Table of Contents

SEPTEMBER 1984

VOL. 77, No. 1

FEATURES

Shelby Grantham

30 The Montgomery Endowment Finds a Home

The College's most imaginative endowment complete with home brings eminent scholars, writers, and world figures to campus, all thanks to the generosity of Harle and Kenneth Montgomery '25 (at right).

Jim Kenyon

37 "Three... Forty-two... Hut"

A look at the upcoming football season as the Big Green seeks an unprecedented 14th Ivy League title.

Jay Parini

45 Eberhart at Eighty: The Long Reach of Talent

A portrait of Dartmouth's Poet-in-Residence, still going strong at 80 with the publication of his latest book of poems, The Long Reach.

James M. Cox

49 "Innocent Ardor and Delight": A Tribute to Richard Eberhart

Kendal Price

50 Dennis Brutus Speaks Out

Exiled poet Dennis Brutus, a former visiting professor at Dartmouth, recounts some of his experiences good and not-so-good on the Hanover Plain.

Tom Csatari

54 A Clarification of Current Dartmouth Policy

A brief statement of the College's policy on investment in firms that do business in South Africa.

DEPARTMENTS

Doug Greenwood

6 Editor's Remarks:

"September"

8 Letters to the Editor

14 Book Reviews

Mary Ross

16 Wearers of the Green:

"Bob Blackman: Tackling Retirement on Hilton Head"

Fred Pfaff

21 Undergraduate Chair:

"Rumblings on Fraternity Row"

Dana Cook Grossman

24 The College

Teri Allbright

55 Class Notes and Obituaries

COVER Montgomery House, the home of the Montgomery Endowment, in early autumn. The story behind this unique endowment begins on page 30. Photo by the late Adrian Bouchard.