LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

"Rational and Informed"

TO THE EDITOR:

Congratulations to Professor Clyde E. Dankert for his rational and informed article on the challenge of automation. Progress in the area of technology, as in so many areas of society, brings problems as well as benefits, and Professor Dankert's article makes clear what some of those problems are.

Perhaps the key to much of the labormanagement strife in this field is labor's demand that it have a voice in determining how the penalties of technological change shall be imposed. Where management has recognized labor's interest and has sat down to discuss the problem, a mutuality of concern has usually been established and peace can be maintained. However, in several cases in recent years, management has attempted to apply technological change unilaterally, and we have seen that such a course is a sure invitation to conflict.

Professor Dankert, in recognizing labor's concern, has made a helpful contribution to clarifying the problem and building public support for a peaceful approach to it.

New York, N. Y.

The Primrose Path

TO THE EDITOR:

Good boy, Ransom '13, for exposing the weak moral fiber of Urstadt '49, who gambles on Dartmouth athletic teams! This lad needs guidance lest his footsteps in Sin lead him to the fiery pit from whence there is no return. Heed these words, Urstadt '49, and repent. Minor strayings lead to major evils and the next thing you know, you'll be inhaling Cubebs, distributing pasteboards, and drinking cocktails!

Beverly Hills, Calif.

A Plea for Moosilauke

TO THE EDITOR:

It was with considerable regret that I learned recently of the Trustees' decision to close the Moosilauke Ravine Lodge to the public.

This action, taken so late in the year, will not only result in an awkward situation for the summer camps who have already made plans to use the Lodge, but will also result, I am sure, in a certain amount of bad publicity for the College.

In the case of Camp Red Fox, where I was trip counselor for four years, the Director has already received several dozen applications which include as standard procedure a fifteen dollar fee for our annual Moosilauke trip. Thus, a couple hundred dollars have already been collected which, because of the Trustees' decision, will now have to be returned or rerouted to some other kind of trip. The Moosilauke trip is a well-established tradition. It has been so popular that in the last three years so many have signed up for it that we have had to run two trips instead of one. I know that everyone in our camp will be deeply disappointed that the Lodge will not be open for use this summer.

Also, it seems odd for Dartmouth to close the Lodge to the public at the very time when mountain hostelries are being overrun with campers and hikers. The pressure has been so great on the Appalachian Mountain Club that major construction and renovation have taken place within the last year and two entirely new huts are being built to take the heavy load from the Lakes of the Clouds Hut and the Madison Springs Hut. The A.M.C. has met the challenge - why can't Dartmouth? ...

It is somewhat ironic that such a magnificent Lodge which was conceived and actually built by Dartmouth men during the depths of the depression in the hardest of times should be closed by the Trustees during the prosperous '60's merely because "extensive and expensive renovations would be required to make the Lodge safe and attractive."

I recommend that a committee be formed which would report their findings to the Trustees after making a thorough study of the needs and potentialities of the Ravine Lodge with an eye toward not only what repairs are necessary, but what it would actually take in terms of users to make the Lodge at least break even financially. I welcome suggestions from one and all who feel that the Ravine Lodge should play a permanent role in the life of the College and not be allowed to fall into further disuse and disrepair and eventually be destroyed by vandalism.

Hanover, N. H.

A "Who's Who" Freshman

TO THE EDITOR:

Frederick C. Davis, Class of 1928, was already written up in Who's Who in America when he arrived in Hanover in September 1924 to matriculate into the freshman class.

At that time I was back for second-year Tuck School and subsequently became Fred Davis' fraternity brother (Tri-Kap) and also his brother-in-law when he married my sister Nin.

To refresh my recollection of the rather unusual fact stated in the first paragraph, I recently researched at the Manchester City Library. On page 908 of W's W in A, edition of 1924-1925, there are seven lines identifying and describing the accomplishments of Frederick Clyde Davis, author.

Quite likely this is unique; it can be assumed to be so unless some reader comes forward with information of another such instance.

Derry, N. H.

Mr. Samuel is Assistant President of theAmalgamated Clothing Workers of America.