GIFTS TO THE COLLEGE

Gifts announced on Dartmouth Night give renewed testimony to the continued interest of Mr. Edward Tuck '62 in the College. First, he has promised a sum sufficient to construct a roadway through the so-called Webster Vale on the Hitchcock estate, which recently came into the possession of the College. This gift is in anticipation of the new bridge across the Connecticut, which by this gift would seem to take another long step .toward reality. Secondly, Mr. Tuck has turned over to the College securities which will pay annual dividends amounting to $3,500, to be expended for the purpose of enabling "Dartmouth students to gain a fuller understanding And appreciation of French culture and ideals."

In a letter to President Nichols, Mr. Tuck writes: "Having long felt an affectionate interest in the French people, as well as in Dartmouth College, I wish to promote among the students of the College a more intimate knowledge of the French language, and of French thought and civilization. My desire is that our graduates, in so far as it may be given them to influence public opinion concerning the French nation, may, from their fuller understanding and appreciation of French culture and ideals, assist to bring about an ever closer friendship between two peoples already united by many bonds of sympathy and historic association, and separated only by a difference of speech."

A portion of the income of $3,500 will be expended for the salary of a native assistant or associate professor of the French language, to be chosen from time to time, in view of exceptional qualifications, through the French Ministry of Public Instruction. Part of the income will also be devoted to defraying the expenses of a series of lectures to be given in Hanover by Frenchmen of distinction who come to America under the auspices of the Alliance Franchise. A smaller portion of the fund will also be devoted to increasing the efficiency of the Cercle Français of the College.

This gift brings the total amount of Mr. Tuck's contributions to Dartmouth to more than $1,000,000.

Aside from this gift, announcement was also made of a fund of $5,000 for a scholarship, given by the late Betsy J. Blakeslee, of Nashua, New Hampshire, in memory of the Reverend James Powell '66. The income of this fund is designed to assist worthy students in the payment of their tuition or other legitimate college expenses.

An important addition has also been made to the collection of Webster relics owned by the College. Twenty-five years ago Webster's carriage was given to the College, and now the two lanterns which belonged to this vehicle have been presented by Mrs. Leroy Webster Sanborn of Franklin, N. H. The following letter to Professor Keyes is explanatory of the gift:

Franklin, N. H. August 27, 1913.

Mr. Homer E. Keyes, Business Director, Dartmouth College.

My dear Sir :—

Referring to your esteemed communication of July 12, 1913, in reference to the side lanterns which belonged to the Daniel Webster carriage which was donated to the College many years ago, I wish to state that it seems to me fitting that these lamps should also be owned by the College, and I therefore have decided to present them to that institution in the name and memory of my late husband, Leroy Webster Sanborn, who was named seventy-six years ago for the wife of Daniel Webster, and'1 for Mr. Webster also. Will you kindly advise me how these relics should be sent to the College, in case you are willing to receive the same, with the understanding that the circumstances connected with the gift shall be carefully recorded and preserved, as should have been done in connection with the gift of the carriage at the time of its donation many years ago.

Very respectfully, (Signed), MRS. LEROY W. SANBORN