Days of Splendor Hours Like Dreams

In The 1960S, A Young American President Helped Initiate The Civil Rights Movement, Captured The Imagination Of A Nation With The Establishment Of The Peace Corps, Launched The Space Age, Nurtured The Birth Of The Computer/Digital Age, And Began The Escalation Of A War In Southeast Asia That Exacted A Horrific Toll On The Lives And Emotions Of His Countrymen. Sheltered By The Foothills Of The White Mountains From The World Events Swirling Around It, Dartmouth College Resplendently Approached 1969-The 200Th Anniversary Of Its Founding As A School For Native Americans. As The Smallest Of The Ivy League Schools, It Was Known For Its Dedication To A Rigorous Undergraduate Education, Its Isolation From Urban Centers And Sports Prowess, And The Intriguing Manifestations Of Its All-Male Culture. In Days Of Splendor, Hours Like Dreams, Author And 1967 Dartmouth College Graduate Charles "Chuck" A. Hobbie Offers A Detailed, Frank, And Unpretentious Memoir. Hobbie Remembers The Splendor And The Fullness Of His Undergraduate Days In The Last Decade Of Dartmouth'S All-Male Culture. He Recounts The Minutiae Of His Courses; Friendships With Classmates; His Dates; And The Faculty; Academic, Social, Musical, And Sporting Events; The Extraordinary Beauty Of The College'S Location; And His Evolving Affection For The Remarkable School Where Hours Passed Like Dreams.