Skiers Build Hut In Preparing for Winter Activities

Emulating the industrious ants in preparing for the winter, 15 members of the Harvard Ski team have spent the past two months in constructing, practically unaided, a 30 by 40 foot cabin in which they will be able to live during their outings in the coming snow season.

Situated seven miles below Pinkham Notch in the midst of the New Hampshire Hills, the edifice lies on ground belonging to Bradford Washburn, Jr. '33, instructor in Geology and well-known explorer.

Camping out while they worked, the amateur carpenters were helped only by James Babcock of the Maintenance Department, who acted in the capacities of guide, mentor, advisor, foreman and humorist.

"I never saw such a funny bunch of boys in my life," said "Jim". "They're up at 6:30 o'clock, at work a little after 7, stop for a bite when someone gets hungry after noon, and then they're at it again all afternoon and to bed almost as soon as it's dark."

Workers Come and Go

Work was of the most informal variety, as members of the ski team came and went working a couple of doer of a time of a compile of weeks at a time. Beginning at the end of August, there was work being done continuously until last week when the finishing touches were put on.

The cabin holds 30 people with ease, skiers boasted. For some reason which no one exactly understands they got their beds from Radcliffe.