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the receipt of ^the documents., but we have been .unable to get any further word from him in regard to the matter. On October u , 1916, by direction of the Committee on Accountancy, he was requested "to return immediately to the Committee all the correspondence and papers relating to the application of Mr. John Franklin Forbes." W e received no reply to this letter, nor to a further request in the same terms which was sent him by registered mail on November 7, 1916. In this situation, Mr. -Kin-ley, as Chairman of the Committee, called on Mr. DeLany at his office in Chicago on Saturday, February 17,, 1917, asked Mr. DeLany for the Forbes papers and the December examination papers, and expressed the opinion that Mr. DeLany should resign. Mr. DeLany asked for an opportunity to retrieve himself and promised immediate attention to the business of the Committee. In particular he promised to have the grades from the December examination in the hands of the Committee by Wednesday, February 21. These grades have not yet been received. On February 22 the Secretary of the Committee received instead a letter from Mr. Hall, expressing a desire to cesign from the Board because of the fact that "the way this examination is conducted does not reflect favorably upon any of the examiners." Mr. Kinley then wrote Mr. DeLany following t e r m s : (on February 22, 1917) in the

"Under the circumstances, it seems to me that there are only two courses open to us. If you will get together with Mr. Hall and Mr. MacChesney tomorrow and mail us the results by Saturday, notifying Mr. McGonn -or me in the morning that these things have been done; and if, at the same time (on Saturday) you will mail me the papers in the Forbes case, with such judgment as the examiners can give a t the present -moment on the case, we will try to induce the other member of the Board to withdraw his resignation and let things alone as you requested, until after the May examination. "If, on the other hand, you are not able to comply with these requests, we will be much obliged if you will kindly mail us all the examination books and other papers relating to accountancy matters at once, and also include your resignation from the Board/' W e still have had no word whatever from Mr. DeLany and the Committee therefore sees no alternative but to ask the Board of Trustees to take action as recommended in the opening paragraph of this letter. Respectfully submitted,

DAVID KINLEY,, E. H. DECKER Chairman

€ . M. M C C O N N , Secretary

Committee

on

Accountancy

On motion of Mr. Hoit, the reeonimendation of the Committee was concurred in, and the Secretary of the Board was instructed to demand the resignation of Mr. DeLany and the return >of all