Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1917-05-14
MISS LOUISE c. HOWE
REELECTED TO BOARD.
Does Not Approve Trustees Action
Regarding Removal of Dr.. Sykes.

At the annual meeting OF the board
of trustees Of Connecticut College for
Women Friday afternoon Miss Louise
C. Howe of this city, Colin S. Buell. Of
New London and Judge Edward Smith
OF Hartford were reelected as trustees
for five years.
Miss Howe accepted the reelection
as a trustee with the stipulation that
she didn't approve of the action taken
by the board in regard to the removal
of DR.. Sykes as president of the col
lege. Miss Howe accepted the re-
election a. she is deeply interested in
the college and had been urged to do
No appointment OF a president Of
Connecticut college to succeed DR..
Frederick IT. Sykes was made At the
annual meeting. 1t was expected that
| a successor would be chosen at the
meeting, but the committee TO which
the selection was left announced that
it had not yet reached a decision and
asked for a short extension OF time.
The committe will make report at a
meeting to be held in a few days.
Two new appointments in PROFESSOR
ships at the college were made at the
meeting. DR.. Pauline II. Iederer was
appointed professor of BIOLOGY to sue
coed DIR. Raymond c. Osburn. who re-
signed recently, and William G. Boyce
was appointed assistant professor of
economics in the history and social
science department.
DR.. Lederer comes from Barnard
college, where she succeeded DR.. Os-
burn a s professor in biology when the
latter was appointed to Connecticut
college. She has received exceptional
training and has unusual ability. DIR.
Osburn, whom she succeeds. takes the
chair of biology at Ohio State univer-
sity, of which he is a graduate.
Professor BoYce will receive his de-
gree at Columbia university in June
He will be assistant to Prof. Harold
w. Crandall, instructor in history and
social science, who has been granted
leave of absence during his service
unde- arms. DIR. Crandall has been
called TO the officers training camp a
Plattsburgh. His place at the head of
the department will remain open until
his return.
designations were received and &c
cepted from DR. Marjorie Barstow. in
structor in English. who will take up
literary and editorial work in New
York, and Nile. Garcia. instructor in
romance languages. With these eX-
ceptions all the remaining members of
the faculty were reappointed and will
return to the college next fail. Some
minor changes will also take place.
Miss Mary Fl. Davis. librarian: Miss
Josephine Sutton. secretary to presi-
dent; Miss Marion e. Dickinson, di-
rector of residence. and Miss Ruth
Reicheldorfer, assistant in physical ed
ucation, will all retire from the college
staff.
The resignation Of Miss Elizabeth
c. Wright as trustee. which was sub
mitted month ago, was accepted She
will continue. however, as registrar
and bursar OF The college, attending
the meetings of the trustees and act
ing as secretary, according to the pan
observed at Yale university.
The following members of the board
were present: E. Valentine Chappell,
president OF the board; William II.
Reeves. Ernest E. Rogers, Miss Eliza
beth C. Wright, Colin s. Buell.. Mrs.
f. V. Mitchell, Mrs. S. H. Williams,
Judge Edward Smith and Miss Mary
NJ. Partridge, Hartford; Edward D.
Robbins. Simeon E. Baldwin of New
Haven. Miss Louise Howe of Norwich
and DIR. Frederick H. Sykes