1973

Having recently been at Dartmouth for an Alumni Council meeting, I thought that I would send along a brief report from Hanover. First of all, the state of the College is good. On a structural note, the Hood Museum is nearing completion, and it will be a terrific complement to the Hopkins Center. And the new athletic complex which is being planned for the area currently occupied by the Davis Rink will greatly enhance the College's facilities. It will include three basketball courts, 12 racket courts, and a dance studio and should be ready for the 1986-87 season.

Computers have been a major force on the campus since John Kemeny developed BASIC and the Kiewit Center opened. However, now when you visit the dorm rooms of most Dartmouth freshmen, you will find Macintosh Apple Computers staring you in the face. The College is providing these to all incoming freshmen at a special price, with payments spread out over 12 terms, and they're becoming as standard as Webster's dictionary.

The football season was, without question, a disaster. But there is much greater hope in other sports. Men's track and field is strong, and the women have done especially well in field hockey and lacrosse. The recent Olympic silver medal for single scullers earned by Carlie Geer 'BO is certainly a tribute to the strong athletic program at the College.

It used to be said that a year at Dartmouth cost about the same as a new Chevrolet. At almost $15,000 it now costs as much as an inexpensive Cadillac. Seventy percent of the student body now receives financial aid of some kind. Despite these somewhat intimidating financial figures, visits to Dartmouth by prospective applicants are up 50 percent.

"Minimum standards" have been the buzz words 0n fraternity row. Because of the use and abuse of the various houses over the past 50 years, many of them are in need of very expensive but necessary repairs. The College has become involved with monitoring this program, which has caused some controversy on the Row. On the one hand, many students accept the need for these repairs and the inevitable "standards"; on the other hand, other students are concerned that the College may become overly intrusive. The debate is continuing, but most of the houses are making substantial improvements.

Besides myself, our class has four representatives on the Alumni Council: GeorgeKidder, Kate Stith, Donna Ferretti Tihalas, and Thad King. George is currently an assistant vice president with the Mellon Bank in Boston. Kate is teaching at Yale Law School. Donna is now with the Bank of Boston, and Thad is working with the Spectrum Company in Atlanta, a company specializing in real estate syndicates and development.

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