Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1910 [PAGE 40]

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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS.

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conduct of the examination for certified Illinois, held in May, 1908, setting forth Committee on Accountancy in regard to No action was taken on this report, later.

public accountants in the State of the action taken by the University this protest. as a further report is to he made

VETERINARY COLLEGE. 2. Report of the trip authorized by the Trustees and made by 'the President of the University during the summer, for the purpose of inspecting the leading veterinary colleges of Europe. / 3. A preliminary plan for the building for the veterinary college and research laboratory in Chicago, suggested by the Union Stock Yards Company. The president closed with a recommendation t h a t a committee be appointed on the veterinary college and research laboratory, and the recommendation was adopted. NUTRITION INVESTIGATION. 4. A report from Prefessor H. S. Grindley concerning the progress of the nutrition investigation.

URBANA, I I I . , Sept. 22, 1908.

President Edmund J. James, University of Illinois: MY DEAR PRESIDENT JAMES—-I transmit herewith a report of the present status of our* saltpeter investigation. The nutrition club consisting of twenty-four men was maintained as planned until August 1, 1908. At that time the club was disbanded and the household furniture and other supplies used for the club were stored for the time being. During the summer I have directed a large force of office workers in calculating and tabulating the results so that they may be properly brought before the commission. At present I have five hundred closely typewritten pages prepared, and I will have in the very near future approximately as much again or more, prepared, all of which will be available for the commission if they so desire. At present there remains five thousand dollars ($5,000) of the funds unexpended, twenty-five.hundred ($2,500) of which will be required to pay the members of the commission when they have completed their work. The remainder of the fund, namely twenty-five hundred ($2,500) will be used as economically as possible in getting the vast amount of information in shape for presentation to the commission and in the publication of their report. In this connection, I wish to make for your personal information the following statements as to the results of the investigation: First—The investigation has been completed exactly in accordance with the original plans of the commission. Nothing has been left undone that it was thought would add in any way to the thoroughness, accuracy, and completeness of the investigation or to the value of the results to be derived from the same. Second^-It can be truthfully said with all due modesty that the University of Illinois has made this by far the greatest experiment of its kind. No experiments of this" nature, up to this present time, have been made . or planned which in any way compare with it in extent, character, thoroughness, and accuracy. Thirds—Personally but unofficially until the commission passes upon the results, I fully believe that the investigation will clearly demonstrate without a shadow of doubt that the small amount of saltpeter occuring in the cured meats used in our experiment produced no abnormal or detrimental effects or influence upon the health or the normal metabolism of the members of the nutrition club.