Dartmouth College - Aegis Yearbook (Hanover, NH)

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Bill Vesperini ' 52 was elected next season ' s football captain. Maurice Rapf completed his Frosh Week movie. Jack Hall ' 53 received All-New England soccer honors. Dick Pugh ' 51 was chosen as one of the four Rhodes Scholars from New England. The Rochester Symphony Orchestra stimulated Hanover concert-goers. John Clayton ' 51 and Bob McCraney ' 51 were selected to play in the East-West game at San Francisco, and Mo Monohan ' 51 and Bill Roberts ' 51 in the North- South game at Miami. The United States ' forces broke out of the Red trap and retreated to the Hungnan Beachhead m what could have been another Dunkirk. Olympic Coach Prager had the ski team out training early in order to retain their laurels of past vears. Abdul Sheikh ' 51 solicited companions for another world tour — this one to include an African safari. Hanover theater-goers ap- plauded The Players ' presentation of William Saroyan ' s depression plav, Time of Your Life. To lure more Dartmouth men to Ber- muda for Spring vacation, a Rugby team was organized and coached by Don Wheatlv ' 54 to compete against Harvard, Yale, and Princeton. A national emergencv was declared, and Dartmouth men went home for the Christmas holidays with onlv vague and indchnite con- ceptions of the draft and their future. The United Nations ' forces were retreating in Korea, the services were demanding more men, and President Dickev foresaw a 25-50 ' ; drop in college enrollment iov the coming vear. This was perhaps the most critical and inde- cisive period of the vear. When college reopened after vacation, several students had enlisted .. the Reds had broken through the L ' nited Nations ' line near Seoul We sciilped Jolui I l.n-r. rJ , ;;, ' lAw c vi ji ojlpo.st The clanging bells, the crunch of feet on snow,

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ft n - mm-: y •••p ' A V completely from this viewpoint. The problem of The Dartmouth was typical of most college papers: how to attract editorial readers with- out sacrihcing ethics and good taste. Two new societies were organized to fulfill fundamental needs and develop potentialities of undergraduates. The Tabard was a literary society for those interested in writini:, and • ' Kappa Phi Kappa, a national educational fraternity tor the promotion and development of teachers. Dartmouth lost its chance for the Ivy League Football crown when defeated by Cornell 24 to 0. The Indians were confident before the Princeton game but lost 13 to 7 in the worst hurricane the East Coast has experi- enced in years. Twenty-six thousand advance ticketholders failed to show up; such football can only be described as Operation Chaos. The United Nations ' troops reached the Manchurian line, and the Reds were coiling for a huge offensive. Wilder Dam, a $16 million project providing power for 90,000 Connecticut Valley residents, was opened. The Soccer team closed the season with a six win-three loss record, and the Football team ended with a three wan-hve loss and one tie record. Many realized the predic- tions of pre-season forecasters had failed to materialize, but Dartmouth tied for third place in the Ivy League and the college was proud of its team. On only the ninth anniversary of Pearl Harbor, the Chinese Reds launched their attack. United Nations ' forces had evacuated Pyongyan and United States ' troops were trapped at the Changjin Reservoir. Once again the fmal victory over aggression was becoming an elusive ideal. SNAFU Who can forget her sharp and misty mornings,

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. and all eves were upon the 82nd Congress and new draft measures. The Remington trial had begun. Roseland had burned, and the debaters had won in New York Citv. The college revealed that ' 51 ' s prepped in high school received better grades than those from preparatorv schools. Gile Hall lost the draw and was chosen as the Carnival date hostelry. Thayer School opened a new laboratorv to study job simplification. The United Nations ' forces consolidated and were holding the Reds at Won)u. The Great Debate began, and President Truman called for mobilization in his State of the Union message to Congress. T;wc magazine called it a State of the World address. Hanover organized its civilian-defense program under Professor Goddard. By Januarv 21, twenty-one men had volun- teered for the armed forces. The hockey team won its hfth consecutive game over Williams despite pessimistic pre-season forecasts. Marian Anderson received a standing ovation for her performance — especially lieder and Negro spirituals. On January 22, the delayed message from Washington came to the lost generation — all students could volunteer in June for any desired branch regardless of pre-induction notices. The college men had not been completely forgotten. Carnival plans were materializing without a flake of snow on the ground. Ticket-purchase lines were )ust as early and long; scalpers could have done a land-office business. Beardsley Ruml was re-elected to the college ' s Board of Trustees and Henrv Steele Commager spoke on freedom and security. The Allies gained in Korea, and Economic Mobilizer Charles Wilson froze prices and wages. The National Student Association sponsored an art exhibit featuring student contributions from all over the nation. Through faith and fate, Winter Carnival and snow arrived simultaneouslv, and over 2,000 me.s Sqiuivi: Hifi over Her sparkling noons, the crowding into Commons, . . .