Comments on: Dartmouth College Winter Carnival c.1954 http://www.acontinuouslean.com/2010/02/14/dartmouth-college-winter-carnival-c-1954/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:23:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bill Grigsby '56 http://www.acontinuouslean.com/2010/02/14/dartmouth-college-winter-carnival-c-1954/#comment-30534 Bill Grigsby '56 Sun, 07 Mar 2010 03:13:02 +0000 http://www.acontinuouslean.com/?p=13962#comment-30534 I see Bill Webb (an SAE and '56) in several views of the Glee Club with his plaid jacket and as tall as he was (and is) he looms above most of the singers in many of the shots. I also think Noel Sankey was on the far right end of the front line of the Glee Club shot. Many nice memories from those times. I see Bill Webb (an SAE and ’56) in several views of the Glee Club with his plaid jacket and as tall as he was (and is) he looms above most of the singers in many of the shots. I also think Noel Sankey was on the far right end of the front line of the Glee Club shot. Many nice memories from those times.

]]> By: John Rogers http://www.acontinuouslean.com/2010/02/14/dartmouth-college-winter-carnival-c-1954/#comment-30368 John Rogers Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:01:45 +0000 http://www.acontinuouslean.com/?p=13962#comment-30368 Wonderful to see. Lots of pix of Oak Hill (largely unchanged when I was there) and (I think) the ski way without the lodge. Notice that the girls wear high heels. The glee club serenading the girls in Mass. hall (I think). Bittersweet because it reminds me of my age. For at least the first couple of years, the Dartmouth in the newsreel was practically identical when I was there in 1961-65. Imagine the shock when I moved to Greenwich Village, flower power, LSD, early Bob Dylan and so on just a couple of years later! Wonderful to see. Lots of pix of Oak Hill (largely unchanged when I was there) and (I think) the ski way without the lodge. Notice that the girls wear high heels. The glee club serenading the girls in Mass. hall (I think). Bittersweet because it reminds me of my age. For at least the first couple of years, the Dartmouth in the newsreel was practically identical when I was there in 1961-65. Imagine the shock when I moved to Greenwich Village, flower power, LSD, early Bob Dylan and so on just a couple of years later!

]]> By: John Sconzo '81 http://www.acontinuouslean.com/2010/02/14/dartmouth-college-winter-carnival-c-1954/#comment-30329 John Sconzo '81 Sun, 21 Feb 2010 17:52:17 +0000 http://www.acontinuouslean.com/?p=13962#comment-30329 I was just back at Winter Carnival visiting my son, who is a student there now. Alas, Carnival is but a shell of its former self. Last year's was no better. The only sculpture was an anemic one in the middle of the green. Of course, a lack of snow didn't help, but that didn't hinder us in 1980. Some old traditions may fail and we are none the worse. Not so for this one, too bad. It is nice to see again what WC was once like, albeit highly romanticized. I was just back at Winter Carnival visiting my son, who is a student there now. Alas, Carnival is but a shell of its former self. Last year’s was no better. The only sculpture was an anemic one in the middle of the green. Of course, a lack of snow didn’t help, but that didn’t hinder us in 1980. Some old traditions may fail and we are none the worse. Not so for this one, too bad. It is nice to see again what WC was once like, albeit highly romanticized.

]]> By: Stuart Clark, '58 http://www.acontinuouslean.com/2010/02/14/dartmouth-college-winter-carnival-c-1954/#comment-30316 Stuart Clark, '58 Sat, 20 Feb 2010 18:38:22 +0000 http://www.acontinuouslean.com/?p=13962#comment-30316 This is pretty corny but sure brings back memories. Just to dispel any doubt, this is definitely 1955. I hapen to have a '55 Aegis and on page 17 is a photo of Nanook on the whale. I happen to be one of the figures silhouetted in the foreground in this picture. The other is my date from Smith, a very sophisticated young woman who was not amused by my nerdiness. Not a great time in that regard. This is pretty corny but sure brings back memories. Just to dispel any doubt, this is definitely 1955. I hapen to have a ’55 Aegis and on page 17 is a photo of Nanook on the whale. I happen to be one of the figures silhouetted in the foreground in this picture. The other is my date from Smith, a very sophisticated young woman who was not amused by my nerdiness. Not a great time in that regard.

]]> By: Amy http://www.acontinuouslean.com/2010/02/14/dartmouth-college-winter-carnival-c-1954/#comment-30296 Amy Fri, 19 Feb 2010 22:42:56 +0000 http://www.acontinuouslean.com/?p=13962#comment-30296 This video is really nice, and it's great to see that Winter Carnival was so much fun. I'm a current student, and unfortunately, most students find Winter Carnival to the most underwhelming big weekend. Green Key seems to be the most exciting by far. At lot of students use the long weekend off to travel home, or to see friends. This video is really nice, and it’s great to see that Winter Carnival was so much fun. I’m a current student, and unfortunately, most students find Winter Carnival to the most underwhelming big weekend. Green Key seems to be the most exciting by far. At lot of students use the long weekend off to travel home, or to see friends.

]]> By: Anna '06 http://www.acontinuouslean.com/2010/02/14/dartmouth-college-winter-carnival-c-1954/#comment-30293 Anna '06 Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:14:03 +0000 http://www.acontinuouslean.com/?p=13962#comment-30293 This clip is wonderful. When I was at Dartmouth the whole film was shown once in Dartmouth Hall during Winter Carnival weekend. I love Dartmouth and Winter Carnival! This clip is wonderful. When I was at Dartmouth the whole film was shown once in Dartmouth Hall during Winter Carnival weekend. I love Dartmouth and Winter Carnival!

]]> By: Frank Gado http://www.acontinuouslean.com/2010/02/14/dartmouth-college-winter-carnival-c-1954/#comment-30292 Frank Gado Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:06:07 +0000 http://www.acontinuouslean.com/?p=13962#comment-30292 The fact checker obviously was asleep when it came to identifying the figure on the Inn sign. No resemblance to any portrait of Eleazor I've ever seen. Hey Nick, like bad pizza, bad sex was better than no sex at all. My date, imported from NJ, wouldn't even give me a kiss. If you have just watched the Olympics figure skating: Doesn't Hayes Jenkins' spin look anemic? The fact checker obviously was asleep when it came to identifying the figure on the Inn sign. No resemblance to any portrait of Eleazor I’ve ever seen.

Hey Nick, like bad pizza, bad sex was better than no sex at all. My date, imported from NJ, wouldn’t even give me a kiss.

If you have just watched the Olympics figure skating: Doesn’t Hayes Jenkins’ spin look anemic?

]]> By: Excellent Joe http://www.acontinuouslean.com/2010/02/14/dartmouth-college-winter-carnival-c-1954/#comment-30280 Excellent Joe Fri, 19 Feb 2010 06:27:06 +0000 http://www.acontinuouslean.com/?p=13962#comment-30280 As an 1988 Dartmouth graduate, I always got the sense that Winter Carnival was another way to muster up a little fun during the bleak winter months in New Hampshire. My fraternity would hold a now defunct keg jumping on ice competition for charity. It was amazing how much entertainment could be extracted from a dozen empty kegs and a few guys in hockey skates fueled by several pints of liquid courage. As an 1988 Dartmouth graduate, I always got the sense that Winter Carnival was another way to muster up a little fun during the bleak winter months in New Hampshire. My fraternity would hold a now defunct keg jumping on ice competition for charity. It was amazing how much entertainment could be extracted from a dozen empty kegs and a few guys in hockey skates fueled by several pints of liquid courage.

]]> By: Jerry Greenfield http://www.acontinuouslean.com/2010/02/14/dartmouth-college-winter-carnival-c-1954/#comment-30275 Jerry Greenfield Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:56:13 +0000 http://www.acontinuouslean.com/?p=13962#comment-30275 I recall having one of those blind dates. After a day, I sold her to a friend for $20. My wife (then girlfriend) wouldn't come for Winter Carnival from Los Angeles. Her mother actually encouraged her to come. We were married a couple of years later, and finally came to Winter Carnival when I was a student at Tuck and we lived at Sachem Village. Those were great times! I recall having one of those blind dates. After a day, I sold her to a friend for $20.

My wife (then girlfriend) wouldn’t come for Winter Carnival from Los Angeles. Her mother actually encouraged her to come. We were married a couple of years later, and finally came to Winter Carnival when I was a student at Tuck and we lived at Sachem Village.

Those were great times!

]]> By: Bill Crate '56 http://www.acontinuouslean.com/2010/02/14/dartmouth-college-winter-carnival-c-1954/#comment-30256 Bill Crate '56 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:52:29 +0000 http://www.acontinuouslean.com/?p=13962#comment-30256 Dartmouth Undying brought a tear. Looking back we seemed so innocent then and Miles you probably are still a dork :) Dartmouth Undying brought a tear. Looking back we seemed so innocent then and Miles you probably are still a dork :)

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