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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 776 

Congratulating the Dartmouth Outing Club of Hanover, New Hampshire, 

for 100 years of service to the United States and its wilderness. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009 

Mr. HODES (for himself and Mr. CAPUANO) submitted the following 

resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 

RESOLUTION 

Congratulating the Dartmouth Outing Club of Hanover, New 

Hampshire, for 100 years of service to the United States 

and its wilderness. 

Whereas, December 14, 2009, marks the centennial of the 

founding of the Dartmouth Outing Club (DOC) at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire; 

Whereas the DOC, the oldest and largest collegiate outing 

club in the Nation, was founded by Fred Harris, Dartmouth Class of 1911; 

Whereas the DOC has continually promoted environmental 

stewardship through student leadership; 

Whereas the DOC has promoted environmental stewardship 

by caring for over 100 miles of hiking trails, including 

over 70 miles of the Appalachian National Scenic Trail 


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from Route 12 in Woodstock, Vermont, to Route 112 in 

Woodstock, New Hampshire, as well as maintaining cabins and shelters and teaching wilderness skills, sports, 

and safety to students and community members; 

Whereas the DOC is a student-run club and has consistently 

focused on student leadership by providing students with 

the opportunity to lead by carrying out projects which 

have included constructing the Class of ’66 Lodge, organizing the largest freshman trips program in the world, 

and directing sub-clubs that together allow students to 

learn about, appreciate, and experience the natural environment year-round; 

Whereas in 1969 the DOC founded the Environmental Studies Division, which has continually promoted environmental sustainability and conservation; 

Whereas the Environmental Studies Division of the DOC has 

displayed national leadership in environmental conservation by testifying before Congress regarding the Alaska 

Lands Act in the spring of 1977, establishing the Dartmouth Organic Farm, and constructing a carbon-neutral 

greenhouse; 

Whereas the DOC has promoted sustainability by having 

Dartmouth students buy and re-engineer a passenger bus 

into the DOC’s Big Green Bus, powered by vegetable oil 

and solar energy; 

Whereas on June 16, 2009, 15 Dartmouth College students 

began the Big Green Bus’ fifth annual cross-country trip, 

traveling 11,300 miles to promote environmental awareness and action; and 

Whereas throughout 2009, the Dartmouth Outing Club, 

along with current members and alumni of Dartmouth 


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College, took part in Centennial Celebrations for the organization by participating in a 100-mile hike of Outing 

Club trails, a Riverfest on the Connecticut River, the 

63rd annual Woodsmen’s Weekend, and a hike of the entire Appalachian National Scenic Trail from Georgia to 

Maine by students and alumni simultaneously in different 

sections: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives con2 gratulates the Dartmouth Outing Club of Hanover, New 

3 Hampshire, for 100 years of service to the United States 

4 and its wilderness, and commends the Club’s ongoing com5 mitment to further environmental stewardship and stu6 dent leadership. 

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