MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

A meeting of the Trustees of Dartmouth College was held in their room in the Parkhurst Administration Building at Hanover, September 27, 1918, at 7.30 o'clock in the evening. All were present except Governor Keyes and Messrs. Kimball and Hall.

On motion of Mr. Lord it was voted to ratify and confirm the votes passed by the Trustees at their meeting held in New York City on March 29 and.30, 1918.

The report of the Committee on Business Administration was made by its Chairman, Mr. Parkhurst. The report of the Treasurer, which was included in the report of the Committee, was received and placed on file. On motion of Mr. Brown it was voted that the report of the Committee be accepted and adopted and the acts and votes reported therein be .ratified and confirmed. A vote authorizing and empowering the Business Director to take down and remove the Hitchcock mansion was confirmed by the above action.

The report of the Committee on Education was made by the President and their recommendations for elections and appointments were adopted, as follows.

Elections

Kenneth Noel Atkins to be Assistant Professor of Bacteriology in the Medical School, for a term of five years.

Leonard B. McWhood to be Director of Music, with the rank of full professor.

Appointments

Harold Goddard Rugg to be Acting Librarian during the absence of Mr. Goodrich, the Librarian.

Jesse Hale Riddle to be Instructor in Economics for one year.

Elizabeth R. Hapgood to be Instructor in the Russian Language for one year.

William Skinkle Knickerbocker to be Instructor in English for one year.

Francis Eugene Ludlow to be Instructor in English for one year.

Alan Lang Strout to be Instructor in English for one year.

William Bolster Pierce to be Instructor in Physics for one year.

Leonard Dupee White to be Instructor in Political Science for one year.

Leave of Absence Granted

The President announced that in accordance with the vote of the Trustees, passed at the meeting of October 20, 1917, empowering him to give leave of absence to members of the faculty for the period of the war, or for such period as may be agreed upon, he had granted leave of absence as follows:

To Frank Maloy Anderson, Professor of History, for the first semester of 1918-1919.

To Fred Parker Emery, Professor of English, for the year 1918-1919.

To Eugene Francis Clark, Assistant Professor of German, for the period of the war.

To James W. Goldthwait, Professor of Geology, for the period of the war.

To Nathaniel Lewis Goodrich, Librarian, for the period of the war.

To William Rensselaer Gray, Professor of Accounting in the Tuck School, for a period to be determined.

To Harry Livingstone Hillman, Instructor in Physical Education, for the period of the war.

To Raymond Watson Jones, Assistant Professor of German, for the period of the war.

To Patrick Joseph Kaney, Instructor in Physical Education, for the period of the war.

To Frederick Smyth Page, Instructor in Biology, for the period of the war.

To Wilmon Henry Sheldon, Stone Professor of Intellectual and Moral Philosophy, for the year 1918-1919.

To Erville Bartlett Woods, Assistant Professor of Sociology, for the year 1918-1919.

To Ernest Roy Greene, Assistant Professor of the Romance Languages, for the year 1918-1919.

To Frederick Pomeroy Lord, Professor of Anatomy in the Medical School, for an indefinite period.

To George Breed Zug, Assistant Professor of Modern Art, for the year 1918-1919.

Election of Registrar of the College

Voted that Howard Murray Tibbetts be elected Registrar of the College with the rank of full professor.

Release of John Stalling Pickett

Voted that Lieutenant John Stailing Pickett be released by the College to the War Department to be reassigned by the War Department to military work at Dartmouth.

Resignations

The President presented the resignations of James Lukens McConaughy, Professor of Education and Director of the Summer Session, and of Clifford Blake Clapp, Executive Assistant to the Librarian, which were accepted.

Gift of J. H. Smith

The President having reported a gift of $300 for the benefit of the Library in the Departments of American History and German by Justin H. Smith of the class of 1877 on motion of Mr. Moore it was voted that the Trustees accept the gift with grateful appreciation, recalling, as they do, the distinguished service of the donor as Professor of Modern History in the College for ten years, and taking pleasure in the fact that in his later work as student and author in the field of literature and historical research he carries in his thought the interests of the College and now helps to advance them by his generosity.

Report of the Business Director and Contract in re Vocational Training Course

The President laid before the Trustees the report of the Business Director and made explanations of the arrangements which have been entered into with the War Department in connection with vocational training of enlisted men, and of the contract already signed by the Business Director. On motion of Mr. Brown it was voted that the Trustees ap prove the action of the Business Director in signing contracts with the United States Government for the giving of vocational training to enlisted men in the United States Army from October 15, 1918, to June 15, 1919.

Alterations in Plant

On motion of Mr. Moore it was voted that the Trustees approve the action of the Business Director in undertaking such alterations in the College plant as are necessary in fulfilling this contract and are provided for in the reimbursement offered by the Government for the service rendered.

Students' Army Training Corps and VotesThereon

The President further made explanations of the .relation of the College to the War Department in connection with the Student Army Training Corps and of his action in the matter, looking toward utilizing the resources of the College in aid of the plan of the Government in the preparation of its students for military service. After discussion, on motion of Mr. Steele it was voted that the Trustees authorize the Business Director to incur such expense as is necessary in adjusting the College plant to the new uses of the Students' Army Training Corps, after due consultation with the President and the Chairman of the Committee on Business Administration of the Trustees.

And on motion of Mr. Streeter it was voted that the President, or, on his approval, the Business Director, be authorized to sign any supplementary contract with the War Department that may be desirable.

And it was also voted that authority be given to the President for the appropriation of such funds as may be necessary for the inauguration and administration of the War Aims Course on a basis which will put at the disposal of the College for this course the maximum available in its intellectual and material equipment.

Gift from the Estate of Judge Wm. M. Chase

The attention of the Trustees having been called by the President, through a communication from Professor Dixon, head of the Department of Economics, to the receipt from the estate of Judge William M. Chase of a collection of the manuscripts and volumes covering the history of railroad development in New Hampshire, and to the very great value of this collection, it was thereupon voted that the Trustees record their special appreciation at the receipt of a gift of this value and significance, not only because of its inherent worth but likewise because of the associations with it, and the significance that it bears to the College of the loving thoughtfulness and care which marked all relations of Judge Chase with the College; and further voted that a copy of these votes be forwarded by the Clerk to his son, Mr. Arthur H. Chase.

Standing Committees of the Trustees 1918-1919

The President announced the following standing committees of the Trustees for the year 1918-1919:

Committee on Education: The President, Chairman; Dr. Gile, Secretary; Messrs. Moore, Hall, Lord and Steele.

Committee on Business Administration: Mr. Parkhurst, Chairman; Mr. Brown, Secretary; the President, and Messrs. Streeter, Kimball and Thayer.

Committee on Honorary Degrees: Mr. Streeter, Chairman; the President and Messrs. Moore and Lord; Professors Dixon, Hardy and Patten.

Adjourned at 11.15 P. M.