Casque and Gauntlet
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Casque and Gauntlet (also known as C&G) is one of eight senior societies at Dartmouth College. C&G was founded in 1886 as the second senior society at Dartmouth, and continues to operate as of 2006. In 1893 the group moved to its current location at 1 South Main Street, a house built by Dr. Samuel Alden in 1823, and the society installed a rear addition designed by alumnus and Paterson, New Jersey architect Fred Wesley Wentworth in 1915. C&G membership is co-ed, exclusive and not secret.
Members of C&G pool nominations and discuss prospective tappees in an open forum. Tapping proceeds during "tapping weekend", which is semi-coordinated by the College.
Elements of the legend of King Arthur, particularly the Round Table of Camelot and Holy Grail, are central inspirations and symbols of the society. The president of each delegation is called "King Arthur", the vice president is "Merlin", and other members bear the names of knights (and sometimes ladies) from the legend.
Following Dartmouth's inception of coeducation in 1972, the class of 1979 delegation voted unanimously to nominate women for membership. The first six women members of C&G joined the class of 1980 delegation.
Notable members of past delegations include Theodor Seuss Geisel (Dr. Seuss), Nelson Rockefeller, David T. McLaughlin, James Nachtwey, and Robert Reich.
[edit] References
- Jonathan Good (April 2000). "‘King Arthur made new knights’: The Founding of Casque & Gauntlet". Dartmouth College Library Bulletin. Retrieved on 2006-11-29.
- Kung, David. "Senior societies tap new members", The Dartmouth, 1996-02-20. Retrieved on 2006-11-21.
- Rose, Jacqueline. "Castle on the corner unites knights in colorful tradition", The Dartmouth, 1996-04-09. Retrieved on 2006-11-29.
