Dartmouth College - Aegis Yearbook (Hanover, NH)

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m ilies and its concerts in Viebsler Hall were well re- ceived liv students and local residents who were appreciative of the time and effort which its work entailed. Composed chiefly of townspeople and facullv members, the Society contributed an im- portant bit to the Hanover cultural scene. Till- Darlmoulh supplied the college and town with complete news coverage of local and national events, and while its outspoken editorial comments in general failed to provoke any great controversies within the college, the paper fulfilled a necessary and vital |)urpose in the community. Defying gen- eral sentiment on campus, the ])aper announced its support of Adlai Stevenson in the jjresidential cam- paign with a flamboyant front-page editorial, and stuck to its guns until the bitter end. Its self-styled movie critics continued to berate most of Hanover ' s film fare, and students continued In llnck lo tlie Nugget regardless of the reviews. This year ' s staff distinguished itself by several extra-curricular activities which resulted in mixed reactions on campus and a general good time for all concerned. An elaborately planned parody of the Harvard Crimson was produced and dis- trilmletl with machine-like precision during the an- nual invasion of Cambridge, and several hundred copies of the bogus edition found their way lo Dean Laycock gets a nilidowii M unsuspecting natives before the hoax was realized. Another undertaking which resulted in considerable publicity was the campaign to Give Vermont Back to the Indians. originated by a few staff members in sympathy with the claims of several Sioux tribes against the state of Vermont. Begun as a strictly local issue, the campaign blossomed into nation- wide significance with an assist from IJfe magazine and realized a total of nearly $l.i() in contributions during the space of two months. The Jackulanlcrn strove valiantly to live up to its nomdr-plume as the college humor magazine but met with only moderate success. .Although liic art work and several stories produced by the under- graduate staff were better than average, a nolable lack of originality and too great a reliance iipmi snnilU jokes did litlle to fMliaiicc llir Jiirko ' s pre.slige among campus publi(alion . The Quarterly, again ])lagucd by financial |iri)ii- lems and limilcd circulation, continued to appeal primarilv to llie riicuc aeslhetically inclined griiu|is within the .-luiiciil luidy. I ' lUl in -pile of liie-e diHi- If winter comes

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D men safari to Bermuda lum of the senior year, requirements with regard to journal entries were markedly reduced at the start of the second semester by the Steering Com- mittee. Outstanding among first semester speakers were Geoffrey Crowther. editor of the London Econo- mist; Norman Thomas, six-time Socialist candidate for President: and Clarence R. Randall. President of Inland Steel. The wide divergence of interests and personalities manifested among guest speakers gave seniors a chance to look at the world outside from many viewpoints, and des|)ite the grumblings about the time I spend on G.I. the frequency and vigor of dormitory and fraternity bull sessions in- dicated that the course was achieving at least one nf lis jirimary objectives; that of sup|)lying food fcji- llinuglil and a more informed basis upon which each member of the class cnuld foiinulate his own opinions and fnM ir-lions. L ' nder tlir (IIiccIIdii nf Duiiald ciKllaridl. llic Handel Society offered a chance for those with orchestral talents to find expression for their abil- Pace 13

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■S:... cullies, tlie calil er of material inodiiccd Hilliin its pages showed considerable improvement over that of recent vears. and the editors concentrated on continuing this trend, and thereby creating a wider market for their |)rodiict. 11 it» ifl« ». i i-i J vJecRtMl He won too ! panionship and recreation among the several mot- ley members of the local canine po|)ulation. The Christmas season in Hanover was marked bv the traditional decorations, last minute sho]iping and the inevitable round of hour exams just be- fore vacation. A huge evergreen tree was i)laced in The best-known triumvirate west of the Kremlin Recognition of outstanding scholastic achieve- ment was awarded to Vince Jones 52 and three members of this years senior class. Jones was the recipient of a Rhodes Scholarshij) for graduate study at Oxford, while P dvvard Klima ' 53 was awarded the Reynolds Scholarship for the study of old Norse languages in Iceland and Scandinavia. Two Class of 1926 Fellowships for first-hand study of government in the nation ' s capital went to Paul D. Faganucci and Richard M. Dosik. bolli of the class of 195o. Another notalde was added to the roster of Han- over inhabitants with the arrival in September of a sleek Knglish setter named (!ider. accompanied by bis |)et. Corev Ford, author of Every Dog Sluiidd Ihnr a Man. Taking up residence on North Balch Street, the |)air soon became an integral part of llie Dartmouth scene. Ford served as consultant Id arions student publications and also made the gymnasiinn in hi- liurne available to all under- graduates interested in boxing or wrestling. Cider, though of superior lineage, found com- Force equaU mass times acceleration