Excerpt from The Inauguration of Ernest Fox Nichols, D. Sc;, LL. D. As President of Dartmouth College: October 14, 1909 On April 6, 1907, President Tucker forwarded to the trustees of Dartmouth College his letter of resignation and asked that it be accepted at the earliest possible time. However, at the insistent solicitation of the trustees, he consented in a later note, written May 11, to withhold this letter and to retain the presidency under the necessary limitations of his illness, until such time as the board could study the educational field and make intelligent choice of his successor. 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.