TOMAHAWKS HONORED

THE entire Dartmouth football team received a rousing tribute at the overflow dinner in Alumni Hall of Hopkins Center on January 18, but the Tomahawks, the Big Green second unit that pushed the first-stringers all the way through the 1962 season, received a special tribute of their own when the Dartmouth Club of Central New York held its annual Christmas luncheon in Syracuse on December 29.

Vaughn Skinner '63 of Oneida was center for the Tomahawks and out of the alumni plan to honor him grew the idea of saluting the whole Tomahawk unit for the driving, competitive spirit that was a huge factor in Dartmouth's undefeated season. So Skinner was the recipient of praise on behalf of his teammates.

Carter Strickland '29 of Oneida, president of the Dartmouth Alumni Council, read an inscribed statement to the 150 alumni, students, and prospective students present at the luncheon at the Onondaga Golf and Country Club. It will be framed and hung in the DCAC alumni lounge. It said, in part:

The record of this season will be talked of for years to come. In remembering its glory, we must especially remember the men of the Tomahawk squad, whose spirit, determination, and relentless challenge drove the starting eleven to victory after victory.

The story of the Tomahawks of 1962 can never be told as well in words as it has been in deeds. The lessons learned, the experiences shared, and the goals achieved by the Tomahawks will be theirs for memory in the years to come. In the eyes of Dartmouth men, their story will take an honored place among Dartmouth football legends.

We believe the record of this performance should be singled out for special praise.

Therefore, by this writing, the Dartmouth Club of Central New York pays highest tribute to the Tomahawks of 1962 and recommends that their spirit and name become an everlasting part of Dartmouth football.

Also read on the occasion was a poem, "Men of Tomahawk," written by Frederick M. Darrow, father of Charles Darrow '60. Club president James P. Scott '40 presided and Russell C. Carlson '48, secretary, was master of ceremonies. David H. Edson '52 was present from the College as guest speaker.