1938

Once again, having no news of importance to report to you, I will start this column quoting from an article written by Ash Lans, appearing in the November 19, 1936, issue of The Daily Dartmouth: "Eleazar Wheelock wanted to start his Indian Mission School in the Susquehanna Valley region of Pennsylvania. The Connecticut Valley was selected as the site for the College that was to become Dartmouth only after the plans for a Pennsylvania School fell through. "When Wheelock finally decided to locate his school in New Hampshire, representatives of the thriving settlement, which the Pilgrim fathers and Mass. Bay colonists had started, flocked to his Connecticut home. Lebanon, Claremont, Orford, Plymouth, and Walpole wanted to become the home of the new college. Wheelock spent eight weeks traveling through the sparsely settled province of New Hampshire and then started his college near the little hamlet of Hanover.

"Ground was first broken near the Beta House. This log hut, 18 feet square, was the first building erected at Dartmouth and it was later moved to the present site of Reed Hall...."

And from the September 3 issue there was an announcement covering freshman hats: "Every man in the class of 1940 is required to wear the regulation freshman hat on sale only at the Co-op. The Co-op is operating under the authority of Palaeopitus." Also, the Campus Barber Shop has haircuts for $.40 and shaves for $.20.

Tuition was raised from $400 to $425 for the year 1936-37, and to $450 for the year 1937-38. The last increases in the Dartmouth tuition took place ten years ago in 1926, when the charge was raised from $300 to $400. Previous to that, the fee was increased from $200 to $250 in 1921, from $140 to $200 in 1920, and from $125 to $140 in 1913." All this from the September 15, 1936, issue. At this time, the 1938 news board was comprised of C.H. Barber, H.J.Brown, J.A. Briggs, J.A. Emerson, R.C.Harvey, R.E. Keresey, L.M. Kraft, A.B.Lans, S.F. Runkle, R.A. Southworth, N.Strauss, and J.M. Westheimer.

It is that time again...So, Jean and I wish you die warmest greetings of the season and every good wish for the coming year.

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