Dartmouth Refuses Full Payment, Offers $500 for Band Damages

The Dartmouth Undergraduate Council has expressed disagreement over damages asked to cover the costs of Harvard Band instruments damaged in the half-time riot at the Harvard-Dartmouth football game last October.

In rejecting the University's bill for $724, the Council voted to raise $500 to pay for the damages. Excluding freshmen, each class has been assessed $66. Fraternities and several undergraduate groups will contribute $100 each.

George Kirklin '59, Student Manager of the Harvard Band, said he had not been informed of any action taken by the Dartmouth group and had no idea what measures the University would take. However, he added that he is meeting with Dean Ballard on Wednesday, presumably to discuss the Dartmouth matter.

During the Band's half-time performance, a group of Dartmouth students charged onto the field in an attempt to steal the Band's giant drum.

Commenting on the riot, the President of the Daily Dartmouth said, "It was the feeling of the Council that Dartmouth students were not wholly responsible for the affair." The Band members, he said, were guilty by consent, since they entered the fracas with instruments they knew were delicate.