REPORT OF TRUSTEES MEETING

A meeting of the Trustees of Dartmouth College was held in their room in the Parkhurst Administration Building, Hanover, N. H., at three o’clock in the afternoon, agreeably to a notice mailed to each trustee at his usual post office address October 22, 1919, by the Clerk at the direction of the President.

Present the President and Messrs. Streeter, Parkhurst, Thayer, Gile, Lord and Steele. At the invitation of the President there were also present Messrs. C. D. Adams, Patten, and Hardy of the Faculty; Dean Laycock; As- sociate Dean Husband; the Registrar, Mr. Tibbetts; the Business Director, Mr. Keyes; the Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds, Mr. Wells; the Treasurer, Mr. Edgerton; and the Secretary, Mr. Clark.

Discussion as to Limit of Number of Students

The President presented the question of the desirability of limiting the numbers of the College and introduced the discussion by a written statement showing that the num- ber of students now in the College exceeds that for which the plant is set, and that for the needs of the existing number a new library building, a new chemical laboratory and a new biological laboratory are indis- pensable. After noting various suggestions of methods for restricting the number of stu- dents and showing the difficulties in the way of each, he asked for the opinions of those present on the questions: “Is it desirable to limit the growth of the College?” If so, “What should be the limit and by what methods is that limit to be secured?” The opinions of the members of the Faculty were first asked and a general discussion followed, in which there was an agreement as to the difficulty of setting any arbitrary limit to the growth of the College and of securing such a limit by any of the methods proposed, but no vote was taken.

Adjourned at 5:30 P. M. to 7:30 P. M.

Met at 7:30 P. M. according to adjournment.

Present, of the Trustees, as before, and al- so the Business Director, Mr. Keyes, the Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds, Mr. Wells, and Mr. J. Fredrick Larson.

Development of College Plant Mr. Keyes for himself, Mr. Larson and Mr. Wells, presented a sketch exhibiting the details of a plan for the development of the plant of the College.

The plan was explained in all particulars by Mr. Keyes, with additional explanations by Mr. Larson and Mr. Wells, and an interesting discussion followed.

Adjourned at 9:30 P. M. to 9:30 A. M,

November 8, 1919 Met at 9:30 A. M., according to adjourn- ment.

Present, of the Trustees, as before, and also Mr. Brown appeared and took his seat.

Discussion of Plan and Votes Thereon

The discussion of the plan presented the preceding evening was renewed, together with the consideration of the location of a new library building and new laboratories and dormitories. The discussion resulted in the several votes following:

On motion of Mr. Parkhurst it was voted:

1. That the Trustees most heartily ap- prove the steps taken by the officers of ad- ministration of the College to perfect a plan for the future development of the college plant. The plans presented at this meeting show the result of the most careful study and great constructive ability.

2. That the plan for the development of the college plant, presented by Messrs. Keyes, Larson and Wells and dated Nov. 7, 1919, be adopted so far as the location of the library is concerned, placing it in the center of the square north of the College Green, facing toward the west, and that all further details of the plan, while meeting general approval, be left for final adoption at a later time.

Location of Chemical Laboratory

On motion of Mr. Parkhurst it was Voted that in the judgment of the Trustees a chemical laboratory is one of the most pressing needs of the College, which they will use special efforts to secure, and that as soon as provision for its construction can be pro- vided, the building should be located on Col- lege Street in front of the Medical College building.

Discussion on the Obligations of the College

A further and informal discussion was had on the obligations of the College in the mat- ters of housing, instruction, sustenance (the Commons), and recreation, in the course of which the President outlined the plan of the Alumni Council for the enlargement and improvement of the Athletic Field.

Adjourned at 11 ;S0 A. M. to 1:30 P. M.

Met at 1.30, according to adjournment. Present as before.

Record Approved

The record of the last meeting was then approved without reading as a copy of it had been sent to each member of the Board by the President and as no errors had been noted in it.

Ratification of Votes at Boston Meeting

On motion of Mr. Streeter it was

Voted to ratify and confirm all the votes passed by the Trustees at their meeting held in Boston, at the Copley-Plaza Hotel, on October 3, 1919.

Amended Budget

An amended budget for the year 1919-1920 was presented by the Treasurer, Mr. Edger- ton, and after a short explanation by him of the changes, on motion of Mr. Parkhurst it was

Voted to adopt the budget as amended.

Degree of A. B.

On the recommendation of the Faculty, the degree of Bachelor of Arts as of the class of 1919, was awarded to

Cavanaugh, John Carl Heller, Abraham McCaslin, Donald Andrew

Restriction of Scholarship Aid

On the same recommendation it was

Voted that, beginning with September 1920, scholarship aid shall be granted in junior and senior years only to those applicants for scholarship aid who have secured at least 2.4 as an average for the work of the pre- ceding year, but the President and the Dean are authorized to make exceptions in such cases as shall seem to them deserving.

Secretary to the President

Russell R. Larmon T9 was appointed Secre- tary to the President.

$2OO for Books in History

On motion of Mr. Brown it was Voted that a special appropriation of $2OO be made to provide the extra books needed in history.

Report of Treasurer Accepted, to be Printed

The report of the Treasurer for the last financial year having been presented, it was moved by Mr. Parkhurst and

Voted that the Treasurer’s report be ac- cepted and the Treasurer be authorized to print and distribute to the alumni of the Col- lege and others as many as in his judgment seems wise.

Resignation of H. A. Wells

The resignation of Harry A. Wells, Super- intendent of Buildings and Grounds, was received, to take effect July 1, 1920. On motion of Mr. Parkhurst the following reso- lutions was unanimously adopted:

Resolutions

Resolved, that in the resignation of Mr. Wells, Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds for the last seven years, the College loses a most valuable member of its execu- tive staff.

The thorough and economical manner in which he has carried on the work of his department and his uniform good judgment in dealing with his subordinates, has made him an ideal man for the position.

We wish for him that success in his future business career to which his upright charac- ter and executive ability entitle him.

Heating and Lighting System

On motion of Mr. Streeter it was

Voted, in view of possible expansion and replacement, that the Committee on Business Administration be requested to secure a sur- vey of the entire system of heating and light- ing, and that they are hereby authorized to make any expenditures that in their judgment shall seem necessary.

Hotel

Mr. Parkhurst made a statement in regard to the needs and possibilities of the hotel and after considerable discussion, on motion of Mr. Streeter, it was

Voted that Mr. Parkhurst be requested to make an examination of the question of en- larging the hotel and of financing the under- taking.

Appraisal of Real Estate

On motion of Mr. Lord it was Voted to request the Committee on Business Administration to make an appraisal of the real estate of the College.

Depreciation of Educational Plant

A communication was received from the Treasurer concerning a system of making provision for depreciation of the educational plant of the College, and on motion of Mr. Parkhurst, it was

Voted that the Treasurer be requested to make an examination of the system of de- preciation in the college plant and to make a report thereon.

Publication of Exercises of Sesqui-Centennial

The President made a statement regarding the publishing of the exercises of the Ses- qui-Centennial of the College, and the plans for it, all of which were approved, and the Trustees, regarding the great success of the celebration, unanimously passed the following votes:

Votes of Appreciation to H. E. Keyes andOthers

Voted that the Trustees give expression to their pleasure at the comprehensiveness of the plan and the perfection of detail with which the exercises of the recent Sesqui-Cen- tennial were projected and carried out, which made it to all so completely a satisfying cele- bration of that important event.

Voted that formal acknowledgment be made of the sense of special indebtedness of the Trustees to Mr. Homer Eaton Keyes, Exe- cutive Secretary of the Committee for the Sesqui-Centennial, for his invaluable services in all the manifold responsibilities that cen- tered in him, both in the making of plans and in the carrying of them into final effect.

Voted that the Executive Secretary of the Committee for the Sesqui-Centennial be re- quested in behalf of the Trustees to transmit the appreciation of the Board to those mem- bers of the general committee, representing respectively the Faculty and the Alumni, as well as those members of special committees whose thought and work were so significant to the vital success of the occasion. The meeting then adjourned.