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President Edmund

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS June $, 1917 J. James, University of Illinois

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DEAR PRESIDENT J A M E S :

II hereby request your permission to publish the fourth volume of "Studies in Nutrition." This volume gives "Discussion and Interpretation of the Biochemical Data of the Saltpeter Investigation." The manuscript for this volume has been approved in detail by all the members of the advisory board. I have estimated that it will form a volume of five hundred pages. R. R. Donnelley and Sons of Chicago have furnished Mr. Lloyd Morey a contract for printing this volume. It is estimated that the cost will be $2,500. The last detailed report of the work of the research laboratory in nutrition is given in the report of the trustees of the University of Illinois for 1914, page 245. I also request that an appropriation of $415 be allowed to meet the expenses of the last meeting of the advisory board of the saltpeter investigation in New York City, January 12 and 13, 1917. Yours very truly,

• H. S. GRINDLEY

On motion of Mr. Hoit, the request of Professor Grindley was granted and an appropriation of $2915 was made to cover the cost of printing the above volume and the expenses of the last meeting of the advisory board. The vote was as follows: Ayes, Mr. Abbott, Mrs. Busey, Mr. Carr, Mrs. Evans, Mrs. Henrotin, Mr. Hoit, Mr, Taggart, Miss Watson; noes, none; absent, Mr. Blair, Mr. Lowden, Mr. Trevett, Mr. Ward, APPOINTMENT QF PROFESSOR ROBERT GRAHAM

(16) A recommendation that Dr. Robert Graham of the University of Kentucky be appointed Professor of Animal Pathology in the department of animal husbandry for three years from September 1, 1917, at a salary of $3000 a year.

On motion of Mr. Hoit, this recommendation was approved and the appointment made.

CADET SCHOOL OF AVIATION (17) Announcement that a Cadet School of Military Aviation had been founded at the University by the Federal Government and that work of instruction was begun May 21, 1917. T h e instructional work, so far as the University provides it, is in charge of Professor H . W . Miller, Assistant Dean of the College of Engineering. Captain George W . Krapf has been appointed by the Federal Government as Commandant at the School. Young men who have enlisted for this purpose are given at the University eight weeks of military and technical training before they are sent to the flying field for the practise of the art of aviation. In accordance with .the authority given by the Board for the organization of tfiis School,