1902

In mid-winter a man who entered Dartmouth late in the 19th century is apt to compare the "Hanover scene" of that time with that of today. Even in that "pre-ski" period, the cold was not generally considered a liability, although out-door activities decreased when the temperatures went down, and the snow piles went up.

There were a few sleds and toboggans, locally owned, but no definite place set aside for their use. Many continued to walk out on the country roads as they had been doing since college opened. Some of these men may have dreamed of a time when "horse-less carriages" would demand roads clear of snow, neither scantily plowed, nor "rolled."

With entering classes showing larger and larger numbers, it happened that the Class of 1902 brought in an adequate number of men who had been star basketball players in high school. It took not a long time for them to form a class team, and to attract others. Although Bissell Hall, the gymnasium, was already in demand for many different occasions, opportunities were found, and basketball was on its way to become recognized as a worthy college sport.

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