The Green
Although many of the traditions involving the Green have faded, some remain. Among these are some of the sacredness of the "Senior Fence" and the annual Christmas Tree placed in the center of the Green.
Part of the first parcel of land owned by Dartmouth College, the Green was originally a dense forest of tall trees. President Eleazar Wheelock ordered that most of these trees be chopped down, which they were over the course of two years, but stumps were not removed. For sixty years following, it was a tradition that the senior class would remove one stump from the Green.
Read more about this topic: Dartmouth College Traditions
Famous quotes containing the word green:
“Time kills me terribly.
“Time shall not murder you,” He said,
“Nor the green nought be hurt;
Who could hack out your unsucked heart,
O green and unborn and undead?”
I saw time murder me.”
—Dylan Thomas (1914–1953)
“When in our music God is glorified,
and adoration leaves no room for pride,
it is as though the whole creation cried Alleluia!”
—Frederick Pratt Green (b. 1903)