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1905]

PEOOEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

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From the Minutes of the Executive Faculty: "Recommended for the immediate betterment of laboratory teaching, to go into effect this year: That the Department of Bacteriology be given a culture media assistant, to receive $1.00 a day; two graduate assistants for the winter term and one graduate assistant for the summer term, each to receive $100.00. That the Department of Embryology and Biology be given charts for each subject; that the number of dissecting microscopes be brought up to fifty; that the matter of the salary of the head of the department be referred to the Faculty; that the graduate assistants be paid $100.00, the student assistants being already provided for. That the Department of Anatomy be given two paid student assistants as demonstrators; that there be built for the preservation of specimens several tanks to take the place of specimen jars,' these tanks to be of such size that a large number of specimens or dissections could be kept in each; there should be also provided tables with drains so that the specimens could be used by students for purposes of study. It was considered that in this way the material in the museum could be used to better advantage by the students and at little expense. That the Department of Histology be given two student assistants at $50.00 each and one graduate assistant at $100.00; that a set of charts be provided. That the Department' of Chemistry be given two student assistants, to receive full fees, and four student assistants at one-half fees. There were other recommendations from this department which it was not considered advisable to take up at this time. That the Department of Clinical Microscopy be given one student assisttant, to receive one-half fees. The Department of Pathology had no recommendations to offer for immediate requirements. The Committee also wishes to suggest that the supply room be kept open for all laboratories during laboratory periods, and also that the microscopes provided with oil immersion lenses be set aside for use in the laboratories of Bacteriology and Clinical Microscopy only, as the other laboratory courses do not require the use of the 1-12 lenses, and since there are 104 microscopes without 1-12 lenses, there would always be a sufficient number. It was considered advisable that a room be set aside for the stereopticon and projection apparatus, and that this room be at the disposal of the teachers requiring such apparatus in this work; the selection of the room to be left to the building committee; the stereopticon to be repaired and put in working order. This committee further wishes to recommmend to the Faculty that the College make some provision for research work. This is tlie only institution of like size and standing from whose laboratories there comes no original work and the reasons for this condition of affairs are several: (1) The laboratory teachers are so overworked in the routine of teaching as to have no time for original scientific work; (2) lack of equipment; (3) lack of research scholarships, to stimulate interest in recent graduates who are capable of doing this line of work. The committee believes that in no better way could the reputation of the College be enhanced than by providing for work of this kind. That the opportunity for such wor,k could be given at comparatively small expense to start with seems reasonably certain. An outlay of $2,000.00 for equipment and the doubling of the present cost of running the laboratories would give a fair start. The committee also suggests that the museum be conducted on a plan by which the students would derive more benefit from the material in the museum, by being able to see and handle the specimens. To this end we suggest that the Librarian or some competent person be put in charge to catalogue in card system the specimens, to be present in the museum at certain hours in order that the specimens might be given out for study and to receive and catalogue new material. Also that a preparation man be employed, who shall have the care of the new material, replenishing of fluids, etc. In this way the museum, like the library, could be of great value to the students. Approved by the Executive Faculty Sept. 29, 1905. Recommended that an expenditure of $500.00 for the maintenance of the quiz class be made. Approved by the Executive Faculty Nov. 2, 1905.

Voted that such supplementary budget, with the appropriations therein recommended, are hereby approved.