MARCH MEETING OF THE TRUSTEES

EXTRACTS FROM THE MINUTES

The winter meeting of the Trustees of Dartmouth College was held Saturday, March 24, in the Trustees' Room in Hanover. The following action was taken.

Discussion was held in regard to various names of men who had been suggested for the vacancy on the Board of Trustees caused by the death of Doctor Brown. After full discussion upon all the principles involved it became clear that the Board was in unanimity as regards one man. Upon motion of Doctor J. M. Gile, seconded by Mr. A. O. Brown, the name of John King Lord was put in nomination, and the Trustees proceeded to ballot. Each of the seven men present voted and all the votes were for Mr. Lord, and he was declared elected a Trustee.

Faculty appointments were made as follows: Ashley Kingsley Hardy was advanced from an associate professorship of German to a full professorship; John Merrill Poor was advanced from an associate professorship of Astronomy to a full professorship; Charles Henry Hawes was advanced from an assistant professorship of Anthropology to a full professorship. Fletcher Low, of the class of 1915, was appointed Instructor in Chemistry for the year 1917-18. Charles L. Stone, of the class of 1917, was appointed Instructor in Psychology.

The following interim appointments made by the President and Secretary of the Committee on Education, were approved: Chester Hume Forsyth, Instructor in Mathematics for the year 1916-17; Frederic Cooke Nelson, Instructor in English for the year 1916-17; Nicolas Prodromou Aghnides, Instructor in Economics for the year 1916-17; Andrew Jackson Scarlett, Jr., Instructor in Chemistry for the second semester of the year 1916-17; George M. Stephenson, Instructor in History for the second semester of the year 1916-17; James Paddock Taylor, Resident Lecturer and Supervisor of Field Work, Commercial Executive Practice, in the Tuck School, for the second semester of the year 1916-17.

The following resignations and withdrawals were reported: Alfred Leslie Smith, Assistant Professor of Commerce in the Tuck School, and Henry Wells Lawrence, Jr., Instructor in History, at the end of the first semester.

It was voted to adopt the following resolution, and to spread it upon the Records of the Trustees, in regard to the death of their beloved associate, Doctor Francis Brown:

Whereas in the death of the Reverend Francis Brown, of the class of 1870, the Trustees of Dartmouth College have suffered irreparable, loss alike in his qualities which made for high scholarship, those marked by administrative acumen and those of personal influence; and

Whereas the nature of his life and the quality of his achievements marked him as one of the foremost of Dartmouth's graduates;

Therefore be it resolved: That the Trustees make formal record of their deep sense of appreciation of what the consecrated service of Doctor Brown upon the Board throughout the years has meant always to the best interests of the College and to the inspiration of his fellows.

The resignation of Gray Knapp as Secretary of the College was received and accepted, and the following resolution was passed:

That in. accepting the resignation of Gray Knapp, of the class of 1912, as Secretary of the College the Trustees make record of their sincere appreciation of the faithfulness and quality of Mr. Knapp's work during his connection with the College, and express their heartiest good wishes for his continued success in his new field of work

It was voted to refer to the faculty, for immediate investigation and early report, the question of the desirability and the feasibility of Dartmouth's adopting a program of continuous session of the College all the year around, thus eliminating the long summer vacation and enabling the course to be completed by those who desire it in three years instead of four.

In view of the impairment of the dignity of the Commencement exercises of the College because of the small attendance of members of the faculty, the following vote was passed:

That in the opinion of the Trustees attention of the faculty should be called anew to the fact that the obligations to the College for the academic year terminate not earlier than subsequent to the exercises of Commencement Day.

The recommendation of the Alumni Council to the Trustees was adopted, that approval be given to amendments to the constitution of the Athletic Council faculty members for three year terms, one of each'group coming up for election each year.

It was voted to express the warmest appreciation of the Board of Trustees to Mrs. Edwin R. Perkins, whose husband was a highly honored member of the class of 1857, for her gift of $10,000 for a prize commemorative of the name of Mr. Perkins. The income of this amount is to be awarded annually, in one prize of $500, to that student of good character, picked from the departments of Greek, Latin and English Literature, who shows the most distinctive ability. The Edwin R. Perkins Prize will become thereby the largest prize in the possession of the College, and one which it is expected will stimulate an unusual grade of work among the men of the specified departments.

Announcement was made of the willingness of the heirs of the late Frederick Chase, formerly Treasurer of the College, and compiler of the data for the first volume of "The History of Dartmouth College," to present to the College the valuable collection of autographs, graphs, documents and pamphlets which were gathered together during the life of Mr. Chase.

It was voted that the College accept the collection and provide for its safekeeping;' and further, that the sincere appreciation of the Board be expressed to the heirs of the late Frederick Chase for their thoughtfulness of the College in this matter.