Dartmouth Association of Northern California

FOOTBALL RETURNS BY WIRE October 22—optimism runs high! Dartmouth men gather for football luncheon in San Francisco, three hours (by the clock) before the game starts in the Harvard Stadium. At the kick-off, telegraph operator gets set to decode the game. The ticker ticks and Don Hoffman '26 takes the loud speaker. Winsor Wilkinson '10 chalks up the plays. From the start to finish, the situation is tense. We expect a victory, but the final gun barks a decided "No!" We go home disappointed.

October 29—the same scenery and same optimism, for it is the day of days when Yale would be beaten by Dartmouth in that mysterious Yale Bowl. Again we realize that the depression is still on and the scoreboard reads "No!"

Strange thing—we linger to review the play-by-play chart, which looks fine. We find that yards are being made by various team members. We find that they have gotten into the opponents' territory and constantly threatened to score. They are not backed up against their own goal posts, depending upon two or three lucky passes to bring them victory over a stronger team in the closing minutes of play. Nor are they depending upon one or two men to win the game. You are right, "Swede" Youngstrom, we are a bit unlucky. As loyal "Line" Wilson '13 happily expressed it, "By gorry, we'll get Cornell."

Cornell alumni will join us next Saturday to witness the final game of the year. We expect to win. If we do not, we are still optimistic and feel confident that next year's scores will heal all wounds if the same progress is made as has been shown us this year.

DARTMOUTH NIGHT

True to tradition, on November 4 Dartmouth men responded to the annual call, "Everybody out!" We had dinner at the Colonel Clifton residence, then, as if we were on the Campus once more, we paraded with music to the "Dartmouth Room" and gathered comfortably before the open fire.

Tribute was paid to "Hoppie"and a telegram of greeting released to him. Greetings were received from the Dartmouth Association of Washington. Thoughts went out to Dartmouth men all over the world, and campus reminiscences were in order. Charlie Ham '71 responded with experiences during his undergraduate days. Selden Smith '97 took us back to presentday Hanover in his report of a recent visit with his son, David, who is now a sophomore. Twenty-one classes were represented by the following twenty-nine Dartmouth men in attendance:

Ham '71 Cleaves '87 Smith '97 Follett '03 Clark '05 Evans '08 Mower '09 Reagan '09 Wilkinson '10 Gray '11 Butler '12 Mudgett '18 Kimball '20 Winslow '20 Blesh '21 Garfein '21 Wallick (Tuck '23) Townsend '23 Hoffman '26 Clifton '27 McKennan '27 Bradley '29 Frothingham '12 Robie '12 Robinson '14 Collerd '17 Marx '29 Faye '30 McCullough '31

Secretary.