Table of Contents

April 1996 Volume 88 Number 6

30 The Best of the Admissions Tour

An expert at walking backwards shows off the current campus. Any questions? By Simone Swink

36 Poets

Alumni compose a vivid cross-section of contemporary American literature. By Jim Schley '79

4 Letters

10 Dr. Wheelock's Journal

14 On the Hill

22 Presidential Range

26 Curmudgeon

28 Syllabus

50 Class Notes

51 D-Mail

74 Obituaries

80 Dartmouth Undying

On The Covers Simone reflects on her job here at Dartmouth. Photograph by Doug Mindell

42 Square Legs on the Green

Darmouth's newest sport or a fertility ritual by ice-cream salesmen? By Tim Brookes