upon a nation-wide tour. Dartmouth's "Singing Ambassadors" will visit Chicago, Omaha, Denver, Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Houston, Dallas and Oklahoma City.

Between the two singing groups nearly fifteen hours a week are spent by Gil in rehearsals. Among other extracurricular interests, he has belonged to the Sophomore Orientation Committee and Green Key and is currently a member of Casque and Gauntlet, the Christian Science Organization, of which he is president, and Alpha Theta fraternity.

In coming to Dartmouth, Gil was following a family tradition. His father is G. Evarts Low '30 and his brother Dana was graduated in 1954. But tradition goes back even farther. He is the great-grandson of George Azro Low, Class of 1857; the great-great-grandson of Calvin Cutler, Class of 1819; and his great-great-great-grandfather attended the College in 1783-84.

Looking at his own undergraduate career, Gil has one major criticism, which bears thought. After his sophomore year he feels that like many other students he confined himself too much to one area of learning — in his case the social sciences, without attempting to take humanities and science courses. He became conscious of this situation this year, and in the time that remains before graduation he hopes to balance his education as much as possible. Gil believes that the average student does not develop the broad background which should be gained from a liberal arts education.

Whatever he may decide to do in the future, it is certain that Gil Low will approach it with complete willingness to learn. And for him the learning process itself will be a stimulating experience.

Gilbert W. Low '61