June 18, 1923
A meeting of the Trustees was held on June 18.
There were present the President and Messrs. Parkhurst, A. O. Brown, Thayer, Lord, Little, Blunt, Howland, and Gile.
A copy of the record of the last meeting of the Trustees having been sent to each trustee, and no error having been noted the record was approved without reading it.
Election of Charles G. DuBois as Trustee
A letter, was received from Eugene F. Clark, Secretary of the Alumni Association, stating that Charles G. DuBois had been nominated by the Alumni Council to succeed to the place made vacant by the resignation of Edward K. Hall, and that the nomination had been ratified by the alumni, Mr. DuBois was thereupon unanimously elected to the vacant place by ballot.
Award of Degrees in Course
On the recommendation of the Faculty degrees grees were awarded to members of the graduating class of 1923 as printed on the commencement program.
Thanks to the General Education Board
The President having reported a grant to the College of forty thousand dollars from the General Education Board for the next academic year, he was requested to express the thanks of the Trustees for the grant.
Change of Title of Associate Dean
On the recommedation of the President it was Voted that the title of the Associate Dean be changed to that of Director of PersonnelResearch.
Appointment of Registrar
Voted that Robert C. Conant, now Assistant to the Dean, be appointed Registrar of the College, and that his office include the duties of Recorder of the Faculty.
Assistant Recreational Director
Voted that Anthony Diettrich be appointed Assistant Recreational Director with the rank of assistant professor.
Assistant Professor of Industrial Relations
On the recommendation of the President it was
Voted that Herman Feldman be elected Assistant Professor of Industrial Relations.
Election
On the recommendation of the President, Norman MacDowell Grier was elected Assistant Professor in Evolution.
Leave of Absence
Leave of absence was granted to Shirley G. Patterson, Assistant Professor of Romance Languages, for the second semester of 1923-24.
Frank L. Hewitt, Assistant Professor of English, for 1923-24.
Curtis Hidden Page, Professor of English.
Appointments
The following appointments were made:
George M.. Robertson as Instructor in Evolution.
Thomas Lowell Norton as part-time instructor in Economics.
J. Lee Macdonald as instructor in Economics.
Lloyd C. Fogg as Graduate Assistant in Biology.
William Howlett Gardner as Instructor in Chemistry.
John William Glynn as Instructor in Latin.
Stearns Morse as Instructor in English.
Herman Walter Hering as Instructor in Modern Art.
William F. Marsh as Assistant in Recreational Activities.
Harold S. Fitz 1923 as assistant in the office of the Director of Personnel Research.
Eric Malmquist as part-time instructor in Economics.
Message to Mr. Charles P. Chase
The Clerk was requested to express to Mr. Charles P. Chase the sincere sorrow of the Trustees on hearing of his illness, and their earnest hope for his speedy recovery.
Mr. Hall a Special Agent
Voted that Mr. Edward K. Hall, now a member of the Board of Trust and chairman of the committee on the condition of the Medical School and the Thayer School and the relation of those schools to the College, but soon to retire, be appointed, and requested to act, as a special agent of the Board to prosecute, in connection with the committee, the work to which it was assigned, and that as such agent he have full powers of examination and negotiation in preparing matters for report to the Board.
Appreciation of the Contributions of theAlumni
The President was requested to convey to the Alumni through the appropriate channel the high appreciation of the Trustees of their generous and continuing contributions for the development and administration of the College.
Charles G. Dubois '91 Newly elected Alumni trustee