Letters TO THE EDITOR
A Bet on Under-30s
TO THE EDITOR:
It is very interesting and also most distressing that the address by Mr. Reich in the MAGAZINE'S November issue is so much more timely than is that of President Dickey in the same issue.
The latter's address is full of the prose of the New Deal "liberal," words which are no longer relevant to the 1960's. Mr. Reich succinctly offers hope that educated men are still to be found at Dartmouth, men unwilling to seek the comfortable life but instead who wish their learning to be applicable to their times.
Much of the "hate and violence" in the world today seems to have been spawned not by any foreign "-ism," as President Dickey implies, but by our own country (Detroit, Watts, Newark, Vietnam, the Dominican Republic, etc.). Let us all beware of pointing toward the other fellow as guilty without first examining ourselves for signs of guilt. It is up to the current under-30 group to apply their education to the many problems of our day. It appears that Mr. Reich is to be congratulated for really learning in his time in Hanover.
Staten Island, N. Y.
A Cheer for John Dickey
TO THE EDITOR:
A Wah Hoo Wah for President Dickey!
He has said, clearly and forcefully, what must be said in all colleges in his remarks on "The Betrayal of Idealism."
Portland, Ore.
The Bulldogs in Hanover
TO THE EDITOR
Now that Coach Cozza of Yale has satisfied his ambition of having his Yale boys defeat a Dartmouth team coached by Bob Blackman, it might not be a bad idea to have these two clubs meet in Hanover in 1969. This would be the first Yale game in Hanover since the very first meeting of the two teams in 1884.
Another reason for making this suggestion is that it would be a fitting part of the College's Bicentennial to have Dartmouth win the game as it usually does, but on the home field this time.
Wallingford, Conn.
A Final Word
TO THE EDITOR:
Despite your pronouncement that discussion of the "Wallace Affair" is concluded, I feel that Mr. Holbrook brought up a related point in his letter that merits discussion.
He questioned the judgment of both TheDartmouth and the College officials who were responsible for inviting Mr. Wallace to speak, not because he felt that Mr. Wallace was wrong but because his presence could inspire a riot.
This is censorship of the lawabiding by the lawbreakers and the DARTMOUTH ALUMNI MAGAZINE is no place for the advocation of such a monstrous idea. If Mr. Holbrook believes that it is proper for a mob to be able to suppress ideas which it finds unpopular, he philosophically belongs in Nazi Germany suppressing concepts of human rights rather than in the United States.
Bernardsville, N. J.
