Managers of the Dartmouth teams are chosen by a system considered unique among American universities. An ability to handle any sport, and the esteem of one's classmates are qualities without which no managerial candidate can succeed at Hanover.

An all-year competition, during which every candidate manages at some time each of the teams that wear the green, tests the future manager's versatility; a nomination from the Freshman class, without which no one is allowed to compete, eliminates all those who would not, as managers, be approved by the class.

Manager Candidates Elected

Competitions for managerial berths are launched in May of the Freshman year. All men who wish to compete submit their names. Of the 100 or more who signify their desire of competing, 25 are elected by their Freshman classmates as candidates.

Starting in the fall of their Sophomore year, these 25 take turns at managing all the Dartmouth teams. In the fall, for instance, after a week's work on the gridiron, a candidate will aid the cross-country manager for a week, and then move over to the soccer field for seven days before again reporting to the football management.

All the candidates continue this weekly rotation throughout the year. At the end of their Sophomore year in college, a council of class officers and others decides what sport is to be assigned to each candidate. Those showing the most ability naturally are given the major sport berths, while the minor sport managers are chosen from those next in line.