REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES MEETING

The regular Commencement meeting of the Trustees was held in the Parkhurst Administration Building in Hanover on June 23 and 24.

The President, Governor Bartlett and Messrs. Streeter, Thayer, Gile, Lord, Hall and Steele were present.

Meeting with a Committee of the Faculty onRequirements in Latin.

A Committee of the Faculty, consisting of Professors H. E. Burton and J. P. Richardson, was present for conference on the subject of the entrance requirements in Latin and the course of study in college in Latin, as recommended by the Faculty. The Committee, after giving the reasons for the proposed changes in the entrance requirements and the curriculum in Latin, and after making such explanations as were asked, by different members of the Board, withdrew, and the Trustees, having further considered the subject, voted to adopt the recommendations of the Faculty relating to Latin requirements as described elsewhere in this issue.

The President, having sent by mail to each Trustee a copy of the report of the Committee of the Faculty on the Reorganization of Departments, introduced the subject of the report for discussion, and after careful consideration on motion of Mr. Lord it was

Voted that the Trustees approve and adopt the report of the Faculty on the Reorganization of Departments, together with the first four special recommendations, except that the fourth be amended by inserting the word "Faculty" before the words "Committee on Educational Policy", so that it shall read "Faculty Committee on Educational Policy".

Voting Rights of Members (if Faculty. It was likewise

Voted that the Trustees grant voting rights to all members of the Faculty except instructors in their first year of service in the College.

Report of Faculty on Carnegie Foundationreceived and put on file.

A recommendation having been received from the Faculty that the Trustees take no action at present looking toward the acceptance for Dartmouth College of the insurance and annuity plan of the Carnegie Foundation, on motion of Mr. Thayer it was

Voted that the recommendation of the Faculty in the matter of the insurance and annuity plan of the Carnegie Foundation be received and put on file.

Gift of $1300 by Henry H. Hilton and thankstherefor.

A letter was received from Mr. Henry H. Hilton enclosing a check for $1,300, covering the cost of an addition to "Hilton Field", the college golf links. In accepting the gift the Trustees would express to Mr. Hilton their grateful appreciation of hi» continued interest in the College and of his repeated and generous contributions to it.

Appointment of R. W. Husband as AssociateDean.

On recommendation of the President, Professor Richard W. Husband was appointed Associate Dean of the College, his work to be developed with the idea of enabling the men of the College to make the right contacts at the close of their college course, and helping them to begin advantageously and promptly what is to be their life careers.

Alumni Magazine for Members of the Faculty.

On motion of Dr. Gile it was

Voted that as a part of the necessary subsidy to the Alumni Magazine the Trustees request that the Magazine be sent to, each member of the Faculty.

Letter from Ex-President Tucker. The President presented the following letter from ex-President Tucker:

Occom Ridge Hanover, New Hampshire, June 17, 1919.

My Dear Mr. Hopkins :

Will you express to the Trustees, at your early opportunity, my gratitude for their generous and affectionate remembrance. The abiding affection which I entertain for those of the Boards with whom I had the happy fortune of serving for so many years, is matched by the respect I entertain for the Board itself as a corporate body. I doubt if any corresponding body has made such uninterrupted progress, as has the Dartmouth Board,, since its reorganization in 1892 under the Alumni Movement. There were not a few among our old time neighbors and friends who said that the early enthusiasm would abate, and that the College would in due time recede to the old and common level. That time has not yet come. New administrations have registered new advances. Changes that have taken place have simply shown the firmness with which the Trustees have held the College in hand, and the steadiness of their forward look.

,It has been an inspiration in these trying years to note that the Board has not taken one retrogressive, or halting, or overcautious step. The result is an evident confidence and assurance on the part of the Alumni, from which much may be reasonably anticipated.

I assure you, Mr. President, that the prospect is most alluring to a quiet but greatly interested on-looker. It means much, very much, to a man to be able to love the College to the end. It adds greatly to the comfort and good cheer of his affection, to be able to believe with equal sincerity in those with whom the immediate future of the College rests.

Most sincerely

(Signed) W. J. Tucker

To President Hopkins, Parkhurst Hall.

Appropriation for Building Five Houses.

On motion of Mr. Thayer, in accordance with a recommendation of the Committee on Business Administration, it was

Voted that a sum be appropriated for building not less than five houses in the vicinity of Webster Avenue, to be occupied by members of the Faculty; these houses to be builtnder the direction of the Business Director, with the approval of the President, and treated as an investment of the Associated Trusts.

Requirement of Physical Exercise of Sophomores and Freshmen.

The President laid before the Trustees a recommendation of the Faculty, which after discussion, on motion of Mr. Thayer, was adopted as follows:

Voted that three hours per week of physical exercise under the department of Physical Education be required of all freshmen and sophomores, and that this requirement go into effect with the class entering college in the year 1919-1920.

Elections and Appointments.

On the recommendation of the President elections and appointments were made as follows:

R. H. Jordan to be Professor of Education.

Albert H. Washburn to be Professor of Political Science and International Law.

William A. Robinson to be Professor of Political Science.

W. Stuart Messer to be Assistant Professor of Latin, for a term of three years.

Royal C. Nemiah to be Assistant Professor of Latin, for a term of three years.

Harry L. Hillman to be Assistant Professor of Physical Education and Recreational Director, for a term of three years.

Re-elections.

Louis L. Silverman to be Assistant Professor of Mathematics for a term of three years.

Appointments.

George Raffalovich to be Lecturer in French, for one year.

William Doty Maynard-to be Instructor in French, for one year.

Harold E. Washburn to be Instructor in French, for one year.

Thomas E. Steward to be Instructor in English, for a term of three years.

William Benfield Pressey to be Instructor in English, for one year.

J. G. Neafie Mitchell to be Instructor in English, for one year.

Hewette E. Joyce to be Instructor in English, for one year.

John B. Moore to be Instructor in English, for one year.

Irving C. Story to be Instructor in English, for one year.

Harwood Lawrence Childs to be Instructor in Public Speaking, for one year.

Harris M. Chadwell to be Instructor in Chemistry, for one year.

Bartlett C. Shackford to be Instructor in Anatomy in the Medical School for one year.

Re-app ointments.

Frederick S. Page to be Instructor in Biology, for one year.

John J. Sexton to be Instructor in French, for one year.

Courtney Bruerton to be Instructor in French.

Resignations.

The resignations were received and accepted of

Henry K. Norton, Professor of Political Science, and

Henry W. Shelton, Assistant Professor of Business Organization and Management in the Tuck School.

Leave of Absence.

Leave of absence was granted to John W. Young, Cheney Professor of Mathematics for the year 1919-1920.

Assistant Librarian.

Voted that the title of Harold G. Rugg be changed from Executive Assistant to the Librarian to Assistant Librarian, beginning with the next academic year.

Director of the Thayer School.

Voted that Charles A. Holden be the Director of the Thayer School, the overseers of the Thayer School having already signified their accord with the action.

Committee on Changes m Library and WilsonHall.

The President then made a statement in regard to the needs of the library showing the inadequacy of Wilson- Hall for the present uses of the library, and its total insufficiency in view of even normal growth. He suggested an addition to the stack room with general estimates of the cost of such an addition, and on motion of Mr. Thayer it was

Voted that the question of changes in the library, including an addition to Wilson Hall, be referred to a committee, consisting of the President and Messrs. Gile and Lord, with power to act, and that a sum not exceeding $20,000 be appropriated for such construction as may be necessary.

Report of committee on compulsory Commonsfor Freshmen.

A committee, consisting of Messrs. Thayer, Hall and Steele, appointed by the committee on Business Administration at its meeting in April, to consider the advisability of compulsory commons for Freshmen, made a report with recommendations which were adopted, on motion of Mr. Streeter as follows:

1. That beginning with the college year 1919-1920 Freshmen be generally required to eat together in Commons.

2. That only such Freshmen be excused from such participation in Commons as are specifically excused by the College Committee on Scholarship.

3. That as many needy men as possible be given opportunity to earn their board in whole or in part for services rendered.

4. That in view of the compulsory aspects of this proposal, measures be taken to insure adequate and satisfactory food and service.

S. That the responsible college officers be authorized to put these recommendations into effect, and to see that parents of prospective students are duly and properly informed of the action of the Trustees,

Sanford H. Steele re-elected Alumni Trustee.

The clerk presented a letter from Homer E. Keyes, Secretary of the Association of Alumni of Dartmouth College, stating that Sanford H. Steele had been nominated to fill the vacancy on the Board of Trustees, caused by the expiration of the term for which he had been nominated and by his retirement ac7 cording to the constitution, and, therefore, on motion of Mr. Streeter, it was

Voted to proceed to the election of a Trustee to fill the vacancy caused by the retirement of Sanford H. Steele,

And a ballot having been taken it appeared that all the Trustees present had voted and that all the ballots were for Sanford H. Steele, and he was therefore declared elected to succeed himself as Alumni Trustee.

Gift of Swimming Pool by ex-Governor R.H. Spaulding.

The President announced that ex-Governor Rolland H. Spaulding had notified him of his readiness to build a swimming pool for the College, of the very best character, at a cost in accordance with an understanding between himself and the President.

On motion of Mr. Streeter it was

Voted that in accepting the generous gift of ex-Governor Rolland H. Spaulding" of $115,000 for the construction of a swimming pool in connection with the Alumni Gymnasium, the Trustees are moved by feelings of more than ordinary gratitude to the donor, for they recognize that his interest in the College is not that of graduation from it, but that it comes from the official relation to it, into which he was brought happily for the College, by his position as Governor of New Hampshire and from his consequent knowledge of the character and needs of the College, and they hereby record their sincere and hearty thanks for a gift at once expressing a large and discriminating benevolence and satisfying a real want of the College.

Gift for Outing Club by John E. Johnson.

The President next laid before the Board the following letter from Rev. John E. Johngpn;

1229 S. 58th St. Philadelphia, May 22, 1919.

To PRESIDENT ERNEST M. HOPKINS

My dear Mr. President:

In common with all persons interested in the welfare of Dartmouth College I rejoice in the fact that you are at the helm once more in Hanover.

Graduating in '66, I was spared to attend there the Centennial Commemoration of the founding of the College.

I survived to be present at the Fiftieth Anniversary of my graduation1, and now I hope to be with you at the coming Commencement, the One Hundred and Fiftieth from the beginning.

As an "outward and visible sign of my inward and invisible gratitude" to Almighty God for having thus signally prolonged my life, I wish to add, on this occasion, the totally inadequate sum of five thousand dollars to the Endowment Fund of the Dartmouth Outing Club which bears the name of my very dear friend Alfred C. Harrison Esq. of Philadelphia.

Yours very sincerely, {Signed-) JOHN E. JOHNSON '66 and '16

On motion of Mr. Hall it was

Voted that the Trustees accept the gift of $5000 for the Endowment Fund of the Dartmouth Outing Club by the Rev. John E. Johnson, and thank him anew for the repeated and substantial aid by which he established and has fostered the Dartmouth Outing Club, whose rapid development has been of great value to the College at large and in particular to the many young men who have been stimulated to out-door activities.

Gift of Scholarship by George E. Duffy.

The President further announced the gift to the College of $5000 by Mr. George E. Duffy of the class of 1894, in commemoration of the twenty-fifth anniversary reunion of his class, in securities of a par value of $5000 to establish a scholarship or scholarships to be known as the George E. Duffy Scholarships, these to be awarded to students in the College according to terms later to be determined, but with preference for men coming from Franklin, N. H., Franklin, Mass. and Worcester, Mass,

On motion of Mr. Lord it was

Voted that the Trustees accept the generous gift of Mr. Duffy on the conditions named, and that they express to him their high appreciation of his substantial help in meeting a great need of the College at the present time, the establishment of a sufficient scholarship fund, and assure him that they will use their best endeavor to make his gift effective. Budget Approved.

The budget for the next financial year was presented and after discussion was approved.

New Dormitory.

The President then made a statement in regard to the prospects of the College for the coming year, the probable numbers of the next freshman class and the need in the near future of additional dormitory accommodations. After considerable discussion covering the ground of the statement and the site and character of a new dormitory on motion of Mr. Hall it was

Voted to' leave the matter of building a new dormitory to the Committee on Business Administration with power to act.

The meeting then adjourned.