Even as I write this post, Dartmouth's newest class, the '14s, have been arriving in Hanover to embark upon their freshman Outing Club trips and enjoy the great outdoors. Here we have a video from the Dartmouth archives chronicling orientation in 1947.
1947 was the first "normal" year at Dartmouth following World War II, and Dartmouth enrolled a record number of students that year.
As soon as the video starts, I was amazed to see the students stepping off the bus in jackets and ties, and the students were similarly dressed in the classroom. Nary a t-shirt to be seen throughout the whole film.
There are some nice shots of Main Street, including the now long-gone Campion's haberdashery, and the College Bookstore.
One "tradition" that I was amazed to see was that freshman, wearing their beanies, were required to help upperclassmen with their luggage at the beginning of the year. I can't imagine something like that happening today, but the thought of the unlucky '14s carrying my boxes around is not a bad one.
The video also shows a model for a performing arts center which would have stood where the Hopkins Center stands today. Designed along the lines of Webster Hall, personally I would have preferred it to the modernistic and ugly Hop.
The video ends with scenes from the famous Freshman trips, although the trips of yesteryear feature a lot more flannel and a lot less flair that those of today. However the point of the trips is the same; to introduce them to the wonderful countryside of New Hampshire and to welcome students to the best college in America
Showing posts with label Movies. Show all posts
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Monday, September 6, 2010
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
A tour of the Library
According to the Dartmouth website, this was an excerpt from a movie created for Prospective students at Dartmouth focusing on a tour of Baker library.
A delightful little piece, the movie opens with a view of Main Street and soon transitions to the Library itself. The video highlights all of the important parts of Baker library, some of which, like the Tower Room and the Periodical Room still remain.
In fact, as I was watching this, I was struck by how similar the library looked today, and some areas, such as the stacks, have not changed at all. In fact the biggest change I saw was that the College had removed the card catalog in the entrance of Baker Library.
In fact, I bet if a '55 were to wander into Baker Library today, he'd find himself still very much at home.
A delightful little piece, the movie opens with a view of Main Street and soon transitions to the Library itself. The video highlights all of the important parts of Baker library, some of which, like the Tower Room and the Periodical Room still remain.
In fact, as I was watching this, I was struck by how similar the library looked today, and some areas, such as the stacks, have not changed at all. In fact the biggest change I saw was that the College had removed the card catalog in the entrance of Baker Library.
In fact, I bet if a '55 were to wander into Baker Library today, he'd find himself still very much at home.
Friday, June 18, 2010
Making the Grade
Making the Grade was a fairly mediocre 1984 movie starring Judd Nelson as a streetwise kid, Eddie, who finds himself attending a stuffy prep-school. The fish out of water plot is standard and could have used some editing, but the movie shines as a period piece that highlights mid-80s preppy style.
In this next clip, Eddie, who's been hired by the rich and lazy Palmer Woodrow III to replace him at school, must learn the basics of being a preppy from his sidekick Rand. (who kind of looks like Amir from CollegeHumor)
What follows is a tongue in cheek look at the way preppies dress.
In this next clip, Eddie, who's been hired by the rich and lazy Palmer Woodrow III to replace him at school, must learn the basics of being a preppy from his sidekick Rand. (who kind of looks like Amir from CollegeHumor)
What follows is a tongue in cheek look at the way preppies dress.
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