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When Hoppy became Dartmouth's president in 1916, after working as a personnel man at Filene's Department Store (Boston) and elsewhere, he determined to make Dartmouth a college of hemen. He developed the famed Outing Club, made Dartmouth a power in intercollegiate sports, introduced a new system of selection whereby freshmen were picked not only for brains but for all-round ability. In the '20s, Dartmouth men were the prototype of U.S. collegians-prankish, studiously unkempt, boisterous at football games, busy with campus activities, scornful of esthetes...
...Dodge's party owes its success to four planks: 1) encouraging novice exhibitors and one-dog owners as well as seasoned campaigners; 2) plenty of prize money; 3) a judge for nearly every breed, thereby permitting all classes to be judged in one day; 4) a dreamworld outing in one of the most beautiful settings...
...watch curly-headed Senator Tom Connolly of Texas crown bonnie Bonnie Patton, 21-year-old daughter of Texas Congressman Nat Patton and receptionist at the Congressional ladies' cloakroom, as this year's "Miss Capitol Hill." Then, 150 strong, they sped to Manhattan on their eighth annual Easter outing, called duly upon Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia, whom they found in a reminiscent mood. Sighed he, harking back to his Congressional days: "I once had a good secretary down there, too. But I lost her-I married...
Putting its skis and snowshoes away until next winter, the Outing Club yesterday announced its program of spring activities on bicycle, canoe, and Shank's Mare. Beginning with bike and canoe trips this weekend, the schedule culminates in a cross-country bike race to Northampton on Memorial...
...some not so addicted to boating will climb Mt. Monadnock and later stop in at Nelson, New Hampshire, for an old fashioned barn dance. On Sunday, there will be an expedition to Concord, following in, the tracks of Paul Revere, which will be made in conjunction with the Radcliffe Outing Club. Further events listed include fishing, hiking, late-season skiing, sailing, and clambakes...