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Excerpt from Annual Reports Number President and Treasurer: 1932-1933 To the Board of Trustees: As provided in the By-Laws, I hereby present a report of the 58th year of the College, closing on June 30, 1933. Two changes in the Board have occurred during the year, through the death of George H. Davenport on November 10 and George H. Palmer on May 7. The following minutes were adopted by the Board in appreciation of the services rendered by these two distinguished members. George Howe Davenport At this, the first, meeting since his death on November 10, 1932, the Trustees wish to record their deep appreciation of the service of George Howe Davenport. Mr. Davenport was elected to the Board in June, 1905. During these twenty-seven years of membership he served on many committees, notably the Building Committee, of which he was chairman for many years, and the Executive Committee, of which he was a member at the time of his death. He was vice-president from 1923 to 1928. In his capacity as chairman of the Building Committee, Mr. Davenport supervised the erection of Mary Hemenway Hall, and undoubtedly this gave rise to his interest in the swimming pool, to which he made the very generous gift of $50,000. Not only has his contribution as a committee member been significant, but also his unusual interest in all the various activities of the College. Mr. Davenport could always be depended upon to respond to any call from the College, whether to come to the assistance of some needy student or, in the summer, to share with the President the responsibility of important decisions in the absence of other officers of the Board. He was chosen by the Class of 1920 as their honorary member and both he and Mrs. Davenport entered into the various class festivities, much to the joy of the students. At least once he sent to the secretary to the president money for the aid of members of this class. He left the naming of the beneficiaries to the College, stipulating only that the source of the gift should not be revealed to the students. His interest in the class of 1920 continued after graduation and he followed their careers with pride. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.