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EXTRACT FROM RECORD OF TRUSTEES' MEETING

June, 1922
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EXTRACT FROM RECORD OF TRUSTEES' MEETING
June, 1922

A meeting of the Trustees of Dartmouth College was held in their room in the Parkhurst Administration Building in Hanover, N. H., on May 5, 1922, at 9.00 o'clock in the forenoon, agreeably to a notice mailed to each member of the Board at his usual post office address, April 15, 1922, by the clerk at the direction of the president.

There were present President Hopkins, Governor Brown and Messrs. Streeter, Parkhurst, Gile, Moore, Lord, Little and Blunt.

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

As with the Class of 1920 John Zack Jordan—Bachelor of Science.

As With the Class of 1921 Wilbur Crawford Varian—Bachelor of Arts.

Hanson Letcher—Bachelor of Science.

On the recommendation of the Faculty of the Tuck School the degree of M.C.S. was awarded to:

Roland Auger, B.S. Irving Edwin Blaine, B.S. Luke J. Boggess, A.B. Harold Frederick Braman, B.S. Robert Phillips Burroughs, A.B. Harvey Burton, A.B. Hilton Rowley Campbell, B.S. John Clifford Campbell, A.B. Thomas Vose Cleveland, B.S. Clifford Cole Corbet, B.S. Vinton Charles Corwin, B.S. Seth Albert Densmore, A.B. John Van Amberg Hasbrook, 2d, B.S. Orton Havergal Hicks, A.B. Tracy Higgins, B.S. Malcolm Fisher Johnson, B.S. Stephen Williams Johnson, A.B. Edgar Ellsworth Kelly, A.B. Lewis James Kerlin, B.S. William Lies, Jr., B.S. Norman Abram Lowe, A.B. Robert Davis Mayo, B.S. William Holbrook Nelson, B.S. Willard Warner Newcomb, A.B. Edwin Warren Little Page, B.S. Capron Phillips Payson, B.S. Richard Symonds Rolfe, B.S. Ralph Emerson Ruder, A.B. Daniel Blaisdell Ruggles, Jr., A.B Marion Wiley Sherwood, A.B. Merrill Edgar Shoup, A.B. Thomas Weldon Staley, A.B. Gordon Story Stanley, B.S. Lowell French Stoner, B.S. Frank Thatcher Taylor, A.B. Leighton Goodwin Tracy, A.B. Roger Conant Wilde, B.S. Ralph William Yuill, A.B.

On the recommendation of the Faculty of the Thayer School the degree of C.E. was awarded to:

Allison van Vliet Dunn, B.S Hewitt Fales Moore, B.S. Philip Wilkin, A.B.

On the recommendation of the President, the degree of A.B. as of the Class of 1920 was awarded in absentia to : John Felli.

Minute on the Death of Mr. Tibbetts

The Trustees have heard with great sorrow of the death of Mr. Howard Murray Tibbetts, who served the College with untiring and effective devotion from his graduation in 1900 until his death, first as assistant in the Dean's office, and then as Registrar of the College. His ability for organization, his mastery of detail, his power of accomplishment and his unceasing labor made his office a model of its kind and an important factor in the administration of the College.

Appreciation of Mr. Parkhurst's Generosity

Voted that the Trustees make record of their appreciation of the continued generosity of Mr. Lewis Parkhurst in his gift of $2056.62 for new equipment and maintenance charges on Parkhurst Hall.

Enlargement of Wilson Hall

Voted that a committee consisting of the President, Dr. Gile, Mr. Blunt and the Treasurer be appointed to consider the question of enlarging Wilson Hall and to report at the next meeting of the Trustees.

Lands for Fraternity Houses

Voted that the Trustees approve of the allocation of certain lands lying south of Webster Avenue for fraternity house development, and that the determination of the several lots and of the fraternities occupying them be left to the committee on the Physical Development of the plant, including, as under a previous vote, the oversight of architectural expression.

Leave of Absence

Leave of absence was granted as follows:

To George D. Lord, Professor of Classical Archaeology, for the second semester of the academic year, 1922-1923.

To James A. Winans, Evans Professor of Public Speaking, for the academic year 1922-1923.

To Albert H. Washburn, Professor of Political Science and International Law for an indefinite term.

To David Lambuth, Professor of English, for the first semester of the academic year 1922-1923.

To Frank M. Anderson, Professor of History, for the second semester of the academic year 1922-1923.

To Fletcher Low, Instructor in Chemistry, for the academic year 1922-1923.

To Anton A. Raven, Instructor in English, for the academic year 1922-1923.

To William H. McCarter, Instructor in English, for the academic year 1922-1923.

To Edmund H. Booth, Instructor in English, for the academic year 1922-1923.

Elections

Election was made by ballot of the following person to the position indicated:

Earle R. Sikes as Assistant Professor of Economics.

Promotions

Dr. Charles C. Josey as Assistant Professor of Psychology.

James D. McCallum as Assistant Professor in English.

Re-elections

The following persons were re-elected to the positions indicated:

Harold R. Bruce as Assistant Professor of Political Science.

Robert O. Conant as Assistant to the Dean, with the rank of Assistant Professor.

Appointments

The following appointments were made:

George R. Potter as Instructor in English.

Gardner M. Day as Instructor in English.

Lincoln LaPaz as Instructor in Mathematics. Bancroft H. Brown as Instructor in Mathematics.

Henry Francis Palmer, Jr., as Instructor in Chemistry.

Frederick W. Vogel as Instructor in Chemistry.

David Scott Plume as Assistant in Chemistry.

Ralph W. Yuill as Instructor in Economics and as Assistant Recreational Director.

Charles W. McKenzie as Instructor in Political Science.

Lloyd C. Fogg as Assistant in Biology.

John F. Gile as part-time instructor in anatomy.

Dana Rice as Instructor in Modern Art. Robert P. Booth as Instructor in Economics.

Remodeling of the Commercial House

Following a statement of the President relative to the dormitory accommodations for next' year, it was

Voted that the action of the Treasurer in opening the Commercial House as a dormitory for next year, to be known as South Hall, and in starting the renovation thereof, is hereby approved, and the Board hereby authorizes the completion of the repairs necessary to adapt the building to student occupancy, at a total cost for repairs and equipment not exceeding $8000.

Gifts from Mrs. Alma H. Stone and Honorable Nathan P. Hunt

The Treasurer announced a gift of $1000 from Mrs. Alma W. Stone of Hyde Park, Mass., to establish the Harriet Adams (Morse) Putnam scholarship in memory of Mrs. Stone's mother, and also a gift of $1000 from Honorable Nathan P. Hunt of the Class of 1866, of Manchester, N. H., to constitute a fund, the income of which is to be loaned to needy students by the Dean or other officer having jurisdiction over scholarship aid. It was

Voted that the Trustees gratefully accept the gifts of Mrs. Stone and Judge Hunt and request their clerk to make due acknowledgment of them.

Will of C. C. Clement

The communication of the Treasurer referred to litigation over the will of C. C. Clement, late of Corinth, Vermont, in favor of the College, and at his suggestion it was Voted to authorize the Treasurer to take whatever steps seem desirable to protect the interests of the College in the matter of the estate of C. C. Clement, including the engagement of attorneys and the incurring of such expenses as may be desirable.

New Dormitory

The Treasurer's communication having further referred to the erection of a new dormitory, on motion of Mr. Parkhurst it was

Voted, that plans and specifications be prepared for a new dormitory to be completed by September, 1923, and the building constructed under the direction of the Building Committee and Treasurer.