Table of Contents

INSIDE this ISSUE

April 1995 • Volume 86 • Number 6

22 Dartmouth's Congressman

He may be a Washington insider at an unpopular time, but in Charlie Bass '74 you may be seeing the future of the Republican Party. By Timothy J. Burger '88

28An Irresistible Pull

When they shook hands, the freshman felt the captain's calluses. Come row, the captain said. By Jay Paris

34 Fathoming the Practical Universeat Dan & Whit's

You can buy vintage wine and brie at this store across the river. But to see the Upper Valley as it should be, you must go behind the Green Door. By Noel Perrin

4 Letters

12 Dr. Wheelock'sJournal

16 On the Hill

42 Syllabus

49 Class Notes

73 Obituaries

80 DartmouthUndying

THERE IS NO OTHER place in the area wherehunters mix as freely with the Range Rover setas in Dan & Whit's. Many students think it's just a grocery.

On The Cover:Rowers practice two hours a dayfor a 36-minute season.Photograph by Jay Paris