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31tp f a fenmslrin' Volume 16.— Issue 17. ___________________________________DURHAM , N. H., F E B R U A R Y 12, 1926.___________________________________________________ Price, 10 Cents N.H. SECOND AT PRES. HETZEL BUSY WITH CONFERENCES UNIVERSITY BOWS TO KING WILLIAMS MEET In Washington Since Tuesday—Will Return for Carnival Ball—Attend ed Several Meetings Last Week Dartmouth Wins Close in Boston CARNIVAL FOR TWO DAY REIGN Contest by Short Lead President Ralph D. Hetzel left Dur BRUCE BREAKS RECORD ham for Washington, D. C., on Tues Holiday Starts at Noon Today. Guests Pour Into Durham From all Parts day to attend the Executive Commit tee meeting of the Land Grant Col Only One Point Difference Between leges of the United States. He will of New England. First of Sports Start This Morning. Leaders— Gunnar Michelson High return from this meeting today, in Scorer of Meet—Gerrish and time for the Carnival Ball. Weston Take Third and During the past week the President Carnival Ball Features Program Tonight Fourth Places— Gerrish Out has had several conferences in and Of Carnival Meet On Ac out of the state. While in Boston he count of Injuries The University of New Hampshire conferred with President Hustes, and closed shop at noon today. Books Vice-President Forte of the Boston were flung onto high and inaccessible New Hampshire’s winter sports and Maine Railroad Company, rela shelves, ink ceased to flow from team lost by one point to Dartmouth tive to the co-operation of the com fountain pens, lecture halls were de in the Central Divisional meet of the pany with the University in trans serted while students, faculty mem International Winter Sports Union porting students throughout the bers, university employees and towns which was held at Williamstown last state. President Hetzel met with the people donned outdoor clothes and Thursday and Friday. The two officers of Harvard University and " repared to pay tribute to Carnival Granite State institutions had things checked with them various plans in Queens and a New England climate. entirely their own way throughout the order to get suggestions for the new Winter Carnival has gripped the contests as the 39-38 score clearly in recitation hall to be erected in the University of New Hampshire and dicates, but the final outcome was in spring. The views of the Harvard busy students, working untiringly for doubt until Proctor of the Gig Green authorities on the correlation of cer weeks, have prepared a program— team defeated Capt. Michelson in the tain graduate courses were also ob and a setting for that program— ski-jump late Friday afternoon. tained by the President. During the which is unqualifiedly acclaimed as Williams, who finished in third place trip to Boston the President was in the “ Biggest Tim e” that old New with ten points, failed to capture a conference with the officers of the Hampshire has ever seen. single first place. First Corps Area regarding the mili The sport program of the two day The high scorer of the meet was tary instruction being offered at the holiday is enough to satiate the most Gunnar Michelson, leader of the Blue university. exacting lover of sporting events. The and White’s ice and snow men. He backbone of the Carnival will be the took a first, two seconds, and a fourth Triangular Winter Sports meet be place for a total of twelve points TEA DANCE TO BE HELD tween Dartmouth, Williams and New in the four events he entered. His FRIDAY IN T. HALL GYM Hampshire. New Hampshire defeat excellent form in the ski-proficiency ed Dartmouth at Lake Placid during contest won him an easy first, and, in A tea dance will be held in the T. the Christmas vacation; Dartmouth spite of the fact that he had not done Hall Gym this afternoon from 4 to 5 turned the tables on New Hampshire any speed skating for several years, o’clock. Lieutenant and Mrs. Carter by 39 to 38 points at Williamstown he managed to win his preliminary and Mr. and Mrs. Bishop will act as last week, and now the three old heat and take a fourth in the finals of chaperones. In case of rain on to rivals are at it again with the victory the quarter mile race. Gerrish and morrow another dance will take place anybody’s in a sport that always pro Weston captured third and fourth at the same hour instead of the vides thrills and upsets which even respectively in the former event. In Carnival sports. the best prepared and the most skill the mile ski race he again trailed ed of champions are unable to fore Proctor, this time by only a few see or forestall. This afternoon the yards. “Eddie” Bruce finished fourth. COMMUNITY HOUSE OPEN meet starts off with the ski pro The seven mile ski cross-country Varsity Winter Sports Team. University of New Hampshire. Season 1925 - 1926. FOR CARNIVAL GUESTS ficiency contest followed by the long race marked the shattering of the distance ski and snowshoe events, course record by Bruce, who led Capt. Due to the kindness of the Pru tests of endurance and skill in which Farwell and Conant of Dartmouth all COMMONS WING READY TO dential Committee the Community New Hampshire is fully qualified to the way. His time was 54 min., 37 HOUSE VISITING TEAMS House has been turned over to the FRESHMEN SPLIT ! MIDDLEBURY AND meet all comers. Tonight at seven, sec., over a minute better than that use of the students for Carnival the scene changes to the skating rink, of Platt of Williams, the former rec The new wing of the Commons will Week-end. It will be open this after transformed into a gorgeous winter ord holder. “Duke” Peaslee, closely be ready to house the winter sports noon from 2 to 5 o’clock, Saturday IN COURT GAMES NORWICH BEATEN setting with ice palaces, snow arches, followed by Ralph Littlefield, his teams of Dartmouth, Massachusetts from 10 o’clock to 5 o’clock, and Sun evergreen, and colored lights framing teammate, out distanced the field in Aggies, and Williams, which will day at 2 o’clock. a perfect picture for the gliding the five mile snowshoe race, while compete at the Carnival events this The committee in charge has no Vermont Scores Only Win skaters to complete. Tetley, New Hampshire’s freshman week. Win from Tilton 20-17 special program planned. The guests skater, did phenominal work in his The completion of this addition Coburn Beats Frosh 20-19 Over Blue and White Team Ball in Oriental Setting are left to their own devices, after events. He won the quarter mile solves a problem which up to now has Then comes the Carnival Ball, a being received by the hostess. A num dash easily and in the two mile con been difficult to handle, that of taking costumed affair, which fully 200 ber of rooms will be open and made test pushed Laffey of Dartmouth, in care of the visiting athletic teams. CRAIG AND COTTON HURT gaily decked couples will attend. The cozy and homey by cheery fires in the SHOW BIG IMPROVEMENT tercollegiate champion, all the way, Previously, the teams were divided old Gymnasium has been completely fireplaces. It will be iust the place finishing in third place. and housed in different fraternity camouflaged so that Coach Cowell to chase away the chills, which are houses. Now, however, beds will be Davis and Cotton High Scorers of himself would not recognize it. usually forgotten in carnival en put in the Commons, which will Harriman Stars at Center— Garlock Vermont Trip—Kelsea and Nicora Chinese lanterns, paper effects, sub thusiasm. answer the purpose, and also make Plays First Game— Both Battles Show Up Well—Conn. Aggies dued lights, fraternity booths, with a it more comfortable for visiting con Closely Contested — Martoski Play Saturday at Carnival Chin-Chin setting, have been com GWENDOLYN JONES testants. Scores Winning Point for bined to turn the hall into a con Coburn vincing imitation of a Confucian ELECTED PRESIDENT On the three-day trip to Vermont, temple. The music for the Ball will the varsity basketball team won from be furnished by Billy Lossez and his New Council Chosen According to In the best freshman game played Norwich and Middlebury and lost to Shepherd Colonial Orchestra. At the Revised Plan—Mrs. DeMerritt this season, the blue and white yearl the University of Vermont in the same time music will be furnished opening game. Against the Vermont Talks on Aims and Ideals of ings were beaten by Coburn Classical, at the rink for general skating. The team the varsity played one of its Student Government Friday night, in a closely contested Carnival Ball will begin at nine and worst games of the season and was battle which ended in the score of end at two o’clock while the skating beaten by the score of 25-14. rink will close at 11 o’clock. The Last Thursday afternoon the 20-19 in favor of the Coburn quintet. Queen of the Carnival will be selected monthly meeting of the Women’s The freshmen showed a complete re at the Ball and a beautiful loving cup Student Government Association was versal in form over the previous will be presented to the young lady called. Mrs. DeMerritt conducted a games. favored by the judges. Coburn rolled up an easy score in discussion of the duties, aims and Saturday will be a strenuous day ideals of the Association in which the first half with Martoski and Gile, from the time that the dancers of the many of the students took an active their fast forwards, shooting all the night before crawl out of bed until part, forwarding diversified opinions Maine team’s points.