MAY 3, 1923

A meeting of the Trustees of Dartmouth College was held in their room in the Parkhurst Administration Building at Hanover, New Hampshire May 3, 1923 at 7.30 o'clock in the afternoon, agreeably to a notice mailed on April 6, 1923 to each trustee at his usual post office address, at the direction of the President. There were also present at the meeting Professors C. D. Adams and Patten of the Committee of Conference with the Trustees on the part of the Faculty, and Professors Page, Keir and Woods, the Committee on Honorary Degrees on the part of the Faculty and Professors Bill and Griggs, and the Treasurer.

There were present all of the Trustees except Governor Fred H. Brown.

A copy of the records of the last two meetings of the Board, held October 27, 1922 and January 2, 1923, having been sent to each trustee and no error having been noted, they were approved without reading.

Ratification of Votes Taken at the Meetingsin Boston

On motion of Mr. Brown it was

Voted to ratify and confirm all the votes passed by the Trustees at their meetings in Boston, October 27, 1922 at 125 Milk Street, and January 2, 1923 at the Hotel Touraine.

Plans for Future Enlargement

The Committee on the Physical Development of the Plant made a report through Mr. Blunt their chairman, with sketches of proposed buildings and with plans, which were displayed upon a screen. The opinions of the members of the Faculty present were particularly desired and when they had been given and the members of the Faculty had withdrawn, the Trustees entered upon a long discussion of the report and passed the following votes:

Voted to approve the lease or sale to the fraternities of the College of land on the south side of Webster Avenue to a depth of not over one hundred and twenty-five feet.

Voted to approve in general the Pope plan so far as it indicates sites for buildings west of Main Street and north of Tuck Drive.

Voted that we proceed to build an addition to the hotel substantially in accord with "the floor plans proposed by Larson and Wells.

Change of Name of Amos Tuck EndowmentFund

Voted that in accordance with the wish of Mr. Tuck the name of the Amos Tuck Endowment Fund is hereby changed to the EdwardTuck Endowment Fund.

Appreciation of Mr. Tuck's Generosity

In appreciation of the constant generosity of Mr. Tuck it was

Resolved, that the Trustees again make formal and appreciative record of their personal and official sense of indebtedness to Mr. Edward Tuck of the Class of 1862 for his unceasing interest in the College and his continued thoughtfulness in its behalf, accompanied by the generosity of his timely gifts.

Thanks to Governor Proctor

The President having announced a gift of six thousand dollars for scholarship funds by Governor Redfield Proctor of Vermont in memory of his father, Redfield Proctor of the class of 1851, it was

Voted that formal expression of the Board be given to their interest in this gift, perpetuating in the list of Dartmouth trust funds the name of a distinguished son of the College.

Dr. Gile Continued as Special Agent in reLands

In accordance with the terms of a vote passed May 5, 1922, Dr. Gile was made special agent of the College in the matter of lands.

Leave of Absence

Leave of absence was granted for the next academic year as follows:

Charles D. Adams, Professor of Greek, for the second semester.

Raymond W. Jones, Assistant Professor of German, for the second semester.

Louis L. Silverman, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, for the entire year.

Promotions

The following promotions were made:

Francis J. Neef, Assistant Professor of German, to be Professor of German.

William K. Wright, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, to be Professor of Philosophy.

William S. Messer, Assistant Professor of Latin, to be Professor of Latin.

Royal C. Nemiah, Assistant Professor of Greek and Latin, to be Professor of Greek and Latin.

Harold R. Bruce, Assistant Professor of Political Science, to be Professor of Political Science.

Kenneth A. Robinson, Assistant Professor of English, to be Professor of English.

Anton A. Raven, Instructor in English, to be Assistant Professor of English.

Elliot A. White, Instructor in English, to be Assistant Professor of English.

William D. Maynard, Instructor in Romance Languages, to be Assistant Professor of Romance Languages.

James P. Poole, Instructor in Evolution, to be Assistant Professor of Evolution.

Rees H. Bowen, Instructor in Sociology, to "be Assistant Professor of Sociology.

Wayne E. Stevens, Instructor in History, to be Assistant Professor of History.

Ralph P. Holben, Instructor in Sociology, to be Assistant Professor of Sociology.

Elden B. Hartshorn, Instructor in Chemistry, to be Assistant Professor of Chemistry.

Election

Herman Feldman to be Assistant Professor of Labor and Employment in the Tuck School, for the second semester of the current year.

Appointments

The following appointments were made:

Anthony Diettrich as Assistant in recreational activities from March 1 through June, 1923.

William Marsh as Assistant in recreational activities for the remainder of the college year.

Reelections

Reelections, beginning with the academic year 1923-24 were made as follows:

Herbert G. Coar, Assistant Professor of Biology.

Chester H. Forsyth, Assistant Professor of Mathematics.

Harold E. Washburn, Assistant Professor of French.

Charles L. Stone, Assistant Professor of Psychology.

Hewette E. Joyce, Assistant Professor of English.

Joseph W. Tanch, Assistant Professor of Physics.

Hayes Baker-Crothers, Director of Citizenship with grade of Assistant Professor.

Sidney C. Hazelton, Assistant Professor of Physical Education.

Ellsworth D. Elston, Assistant Professor of Geology.

Arthur D. Wright, Assistant Professor of Education.

Jerome Davis, Assistant Professor of So- ciology.

Leon Verriest, Assistant Professor of French.

Joseph K. Folsom, Assistant Professor of Economics.

Earl R. Sikes, Assistant Professor of Economics.

Kenneth N. Atkins, Assistant Professor of Bacteriology.

Roy Brackett, Assistant Professor of Commercial Law.

Herman Feldman, Assistant Professor of Labor and Employment in the Tuck School.

Reappointments

Reappointments, beginning with the academic year 1923-24 were made as follows:

Patrick J. Kaney, Instructor in Physical Education.

Fletcher Low, Instructor in Chemistry.

Leslie F. Murch, Instructor in Physics.

Rex M. Naylor, Instructor in History.

Charles R. Cronham, Instructor in Music.

Edmund H. Booth, Instructor in English.

James G. Stevens, Instructor in Education.

Thomas G. Brown, Instructor in English.

William E. Utterback, Instructor in Public Speaking.

Wesley R. Jones, Instructor in French.

Charles H. Spooner, Instructor in Mathematics.

Eric P. Kelly, Instructor in English.

Lucien D. Pearson, Instructor in English.

Waldo H. Shattuck, Instructor in Romance Languages.

Arthur C. White, Instructor in English.

Amos H. Knowlton, Instructor in French.

Rolf C. Syvertson, Instructor in Anatomy.

Jerome G. Kerwin, Instructor in Political Science.

Charles M. Tesreau, Assistant Director of Recreational Activities.

Dabney Horton, Instructor in English.

Donald W. Fisher, Instructor in Philosophy.

Edwin G. Nash, Instructor in English.

Bancroft H. Brown, Instructor in Mathematics.

Adolph F. Pauli, Instructor in Latin.

George R. Potter, Instructor in English.

Robert E. Riegel, Secretary of the Course in Citizenship.

Lincoln LaPaz, Instructor in Mathematics.

Charles W. McKenzie, Instructor in Political Science.

George L. Frost, Instructor in French.

Harold E. Israel, Instructor in Psychology.

Ralph W. Yuill, Instructor in Economics.

Robert P. Booth, Instructor in Economics and Assistant in President's Office.

Laurence S. Harris, Instructor in English.

Frederick W. Vogel, Instructor in Chemistry.

Herbert F. West, Instructor in English and Comparative Literature.

Edward Rivera, Instructor in Spanish.

John Edward Shevlin Prendergast, Parttime Instructor in Physical Education.

John F. Gile, Instructor in Anatomy.

Albert W. Frey, Instructor in Marketing.

Degrees Conferred

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

Bachelor of Arts

Sam Sparhawk, Jr., as with the class of 1922.

Bachelor of Science

Frederick Lee Nolen, as with the class of 1921

Charles Stephen Hopkins, as with the class of 1922

Degrees Awarded Ex Officio

The degree of Master of Arts was awarded ex officio to members of the Faculty.*

General Catalogue

Voted that the President be authorized to take measures to publish an edition of the General Catalogue in 1925.

Increase of Tuition

Voted that beginning with the academic year 1924-25 the tuition of the College be $300 a year, with such adjustment of scholarship aid as may be appropriate.

Addition to Wilson Hall

Voted that the question of an addition to Wilson Hall for the use of the library be referred to a committee, consisting of the President, Dr. Gile and the Treasurer, with authority to take such action as shall seem to them best.

Infirmary

Voted that the President appoint a committee of three to confer with the trustees of the Mary Hitchcock Memorial, Hospital as to the possibility of the construction and operation of an addition to- the hospital building, to be used as an infirmary for the College.

Scholarships to Graduate Students

Voted that the President be authorized to award for the next year, at his discretion, six scholarships to graduate students, to the amount in each case, of their tuition.

Report of the Committee on the AssociatedSchools

The Committee on the Associated Schools, through its chairman Mr. Hall, made an extended verbal report, giving an account of conferences which it had held with the Director of the Thayer School and with a committee of the Faculty of the Medical School, and presenting a long written report which that committee had made to the committee of the Trustees upon the conditions and prospects of the Medical School. After a long discussion, in which every member participated, the Trustees embodied the conclusions of its committee in the following votes:

Thayer School

Voted that the Trustees feel that they are not justified in meeting an annual deficit in the administration of the Thayer School and therefore they ask the Overseers of the Thayer School and the officers of the Thayer Society what in their judgment should be done.

Medical School

Voted that the Trustees believe that the continuance of the Medical School is essential to the welfare of the College, and that the restoration of the last two years of the medical course is desirable. They therefore continue the committee, which has been examining the relation of the School to the College, and direct it to make further examination of the subject and to make a later report.

President's House

Voted that the Committee on the Physical Development of the Plant be directed to report at the next meeting of the Board as to the cost of a president's house and of a lot for it.

*In accordance with previous trustee action according this degree to members of the faculty of full professional rank holding no Dartmouth degree or none from Dartmouth higher than the bachelor's.