ABSTRACT OF RECORD OF TRUSTEES' MEETING
A meeting of the Trustees of Dartmouth College was held in their room in the Parkhurst Administration Building in Hanover, N. H., April 22, 1921, at 9.30 o'clock in the forenoon.
Present the nine members then in office. Resolution on the death of Sanford H. Steele
The following resolution, relating to Sanford H. Steele, late trustee of the College, was presented and unanimously passed :
Since the last meeting of the Trustees of Dartmouth College, a great loss has been suffered by them in the death of their beloved and respected associate, Sanford H. Steele of the class of 1870. Before any other matter is brought before the Board, it desires to make record of its sense of appreciation of the services rendered by Mr. Steele and of the happiness of all memories associated with his membership on the Board. Therefore, be it
Resolved That by the death of Sanford H. Steele, of the class of 1870, the College loses one who by his intelligent interest in and solicitous concern for Dartmouth College contributed always to her advancement, in his own life and accomplishments enhancing her prestige, and in his service as Trustee constantly affording wise counsel and helpful guidance through important years.
Election of new trustees
A communication had been received by the Clerk from Homer Eaton Keyes, Secretary of the Association of the Alumni of Dartmouth College, stating that Harry H. Blunt had been nominated to fill the vacancy on the Board of Trustees caused by the election of Albert O. Brown as a life trustee, and that Clarence B. Little had been nominated to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Sanford H. Steele. The Trustees then proceeded to ballot for the nominees separately, and it appeared as the result of the balloting that each trustee had cast a ballot for each nominee and they were therefore declared to be elected to the places for .which they had been nominated. The two new members appeared and took their seats.
Steele Chemistry Building
In view of the bequest of $250,000 by the late Sanford H. Steele for the purposes of a building for the Department of Chemistry, it was
Voted that the name of the building now erecting for the use of the Department of Chemistry be Steele Chemistry Building.
Letters of appreciation
The President was requested to write letters of appreciation to Messrs. Henry L. Moore, Rolland H. Spaulding, Henry H. Hilton and Frank S. Streeter for their generous gifts, which already have been mentioned in the records.
Freshman class organization
The President spoke at length on the state of the College with special reference, first, to the methods proposed to meet the excessive number of applicants, through scholastic proficiency and through the aid of local alumni, and also through allotment to geographical areas that should tend to equalize and stabilize the distribution of the constituency of the College, and, second, to a plan for the better control of the freshman class by an organization peculiar to that class. It was thereupon
Voted that the plan of a freshman organization be approved and that the necessary expense be authorized.
Professorship of Far Eastern Affairs
The President stated the occasion for the establishment of a Professorship of Far Eastern Affairs, adding the recommendation of the Social Science Group of the Faculty. On motion of Mr. Hall it was:
Voted to approve the establishment of a Professorship of Far Eastern Affairs, and to request the President to make further examination of the matter and to recommend a man for the place.
Professorship of Mental Hygiene
After an extended statement by the President concerning the need and the scope of work in mental hygiene in the College, on motion of Mr. Thayer it was:
Voted to approve the establishment of a professorship of mental hygiene in the College, and that the President be requested to make further recommendation as to the work of the professorship and as to a man for the place.
Correction of mal-nutrition
The President having presented statements in regard to the nation-wide prevalence and the deleterious effects of mal-nutrition and in regard to corrective work that is being done to counteract such effects, on motion of Governor Brown it was :
Voted that the Trustees favor such action on the part of the College as shall tend to discover and diminish the effects of mal-nutrition among the students.
Department of Fine Arts
The President having presented a general programme for the development of the Department of Fine Arts, on motion of Mr. Hall, a hearty though informal approval was given to the programme.
Afternoon Recitations
Voted, that in the opinion of the Trustees justification does not exist at the present moment for considering the expenditure of the sum required for additional recitation buildings and that under any circumstances the expenditures already made in plant represent an investment of so much consequence that the utilization of plant ought not to be restricted to an extent greater than is absolutely necessary. Therefore, that the desire of the Board be expressed that an immediate study be made of the possibilities of utilizing the time up to 3 o'clock in the afternoon, at least for the scheduling of recitations.
Sabbatical Leave of Absence
On motion it was:
Voted to ask the Faculty to investigate the basis of sabbatical leave of absence and to report thereon to the Trustees.
On the recommendation of the President, action on college positions was taken as follows:
Elections
Adelbert Ames, Jr., to be research professor in physiological optics.
Leory James Cook, to be assistant professor of Romance Languages.
Re-elections
Foster E. Guyer to be assistant professor in French.
Raymond W. Jones to be assistant professor of German.
Arthur B. Meservey to be assistant professor of Physics.
Shirley G. Patterson to.be assistant professor of Romance Languages.
Allen P. Richmond to be assistant professor of Civil Engineering.
Promotions
Ernest R. Greene to be professor of Romance Languages.
Ralph D. Beetle to be professor of Mathematics.
Lewis D. Stilwell to be assistant professor of History.
William B. Pressey to be assistant professor of English.
Frank L. Hewitt to be assistant professor of English.
Howard F. Dunham to be assistant professor of French.
George C. Wood to be assistant professor of French.
Frederick S. Page to be assistant professor in Biology.
Gilbert H. Tapley to be assistant professor in Commerce and Statistics.
George Raffalovich to be assistant professor of French.
Jules Claude Roule to be assistant professor of French.
New Appointments
Elliott A. White to be instructor in English.
Waldo H. Shattuck to be instructor in French.
Amos H. Knowlton to be instructor in French.
Joseph B. Folger to be instructor in French.
John C. Woodhouse to be instructor in Chemistry.
W. R. Waterman to be instructor in History.
George H. Chamberlaine to be part-time instructor in Psychology.
Robert W. Elsasser to be instructor in Economics.
Nelson L. Smith to be instructor in Economics.
Allan M. Cate to be instructor in Business Organization and Management in the Tuck School.
Reappointments
J. G. Neafie Mitchell to be instructor in English.
Thomas G. Brown to be instructor in English.
Anton A. Raven to be instructor in English.
Edmund H. Booth to be instructor in English.
John B. Baldwin to be instructor in English.
William D. Maynard to be instructor in Romance Languages.
Wesley R. Jones to be instructor in French.
Howard C. Shaub to be instructor in Mathematics.
Clarence N. Reynolds, Jr. to be instructor in Mathematics.
Ralph A. Loring to be instructor in Mathematics.
Leslie F. Murch to be instructor in Physics.
Fletcher Low to be instructor in Chemistry.
Elden B. Hartshorn to be instructor in Chemistry.
John P. Amsden to be instructor in Chemistry.
Charles J. Lyon to be instructor in Biology.
Leonard C. Jones to be instructor in History.
Rex M. Naylor to be instructor in History.
John E. McDonough to be instructor in Economics.
Albert W. Frey to be instructor in Economics in the Tuck School.
J. Ronald Meiklejohn to be instructor in Economics.
Samuel C. May to be instructor in Political Science.
Patrick J. Kaney to be instructor in Physical Education.
Ben E. Perry to be instructor in Latin.
Gordon Nilsson to be instructor in English.
William E. Utterback to be instructor in Public Speaking.
heave of Absence
Charles E. Bolser, Prefossor of Chemistry, for the second semester of the year 1921-22.
Herbert D. Foster, Professor of History, for the second semester of the year 1921-22.
Curtis H. Page, Professor of English, for the year 1921-22.
Francis L. Childs, Professor of English, for the year 1921-22.
George B. Zug, Professor of Modern Art, for the second semester of the year 1921-22.
Charles L. Stone, Assistant Professor of Psychology, for the year 1921-22.
William S. Messer, Assistant Professor of Latin, for the year 1921-22.
Frank M. Morgan, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, for the second semester of the year 1921-22.
Robert O. Conant, Instructor in Romance Languages, for the year 1921-22.
Warren E. Montsie, Instructor in German and French, for the year 1921-22.
Harold Washburn, Instructor in French, for the year 1921-22.
Adjourned at 1 p. m. to meet at 2.30 p. m.
Met according to adjournment. Present as in the morning.
Congratulatory Message to President Nichols
On motion of Mr. Moore it was:
Voted that the President be requested and instructed to send a message of congratulation to former President Nichols of this College on his election as President of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Award of Degrees
On the recommendation of the Faculty of the Thayer School the degree of C.E. was awarded to the graduates of the Thayer School of this year as follows:
Robert Fletcher French, B.S. Philip Hooper Kitfield, B.S. Edward Howland Lawson, B.S. John Parker McAllaster, B. S. Basil Lee Winslow, B.S.
On the recommendation of the Faculty of the Tuck School the degree of M.C.S. was awarded to the members of the graduating class as follows:
James Eben Allen, Jr., B.S. John Greenleaf Allen, A.B. Cyril Nichols Angell, A.B. Philip Edwin Bennett, B.S. John George Beranek, B.S. Tudor Whiton Bradley, A.B. Wesley Gould Carr, Jr., A.B. Allan Miles Cate, B.S. Henry William Degnan, A.B. Harold Albert Eastman, B.S. Dana Hopkins Eaton, A.B. William Horatio Farnham, Jr., A.B. Walker Fielding, B.S. Albert Wesley Frey, A.B. Paul Sheldon Giffin, B.S. Carroll Eugene Hill, A.B. Luman Burr Howe, A.B. William Chester Hulbert, A.B. Francis Henry Lee, B.S. Marshall Lyman Lombard, B.S. Donald Clow McKay, B.S. Hubert Boniface McDonough, B.S. Frederic True Marden, B.S. Robert Jaquith Miner, A.B. Olney Smith Morrill, A. B. Herman Wilson Newell, A.B. Waldo Butman Potter, A. B. Allen Barnard Prescott, B,S. Wendell Prugh Sigler, A.B. Arthur Frederick Smith, A.B. Lloyd Emerson Smith, B.S. Allen Pratt Stillman, B.S. Eliot Frost Stoughton, A.B. John Edgerly Sunderland, A.B. Ralph Merrill Towle, A.B. Leo Maurice Ungar, A.B.
Supplement to the General Catalogue
Voted to publish a supplement to the General Catalogue.
Hymn Books for the Chapel
On motion of Mr. Hall it was:
Voted to appropriate $2000 for the purchase of new hymn books for use in the service of the chapel.
Arrangement with the K K K fraternity
Voted to authorize the President and the Treasurer to arrange with the K K K fratenity for the moving- of its house, and for changing the location of Webster Avenue, and to make such negotiation with the fraternity as may be necessary for completing the transaction,
And further, Voted that the President and the Treasurer be authorized to sell the lot of land lying between the property of the Alpha Delta Phi and the Sphinx fraternities, with the reservation of a right of way from East Wheelock Street to the College Park.
Adjourned at 4.10 p. m. until ,5.45 p. m.
Met according to adjournment. Present as earlier in the afternoon except for the absence of Governor Brown.
Addition to the Athletic Field
A communication was received from Mr. George G. Clark, Secretary of the Memorial Field Committee, stating that the "acquisition by the College of additional land for recreational purposes is indispensable to the full and lasting success of the Memorial Field project.
After a discussion of the subject in its various aspects action was left with the Executive Committee.*
Remodeling of the Chapel
The President presented a plan for remodeling the interior of the chapel, making provision for the construction of galleries in the transcepts and for a change of the method of seating throughout the building, so as to enlarge the seating capacity to about 1900. The plan was discussed in various details and on motion of Mr. Thayer it was:
Voted that the question of remodeling the interior of the chapel be left to the Executive Committee with power.
Remodeling of Culver Hall
The President spoke of the future use of Culver Hall after it should be vacated by the Department of Chemistry, and on motion of
Mr. Hall it was:
Voted that approval be given to the general plan of rearrangement and interior reconstruction of Culver Hall as reported by the President, for the purposes of the Department of Fine Arts and for reading rooms. April 22, 1921
Aid to the Church of Christ at DartmouthCollege
A' communication was received from the trustees of the Church of Christ at Dartmouth College asking the aid of the Trustees of the College in moving, repairing and improving the church building. After discussion, on motion of Mr. Streeter is was:
Voted that the question of aiding in the restoration of the edifice of the Church of Christ at Dartmouth College be referred to the President, Dr. Gile and Mr. Edgerton with power to make an expenditure sufficient to accomplish the purposes set forth in the communication.
Mr. Moore left the meeting at 7.15.
The Executive Committee made a brief verbal report through its chairman, Mr. Parkhurst.
College Grant
The Committee on the College Grant having made a brief report, on motion of Mr. Thayer it was:
Voted that negotiations for the development of water storage and power on the tract of the College Grant be left to the Executive Committee with power.
Resignation of the Business Director
A letter of resignation as Business Director was received from Mr. Homer Eaton Keyes and laid on the table to be acted on at the June meeting.
Adjourned at 8.30 p. m.
*In accordance with this vote the old State Farm has since been bought. This lies across the road to the east of the athletic field and consists of more than eighty acres of tillable land.
