MEETING OF THE ALUMNI COUNCIL

The Alumni Council held its usual fall meeting at the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia on Friday and Saturday, November 10 and 11. Following is a record of those matters coming before the meeting which may be of general interest:

Roll call showed the following men present:

New England, States Fred A. Howland '87 J. Frank Drake '02

Middle and Southern States Luther B. Little '82 Clarke W. Tobin '10 Henry P. Blair '89

Central States Walter E. McCornack '97 William T. Abbott '90

Western States James A. Vaughan '05

For the Faculty Craven Laycock '96

Elected by Class Secretaries Edward W. Knight '87 Morton C. Tuttle '97

Members by Virtue of Official Relation to the Alumni James P. Richardson '99 Homer E. Keyes '00 Joseph W. Gannon '99

Elected by the Council William M. Hatch '86 Arthur L. Livermore '88 Clarence B. Little '81

Minutes of the meetings of June 19th and 20th were read and approved.

The question of choosing a candidate for alumni trustee to succeed Doctor John M. Gile, whose term of office comes to an end following Commencement, 1917, was considered. It was unanimously Voted: That Doctor John M. Gile be the candidate for alumni trustee to succeed himself for a term of five years following Commencement, 1917.

The Secretary of the Council was asked as to the status of a book giving information as to the undergraduate life of the College. The Secretary reported that progress was being made upon the book, but that arrangements for financing it had not yet been satisfactorily made. On assurance received from Messrs. C. B. Little, Fred A. Howland, E. W. Knight and M. C. Tuttle that the cost of the book would be met through their agency, the Secretary promised to carry the work to an early completion.

There followed a discussion of pictorial representation of the life of the College, and of the possibility of having located in Hanover suitable monuments as memorials to past achievement of Dartmouth men.

On motion of Mr. Richardson, it was Voted: That to the Standing Committee of the Council be added a Committee on Memorials, to be chosen at the same time and in the same way as the other committees of the Council.

The Committee on Alumni Fund reported through its secretary, who, after giving a summary of the financial results of the previous year's campaign, informed the Council of a meeting held in New York the night before in the form of a dinner given by Chairman Howland. At this meeting the matter of Alumni Fund received the attention of a number of class agents for the purpose.

Meeting adjourned until 7.30 p. m.

Evening Meeting

Meeting reconvened in the Blue Room. President C. B. Little in the chair.

The Secretary read two telegrams: 1, Greetings from President Hopkins to the Council; 2, Telegram stating that the trustees would not act in the selection of successor to the Reverend Francis Brown, deceased, until February.

The Secretary of the Council reviewed the work of that body since its first meeting in 1913, showing what had been its direct accomplishment and its incidental benefit.

Mr. McCornack now spoke on the athletic conditions of the College, expressing the belief that there is considerable room for improvement in the coaching policy.

Mr. Joseph W. Gannon reported on proposed changes in the constitution of the Athletic Council.

These changes contemplate lengthening the term of office of alumni and faculty members of the Athletic Council from one year to three years and altering the method of the selection of alumni members to that of election by the alumni on nomination by the Alumni Council.

Since such changes in the constitution of the Athletic Council may be made only after approval by the trustees, the alumni (through the Executive Committee) and the student body, it was Voted: That the Council recommend to the Trustees of the College, to the Executive Committee of the Alumni Association and to the student body that these amendments be passed: and

That the Secretary of the Council be entrusted with handling negotiations to that effect.

There followed a considerable discussion as to the athletic policy of Dartmouth College in reference particularly to football, and it was unanimously Voted: That a committee of three be appointed to investigate methods of athletic control at Dartmouth College, and to report to the Council.

The Chair appointed a committee consisting of Messrs. Drake, Laycock and Blair.

Meeting adjourned until 9 o'clock on Saturday morning.

November 11th, 1916.

The Alumni Council reconvened at 9 o'clock Saturday morning, in the Blue Room of the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel. President C. B. Little in the chair.

The following officers and committees were elected for the ensuing year:

President. Clarence B. Little Vice President, James P. Richardson Secretary, Homer E. Keyes

Committee on Alumni Fund Fred A. Howland James A. Vaughan William T. Abbott James P. Richardson Henry P. Blair Edward W. Knight

Committee on Alumni Projects Morton C. Tuttle William M. Hatch Richard C. Campbell Joseph W. Gannon Luther B. Little

Committee on Preparatory Schools Arthur L. Livermore Webster Thayer Charles W. Pollard Walter E. McCornack Selden C. Smith Edgar A. DeWitt

Committee on Undergraduate Affairs John R. McLane J. Frank Drake Clinton H. Moore Homer E. Keyes Clarke W. Tobin Willard G. Aborn

(The Committee on Nominations brought in no nominees for the Committee called for under motion of Mr. James P. Richardson.)

Dean Laycock spoke most optimistically on the condition of the College and the promise of success of the new administration.

An animated discussion followed covering questions concerning salaries of professors, growth of the College, and the proper charges which could be made against students. Following a suggestion that the Secretary furnish members of the Council a tabulation of salaries at Dartmouth and a comparative statement of tuition charges at Dartmouth and other institutions, it was Voted: That a committee be appointed by the Chair to study the facts bearing upon the relation .between the income and the expenditures of Dartmouth College as affected by the salaries of the teaching staff, and the tuition paid by students, and report the same in concrete form to the Council.

The Chair appointed Messrs. Tuttle, Knight and Livermore, with Mr. Keyes as secretary of the Committee.

Mr. James P. Richardson made some valedictory remarks, as member of the Council, in view of the fact that his approaching membership in the faculty of the College will terminate his official relations with the Council. He particularly emphasized the necessity for training up men to enter the ranks of the Council, and to interest themselves in the various aspects of the College which membership in the Council is bound to bring about.

The meeting then adjourned.