Dartmouth College - Aegis Yearbook (Hanover, NH)

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Iciilcd Si;;iiia i. Idi llic iiillci:c ilKiiii|ii(inslii|i lii ' fiiic a large and eiilliusiaslii- rro ul on the green. W illi llie advent of autumn, tlie l)usinessmen showed t(|iKil |irii sr -- cm the gridiron, sharing the college trophy with Psi l psilon al ' li i ihc luo teams bat- tled lo a 6-6 deadlock in the linal playotTs. Phi (Jam a the class of the baskethall league. wUUr Tuck set the pace in the dormitory division. There was also competition among the dorms and houses in several minor pc)rts. uiiicli provided the ojiportmiity for a large segment of the student body to take ])art in one of the most popular cxira-rurricular activities on campus. The arrival of mid-vear fnials broughl a con- spicuous increase in the innnbcr of slndents hunched over study room tallies in IJukcr. along sith a pronounced upswing in No-Doz sales by local drug stores. The weather during the week- and-a-half seige of sweat, toil and writer ' s cram]) was its usual murky best but the preparations for the first de-emphasized Winter Carnival in Dart- mouth historv hel])ed to alleviate the strain consid- erably. Carnival this year was unique in many respects. For the first time in several years, there was no jirin- cipal theme after which the weekend was patterned. Elaborate provisions for restricting the number of outside visitors were adopted and put into elTecl by a connnillce coni|)ii cd (if represenlalixes from the U(;(:. IPC. IDC. and DOC. Pogo. a dormant fig- ure at Dartinoulii ince the early days of the presi- dential campaign. re-a|)peared at the center of campus carrying a pair of skis, but only after con- siderable thought by Wes Dingman .51 and three weeks of hard labor bv the D.O.C. With irilcnl nf rcluiriing Carnival to its proper place as a fum lion by and for Dartmouth men. the aiiniiiii lrali(i]i enacted a series of regulations cov- ering almost every aspect of the weekend, but de- signed primarily to discourage mass emigrations from such remote outposts of civilization as Am- herst, Cambridge, and New Haven. IPC identifica- lion cards were required for admittance to fraler- riily jiarties, and each house was allowed lo in ilc a maximum of forty-five non-Dartmouth guests. While dormitory rules regarding female guests re- mained michanged. special identification cards were required of all other outside visitors using dormi- tory facilities during the weekend, and these pro- visions were stringently enforced by a battalion of s|)ecial jiolice assigned lo all dorms on campus. Despite the ajiparent coni|3le ity of the new reg- ulations, the weekend was adjudged a definite success in most quarters. A record lolal of loOl fair damsels arrived from points far and near to enliven the festivities, and from these. Miss Junie

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the center of campus with the aid of tlic Hanover Fire Department ' s new extension ladder truck and was decorated with multi-colored lights. Snow and St. Nick arrived on the same day. the snow in a roarins Northeaster and -Santa in (!ain|)ion s de- li er liiuk. (Ini.-lnias parlies for local school lems uliich hurricadcd .-cienlilic pro ros and to discover liou innovations are carried through to meaningful conclusions. Administered by instruc- tors drawn from several departmenls and making use of laboratory facilities in iiroiip behavior wherever |)ossible. a new course in Human Hela- tions was also ofTered for the first time this year. Designed primarily to give students insight into their own actions and relations as members of vari- ous groups, the course re|)resented the culmination of more lliari two year ' s ])lanning by a faculty com- mittee. Finally, to permit a more effective utiliza- tion of the Colleges outstanding resources in the field of Northern Studies, a seminar covering the physical and cultural characteristics of the Arctic regions was approved by the Faculty Council. The new course was designed Id formalize extensive research on the Arctic done by both students and faculty members in recent years and at the same lime, to give those undergraduates interested a chance to become acquainted with the facilities |)rovided by the Baker and Steffanson Libraries. Intramural athletics were ag ain a vital part of undergraduate recreational activities. Student in- terest in these games reached a new high during llif year just passed, and competition in both frater- nity and dormitory leagues was unusually spirited. In the 19.52 softbail fiiials. the Tuck Tycoons de- Kufiliy makes it Hanover dchul children were given by most of the fralcrnilies, while the Glee Club and the Mary Hitchcock nurses joined voices for a combined concert of Yuletide music. The ainuial ( ollege Christmas service, held in Rollins, was jiresented twice, affording a better o|)|Kjrlunity for townspeople as well as uiulergrad- uates to allcnd llic program. W liijc inosl students eagerly looked forward to vacation, the ctmibina- tion of the clean, fresh snow wilh the lights and traditional decorations gave liic Hanover scene a certain beauty and tranquillily ap])roprialc to the season. To meet the ever-expanding range of -ludcril interests, three new courses were incorporated into the curriculum for the second semester. The first of ihcse. known as Science 12, was inlcndcd ])ri- mariiy for non-science majors and pniporlcd lo trace the advances made by science from the time of Pascal aril! Caliicn up lo aritl iiirlii(liiig llic era of Pasteur, ll- purpose :i- lo analyze specific prob- Pack 16 TInirpood Marshall adilics .iiif. ' (;.I.

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Black Dan ' s buggy moves to Baker Dunham, a nineteen-year-old Colby Junior alumna from Swampscott, Mass.. was chosen as the forty- third Queen of the Snows. The pert brunette re- ceived her regal vestments from skating star Dick Button as the climax of the Outdoor FA-ening .show, which this year was held at the golf course. The fraternity snow sculpture contest was won by Chi Phi for ihe second straight year, while Lord Hall took honors among the dorms. (]oach Walt Pra- ger ' s skiers successfully defended llicir Icuni chani- pionshij) for the 19th time, turning in a brilliant performance in the jump to edge a determined Middlebury squad. Among the DCAC teams, only the basketliall team was successful, although the other teams provided jilenty of tlirills for enlhii- siastic crowds. Fraternity and ddiniilniy parties were gay but orderlv. and olTicials were unanimous in llieir praise of llie restraint and good judgnienl e hiMtcci by Dartmouth men and ihcir gne t . in- dii.iting that the new regulations had xTvcd their purpose well. ()nl liic ucalher refused hi cooiieratc. For the (ii-l ll)ni ' since 1019. the Usual jasl-minnle snowfall 1 failed to materialize, but with a little ingenuity and a lot of work, statues were completed and the sk ing events took place as scheduled. Although the arrival of les femmes was followed closely by that of an extra-tropical cyclonic depression which de- luged the entire area with voluminous quantities of HjO, the rain failed lo dampen the spirits of those roncerned. and the I ' mtI Dartmouth X ' inter Carni- val went into the records as one of the most (irdcrly and enjoyable weekends of recent years. Among campus organizations DRS ex]ierienced its most successful year to date. Technical facilities were expanded and improved, there was greater varietv among the program material than ever be- fore, and broadcasting hours were lengthened until the l v Network in Hanover (■duid br heard eighteen hours a day ihroughoul the college year. I ' ndcr a new |iolicv. the station remained on the air during hnal exams, and during ihis lime il eslablished a new rccdrd of UK) Ikhivs of iininlcr- rupted broadcasling. Green Key. in addllion lo ils regular activities, institnird a seiics nl slndcnl-facullv roffrr linnrs Pxr.F IR