Memorial to Donald Morrison

A bronze sculpture by Winslow Eaves in memory of Dartmouth College's late Provost, Donald H. Morrison, has been placed in the Faculty Lounge of the Hopkins Center.

Mr. Eaves was commissioned by the College to do the sculpture after friends of Professor Morrison, who died in 1959 at the age of 44, had contributed to a memorial fund in his honor. The sculpture is a semi-abstract kneeling figure.

Professor Morrison became the first Provost of Dartmouth in 1955, and was Dean of the Faculty from 1947 to 1955. He came to Dartmouth in 1945 as an Assistant Professor of Government, and two years later, at the age of 32, was made full professor and Dean of the Faculty.

A native of Morgan town, W. Va., he received his B.A. degree from West Virginia University in 1936, and his master's and doctoral degrees from Princeton University in 1939 and 1941. He taught at Louisiana State University, where he was also director of the Bureau of Government Research and editor of the Louisiana Municipal Review. From 1942. to 1945, before coming to Dartmouth, he was an administrative analyst and budget examiner for the U. S. Bureau of the Budget in Washington.

Professor Morrison was co-author of several books, including The United Statesat War, American Democracy in Theoryand Practice, and Memo to A CollegeTrustee, written with the late Beardsley Ruml '15.

Professor Morrison was survived by his widow, now Mrs. Ralph W. Hunter ('31) of Hanover, and three children.

Winslow Eaves, who executed the memorial sculpture, is Assistant Professor of Art at Dartmouth. He is widely known for his award-winning work, executed in materials such as ceramic clay, wood, stone, and metal, and included in many public and private collections.

Dartmouth sculptor Winslow Eaves besidebronze statue of kneeling figure whichhe was commissioned to do in memory ofthe late Provost Donald H. Morrison.