1929

It isn't that it has become a habit, but more of a necessity, to have a column at all, so I am once again going back in Dartmouth history, which I hope some of you may find interesting.

When Dr. Lougee returned to Dartmouth in the fall of 1886 for his junior year, he and two classmates shared living quarters. As he writes it: "Our rooms included the third, fourth, and fifth windows on the second floor of Reed Hall and looked out upon the beautiful campus and its activities. Our living room was about 16 feet square. We had a separate study, also a bedroom; not so good as it was ventilated into the study and hall by transoms and was noisy at times. Reed was the only building with steam heat, and we warmed water for a bath by attaching a rubber tube to the air valve, sticking this tube into the big water pitcher and letting the steam bubble up through the water. We got hot water this way about once a week."

In comparison with today's dormitory cubicles, the living space seems quite luxurious, but the plumbing certainly left something to be desired.

While walking recently I met Frank Foster faithfully doing his daily stint. He is looking forward to attending his 70th reunion at Andover Academy this summer, and four of his and Petie's grandchildren will be reuniting there at the same time. They are all Dartmouth graduates as well. Their grandson Whitney Spaulding '89 is doing very well with Wheelock Books on Main Street in Hanover, on the second floor above Rare Essentials.

Of course the following came from Rip: Why is it women who expect To be looked up to with respect Will blithely turn around and vote For men with morals like a goat?

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