Senior Fellowships

Six juniors of the College—John McLane Clark, Robert Coltman, Whitman Daniels, Franklyn Marks, Charles Edwin Odegaard and Howland Hill Sargeant—have been selected to hold senior fellowships next year, according to an announcement May 3 by President Hopkins after conference with the faculty committee designated to advise with him on the selection of senior fellows. The President and the committee made the selection from recommendations submitted by members of the faculty and undergraduates. The advisory committee was composed of Craven Laycock, dean of the faculty; Professor Lambuth, chairman of the committee on educational policy; Professor Booth, junior class officer; Professor Neef, director of the Bureau of Personnel Research; and Professor Lingley, acting dean of freshmen.

The only requirement of the senior fellows is that they must be in residence at Dartmouth College during the academic year following their election and must throughout the year be in good standing as members of the College. During the tenure of their fellowships, they will be given complete freedom to pursue their studies in whatever manner and direction they choose. They will not be required to attend classes—although they will have the privilege of attending any—and they will not be required to take any examinations. They will pay no tuition fees to the College. At the end of the year of their fellowships, they will be given their degrees.

The senior fellowships were established two years ago, by vote of the trustees of the College, "in order that added stimulus may be given to the genuine spirit of scholarly attainment in undergraduate life and the cultural motives of the liberal arts college may be emphasized; and in order that the tendencies of the honors courses towards freedom from routine requirements may be carried to further development in the cases of men outstandingly competent to utilize such freedom; and further that illustration may be given in the undergraduate body that the acquisition of learning is made possible largely by individual search and in but minor degree by institutional coercion."

Clark, who is editor-in-chief of The Dartmouth and active in other organizations, has maintained a scholastic average of 3.04 and is an honors student in English. He is an officer of the Green Key and a member of Cabin and Trail and of the Board of Governors of the English Club. He is also a member of the Jacko Literary Board. He won his numerals in hockey and was a member of the 1932 Glee Club. He is a member of Alpha Delta Phi and Sphinx. His home is in New Canaan, Conn.

Coltman has also maintained a high scholastic average while being active in undergraduate organizations. He is, like Clark, an honors student in English, and he has a scholastic average of 3.24. He has been active in journalism as a member of the Press Club and correspondent for several metropolitan newspapers. He won his numerals in cross-country, and is a member of The Arts, Zeta Psi and Casque and Gauntlet. His home is in Washington, D. C.

Daniels has a scholastic average of 2.54 for the first five semesters of his college course, with an average of 3.8 for the last semester. His outside activities have included membership in The Players and participation in cross country. His major department is Comparative Literature and Biography. He is a member of Delta Tau Delta , and his home is in New York City.

Marks, whose major department is Music, is considered one of the most talented students of music who have attended Dartmouth in recent years, with exceptional records in his other studies at the same time. His scholastic average for his first five semesters is 3.8. As a freshman he was a member of the Commons orchestra, and subsequently directed it. He is a member of the Instrumental Club and of the Barbary Coast orchestra, and has had experience in composing and arranging music. His home is in Cleveland, Ohio.

Odegaard's major subject is Classical Civilization, and his scholastic averages for five semesters have ranged from 3.5 to 4.0 with an average of 3.82. He is manager of freshman track. He is a member of Beta Theta Pi, and his home is in Glencoe, Illinois.

Sargeant has the unusual scholastic average for five semesters of 3.94, with records of 4.0 for the last three consecutive semesters. He is manager of baseball for next year. His other extra-curriculum interests have included participation in freshman track and intramural athletics and membership in The Arts, Green Key, Kappa Kappa Kappa and Sphinx. He is the re- cently elected president of the class of 1932, and was treasurer of his class for the past year. He is an honors student in English. His home is in New Bedford, Mass.