Dartmouth College - Aegis Yearbook (Hanover, NH)

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■ ' And I further contfiul Among the more talentefl and ambitious groups on campus, the Darlinouih Players won the plaudits of local audiences with several outstanding pro- ductions (luring the past year. Under the direction of Warner IVnilcy. llu- lluvpians packed ihc I.itlle Theater with their versions of drama, comeily. and satire ranging from ' The Lady ' s Not for Burning ' and The Show OIT to the rollicking Carnival ]iroduclion of Arsenic and Old Lace. X ith their membership comprised of townspeo])le as well as students, the Players provided a welcome anfl miK h- appreciated cuitiet for an abundance of dramatic talent. Almost unnoticed amid the risors of (luekbi)ar(l . I laTiover liilr llmisc Pack 20

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illliIl the xarioiis (lf|)arlnipiil in (inlcr llial in-lnic- Idis miphi liecome heller acqiiainled with their |)iipils. and also |iro ided guide service for pros- pective freshnieii i-ili112 the coih fie. The Fre-Law Cluh was founded l)y those students concerned with the various as|)e(ls of le ral train- iiiET. and coiuhicted a successful and andiitious pro- iirani during its first vear on canijnis. Another new organization, the Norwegian ( luh. was formed by those undergraduates who are na- tives of Norway, along with several other students interested in its history and culture. Designed primarily to familiarize American students with the many unique aspects of life in Norwav. the club was a significant addition to the roster of cam|)us organ- izations. The winter sports teams. long on coaching hut short on material, made the most of what was at hand, but it was soon evident that the season would be a bleak one for the followers nf most Rig Green teams. Hockev Coach Eddie Jeremiah s ainiual plea for ' ' natural ])layers on artificial ice at last bore fruit, and Dartmouth fans consoled themselves with the thought that liy ne.xt year they would at least ha e the ice. In his third year as head basketball coach. Dog- gie Julian came up with a well-balanced squad Exam week ! which showed Hashes of brilliance in early season play. The Indians did uell among teams of their own class, and lurncd in o of the year ' s big sur- prises with np-cl victories over nationally ranked Holv Cross and Penn. However, their j)erformance on any given night was totally unpredictable, and jio one could deny that the road back to the top uoiild he a long and dilTicult one. The swimming and sipiash teams, although they received little attention as compared with the other squads, turned in several commendable perform- ances and added considerable light to an other- wise overcast picture. Reyond all question, the highlight of the winter athletic season, as it has been in so many years pre- vious, was the showing of the .«ki team. ith the return of Ohnipic competitors Rrooks Dodge and Hill Heck, the Hig Crecn presented one of the most formidable squads ever assembled in collegiate competition. Hlessed with unusual depth in both Aljiine and .Nordic events. Coach Viall Prager guided his talent-laden squad to several individual and team chan)|)ionships. Dartmouth was still the countrvs top skiing school. and there were in- dications that it would remain so for several years tn come. Pace 19

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Aiuoru for teritiis? inud, and hour exams. S|)iiiig came once again to the campus; the time for ' ' pick up softball games, white water canoeing. Green Key. and sunning on Observatory Hill. And with the approach of com- prehensives, Class Day. and finally Commencement. 570 Seniors paused to reflect upon the impressions and experiences gathered over the span of four years on Hanover Plain. ] o one could classify the experience which has been Dartmouth into any prescribed pattern, any more than one would attemj)t to define the great intangible known as the Dartmouth spirit. The transition from button and beanie to cap and gown is symbolic in many respects, and the significance which these four years have had for each man will be determined only when the values and morals which he has acquired from life in Hanover are a|)plied to the ever-changing com])lexities of the out- side world. The meaning and the impression which Dartmouth has instilled uiil be the same for no two men. in spite of the stability of environment and community of exjierience which has been ours during the.se four years. Hatlier, it will change and be changed, according to the demands which life in the years ahead will make upon cverv Dnrlnionlli man, wherever he may be. The uncertainty and instability of world condi- tions today present a challenge to each of us as we prepare for the transition from the microcosmic society of a (oljege communilv into the great so- ciety of all mankind. How each man will meet that challenfre uill be best determined bv himself, and his decision will in large measure be shaped by the experiences and impressions gathered over the span of college life. And as each man decides this course for himself, the voice which first cried from the wilderness more than 180 years ago will re-echo through cities and towns, over mountains and ])lains; wherever the spirit which is Dartmouth is found. Gilbert Scovil Osborn Andrew L. Gutekunst