Cover Story

DARTMOUTH CUP

MARCH | APRIL 2014

DARTMOUTH CUP MARCH | APRIL 2014

Cover Story

DARTMOUTH CUP

MARCH | APRIL 2014

The ninth earl of Dartmouth brought this ornamental silverware to campus in 1969 as a gift to the College during its bicentennial. Made in 1848 by a company that made fine silver for British royalty, it was purchased by the fourth earl of Dartmouth, then passed along. Since 1983 the College usher—usually the dean of libraries—carries the cup at Commencement to honor the College’s