FALL MEETING OF ALUMNI COUNCIL

The meeting of the Council of the Alumni of Dartmouth College was held in New York at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel on the morning of October 24. President C. B. Little presided.

The roll call showed the following men present:

New England States. Albion B. Wilson ’95 Edward H. Trowbridge ’81 Lafayette R. Chamberlin ’OS

Middle and Southern States. Henry P. Blair ’89 Edward W. Knight ’87

Central States. Robert L. Burnap ’94

Western States. James A. Vaughan ’05

Rocky Mountain and Pacific States. David J. Main ’06

For the Faculty. Eugene F. Clark ’01

Elected by Class Secretaries. William D. Parkinson ’78 Natt W. Emerson ’OO

Members by Virtue of Official Relation to theA lumni.

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

Elected by the Council. Clarence B. Little ’81 Wesley G. Carr ’84 William M. Hatch ’86

The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved.

The Chair appointed a nominating commit- tee consisting of Messrs. Blair, Hatch and Vaughan.

A communication from President Hopkins under date of October 6, 1919, was read, con- cerning the Alumni Council report on faculty salaries; and another under date of October 11, in which the President brought to the at- tention of the Council the deplorable condi- tion of the athletic field and requested that consideration be given to means for improv- ing it.

A letter from Reverend John E. Johnson ’66 concerning the Alumni Fund was also read.

A report was made on the plans for the Alumni Fund for the coming year. The Chair- man of the Fund Committee spoke of the necessity for improving the financial status of the College. After some discussion the fol- lowing resolution was passed by the Council;

Resolved: That, in the opinion of the Council of the Alumni of Dartmouth College, it will be injudicious at this time to attempt to raise among the general alumni of the College any capital sum that would suffice to meet the endowment needs of the Col- lege.

That, nevertheless, the alumni of the College should accept the obligation in the near future to provide the College an- nually with an income from regular con- tributions equivalent to the income from additional endowment of $2,000,000.

That for the year 1919-1920 the amount of income to be raised from the alumni should be $50,000. and that this sum be increased by $25,000, each year until it is equivalent to not less than the income on $2,000,000. at 5%.

That the members of the Council take pains to offer to those persons, whether or not alumni of the College, who are in a position to give capital sums to the Col- lege, the opportunity for strengthening the institution not only on the side of income bearing endowment but on the side of ad- ditional necessary plant construction.

Professor James P. Richardson, faculty member of the Dartmouth College Athletic Council, was called upon to speak on plans for an athletic field. He laid before the Coun- cil plans for a new field calculated largely to increase the playing facilities of the Col- lege and outlined a procedure which the Council felt would result in securing the funds necessary for the construction of the field, namely $350,000. The matter was referred to the Committee on Alumni Projects.

Mr. Natt W. Emerson spoke briefly on the relations between the Alumni Council and the Association of Secretaries. He emphasised the probable valuable results of the action of the secretaries requiring that henceforth elective representatives of the Secretaries Association on the Council should first be members of the Association.

Upon the Secretary’s bringing to the at- tention of the Council that the time for the nomination of a trustee to succeed Henry L. Moore ’77, whose term will expire in June, 1920, it was

Voted: That action in this matter be deferred, but that the preliminary nomin- ation be placed in the hands of a commit- tee to consist of Messrs. Knight, Cham- berlin and Parkinson, to act on the call of the _ Secretary and to report their con- clusions to the Council for ratification.

The Council, having adjourned for lunch- eon, re-convened at 2:30 in the afternoon.

President Hopkins was received by the Council and spoke relative to the problems arising out of the rapid increase in the size of the student body, which has suddenly in- creased to a total of over 1,700 men. President Hopkins laid down as three principles upon which the further growth of the College should be controlled: that the College should not grow

1. At the expense of its future prospects,

2. At the expense of the quality of its work,

3. At the expense of its faculty well-being.

At the same time he pointed out the difficul- ty of finding satisfactory means for control- ing the size of the institution. Just what is to be done and how it is to be done he de- clared himself unable satisfactorily to decide at this time.

On the motion of Mr. Burnap it was

Voted'. That the Council of the Alum- ni pledge their loyal and enthusiastic sup- port to the trustees in carrying out such policies as that body may determine to be for the best interest of the College.

Professor Eugene F. Clark reported con- cerning the distribution of the student body, showing a constantly increasing tendency for students to enter from outside of New Eng- land. ;.ti|

At this time the Committee on Nominations reported the following officers and commit- tees ; , ? J

OFFICERS

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

COMMITTEES

A lumni Fund Edward W. Knight, Chairman Henry P. Blair Edward K. Woodworth James A. Vaughan Robert L. Burnap Lafayette R. Chamberlin

Alumni Projects Morton C. Tuttle, Chairman Charence B. Little Joseph W. Gannon Wesley G. Carr

Preparatory Schools William D. Parkinson, Chairman Edgar A. DeWitt Seldon C. Smith Edward H. Trowbridge Robert F. Leavens David J. Main Randolph McNutt

Undergraduate Affairs William M. Hatch, Chairman Clinton H. Moore Albion B. Wilson Homer E. Keyes John C. Wallace Eugene F. Clark Natt W. Emerson Henry A. Haugan It was

Voted'. That the Secretary be author- ized to cast one ballot for the slate as presented.

Thereupon the meeting was declared ad- journed.

Secretary.