TUCKER FUND PURPOSES DEFINED

Any obscurity concerning the uses to which the Tucker Fund may be put, is cleared by recent votes of the committee which has the fund in charge. By these votes it is proposed to help meet two insistent demands of the alumni: one, that the proportion of Dartmouth men on the faculty of the College shall be kept reasonably high; two, that Dartmouth shall not become a college for the well-to-do only. It is no advantage to an institution to possess an inbred faculty; neither is the term "poor man's college" a sure certificate of merit. The tendency of the present age, however, appears to be, almost everywhere, in the opposite direction. Dartmouth hopes to combat the tendency. Whether the effort will meet with success depends largely upon the alumni.

The means proposed are, in so far as concerns the faculty, to offer a large graduate fellowship sufficient to attract the ambitious man of really unusual calibre, and to enable him to prepare himself in all respects properly for teaching. Of undergraduate scholarships there are already a sufficient number; but their return is hardly large enough. Hence it is proposed to establish as many supplementary scholarships of $50 each as the fund will allow. These may be granted to holders of regular college scholarships with a view to making a stipend whose aggregate will be of material assistance to the student dependent upon his own earnings for his education.

The votes as passed are here given in full:

I. GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP

Voted

That from the income of the Tucker Alumni Fund, $1200 be annually set aside for the maintenance of a graduate fellowship to be known as the William Jewett Tucker Alumni Fellowship.

This fellowship shall be awarded, as hereinafter provided, each year subject to renewal in favor of the same beneficiary for two additional years.

General Conditions of Award.

The aim of the William Jewett Tucker Alumni Fellowship is to secure for the College the services of those among its graduates who .may be best qualified for college teaching. It shall be open to graduates of the College.

Whoever gives proof of the capacity to become an efficient college teacher, according to present standards of scholarship and leadership, may be a candidate for appointment.

The specific requisites shall be those drawn up by President Emeritus William Jewett Tucker, whose name the fellowship bears. They are as follows:

(1) Assured mental power evidenced in scholarship and in associated forms of intellectual life.

(2) The ability to influence others, as shown especially in the relation of the candidate to his fellow students.

The holder of the fellowship shall make annual report of his work to the President of the College, and it is expected that at the expiration of his term he shall be ready, if required, to serve the College as an instructor.

The Tucker Fund Committee reserves the right to refuse award of a fellowship in case of doubt as to the fitness of candidates offering themselves. It also reserves the right to withdraw the fellowship from a holder who proves himself unworthy of it in either character or accomplishment.

Procedure for Candidates.

Applications for appointment to the William Jewett Tucker Alumni Fellowship are to be made not later than March Ist of the year of appointment, and should be sent, together with testimonials and other data, to the Chairman of the Committee on Fellowships, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N. H.

Procedure for Committees.

(1) a. The Committee on Fellowships shall receive, examine, and tabulate the qualifications of all candidates, including school and college records, evidence of literary, scientific or other achievements, personal testimonials, and all other data, which, in the judgment of the Committee, should be considered in the selection of fellows.

b. The names of all candidates, with or without specific recommendation in favor of one or more of them, together with such data as is approved by the Committee- on Fellowships, shall be transmitted by the Committee to the Tucker Fund Committee.

(2) The Tucker Fund Committee, in turn, shall examine all names, qualifications and recommendations submitted to it, and shall transmit the same, together with specific nomination of a candidate, through the President of the College, to the Committee on Education of the Board of Trustees of Dartmouth College.

(3) Ratification by this Committee of the nomination made by the Committee of the Tucker Fund shall constitute appointment of the fellow.

Requirement for Graduate Study.

It is assumed that, ordinarily, this fellowship shall be used by the holder for study abroad. Where it is renewed during a period of three years, some part of the time must be so spent. When studies are pursued in an American University, the Committee reserves the right to reduce the fellowship to $1000 for the year, with the understanding that renewal for a second and third year of study abroad shall carry with it an increase of stipend to meet the additional requirements of travel. The aggregate award to a candidate who holds the fellowship for three years shall not be less than $3000 or more than $3600.

The general course of study to be pursued by a holder of a fellowship, shall be taken subject to preliminary approval by the President of the College. From time to time, the fellow will be expected to offer tangible proofs of attainment, and at the close of his term to show degrees or certificates of satisfactory work from the institution or institutions - attended.

II. UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP

Voted

That from the income derived from the Tucker Fund, an amount to be determined each year by the Tucker Fund Committee, shall be set aside for the maintenance during the year of a given number of undergraduate scholarships of $50 each, to be known as Tucker Alumni Scholarships.

Purpose of These Scholarships.

The purpose of these scholarships is so to supplement the beneficiary aid and the endowed scholarships offered by the College as to help meet the rising cost of gaining an education; and to encourage poor, but able and ambitious men to attend Dartmouth College.

Conditions Governing Scholarships.

1. These scholarships shall be open to members of the three upper classes who have met the minimum scholarship requirement necessary to the receipt of beneficiary aid; and who meet the other conditions herein specified.

2. A scholarship under this fund may be held for one year only, but may be awarded to the same applicant during three successive years.

3. These scholarships shall be free awards, carrying no legal obligations of interest payment or liquidation of principal. But all holders of such scholarships shall, in writing, express recognition of their duty to become future contributors to this fund and to the support of the College, not in proportion to cash received, but in proportion to their own individual success and prosperity.

4. Tucker Fund scholarships are to be awarded irrespective of the fact that the candidate is or is not recipient of beneficiary aid or other college scholarships; provided, however, that the committee of award is convinced of the applicant's need of financial assistance.

' 5. The basis of award among candidates applying for Tucker Fund scholarships shall be, in addition to the need of financial aid, the possession of such intellectual and moral vitality, clear sense of responsibility, definiteness of ambition, and loyalty of disposition as seem to ensure future usefulness and to deserve present encouragement. In determining these qualifications, scholastic standing, while it shall be given weight, shall not be considered the chief factor; but the effect of outside work, and the nature of it, as affecting such standing shall be considered.

Procedure of Award.

Application for Tucker Fund scholarships shall be made to the Dean upon blanks to be prepared and distributed by him at such times and subject to such conditions for filling and filing as he and the committee of award may determine.

Specific award of scholarships shall be made by a resident committee to be appointed by the Tucker Fund Committee and to consist for the coming year, and until further notice, of the Dean, the Registrar, and a member of the faculty.

To those applying, this committee shall award scholarships to the most deserving up to the number set for the given year; provided the number who are really deserving of assistance equals the number of scholarships offered.

III. DISPOSAL OF SURPLUS FUNDS AND INVESTMENT THEREOF

Voted

That moneys already invested from the Tucker Fund and the income therefrom, and moneys collected as interest or as principal of loans previously made, together with any surplus remaining from the annual appropriations made in behalf of the Tucker Fund Fellowship and scholarships, shall be allowed to accumulate subject to such future disposition as the Tucker Fund Committee may make.

All moneys accumulating under the above provision, together with the present invested funds of the Tucker Fund in the hands of the Treasurer of Dartmouth College, shall be by him classified for investment under the "Associated Trusts" of the College and administered under the general rules of the trustees of the College for the administration of such trusts.