This article, first printed in the September-October 1967

This article, first printed in the September-October 1967 issue of Action, the magazine of the Directors Guild of America, has been slightly revised for its appearance in the DARTMOUTH ALUMNI MAGAZINE.

Dartmouth, with many distinguished alumni in the film field, tried to bridge the gap between movies and education long before it was wholly fashionable. One alumnus in particular, Walter Wanger '15, helped to establish Ben Pressey's screen-writing course in the early forties and brought to Hanover the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Script Library which is still perhaps the best available collection of screen plays in the U.S. and, of course, the Dartmouth Film Society, launched by Blair Watson in 1950, has become a model for colleges all over the country.

Today, many schools have large, well-equipped film departments. Advanced degrees in film-making are obtainable and, needless to say, many Dartmouth graduates go on to pursue them. If the College - despite its early start - has not kept pace with the growth of undergraduate study in this field, it should be noted here that its alumni working in films, TV, and related media continue to lend not only encouragement and advice but also material aid to student film activity on the campus.