St. Louis

The annual Christmas luncheon was held at Musial and Biggie's Restaurant on December 27. The guests of honor were candidates for next year's freshman class, and their fathers. In attendance also were undergraduates from Hanover, and alumni of the College. Tom Curtis '32 brought us up-todate on the activities of the College from the viewpoint of the board of trustees, and Ed Spiegel '42 discussed the current status of the Clark Schmidt Memorial Scholarship Fund. However, the principal business of the occasion was to orient the candidates for admission with the college environment. Harry Deckert '35, the St. Louis representative of the National Enrollment Committee, casually mentioned, in introducing the candidates, that their best sources of information about the College were the present undergraduates, rather than the out-of-date alumni (whom he described as "old fogies") and invited the candidates to learn from the undergraduates. Some people must have thought he was passing the buck!

Accordingly, the undergraduates, constituting a panel of "experts," proceeded to discuss college life at Hanover. Gary Speiss '62 told about the varsity football experience, emphasizing that whereas the team had a pre-season rating of seventh place in the Ivy League, it ended up in a tie for third place. He attributed the unanticipated success to "guts" as distinguished from conspicuous athletic ability. Larry Hanna '65 described the freshman football season, and urged that all incoming freshmen who have played high school football join the college freshman squad. Others discussed the three-term academic system and advance placement tests. "Doc" Cornwell '64 described the outdoor life with particular reference to the Outing Club activities. Leland Curtis '65 supplied considerable humor for the occasion in his discussion of the Army R.0.T.C., referring among other things to the intricate task of dismantling the obsolete M-l rifle. However, he grudgingly conceded that, all things considered, this military program was a somewhat worthwhile endeavor.

There are presently 41 Dartmouth undergraduates from the St. Louis area, and they clearly bring credit to this vicinity. There is a particularly presentable group of candidates for admission. Therefore we have every reason to anticipate that the College will be well represented from St. Louis during the next few years. As Tom Curtis mentioned referring to Dartmouth men generally, that while it is difficult to improve upon the caliber of the older alumni, the current undergraduates are doing so.

Two former presidents of the DartmouthClub of New York, Sig Larmon '14 (r)and Sam Cunningham '33 (l), picturedwith Ort Hicks '21, the Club's firstsecretary, at a gathering at the newheadquarters at the Hotel Commodore.

Secretary, Ralston-Purina Co. 835 So. 8th St., St. Louis 2, Mo.