EXTRACT FROM RECORDS OF TRUSTEES' MEETING OCT. 27, 1922

A meeting' of the Trustees; of Dartmouth College was held at 125 Milk Street, Boston, Massachusetts, adjourned from the Copley Plaza Hotel, at 9 o'clock in the forenoon.

There were present, President. Hopkins Governor: Brown, Messrs. Parkhurst, Thayer, Moore, Hall, Lord, Little, and Blunt.

A copy of the record of the last meeting of the Board, held June 19, 1922, having been sent to each Trustee and no error having been noted, it was approved without reading it.

A message was received from: Mr. Streeter saying that he was unable to attend the meeting. In reply the Trustees unanimously desired to express to Mr. Streeter their gresit regret at his absence, the first from atly of their meetings for many years, to assure him of their sense of loss in not having the benefit of his judgment and counsel,:; and to convey to him their earnest wish for his health, and continued usefulness.

Report of the Committee on the Physical Development of the Plant.

The above committee made a report through its chairman, Mr. Blunt, and presented the following recommendations:

1. That the Committee on Physical Development recommend to the Board of Trustees that a new hotel be planned for the south side of Wheelock Street opposite the campus, and that we proceed to develop for immediate use an extension to the present hotel so that ultimately, and when necessary, the present Hanover Inn and Bissell Hall may be removed and the new hotel dominate the entire south side of Wheelock Street opposite the campus.

2. That the Committee on Physical Development recommend that studies be made immediately for the enlargement of Webster Hall to give it a seating capacity of approximately 3000.

3. That studies be made immediately for the remodeling of Thornton Hall for, recitation and lecture rooms.

4. That the Committee oh Physical Development recommend that plans for a new home for the President and consideration of its location be made immediately,

After discussion it was voted that'the report be received and that the Committee on Physical Development be authorized to prepare plans and estimates for the above purposes and that it make report to the Board at a later meeting.

Report of the Treasurer

The Treasurer, who was present, submitted his report, which was accepted.

Gifts, by Mrs. Orlando J, Buck .and the Rev.John E, Johnson.

The Treasurer having . reported the receipt during the summer of $8,000 from Mrs. Orlando J. Buck to found the. "Orlando J, Buck Scholarship," and of $16,000, par value, of bonds from the Rev.. John E. Johnson,, to be added to the Harrison Memorial Fund, it was

Voted that the trustees. gratefully accept the gifts thus reported and hereby, express their thanks to the generous donors.

Bequests

The Treasurer reported the receipt during the summer of the following bequests:

Bequest of Frank B. Brown of $5,000 to establish a scholarship fund, and of $2,000 to establish a fund, the income of which is to be added to the Alumni Fund.

Bequest of Abigail Bartlett of $10,000, of which the income is to be used for general purposes.

Budget

The Treasurer presented the budget for the following financial year, 1922-1.923. After discussion of its contents it was

Voted to approve and adopt the budget as presented.

Executive Assistant to the President

Voted that Russell R. Larmon be appointed Executive Assistant to the President.

Degrees granted

On the recommendation of the Faculty the following degrees were awarded:

BACHELOR OF ARTS

Class of 1921

Wicker, James Compton

Class of 1922

Hilton, Thorndike Johnson, William Glidden Lyon, Albert Thomson Woodward, Evan Albro

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

Class of 1922

Donavanik, Visuddhi Perry, William Richard Zuckerman, James Harvie Dew

Appropriations to the Churches

Voted to appropriate to the Church of Christ at Dartmouth College the same sum as in the preceding year, and to the Episcopal Church and the Roman Catholic Church in Hanover, the sum of $500 each.

Appropriation for sending ALUMNI MAGAZINE to Alumni

Voted to appropriate $400 for sending copies of the ALUMNI MAGAZINE for November, 1922 to each member of the Alumni.

Thanks to Charles G. DuBois

Voted that the thanks of the Trustees are hereby given to Charles G. Dußois of the Class of 1891 for his generous gift of radio receiving equipment for installation in College Hall.

October 27, 1922

Elections

The following elections were made by ballot :

Frank Latimer Janeway to be Chaplain with the rank of professor.

Frank Roy Rutter to be Professor of Foreign Commerce in the Tuck School.

Ray Victor Leffler to be Assistant Professor of Economics.

Wayland Maxfield Parrish to be Assistant Professor of Public Speaking.

Appointments

The following appointments were made:

Rees Higgs Bowen to be Instructor in Sociology.

Lawrence Simons Harris to be Instructor in English.

James Plummer Poole to be Instructor in Evolution.

Robert Edgar Riegal to be Secretary of the Course in Citizenship.

Herbert Faulkner West to be Instructor in English and Comparative Literature.

Ralph William Yuill to be Instructor in Economics and Assistant Recreational Director.

John Grosvenor Dana to be Assistant in Physics.

Leave of Absence

Leave of absence was granted to John Ronald Meiklejohn, Instructor in Economics, for the year 1922-23.

Nelson Lee Smith, Instructor in Economics, for the year 1922-23.

Resignation

The resignation of George Raffalovich, Assistant Professor of French, was received and accepted.

Appointment

Francis H. McMahon was appointed Instructor in Public Speaking for such time as may be necessary.

Graduate Schools

The President introduced the question of the condition and the prospects of the Graduate Schools, and after discussion it was

Voted that the President appoint a committee of three to consider the condition of the Medical School and the Thayer School and the relation of these Schools to the College, and to report what should be done in connection with them. Later the President appointed Messrs. Hall (chairman), Little and Howland.

The President then made a statement in regard to the condition and needs of the Library, which, together with other subjects of importance in the outlook of the College, was discussed, but no action was taken on any subject.