Important Trustee Meeting

The spring meeting of the trustees was held in Concord on Saturday, March 18, President Nichols attending. Various important matters of business were carried through as follows:

DR. TUCKER. MADE PRESIDENT EMERITUS

In added recognition of former President William Jewett Tucker's years of splendid service to Dartmouth it was unanimously voted that he be made President Emeritus, dating from July 15, 1909. The trustees further voted that the title of Professor Emeritus be conferred upon Professors Charles Henry Hitchcock and Gabriel Campbell, whose resignations were accepted last year and who have retired on the Carnegie Foundation fund.

RESIGNATION OF PROFESSOR SHERMAN

Frank Asbury Sherman, professor of Mathematics on the Chandler Foundation, presented his resignation in the following letter:

HANOVER, N. H., Feb. 6, 1911

To THE TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGE :

GENTLEMEN :

Early in the next college year, 1911-1912, I shall have reached the age limit fixed by you for teachers in Dartmouth College. I think it better that I should not begin the year. I therefore place my resignation as Professor of Mathematics on the Chandler Foundation in your hands, to take effect at Commencement in June, 1911. At that time I shall have completed forty years of continuous service under four presidents.

In severing the connection which has existed between us for so long, I wish to thank you for the uniform kindness and courtesy which the board as a body, and the individual members of it, have always extended to me.

Very respectfully yours,

F. A. SHERMAN

Accepting this resignation the trustees voted their appreciation of Professor Sherman's long and faithful service to the College.

PROFESSOR RICHARDSON NOT TO REMAIN

In response to their invitation to Professor Richardson to retain teaching relations with the College, the trustees received the following letter:

To THE TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGE,

HONORABLE AND DEAR SIRS :

I can not adequately express, in a few words, the sincere gratitude I feel for your more than kind vote of appreciation at the time of your acceptance of my resignation, and for your recent wholly unexpected request that I retain some teaching connection with the College.

To the question raised by the second vote I have given most serious consideration, and have consulted with the President, the Dean, and my associates in the English department. It has seemed that the course of study nearest my own preference and most desired by the students was that in American Literature. But as that course, though somewhat restricted, is now elected by 200 men, a number likely to be increased, should it be offered in future; and as it can not be given in less than three sections or in a shorter time than half a year—a larger annual period than I could well spend in Hanover in accordance with my plans for literary work—I am sure that you will not deem me unappreciative of your kindness when I say that I do not see how I can meet it' by .retaining a specific place on the regular teaching force. Furthermore, observation has shown me that colleges are not always advantaged by half connections of previous members of the faculty; while, again, my successor might be hampered by the loss of so interesting a teaching subject as American Literature.

But if it shall prove, in the chances of the future, that I am ever desired in the College for a lecture; or a brief course of lectures, such as other colleges introduce rather more freely than we have done; or a Phi Beta Kappa or alumni address; or a smoke-talk, etc., I I shall surely give myself the pleasure of accepting, if in any way possible. In any case, as an alumnus who by no means intends to lessen his zeal because of his changed relation, I expect to show that Dartmouth College has no more loyal supporter.

With respect, Sincerely ever, CHARLES F. RICHARDSON

REQUIREMENT FOR MASTER'S DEGREE

Upon recommendation of the college faculty, it was voted that hereafter all new candidates for the master's degree be required to pursue graduate work for one year in residence.

PREPARATION OF LIBRARY PLANS

In view of the pressing need of a new library building to replace Wilson Flail, the trustees constituted President Nichols and Mr. Lewis Parkhurst '78, of the board, a committee to prepare plans for such a building. With plans and estimates ready, it is felt that the task of raising funds for this important project may in some measure be lightened.

NEW FACULTY APPOINTMENT AND LEAVE OF ABSENCE

The trustees, further, appointed George Clarke Cox resident lecturer in Philosophy, to take effect at the beginning of the next academic year. Mr. Cox was born in Columbus, Ohio, educated in Cincinnati and at Kenyon College, later studying at the General Theological Seminary, New York, at Union Theological Seminary, at the University of Geneva, and at Harvard. He holds the degrees of A.B. and A.M. from Kenyon and A.M. and Ph.D. from Harvard. For a number of years he was an Episcopal clergyman, but resigned from pastoral- work in 1908. He has taught and lectured privately, and of late has been assistant'in Philosophy at Harvard and Radcliffe.

Doctor John W. Bowler was granted leave of absence from the College, from April 1 to September 15.