Dartmouth College - Aegis Yearbook (Hanover, NH)

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the number of liooi;- and the total iiuiiiher of resi- dents in each building. Its otlier activities included the regulation of traffic during the big weekends, and the sponsoring of Commons dances at House- [tarties and Winter Carnival. Meanwhile, the Interfraternity Council, com- prised ot the ]iresidents of the Iwentv-three houses on campus, continued to coordinate all im])ortant fraternity activities. New rushing regulations for sophomores were instituted, and interest in special house programs including various guest s])eakers was noticeably slinnilaled. The IFC also undertook to handlf the jiroblem of discriminatory clauses on its own. feeling that this arrangement would provide a basis for more direct and effective action on the part of those bouses concerned. Competition among the fraternities on all levels during the past year was unusually spirited. The trophy for all-around excellence during llie 1951-1952 academic year was won bv Psi Ipsilon. with Delta I psiloii. Alpha Theta and Kappa Sigma following in that order. The lOOtli anniversary of the death of Daniel W ' ebsler was commemorated by the college with a display in Baker Library of se eral of his jiersonal effects from his student days, inthiding his buggy which reposed in the main ball near ihe circulation desk. A sjiecial Daniel W ebsler convocation vas in- cluded In ibc Iradilional Darltnouth Night cere- monies, at which lime President Dickey announced the gift of one million dollars from an anonymous donor to be used for the establishment of twenty Daniel Webster National Scholarshi|)s. The night ' s festivities wvvv concluded on the stejis of Dart- mnulii Hall llb ihe reading of telegrams from aiious alunnii groups, followed by a pej) rally and the Iradilional bonfire in ihe center of camjius. Coach Tuss McLaughry ' s gridiron warriors, op- erating under the new Ivy League no spring prac- tice reslrictions for the first time, found jiickings somewhal lean. Mlliough several individuals shone for the Green on both offense and defense in this final year of two platoon play, the Indians were P. GE 9 Cap Gatidreau and An Kieiull take things in liand

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lion as llio most inipoitaiil uiiil of the student gov- eniiiiinl al I )ai liiioiitli. ami llicrc were few citizens of the Dailinuulh commuiiily who were not affected in some wav hv the (iouruirs activities during the year. One of its most sigiiilicanl undertakings was the s|)ecial referendum on the ])ro|)osed honor sys- tem, whicli was |)ut to a vote of the entire student IiihK kite last spring. Requiring a|)|)roval liy three- quarters of all undergraduates, the measure fell short of the necessary goal, but general campus sentiment indicated that a long step in the direction 111 ' [iiogress had been acconq)Iished. Working in close conjunction with the Interfra- ternity Council, the UGC voted to recommend the ouster of Theta Chi from all interfraternity activi- ties for failure to comply with the ])rovisions re- garding removal of discriminatory clauses in house charters as stated in the 1950 referendum. ' ith hnal action by the Board of Trustees pending. Tiiela Chi broke off all lies with its national organ- ization, and under the name of .Al|»ha Theta. be- came the third local on the Dartmouth campus. Vi illi the beginning of the fall semester, the Council e |)anded its membership to include stu- dent rejjresentatives of the Rowing Club and the Debating Club, bringing its total membership to fiftv-one. L ' nder the guidance of the L .G.C.. a revami)ing of the Interdormitory Council structure was undertaken with representation for each dormi- tory established on a flexible basis depending upon New lieanies make an appearance freshmen and upperclassmen. The liar rpiickly ac- quired a reputation for the ' thickest frajjpes in town. and downtown eateries felt the pinch of competition perceptibly. The new regulations re- stricting dormitorv janitor ser ice brought com- plaints from many dorm residents, but frequent cries of Who ' s got the vacuum cleaner? ' indi- cated that most students were willing to do house- keeping duties on their own. albeit only before the big weekends. Opinions and sentiments were shar])ly divided among Dartmouth men as the presidential camjjaign reached its emotional peak with the Nixon radio and television broadcast. But the line between Re- publicans and Democrats was no more ap])arent than the line between New Yorkers and Rrooklyn- ites as the World Series got under way at Kbbets Field. For a few days. Allie Reynolds and Joe Black took precedence even over Dwight Eisenhower and Adlai Stevenson, and amid the ' mudslinging of the p ' llilical campaigns, the color and excitement of basi! all ' s classic provided welcome relief. Tlir 1 ndergraduate Council coMlimird Id func- Page 8 Winterset

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Clearing and colJer aide lo defeat only Hutpers and Columhia in a nine-frame schedule. Fillinply enoufih. both of these victories were scored at home, with the Columbia encounter sending some 10.000 Houseparties week- end fans home ha()[)y. Twenlyfour seniors bowed out in a blaze of filory. as Ru.-- Smale. Dick Cal- kins, and Hank I ' rv rotilribnted to ' lie avalanche of points rolled up b the Indians. However, the fall sports picture n. brightened considerably by the |)erformance of the occer and cros.s-country squads. The harriers won three of their five meets, while Coach Tuniiiu Diiil s kick- ers captured the New England League champion- ship with a record of seven wins in nine games. Furlher individual honors were won by seniors Jack Hall and John Rice, who were named to the All-American collegiate soccer team, and the Squire of School Street was picked to coacli ai all-star aggregation of college players who jour neyed to Berniiida during the Christmas holidays Interest in I he jiresidential campaign ran higl: among students and faculty alike. Campaign news reels at the Nugget j)rovided the more enthusiastic students uilli ati oppurluiiily lo express their pref- Pace 10