ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
The annual meeting of the Association of Alumni of Dartmouth College was called to order in Room 103, Dartmouth Hall, at two o'clock. In the absence of the president, Dr. Charles W. Pollard '95, the first vice-president, Walter H. Lillard '05, was in the chair. After prayer had been offered by Rev. Robert C. Falconer 'OS the minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved.
The secretary then reported on the nomination of Edward W. Knight '87 as Alumni Trustee and the result of the ballot for alumni councilors.
The report of the treasurer was presented by Perley R. Bugbee '9O showing a balance on hand of $525.21 and no disbursements. It was Voted: That the report be accepted and placed on file.
The president then presented Wilbur H. Powers '75 who spoke in behalf of the semicentennial class presenting each man individually to the meeting with a brief biographical statement. There were present from this class at the reunion fifteen out of twenty-four living members.
On behalf of the committee appointed at the last meeting of the Association to present certain revisions of the constitution of the Alumni Council the chairman, John K. Lord '6B, presented the report. The amendments concerned sections 1 and 3of article V. The committee proposed to insert after the words "Dartmouth College" the words "being an alumnus of not less than three years standing" so that the amended section will read:
"Sec. 1. Any member of the Association of Alumni of Dartmouth College, being an alumnus of not less than three years' standing, shall be eligible to nominate and to vote for members of this Council and to membership therein."
For section 3, having to do with the method of nominating members of the Council, the following was proposed as a substitute: "Sec. 3. Nominations for members of this council from the above described groups of states shall be made as follows: "Before January IS of each year the secretary of the Alumni Association of Dartmouth College shall notify each alumnus entitled to vote of the number of elective members of the Council for his group of states whose terms expire on the ensuing first of July.
"Such notice shall give the names of the council member or members holding office until said first of July, state whether any such sitting member is eligible for reelection, and request the alumnus receiving notice to nominate one candidate for each vacancy to arise on July first. Alumni nominated must reside within the group of states within which the nominating alumnus has his residence.
"Nominations made in response to such notices, and received by said Secretary of the Alumni Association on or before March Ist of each year, shall be by him examined, and the three men whose names are found most frequently mentioned for nomination, shall be nominees. If two or more men are proposed by the same number of voters, and that number is third in order, the third nominee shall be chosen by lot from the names suggested by the same number of voters.
"The said secretary shall then as soon as practicable after March Ist in each year prepare ballots, one for each group of states, giving the names and residences of nominees for that group, and send a ballot for his own group to each alumnus entitled to vote. The polls shall close on June 10th in each year.
"The nominee in each group receiving the largest number of votes cast by qualified alumni residing in said groups of states shall be elected to membership in this Council, and the result of the vote shall be announced at the annual meeting of the Association of Alumni of Dartmouth College."
Following the report ,of Mr. Lord it was Voted: That the amendments as presented by the committee be and hereby are adopted.
The Nominating Committee was then called upon for its report and through its chairman, Edward J. Rossiter '95, presented the following nominations for the year 1925-26." For President: Guy C. Richards, '96. For Vice-Presidents: Walter Powers, 'O6, Richard F. Paul, 'll. For Secretary: Eugene F. Clark, 'Ol. For Statistical Secretary:
John M. Comstock, '77,
For Treasurer:
Perley R. Bugbee, '90
Executive Committee: Philip S. Marden, '94, Warren F. Gregory, 'BB, Byron E. Eldred, '96, Channing H. Cox, 'Ol, Leslie W. Snow, 'l2, Kenneth M. Henderson, 'l6, John Z. Jordan, '2l.
Members of the Athletic Councilfor Three Years to June, 1928: For the Alumni, Lemuel G. Hodgkins, '00; For the Faculty, Fletcher Low, 'l5.
Members of the Athletic Councilfor One Year to June, 1926: For the Undergraduates, Managers Elect of Football, Baseball and Track. Alumni Member of the Councilon Student Organizations, Allan L. Priddy, '15.
It was Voted: That the secretary cast one ballot for the nominations as presented by the Nominating Committee.
On motion of James P. Richardson '99 it was Voted: That the chairman appoint a committee of three, one of whom'shall be a member of the class of 1876, to consider whether arrangement can be made by which the reception to the semi-centennial class by the meeting of the Alumni Association may become more effective.
Pursuant to this motion the chair appointed Guy C. Richards '96, Dr. Henry H. Piper '76, and Eugene F. Clark '01. The meeting then adjourned.
Lemuel G. Hodgkins 1900 Elected member of the Athletic Council
