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Ernest Martin Hopkins

Title
Ernest Martin Hopkins
Description
Ernest Martin Hopkins, Class of 1901, became Dartmouth's eleventh president in 1916 and held the office for twenty-nine years, the second-longest tenure in the College's history. Selective admission arrived under his administration, and he defended competitive intercollegiate athletics before alumni audiences throughout the 1920s. In December 1920 he answered two Dallas alumni who wanted Black students kept off Dartmouth's teams.
Date Created
1945
Timeline Date
1945
Available Online At
Rauner Digital Collections
Citation Information
"President Hopkins at Dick's House." Dartmouth College Campus and Hanover Area Digitized Nitrate Negatives. Rauner Special Collections Library, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH.
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