Table of Contents

NOVEMBER 1990 VOL. 83 NO. 3

Dartmouth's Greatest Alumni Who Never Graduated Robert Frost, Mr. Rogers, and some not-so-famous success stories 18

Hanging Them Up A boyhood dreamer shuns the varsity pads, by Jonathan I.Z. Agronsky '68 24

Living the Life of the Mind Students give research a new angle, by Cynthia Richards '90 28

Shrink Rap Keep in touch with yourself, says a provocative radio doctor , by Rob Eshman '82 38

DR. WHEELOCK'S JOURNAL • 4

LETTERS • 8

PRESIDENTIAL RANGE • 12

SYLLABUS • 14

CLASS NOTES • 45

OBITUARIES • 70

DARTMOUTH UNDYING • 80

Cover: Even if they couldn't face up to Hanover's frigid winters, her spell on them remains. The painting is by Fred Lynch with apologies to Rene Magritte.

Presidential Scholar Beth Horwich '91 puts the finishing touches on a computer-controlled mechanical hand. The photograph is by Jon Gilbert Fox.