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1913]

PEOCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

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the re-opening of the College of Dentistry, and the appropriations necessary to be made for the support of these departments, and that the committee unanimously recommended the adoption by the board of the president's recommendations relating to these matters. REORGANIZATION OF COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, President James, then, at the request of Dr. Montgomery, presented his recommendations with reference to the College of Medicine as follows: That the school be divided into two colleges, Junior and Senior, including respectively the freshman and sophomore years and the junior and senior years, corresponding roughly to what may be called the underlying scientific or laboratory departments on the one hand and the clinical departments on the other. That a dean of the Senior College be appointed, with authority as hitherto under the statutes of the board, subject to such limitations as may be implied by the appointment of a dean of the Junior College, and with special authority over matters relating to the clinical years. That a dean of the Junior College be appointed, who with the persons giving instruction in the freshman and sophomore years shall constitute the faculty of the Junior College, this faculty to be responsible for the work of instruction and administration of the first two years in the College; and that the instructors of professional rank in the Junior College shall constitute the Executive Faculty of the Junior College, and shall have entire control of recommendations for the promotion of students from the freshman to . the sophomore class and from the sophomore to the junior class. That the admission of students to the College of Medicine shall be in charge of the registrar of the University in exactly the same way as the admission of students to other departments is now in charge of this officer. That the Clinical Faculty shall consist of the dean of the Senior College and the persons who give instruction in clinical work; and that the instructors of professional rank in the clinical departments shall constitute the Executive Faculty of the Senior College, and shall be entrusted with full power in regard to the promotion of students from the junior to the senior year and the recommendation of students for graduation. That all matters of general interest to both Junior and Senior colleges shall be discussed in meetings of the joint faculty, consisting of the faculties of both colleges; and that all recommendation in such matters shall be made by the combined executive faculties of the Junior and Senior colleges, under the chairmanship of the Dean of the Senior College. That the following fundamental departments be organized as soon as possible in the Junior College, governing the subjects indicated in the titles, namely, anatomy, physiology, pathology. That the other subjects in the Junior College shall be grouped for the present about these three subjects,, in so far as is feasible and suitable; and that an experienced scholar and teacher shall be appointed as head of each of these departments, who shall be responsible in a general way for the organization and administration of each respective department; the other subjects falling properly within the scope of the Junior College to be organized under the charge of assistant or associate professors, though it will be desirable to create full professorships for physiological chemistry, bacteriology, hygiene and materia medica and therapeutics as soon as possible. On motion of Dr. Montgomery, it was voted that the recommendations of President James with reference to the College of Medicine be concurred in, and t h a t he be authorized to proceed with the reorganization of the school, and that an appropriation be made for two years of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) per annum plus the fees to be collected from the medical students. The vote was as follows: Ayes, Mr. Abbott, Mr. Blair, Mrs. Evans, Mrs. Henrotin, Mr. Hoit, Mr. Montgomery, Miss Watson; no, Mr. Trevett; present but not voting, Mrs. Busey, Mr. Moore; absent, Mr. Dunne, Mr. Meeker. REOPENING OF T H E COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY.

President James, at the request of Dr. Montgomery, presented his recommendation with reference to the re-opening of the College of IDentistry as follows: That the President of the University be authorized to proceed with the reorganization of the College of Dentistry and to make a definite announcement that this college will be reopened October 1, 1913, the condition of admission being graduation from a four-year high school or the equivalent. It is estimated that for a salary list of fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) per annum for the specifically dental subjects (i.e., not including chemistry, physiology, etc., which would be carried on the medical budget) a satisfactory organization —38 U