Dartmouth College - Aegis Yearbook (Hanover, NH)

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The community was thankful that the Stu- dent Workshop was not sold down the river in the stiff financial situation which the College had to face. A growing number of students were grateful for the tools and the help of Virgil Poling available there for making and fixing all manner of things. Wigwam and Sachem were crowded with married students for probably the last year. The door to the classroom was still clo-sed to wives. It was debatable to what extent they were incorporated into the Dartmouth spirit, but married education had proved itself. Snow and cold came for Carnival. The sta- tues were the best in many years. The commer- cial atmosphere of Carnival was happily re- ceding as other colleges followed Dartmouth ' s lead and established their own carnivals. Formal attention to God on the campus had changed much in the last several decadci. Cath- olic students, bred in a less flexible atmosphere, paid more strict attention to mass at St. Denis 9 Qi (v JJ iii» iil ' f T t r ijmPT] sL fSfmw L S iS?v v Tc -■■v

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Professor Finch was made director of the summer school at Salzburg, Austria, and Pro- fessors Hall and Sternfeld were instrumental in the New England Conference of Renaissance Studies, which held its annual convention at Dartmouth this year. jSIeals for Dartmouth men were a rushed, greasy affair. Thayer Hall continued to be the cheapest place, but many rebelled at the starchy fodder that was served and headed for Main Street greasy spoons. The Indian Bowl was nearest to the campus and prospered for that reason alone. The Snack was farthest and did not prosper for the same reason. Mac ' s was an eating machine. The Outing Club House was one of the few places where eating was a looked-for- ward-to pleasure. The Norwich Inn was gaining a reputation for quietness, simplicity and good food. Many preferred it to the rush of Hanover ' s Inn. The four classes did little as separate groups. Hazing, the Rush, a few beer picnics, senior jacket.i, Wetdown and graduation class affiliations were the extent of class activity. The senior class officers were: Robert H. Zeiser, president; John F. Stockwell, vice-president; Robert N. Parsons, secretary; Richard W. Hanselman, treasurer. The junior officers: Philip W. Brown, Jr., President; Daniel L. Irv ing, vice-president; Daniel F. Featherston, Jr., secretary, Simon J. Morand. treasurer. The sophomore officers: Jeffrey O ' Connell, President; Paul R. Staley, vice- president; Richard C. Halloran, secretary; Henry W. Broido, Jr., treasurer. The freshman offi- cers: Allan R. Gachwind, president; Bradley V. Carregan. vice-president; Thomas R. Ellerbe, secretary; William F. Clapp. treasurer. jr-

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and to the acti ' ities of the Xewman Club. The activity of Jewish students was nil. Episcopahan students occasionally found their way into St. Thomas ' church. All other Protestants attended Easter and a couple of other services inside the non-partisan gates of the White Church. Idealism on the campus was phrased regardless of race, color, and creed, so the fate of the churches was understandable. The classroom and the bull session were the places to deny the soul. There was time enough to attend to that soul after college. The activities of the Christian Union were there- fore successful to the degree they were secular . . . wood-chopping trips, entertaining veterans at the Vhite River Hospital, and the book exchange. The chapel period was merely a morning breather, time to read mail and drink a cup of coffee. The handful who maintained services in Rollins continued the institution for their counter- parts in every class, not for the student body. The College took the Holy season with a rather disconcerting calm. Classes went merrily on through Ash Wednesday, Maundy Thursday and Good Friday. A few more students went to the White Church on Easter. Otherwise it was just like any other Sunday. One thought officials might well attend more to Easter and set the spring vacation at a date that would allow students to be at home. Captain Gaudreau and Mr. Wormwood continued to police the campus in a gentlemanly, co-operative way. More ci ' il drinking manners were noticeable among the students. Fraternities were becoming a bit more constructive, and the atmosphere in the Greek letter houses was more