Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-02-16
A COLLEGE LETTER.

The letters which were sent to the
student body of the high school by two
graduates of B. A., Roy Brahana and
Hiram Mcclellan, both of the class of
1912, were read to the school Tuesday
morning Of last week. Brahana and
Mcclellan, who are now seniors at
Dartmouth college, retain an interest
IN the work Of their preparatory school.
an interest which is shown in these
letters of information and advice to
the pupils, who are now at that stage
of their educational course where those
two boys once were. In last weeks
Monitor we, printed the letter from
Brahana. and it gives us great pleasure
to print Mcclellan letter in this issue
Hanover, N. H,
January Is, 1916
To the Pupils of B. A.
Some time ago you asked me to write
letter telling something of Dart
mouth. should have written sooner
had | not been so very busy; but / am
only too glad to comply with the re-
quest because think that Dartmouth
college, in consideration of it's near
ness, requiring only three and one-half
hours to reach it by rail. its unques-
tionab]y high standing among Ameri-
can colleges. it's history and prestige
from being among the oldest,-is heard
of all too little in Barton. Since it is
impossible to describe the college fully,
| shall only try to write of some of it's
activities; and you will doubtless dis
! cover before going very far in this
letter that writing is very much out
of nay line.
its Outing club, which almost no other
| hoo
Every Saturday large percentage of
its 500 or more members will be found
en- route to some of the surrounding
hills or mountains The club has five
cabins all the way from Hanover up
through the White Mountains, and
every March large party ascends Mt
Washington The stories they bring
back with them of thrilling ski rides
and marvellous scenery, are very inter-
estlng- The winter carnival, consisting
of intercollegiate competitions in ski
and SnowshOe events. together wi h
plays, dances and concerts, is attract
ing more and more visitors and outside
attention each year, judging from the
increasing number of moving picture
concerns, which send men to take pic
lures of it.
The Christian association is very
active at Dartmouth. Besides obtain
ing able speakers to come before the
college and aiding freshmen who are
down IN their work, it sends out depu-
tat1ons of men to conduct Sunday SER
vices IN the adjoining towns In at
least one instance. largely through the
persevering work of Roy Brahana of
this academy, church was built be-
cause OF these serviceS.)
Nothing need be said of athletics at
dartmouth. because they speak for
themselves. In all branches of sport,
and especially football and track,
Dartmouth has always maintained its
STANDARD with the highest. Every
afternoon its gymnasium, one of the
largest IN the country, is a beehive of
industry, from the baseball team in
one END, practicing upon a full sized
baseball diamond.-to the 300 freshmen
drllilng upon the huge upper floor
Inc three publications of the college,
It's newspaper, literary and humorous
magazines. afford ample opportunity
to those who aspire to literary fame.
Inc dramatic club noted for the clever
ness with which its members take the
roles OF female parts, usually produces
one play month. The Glee club
makes several trips during the wear.
gong at least as far west as Cleveland
at Easter, and was last year so sue
cessful as to obtain first award in
competition in New York with Penn
. syivanla, Columbia. Harvard anc
others
One feature about Dartmouth which
separates it from many other colleges
IS the tact that it offers to every mar
chance to pay large share Of his
expenses. And where in some othe,
colleges man so doing would be
= to.
Thus at Dartmouth is combined high
, athletic prestige with comparatively
] few numbers. very high scholastic
:, standing. with democratic spirit per
vaolng the college. and above all ar
intense loyalty among its students anc
alumni.
Very truly yours,
| Hiram I NcT c11on