IN THIS ISSUE
21 ROBERT FROST ON "EXTRAVAGANCE"
The poet's last talk at Dartmouth, in November - the last public talk he gave before his death on January 29 - is filled with the insight and wit that always delighted his Hanover audiences.
25 POETRY AT DARTMOUTH
Richard Eberhart '26, Professor of English at the College and one of the country's leading poets, writes of Dartmouth poets of the modern decades and discusses the climate for such writing today. Works of some alumni poets accompany the article.
33 THE SECRET LIFE OF RICHARD WATT
How one Dartmouth graduate of 1952 has thrown off the disease of Walter Mitty dreaming and become a top author on the very first try is the story told by Don Murray, a professional writer.
Dartmouth Authors 7
Many Dartmouth Yesterdays 14
The College 17
A Wah Hoo Wah for — 18
Town and Gown 19
Alumni Council Meets 36
Wing-tsit Chan 38
The Faculty 39
The Undergraduate Chair 40
With the Big Green Teams 42
News from the Clubs 45
News from the Classes 47
Associated School News 85
In Memoriam 86
THE COVER
The Dartmouth Winter Carnival slalom at the Skiway, photographed from the Brundage Lodge, provides a pattern of slalom poles, officials, spectators, and dark shadows against the white hillside. The snow cover for the event was excellent. PHOTO BY ADRIAN BOUCHARD