Hanover Sanity..

"Tonight, if we may judge from precedent, the undergraduate body will pack Webster hall to be filled with a lot of sentimental rot about 'dear old Dartmouth.' Not that we object to becoming sentimental about the college. What we do object to is the manner in which the piffle is handed out concerning such a relatively unimportant and insignificant part of our daily existence.

"Why take a night off to listen to emotional outbursts of over-footballized epthusiasts? And why follow the mob, sit in a crowded room, and absorb the palpitating heart beats of the freshman sitting next to you, merely to hear the rather boring remarks about the necessity of winning the Harvard game this week-end? We were beaten by Yale last week and we may be beaten by Harvard on Saturday. But why get excited about it?

"The college migrates for two week--ends, and gives up studying for a brief period, only to return to Hanover physically and mentally exhausted. No harm done. Perhaps not. But for the good of the undergraduate body, it might not be a had idea if the evening was spent betwixt sleeping and intellectual activity. Let the freshmen attend the rally they have never blundered through one as yet. But let the rest of the college enjoy the evening they can save their laughter to better advantage for the next week end." The Dartmouth, Oct. 20.