St. George had fallen and the dragon was perched atop his coffin, but the Winter Carnival opening ceremonies were still held last night on the Green.
Winter Carnival Chair Amy Henry '97 welcomed the sizable crowd and gave an outline of what the Winter Carnival Council has planned for the weekend.
Henry said the Council made a "special effort to revitalize Carnival's old traditions," as well as add some new activities.
Dean of the College Lee Pelton spoke next on behalf of President James Freedman, who thanked all the people on the Council, especially those who faced adverse weather conditions while building the snow sculpture.
Pelton told the crowd to have fun but to make it safe fun.
He also had some words for the various sports teams competing this weekend: "Give 'em hell this weekend."
Sculpture Chairs Chris Carbone '97 and Chris Aslin '97 followed Pelton and gave explanations for the state of the sculpture.
Aslin announced that they had "made a few changes" in the sculpture that afternoon.
Carbone explained that when the horse and knight portion of the sculpture became unstable, they "put it inside the coffin." The dragon was perched atop the coffin triumphantly, and the snowmen around it were there to mourn St. George.
He encouraged all students with free time to "roll up a few snowballs" and help mourn the fallen knight.
Winter Carnival Co-Chair Meg Cashion '99 encouraged attendance of the sports events this weekend.
Dartmouth Ski Team Captains Paul Stone '98 and Pam Finnerty '97 spoke on behalf of the ski teams.
Finnerty had many words in praise of Dartmouth's skiing history. She said this year is the 70th anniversary of Dartmouth's first alpine event. She noted that every U.S. Winter Olympic team has had a member from Dartmouth.
The Aires, Rockapellas and Dodecaphonics provided music for the event.
