Convening in Hanover on April 20 for its annual spring meeting, the Board of Trustees of the College promoted 19 members of the faculty, approved the addition of 16 new men to the teaching corps for next year, granted leave of absence to 22 faculty members? awarded Bachelor degrees to 13 men, and heard the reports of the Treasurer of the College and of the various Trustee committees.
The rank of full professor was voted to eight assistant professors as follows: Ralph P. Holben, Sociology; Leslie F. Murch, Physics; Robert E. Riegel, Industrial Society; Lewis D. Stilwell, Industrial Society; Donald L. Stone, both Political Science and Business Law in the Tuck School; Andrew G. Truxal, Sociology; W. Byers Unger, Zoology; and Carl L. Wilson, Botany.
The rank of assistant professor was voted to the following eleven instructors: William W. Ballard, Zoology; Donald Bartlett, Biography; Donald E. Cobleigh, Music; Frank H. Connell, Zoology; Albert L. Demaree, History; A. Myrton Frye, Philosophy; Herbert W. Hill, History; William P. Kimball, Civil Engineering in the Thayer School; Roy H. Lanphear, Classics; Harry L. Purdy, Economics; and James L. Scott, German.
Leave of absence for the full academic year of 1935-36 was voted to Samuel L. Joshi, professor of Comparative Religion; Artemas Packard, professor of Art; Nelson L. Smith, professor of Economics; Rolf C. Syvertsen, assistant professor of Anatomy in the Medical School; and Howard H. McClure, instructor in Industrial Society.
SECOND SEMESTER LEAVE
Leave for the first semester of next year was voted to Harold M. Bannerman, professor of Geology; Ralph A. Burns, professor of Education; Arthur H. Chivers, professor of Botany; Eric P. Kelly, professor of Journalism; David Lambuth, professor of English; Michael E. Choukas, assistant professor of Sociology; and Harry Purdy, instructor in Economics.
Leave for the second semester of next year was voted to Rees H. Bowen, professor of Sociology; Russell R. Larmon, professor of Administration; James P. Richardson, professor of Political Science; Prescott O. Skinner, professor of Romance Languages; W. Randall Waterman, professor of History; Robert M. Bear, assistant professor of Education; Francois Denoeu, assistant professor of French; Frank C. Flint, assistant professor of English; L. Dean Pearson, assistant professor of English; and Anton A. Raven, assistant professor of English.
Upon recommendation of the Faculty of the College, the Trustees awarded the Bachelor of Arts degree to the following 13 men: Erwin P. Vollmer '29, Franklin Square, N. Y.; Fitch M. Briggs '34, Mt. Kisco, N. Y.; Harry A. Cohen '34, Revere, Mass.: Milton Fabricant '34, New London, Conn.; Charles E. Faulkner '34, Chicago; Franklin Foster '34, Regina, Saskatchewan; Edward K. Hall '34, Hanover; Russell D. Ireland '34, Worcester, Mass.; John D. Mahoney '34, Malone, N. Y.; Arthur D. Noble '34, Newton Center, Mass.; J. Richard Poisson '34, New Bedford, Mass.; William G. Richardson '34, Melrose Highlands, Mass.; and James H. Walter '34, Port Colborne, Ontario.
The spring meeting was attended by all the Trustees except William W. Grant Jr. '03, of Denver, Colo., and Governor H. Styles Bridges of New Hampshire, ex-officio member of the Board. Those present included President Hopkins; John R. McLane '07, of Manchester, N. H.; Lewis Parkhurst '78, of Winchester, Mass.; Henry B. Thayer '79, of New Canaan, Conn.; Clarence B. Little '81, of Pembroke, N. H.; Morton C. Tuttle '97, of Boston; Edward W. Knight '87, of Charleston, W. Va.; William. R. Gray '04, of Hanover; Philip S. Marden '94, of Lowell, Mass.; and Victor M. Cutter '03, of Newton, Mass.
Sumner B. Emerson '17 Philadelphia's nominee in three-cornered contest for election in District II.