Marching Through Vermont

ROTC is coming back to Dartmouth and busing is on its way.

Thanks to an agreement between the College and Norwich University in Northfield, Vermont, the next group of Dartmouth freshmen will have the opportunity to volunteer for an Army Reserve Officer Training program when they arrive on campus in September.

The agreement, which establishes a cross-enrollment program with Army ROTC at Norwich, will open ROTC training to Dartmouth students for the first time since the College phased out its last ROTC unit in 1973.

The first stage, known as a Basic Course, will span the first eight Dartmouth terms and will consist largely of two-hour weekly leadership laboratory sessions each Tuesday afternoon at Norwich, about an hour's drive from Hanover, and the satisfactory completion of a course in military history or American history at Dartmouth.

The second stage, known as the Advanced Course, will cover the remainder of the college years. Leadership laboratory sessions will continue and will be supplemented by two military science courses. Candidates in the Advanced Course will also be required to take two Dartmouth courses "that will enhance the student's preparation for service as a commissioned officer."

Dartmouth will provide candidates with transportation to and from their ROTC commitments at Norwich and will also pay an overhead fee of about $25 per student each year to Norwich. Students enrolled in the Advanced Course will receive approximately $1,000 per year from the Defense Department and will be paid about $450 for expenses during an ROTC Advanced Camp during the summer prior to graduation.

The former Tanzi's, locus of Dartmouth culture for a half-century, goes up in smoke.The century-old building was deemed a total loss after the fire in late December.

The Magazine announces with mixed feelings the retirement of one long-time colleague and the appointment of a new member of the staff. Dorothy H. Starzyk, since 1965 Office Manager for the Alumni Magazine, retired at the end of January after ten years' service to Dartmouth, having earned the affection of her co- workers in Crosby Hall and countless alumni. Stephanie H. Griffin, our new Advertising and Business Manager, comes to the Magazine staff with a wide background in advertising in New York and northern New England. She formerly was advertising manager for radio station WNHV in White River Junction.