MEETING OF THE ALUMNI COUNCIL

The fall meeting of the Council of the Alumni of Dartmouth College was held in the parlors of the Hotel Belmont, New York City, on Friday, November 8. The meeting was called to order by President C. B. Little.

The roll call showed the following men present:

New England States

Fred A. Howland '87 Edward H. Trowbridge '81 Albion B. Wilson '95

Middle and Southern States

Luther B. Little '82 Randolph McNutt '71 Henry P. Blair '89

Central States

John C. Wallace '07 For the Faculty Craven Laycock '96

Elected by Class Secretaries

Edward W. Knight '87 Morton C. Tuttle '97 William D. Parkinson '78

Members by Virtue of Official Relationto the Alumni

Edward K. Woodworth '97 Homer E. Keyes '00 Joseph W. Gannon '99

Elected by the Council

William M. Hatch '86 Wesley G. Carr '84 Clarence B. Little '81

The minutes of the previous meeting were read and accepted.

The Chair appointed a -nominating committee consisting of the following men:

Henry P. Blair Albion B. Wilson Edward W. Knight

Report on the Alumni Fund was read and accepted. There followed a good deal of discussion as to various means of increasing the resources of the College. Among other things, it was strongly suggested that the alumni be urged in making their wills always to make provision for the College.

It was the opinion of the Council that the policy of the Alumni Fund for the coming year should allow for no diminution of activity on the part of all concerned. It was, however, generally agreed that the large effort should be in the direction of increasing the number of subscribers rather than the specific amount of the Fund.

Dean Laycock spoke on "Dartmouth College as a Military Post" and emphasized the necessity for maintaining the interest of the alumni in the College during a period marked by wide variations from former precedents.

On motion of Mr. Howland it was Voted: That the Council of Alumni express to the faculty of Dartmouth College its warm appreciation of the spirit of loyal co-operation which the faculty has shown in meeting the new problems incident to the changed status of the College.

There followed considerable discussion as to the present and future condition of the teaching force in the College. And it was Voted: That a committee be appointed to investigate the matter of salaries of members of the faculty and administrative officers of the College, to report to the Council on the whole matter, with suggestions as to ways and means of improving the existing conditions.

The Chair appointed:

Morton C. Tuttle William D. Parkinson Edward H. Trowbridge

In course of the general consideration of ways and means for increasing the income of the College, the matter of tuition fees was again brought prominently into the discussion. The concensus of opinion was that the present tutition charge of the College is needlessly low. It was, accordingly, moved that the Council again urge upon the Trustees the advisability of making a substantial increase in the tuition fee of the College, and that in the belief of the Council this fee should be not less than $200 per annum.

It was, further, Voted: That President Little select another member of the Council to serve with him as a committee to bring this vote before the Trustees.

In the matter of selecting a candidate to succeed Sanford H. Steele '70, who, having been elected to complete the term of Henry B. Thayer, has now reached the end of the term! for which he was elected, it was unanimously

Voted: That Sanford H. Steele '70 be nominated to serve for a full term as Alumni Trustee.

The meeting now adjourned for noon recess, and reconvened at 2.30 p. m.

At this time the Committee on Nominations reported the following officers and committees:

Clarence B. Little, President Randolph McNutt, Vice-President Homer E. Keyes, Secretary

Alumni Fund Committee Fred A. Howland Edward W. Knight Henry P. Blair Edward K. Woodworth James A. Vaughan "Henry A. Haugan

Alumni Projects Committee Morton C. Tuttle Clarence B. Little Joseph W. Gannon Wesley G. Carr

Preparatory Schools Committee Richard C. Campbell Edgar A. DeWitt Walter E. McCornack Selden C. Smith William D. Parkinson Edward H. Trowbridge Robert F. Leavens

Undergraduate Affairs Committee Wiliiam M. Hatch

Clinton H. Moore Albion B. Wilson Homer E. Keyes John C. Wallace Randolph McNutt

It was Voted: That the Secretary cast one ballot for the slate as presented.

The Secretary of the Council reported on the University Union in Paris, giving some selections from letters received from Ernest B. Watson '02, who has been active in representing Dartmouth interests before the direction of the Union.

It was Voted: That there be appropriated from the Alumni Fund a sum not exceeding $2500 for carrying on Dartmouth's share of the work of the University Union during the coming year.

Some time was spent in consideration of the possibility of celebrating the 150 th Anniversary of the College. It was Voted: That in the opinion of the Council the celebration of the 150 th Anniversary of the founding of Dartmouth College should be held in the year when this anniversary would fall, namely in 1919; and that in the judgment of the Council the satisfaction of the alumni would best be served by holding the celebration in the early autumn months.

Mr. Gannon reported on the general athletic situation, stating that the Athletic Council had placed the responsibility in the hands of the military command of the College, but was in so far as possible co-operating with those to whom authority had been transferred.

The meeting'now adjourned, following the Council meeting a dinner given by Messrs. Fred A. Howland, C. B. Little and E. W. Knight was tendered the Council members and the Class Agents of the Alumni Fund at the University Club in New York. Some thirty-five men were in attendance and joined in discussion of the Alumni Fund in 1918 and the best procedure for 1919.