Table of Contents

December 1986

Vol. 79, No. 4

FEATURES

Nancy Wasserman

24 In Pursuit of a Pediatrician

A writer and photographer spends a hectic day on the heels of pediatrician Alan Rozycki '61 as the former Dartmouth football hero cradles babies instead of pigskin and rushes for time instead of yardage.

Weyman I. Lundquist

29 Lawyers, Liberal Arts, and the Cold War

In September, while an American journalist's fate hung in the balance in the Soviet Union, representatives of the American Bar Association and the Association of Soviet Lawyers met in Hanover to study their respective legal systems. An eyewitness account is offered by a trial lawyer and Dartmouth alumnus.

Daniel P. Natasi

32 Richard Hovey: The Incomplete Arthurian

Hovey, class of 1885, is best known for the poems that have become traditional songs for his alma mater. An authority on Arthurian works tells how Hovey also aspired, in vain, to complete a masterwork of nine plays dealing with his own interpretation of the Arthurian legend.

Lee Michaelides

34 Snowmaking at the Skiway: Taking the Wonder Out of Winter

When the Dartmouth Skiway began producing its own snow last year, Dartmouth skiers learned that you can fool Mother Nature.

DEPARTMENTS

Priscilla Sears

4 The Hanover Scene

5 Letters

C. E. Widmayer

12 Dartmouth Authors

Lesley Barnes

15 Undergraduate Chair

Lee McDavid

16 Wearers of the Green

Marianne Alverson At home in many worlds

Teri Allbright Lee Michaelides

18 The College

Rex Roberts

22 Alumni Album

Harold Sack '32: A master of pieces of the past

Jim Needham

37 Sports

Karen Endicott

40 Class Notes and Obituaries

COVER The snow-covered New England town of Wilmot Flat, N.H., was the model for this illustration by children's book author and artist Tomie de Paola. The picture appears on the cover of The Night Before Christmas by Clement Moore and is used by permission of Holiday House. The artwork was photographed by Stuart Bratesman '75.