Word: winter
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Although neither my judgement nor my memory is infallible, I figure I can say without fear of self-contradiction that the Winter Issue of The Advocate is quite the worst I have ever read...
Milk punch before breakfast .. . quasi-primitive bopping ... six inches of snow ... and Sunday "Thank-God-They're-Gone" parties constitute the three-day euphoria of the traditional Indian ritual, the Dartmouth Winter Carnival...
According to publicity statements, Winter Carnival "is the Dartmouth student's pride and the college girl's dream." However, a number of students complained that this year's event lacked the dash and sparkle usually attributed to it. Many blamed this on the fact that they were in the midst of their studies (Dartmouth is now on a three term schedule and Carnival no longer takes place during inter-session) and that there was just not enough snow. Nevertheless, festivities have increased in scale since the first Carnival, whose purpose was "to provide the added attraction of women, something foremost...
...alternative of Woodrow Wilson Lodge, termed by President Robert F. Goheen an "important and promising" development, has been in existence little more than two years. In that time it has grown--with its sudden spurt this winter--to equal most of the clubs, and promises to become still larger. There are more than fifty sophomores in the Lodge now--a number greater than sophomore "sections" of all but one club; most of these fifty joined before Bicker started, not, according to Dean Lippincott, out of fear of Bicker, but purely by choice and from a feeling that the alternative...
...this exact same journey and met a totally unexpected disaster at Navy and Princeton. That year, however, the Crimson was heavily favored to take the Eastern title, and it is more than likely that overconfidence played an important part in the two upsets. Such is not the case this winter. The varsity has no illusions about being clearly superior to the rest of the league and is ready for a rough battle, especially from Navy...