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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1918
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256 BOARD OF TRUSTEES [March 13, papers pertaining to the work of the Committee; and the President of the University was authorized to declare Mr. DeLany's position vacant if his resignation were not received. AUTHORITY TO PURCHASE BOOKS • (10) A request from Mr. P. L. Windsor, University Librarian, that he be authorized to place orders for books for the Library to the amount of $36,050, to be charged against next year's budget. On motion of Mrs. Evans, authority was given to the Librarian to place orders for books for the Library to the amount of $25,000, to be charged against the item for books in next year's budget; also that similar authority be given to place book orders amounting to not more than $1000 for the Library of the College of Medicine, to bet.charged against the book appropriation for next year. -; ,. : ; : LOCATION OF HOSPITAL NEAR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE '* (11) ' A letter from the Honorable James G. Skinner, 1253 Conway Building, Chicago, stating that, at" the request of the members of the Chicago Woman's Club, certain orthopedic surgeons, and others interested in a school and hospital for crippled persons in the state of Illinois, he has prepared, a draft of a bill to be introduced into the General Assembly creating the Illinois Orthopedic Institution', to ;be_ maintained, 'operated, and conducted by the University of Illinois, and to x-onstit&te*" a Unit o f ' a State hospital system to be developed binder the sUpervision^and ; 'control of1 the University, : which bill is herewith submitted. -: It was voted that the Board is willing to accept the' medical direction of a state'orthopedic hospital 1 in Chicago located in immediate proximity to its College of Medicine, provided that the Trustees are not called on to expend from their funds any money in the support of this institution. RESIGNATION OF DEAN GQSS (12) A statement that Dr. W . F. M. Goss, Dean of the College of Engineering and Director of the Engineering Experiment Station, had resigned his position in February to take effect March 1, 1917. After going over the case carefully with him, and considering his interests and those of the University, I gave notice to the members of the Board that I intended to recommend that this-resignation be accepted, and I received letters from a majority of the members of the Board saying that this would be satisfactory. I recommend that this resignation be accepted to take effect March 1, 1917. On motion of Mr. Hoit, this recommendation was approved. APPOINTMENT OF DEAN C. R. RICHARDS (13) The following statement: I appointed a Committee consisting of the heads of departments in the
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