Table of Contents

November 1999 Vol. 92 No.3

Departments

4 Letters

10 On the Hill

Secret recipe for chocolate-chip scones; the most infamous off-campus houses.

16 Syllabus

The literary vampire. Reading you can sink your teeth into.

18 Curmudgeon

What's wasting watts? A cool way to save electricity.

20 Presidential Range

Ratings don't measure the uniqueness of Dartmouth's niche.

42 Class Notes

44 Beyond the Hill

Playing Fidel, divining women, and sibling revelry.

72 Obituaries

80 Dartmouth Undying

In sickness and in health.

FEATURES

30 Hanover to Moosilauke or Bust

The pace is blistering. You might even hallucinate. A mile-by-mile account of Dartmouth's most miserable tradition. By Jon Waldman '00

36 Badly, He Wrote

There is a reason Daniel Webster is famous for his oral arguments. By Rich Barlow '81

38 Miraculously Builded

The author learned plenty of lessons while collecting stories for a new Dartmouth anthology, and even more from the book's co-conspirator, Edward Connery Lathem '51. By David Shribman '76

Cover photograph by Doug Mindell.