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. The president of the Association, Edward K. Woodworth '97, was in the chair.
After prayer had been offered by Rev. Albert P. Watson '97 the minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved.
The secretary then reported on the nomination of Fred A. Howland 'B7 as an Alumni Trustee and the result of the ballot for Alumni Councilors.
The report of the treasurer was presented by the secretary in the absence of Perley R. Bugbee '9O, treasurer, showing a balance on hand of $132.80 from the previous year and interest of $5.33, making a total balance on the date of the report of $138.13, with no disbursements for the year.
It was Voted: that the report be accepted and placed on file. Mr. Joseph W. Worthen 'O9 then presented the following amendments to the constitution of the Alumni Council:
Article IV, Section 3, Paragraph 3
(Make last sentence separate paragraph, and add to the present Paragraph 3)—With such notice shall be sent a nomination blank prepared in such form as the Secretary of the Alumni Association, with the approval of the chairman of the Executive Committee of the Alumni Association, may prescribe; and such blank shall bear the facsimile signature of said secretary.
Article IV, Section 3. Paragraph 4
(Change this paragraph to read as follows) —The Secretary of the Alumni Association shall examine all nomination blanks received by him before March 1 of each year, and shall designate as nominees the three persons who have received the largest number of votes, except person shall be considered among the nominees who has not received at least five votes for nomination. If two or more persons receive an equal number of votes, and if by reason of such tie or ties more than three persons receive the largest number of votes', the number shall be reduced to three by selection by lot from that group of nominees the tie vote for whom has caused the excess over three.
(New paragraph to be inserted between Paragraph 4 and present Paragraph S)—
The Secretary of the Alumni Association shall forthwith notify the nominees in each district and the secretary of each alumni association within the same district, of the nominees designated for that district. If on such notification any nominee should decline nomination, the vacancy or vacancies thus created shall be filled by designation, as prescribed, in the previous paragraph.
If by reason of declination of nomination or of an insufficient number of nominating votes, one nominee only remains in any district, no election balloting shall take place in such district and the nomination shall be equivalent to election. The Secretary of the Alumni Association shall, however, at the time for forwarding election ballots notify each voting member in such district of the fact of such nomination and election.
Following the presentation of the amendments and their explanation by Mr. Worthen it was
Voted: that the amendments as presented be and hereby are adopted. The Nominating Committee was then called upon for its report and through its chairman, Paul R. Clay '97, presented the following nominations for the year 1927-28:
President, Joseph W. Bartlett '98. Vice-presidents, Lawrence M. Symmes '08, Wright Hugus '13. Secretary, Eugene F. Clark '01. Treasurer, Perley R. Bugbee '90. Statistical Secretary, John M. Comstock '77. Executive Committee: Philip S. Marden '94, Carl H. Richardson '96, Henry M. Lull '97, Arthur R. Ruggles '02, Charles H. Hathaway '07, Henry K. Urion '12, John P. Carleton '22.
Members of the Athletic Council for three years to June 1930: For the alumni, Lloyd K. Neidlinger '23; for the faculty, Ralph D. Beetle 'O6.
Members of the Athletic Council for one year to June 1928: Managers-elect of football, baseball and track.
Alumni member of the Council on Student Organizations: Allan L. Priddy 'IS.
It was then 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 members of the Association of Alumni here assembled have observed with grateful appreciation the beautiful and commodious Presideni's House, the gift to the College of Edward Tuck '62 and the gracious uses to which it is put by its occupant. On this, the occasion of the sixty-fifth anniversary of Mr. Tuck's graduation from College, we wish to send him through the secretary of this Association assurance of our affectionate regard and our deep appreciation of his continuous interest in the College.
Voted: that the Alumni Association express to Mr. George F. Baker through its secretary the deep appreciation of all the alumni of Dartmouth College in the gift of a new library so altogether adequate and so necessary for the complete realization of the College purpose.
On motion of Paul R. Clay '97 it was
Voted: that, mindful of the unbroken record of attendance a; the Commencements of the College for a period of nearly sixty years and of his untiring and valued activity in the service of the College for a perio'd of nearly forty years, the Secretary of this Association lie requested to convey to Professor T. W. D. Worthen the affectionate greetings of the alumni here gathered at this the first Commencement he has been unable to attend since 1869.
Announcement was then made by the chairman that the meeting would adjourn to the Tent on the Campus for the reception of the Fifty Year Class. On reassembling in the Tent the meeting was called to,order again by President Woodworth who presented as the spokesman for the class of 1877 Frederick L. Owen of Dorchester, Massachusetts. Mr. Owen spoke of the record of the class of 1877 and presented each member of the class present at the reunion individually, speaking briefly of their careers and giving the opportunity of speaking briefly in response. After the presentation of the class many of those present took the opportunity to greet the members personally.
The meeting then adjourned.
Joseph W. Bartlett '98 Elected President of the Alumni Association
