Table of Contents

In This Issue

19 THE PRESIDENT'S INAUGURAL ADDRESS

President John G. Kemeny, taking office as the 13th head of the College on March 1, 1970, makes his first formal statement of the philosophy and goals that will guide his early administration.

22 THE IMPRINT OF THE DICKEY ADMINISTRATION

Retirement becomes a reality for John and Christina Dickey, but the achievements and new dimensions of the modern Dartmouth will carry forward in the life of the College for many years to come.

33 THE RISE AND FALL OF HUMANITY

In the third of the special inserts presenting condensed versions of the 1969 Alumni College lectures, Prof. William W. Ballard '28 paints a gloomy picture of what misguided Man is doing to himself.

Dartmouth Authors 8

Antidote to Hugeness 14

The College 17

A Wah Hoo Wah for - 18

Alumni Album 29

The Undergraduate Chair 31

With the Big Green Teams 41

News from the Clubs 45

News from the Classes 47

Associated School News 89

In Memoriam 90

The Cover

Cross-country racers in the ski meet follow the course across a hillside on the golf course and for the time being glide along in the order in which they started. PHOTO BY ADRIAN BOUCHARD