B Y   T H E   N U M B E R S Board of Trustees • Princeton's Board of Trustees consists of 40 members, two of whom -- the governor of New Jersey and the president of the University -- serve as ex officio members. • Thirteen of the 40 are elected by alumni for four-year terms. This practice began in 1900. The rest are chosen by the board itself to serve as either four-year term trustees or 10-year charter trustees. • Of the original 12 trustees in 1746, nine were clergymen. In the second charter in 1748, there were 23 trustees, including 12 clergymen. In 1913, the stipulation that at least eight clergymen be on the board was dropped. Today there is one member who is a clergyman. • Although charter and term trustees currently are not required to be alumni, most have earned either undergraduate or graduate degrees from the University. • The board added women to its ranks in 1971 when two were elected as charter trustees. Today there are 11 women trustees. • The board normally meets five times each year; trustee committees meet more often.   top		April 16, 2001 Vol. 90, No. 24 previous   archives   next Contents • Researchers part of team seeking Earth-like planets near other stars • 1,675 offered spots in class of 2005 • Photographs illuminate ruins of ancient Athens • Grant funds creation of first electronic archive on the arts People • Civility efforts strive to unite campus • Staff rewarded for recruiting effors • Briefs • Spotlight Sections • By the numbers: the Board of Trustees • Nassau Notes • Calendar of events The Bulletin is published weekly during the academic year, except during University breaks and exam weeks, by the Office of Communications, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544. Permission is given to adapt, reprint or excerpt material from the Bulletin for use in other media. Deadline. In general, the copy deadline for each issue is the Friday 10 days in advance of the Monday cover date. The deadline for the Bulletin that covers April 30 - May 6 is Friday, April 20. A complete publication schedule is available at deadlines or by calling (609) 258-3601. Subscriptions. The Bulletin is distributed free to faculty, staff and students. Others may subscribe to the Bulletin for $24 for the academic year (half price for current Princeton parents and people over 65). Send a check to Office of Communications, Stanhope Hall, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544. Editor: Ruth Stevens Calendar editor: Carolyn Geller Contributing writers: Karin Dienst, Yvonne Chiu Hays, Marilyn Marks, Steven Schultz Photographer: Denise Applewhite Design: Mahlon Lovett, Laurel Masten Cantor Web edition: Mahlon Lovett