ALUMNI COUNCIL MEETS

The Council of the Alumni met in the banquet hall of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel at 10:00 A. M. Friday, November 11. President Knight was in the chair.

The roll call showed the following men present:

New England States Lafayette R. Chamberlin '05 Albion B. Wilson '95 Edward H. Trowbridge '81

Middle and Southern States Edward W. Knight '87 Thomas W. Streeter '04 Randolph McNutt '71

Central States Robert L. Burnap .'94 John C. Wallace '07 Guy H. Abbott '02

Western States John P. Wadham '03

Rocky Mountain and Pacific States James A. Townsend '94

For the Faculty Craven Laycock '96

Fleeted by Class Secretaries Natt W. Emerson '00 Laurence M. Symmes '08 William D. Parkinson '78

Members by Virtue of Official Relation tothe Alumni Edward K. Woodworth '97 Eugene F. Clark '01 Joseph W. Gannon '99

Elected by the Council William M. Hatch '86 Wesley G. Carr '84

Of former members of the Council there were present:

Luther B. Little '82 William T. Abbott '90 Homer E. Keyes '00 Ernest M. Hopkins '01

The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved.

The chair then appointed a nominating committee consisting of Messrs. Hatch, Woodworth and Wallace.

Luther B. Little '02 was called upon to make the presentation of a watch in behalf of the Council to Homer Eaton Keyes '00, secretary of the Council from its inception until 1921. In presenting the watch Mr. Little spoke of the great importance of Mr. Keyes' work in the Council and the dependence of its members upon him for initiative and suggestion. In accepting the watch, Mr. Keyes spoke with great feeling of his interest in the work of the Council and his appreciation of the gift. The watch bears the inscription: "Presented to Homer Eaton Keyes, Nov 11, 1921, by the men who served with him on the Council of the Alumni of Dartmouth College, in recognition of his service to the College as Secretary to the Council, 1913-1921."

At the June meeting of the Council a special committee had been appointed to consider the advisability of Dartmouth becoming associated with the Intercollegiate Employment Bureau. Since the project has been inactive in the period since the last meeting and it is still uncertain what its development may be, they committee, through its chairman, N. W. Emerson '00, recommended that no action be taken at this time.

For the Committee on Alumni Projects, W. G. Carr '84 reported on the matter of the Dartmouth Award as operated by the Buffalo Alumni Association, a matter referred to it from the June meeting. Interest in the plan was shown by the committee and by the Council at large, but it was not felt by the Council desirable to recommend any definite form of action to the alumni associations at large.

The same committee also presented a letter from George M. Morris '11, secretary of the Washington Association, referring to a letter recently received from Senator Spencer of Missouri, in which the latter called attention to the present condition of the grave of Salmon P. Chase of the Class of 1826. The grave was reported to be in neglected condition and inadequately marked. After discussion it was moved by Mr. Streeter and Voted: That the Council hears with chagrin of the condition of the grave of Salmon P. Chase and that the chair appoint a committee of three to investigate the matter and report to the Council at its June meeting.

In accordance with this vote the President appointed Messrs. Carr, Woodworth and Wilson.

Natt W. Emerson '00 then reported for the special committee which was appointed at the June meeting to study the question of how the Council can render greater service to the College. The report first considered a letter received from John P. Wadham '03 in which two points were urged:

(1) That a greater number of younger alumni be included in the Council membership.

(2) That a day be set aside that the alumni might see the College under working conditions.

With reference to the first of these points, the committee felt that the Council could have no jurisdiction over the situation but that if younger men qualified as candidates for the Council in their various geographical districts opportunity was given to the alumni to nominate them. It also felt that the balance such as generally existed in the Council, so far as age is concerned was of particular value in the deliberations of the Council.

The second suggestion regarding a special alumni day would be made practically impossible by the physical limitations of caring for any considerable body of alumni while the college is in session, since the student body taxes the available living quarters of the town to capacity. It was, therefore, Voted: That the report of the committee in, so far as it concerns a greater inclusion of younger alumni in the Council and the establishment of an alumni day in Hanover be approved.

The committee then proceeded to discuss the function of the Council. It stated as the outstanding accomplishment the raising of the annual Alumni Fund, the burden of which devolved upon only a part of the Council. To make the Council of maximum value, it is desirable that the alumni come into as close touch as possible with the various activities of the College and the resolutions presented by the committee have the fundamental idea of making the Council an effective and constant mouth-piece of alumni influence and feeling. In order to increase the efficiency of the Council machinery, it was moved and Voted: That there be added to the standing committees of the Council an Executive Committee which shall consist of the President and Secretary and three other members of the Council, President of the Council to be chairman thereof. This committee! shall cooperate with the President and the Secretary in arranging the program of each meeting and in presenting to the Council various phases of activity in which it believes that the Council should be interested. It should check up the various committees which are appointed to investigate and report on special questions, and assist in seeing that the activities of the Council are constant, intelligent, and covering a sufficient range to include those forms of activities which various members are specifically qualified to carry on.

It has been the custom to elect the offcers and committees of the Council at the fall meeting. As the terms of council members expire on July 1, there are always vacancies on standing committees and possibilities of vacancies in other offices between the Commencement meeting of the Council and the fall meeting. To relieve this condition it was, therefore, Voted: That the officers of the Council shall be elected and appointments to standing committees made at the spring meeting; and that the officers and committees elected at the fall meeting of 1921 be elected for a period of six months so that their terms shall expire on July 1.

The method of nominating an alumni trustee was then presented as one of the important duties of the Council. There was considerable discussion, particularly with reference to the procedure in case of a vacancy occuring in the Board other than by the natural expiration of the term of a trustee, the point under discussion being as to whether it would be desirable to call a special meeting of the Council for the purpose or whether the vote should be taken by letter or telegram. After considerable debate, it was Voted: That the Council add to its standing committees a Committee of three on Alumni Trustee Nominations. This committee shall report to the Council at each fall meeting thereof the names of not lefes than three candidates for the nomination to succeed the Alumni Trustee whose term shall next thereafter expire. The report shall include a brief resume of the career of each candidate, and a copy there-of. shall be sent to the Secretary of the Council at least three weeks prior to the meeting and shall by him be promptly copied and distributed to members of the Council. At the fall meeting the names submitted in said report, together with the names of others, if any, presented at the meeting, shall be voted upon by ballot, and voting shall continue until a candidate shall receive the votes of a majority of the members present at the meeting, and such candidate shall become the nominee.

When pursuant to Section 7 of Article V of the Constitution of the Association of Alumni of Dartmouth College a vacancy in an Alumni Trusteeship shall be certified to the Council the Secretary shall forthwith notify each member of the Council and such vacancy shall be filled in the same manner at the next regular meeting or at a special meeting called for the purpose. If, however, a vacancy occurs at a time when it shall appear to the Executive Committee, because of the provisions of the Constitution of the Alumni Association, impracticable to await a regular meeting or to call a special meeting, the vacancy may be filled in the following manner: the Committee on Alumni Trustee Nominations shall meet and make such report as is above described of candidates for the nomination to fill such vacancy. Such report shall be filed with the Secretary of the Council within ten days of the receipt of the certification. He shall forthwith distribute copies thereof to the members of the Council, who shall vote by letter or telegram sent to the Secretary upon the names so presented, and additional names if any member so chooses, as follows: only such votes shall be counted as shall be received at the office of the Secretary within fifteen days after the date of mailing his notice calling for the vote. Each ballot, shall specify a first, second and third choice. The vote shall be canvassed by the Secretary, and the candidate, if any, receiving a majority of the votes cast as first choice shall be the nominee; if none such, the candidate receiving the most votes counting first and second choices, provided his aggregate vote exceeds one-half the number of members voting, shall be the nominee; if none such, the candidate receiving the most votes counting first, second and third choices, provided his aggregate vote exceeds one-half the number of members voting, shall be the nominee.

When a nomination is made the Secretary of the Council shall certify the same to the Secretary of the Association of Alumni.

The extent of the property interests of the Outing Club with the increasing expense for up-keep involved, together with the great influence that the club exerts in the college life of today, was presented to the Council and it was Voted: That the President of the Council appoint from its membership a committee of three, of which the Council representative on the Outing Club shall be chairman, to study the means of bringing the alumni into closer touch with the Outing Club and to present to the Council at its June meeting a plan for closer cooperation.

Pursuant to this vote the President appointed Messrs. Emerson, Woodworth and Wilson.

There was active discussion by many of those present on the existing athletic situation. The Alumni Council nominates three men for the Athletic Council, actual election being in the hands of the Alumni Association. The senior alumni member in point of service of the Athletic Council becomes an ex-officio member of the Alumni Council. In order to increase the information of the alumni in the various localities represented by the Council, it was Voted: That the Alumni Council request the Athletic Council to permit its senior alumni member to render at the fall meeting of the Alumni Council a report which shall contain the balance sheet of the Athletic Council, the budget, a statement of policy in reference to schedule, and a resume of the various important features connected with the administration of the Athletic Council. Such a report should be filed with the Secretary of the Council at least three weeks prior to each meeting that copies thereof might be distributed promptly by the Secretary.

In the many questions that perplex the collee administration, some of them deal directly with the fraternity situation and, since a certain percentage of the alumni are also interested in fraternities and active in their affairs, it was felt that alumni assistance might frequently be of value to the College. It was, therefore, Voted: That a committee of three be appointed by the President of the Council to study the fraternity situation, to cooperate so far as possible with the Interfraternity Council and the local alumni copmittee on Fraternity Cooperation and to make a written report with recommendations at the next meeting of the Council.

The President then appointed for the committee designated above Messrs. Hatch, Vaughan and Chamberlin.

The valuable results that might ensue from better information, and closer contact with the affairs of the College if one of the meetings of the Alumni Council were held in Hanover, as is the case with the annual meeting of the Secretaries Association, were presented for discussion. Since it was found that the College would welcome members of the Council as its guests for a period corresponding to the time given to the Secretaries Association, it was Voted: That at least one meeting of the Alumni. Council shall be held in Hanover while the College is in session, the time to be determined by the Executive Committee of the Council.

This concluded the report of the special committee.

President Hopkins was then called upon to address the Council. He discussed the functions of the various groups composing the College, dwelling particularly on the importance of the faculty and the high standard of ability represented in it. He also discussed the new plan of selection which has been adopted by the trustees for admission to College and explained in detail the operation of the certificate and examination system. The report of the President was listened to with great interest and occasioned considerable discussion.

Dean Laycock was then asked to discuss some of the recent administrative measures adopted by the faculty, particularly those relating to the refusal to readmit men who had been dropped from college for poor work and the requirement that men transferring from other colleges must be in the first third of their class. He also, presented some statistics with reference to the present freshman class, it geographical distribution, the preparatory schools from which it comes, and other matters of interest. Particularly significant was his statement that for the class of 1925 the average number per preparatory school was less than two.

Following the discussion occasioned by this report, the nominating committee reported its nominations for the Alumni Fund Committee, which were as follows: T. W. Streeter, Chairman; E. W. Knight, E. K. Woodworth, G. H. Abbott, L. R. Chamberlin, and J. C. Wallace. It was then moved by Mr. Streeter and Voted: That the quota for the present year be kept unchanged at $75,000 and that every effort be made . , to increase the number of contributors to the Fund.

The special committee whose report had already been rendered was requested at the June meeting to present names for nomination to an alumni Trusteeship. Mr. Emerson reported for the committee, and pursuing the method already adopted, Fred A. Howland '87 was nominated to the alumni for an Alumni Trusteeship beginning the first Monday after Commencement, 1932.

The special committee appointed to consider the matter of issuance of charters to an alumni association reported through its chairman, Mr. Laycock, that it seemed inadvisable to the committee to issue charters to alumni associations but that there should be a clearing house for all information about the organization and management of alumni associations and that this clearing house should be at Hanover. It was, therefore, Voted: That the Secretary of the Alumni Association, who is also Secretary of the Alumni Council, be directed to keep in his office all available information about the organization and administration of alumni associations and that all inquiries relating to such organization and administration be referred to the office of the Secretary of the Alumni Association.

Mr. Burnap reported that Saturday, November 12, was the eighty-second birthday of Major E. D. Redington. It was then Voted: That the President of the Council be requested to extend the best wishes of the Council to Major Redington.

This was done as follows:

New York City, Nov. 12, 1921.

Dartmouth Alumni Association, % Hamilton Club, Chicago, Illinois.

On this his eighty-second birthday the Council of the Alumni of Dartmouth College extends to Major E. D. Redington, baby member Dartmouth Alumni Association of Chicago, congratulations and best wishes.

E. W. Knight, President.

The Council then adjourned to meet Saturday, November 12, at 9.30 a.m.

In accordance with the vote of adjournment, the Council met at 9.30 a. m. and it was moved by Mr. Hatch and Voted: That the Committee on Trustee Nominations be increased from three to five.

The report of the nominating committee was then called for and it was Voted: That the Secretary cast one ballot for the nominations as presented.

The following officers and committees were thereupon declared elected:

OFFICERS

Edward W. Knight '87, President Randolph McNutt '71, Vice President Eugene F. Clark '01, Secretary

COMMITTEES

Executive Edward W. Knight '87, Chairman Eugene F. Clark '01 Robert L. Burnap '94 Thomas W. Streeter '04 Lafayette R. Chamberlin '05

Alumni Fund Thomas W. Streeter '04, Chairman Edward W. Knight '07 Edward K. Woodworth '97 Guy H. Abbott '02 Lafayette R. Chamberlin '05 John C. Wallace '07

Trustee Nominations Edward K. Woodworth '97, Chairman William D. Parkinson '78 Wesley G. Carr '84 Natt W. Emerson '00 David J. Main '06

Alumni Projects James A. Vaughan '05, Chairman Randolph McNutt '71 Edward H. Trowbridge '81 James A. Townsend '94 John P. Wadham '03

Preparatory Schools William D. Parkinson '78, Chairman Albion B. Wilson '95 Joseph W. Gannon '99 Robert F. Leavens '01 Clarence C. Hills '05

Undergraduate Affairs Laurence M. Symmes '08, Chairman William M. Hatch '86 Natt W: Emerson '00 Eugene F. Clark '01 Arthur B. Shaw '08

It being the duty of the Council to elect one member of its own body each year, it was moved by Mr. Streeter and Voted: That the Committee on Trustee Nominations be directed to report to the June meeting not less than three names for consideration in the selection of a councillor-at-large.

Joseph W. Gannon '99, senior alumni member of the Athletic Council and representative of the Alumni Council, was then called upon to report to the Council on the athletic situation. His report occasioned considerable discussion, particularly on the question of whether closer cooperation between the Athletic Council and the Alumni Council was possible or desirable. It was finally moved and Voted: That the Executive Committee consider the advisability of the appointment of a committee of five to cooperate with the Athletic Council in such ways as may seem desirable.

George G. Clark '99 was asked to report on the status of the Memorial Field Fund. He reported contributions up to November first as $166,000 and described the progress on the construction of the field and the plans for a continuance of the appeal for funds during November and December.

N. W. Emerson '00 reported as council representative on the Outing Club Council, showing the large and increasing activity and responsibilities of the Club and the modest cost as compared with the importance of the service rendered. After showing that, in spite of the generous assistance of John E. Johnson '66 and other benefactors, the Club was still in need of greater resources to perform its work adequately, it was Voted: That the Council approve the establishment of life memberships in the Dartmouth Outing Club at $50 and sustaining memberships at $5.

The attention of the Council was called to the fact that no suitable recognition of the alumni contributions in the building of the gymnasium had been made, although authorization for a bronze tablet had been given by the Alumni . Association. It was, then, moved by Mr. Woodworth and Voted: That, the procuring and placing of a tablet recording the fact that the gymnasium was erected by alumni contributions having been authorized by the Alumni Association, the expense for such a tablet be met through an appropriation of the Alumni Fund.

The suggestion having been made by Chief Justice Parsons '74 of the Supreme Court of New Hampshire that the ALUMNI MAGAZINE be sent to all subscribers to the Alumni Fund, it was Voted: That the subject be referred to the Executive Committee for consideration and report at the June meeting.

It was further moved by Mr. Woodworth and Voted: That the Council recommend to the Alumni Association that the Constitution of the Association be so amended as to allow nominations for unexpected vacancies in the Board of Trustees to be made at the regular meetings of the Council.

It was also moved by Mr Emerson and Voted: That the Council herewith express its pleasure in having President Hopkins at its meeting and its hearty appreciation of his inspiring address.

The meeting adjourned at 11.20 a. m.