Dartmouth College - Aegis Yearbook (Hanover, NH)

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Ketun H A ineie xiiiyi iet The Darlmi)iilli Boari! in the 1880 ' s • , ,J 1769

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ie iioul-iniHdea. The adiiiiiiistriilion, recognizing that reconversion was going to entail more than merely a classroom prob- lem, had assigned Middle and South Fayerweather and Lord Hall as sanctuaries for the married couples, to be followed later by Sachem ' illagc ' s forty-eight ])refabricated houses and Wigwam Circle ' s imuiiiicr- ahle a])artnients. A new tradition ciiuc iiilo existence when President Dickey inaugurated the c istoin of officially greeting children of undergraduates with a Dartmouth birth certificate. This document declares that the child is a free born child of this reservation and that it will be extentled the welcome of all the Dartmouth tribe. President Dickey ' s signature is accompanieil by the officious title of Grand Sachem. Jti; . tH«iV. v irro raoEJ

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tUe to4 j ol Goile( Uj Evidence that the returned veteran realized llie vahie of his new educational opportunity was reflected in the academic aver- ages of a representative group of 269 undergraduates. Veterans led the field decisively, as wedtled veterans, demonstrating that marriage may be the key to academic success, outdid their single hrethren with an average of 3.06. The impartial finger of statistics pointed to 6-2 ' j of the married group with averages of 3.0 or better. The birth of liberal organizations .such as the A. ' .C.. the P.C.A., and the I.C.C.A.S.P. has testified that the war sharpened the social conscience of many of the veterans. Telegrams were .sent to Wash- ington by these groups, and .serious post-war problems were seri- ously discussed. Most spectacular of the.se group activities was the picketing of Main Street by members and sympathizers of the . .V.( . This picketing was done in conjunction with the nation- wide drive to hold the food price line. ' I ' urning from national ant! international issues to concern with their inunediate welfare, Dartmouth men re-examined their fra- ternity system and actively participated in the organization of an undergraduate self-governing body. ■ anni %xm% |tti;| |::» 1l:l!!||in:| . ; . 4:::n||nt!| I I -- J? t v. o fe nn.i ft ■ ■ B n